Check out our students who took a field study trip to learn about our ecosystem along the Black River Cypress Preserve! The students learned a bunch and had a great time!
This past Friday night at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, Chase Hoppock and Jason Heusinger made Stratford history by breaking the 3200 meter school record. The previous record was set by Ross Jordan in 2013 in which he ran 9:43 for the 3200. Chase and Jason both ran side by side for the entire race and ran 9:41. This is 4:52 per mile pace. These times currently place them 9th and 10th in the 3200 in 5A. They will be racing this Friday night at Seneca High School in the Coaches Classic Elite Meet.
REMINDER: New student registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open! Visit https://www.bcsdschools.net/registration to start the online registration process.
Grease opens tonight, April 12th at 7pm!
Future shows are:
2pm and 7pm on Saturday, April 13th
7PM on Friday, April 19th
2pm and 7pm on Saturday, April 20th.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online or at the door.
Over Spring Break our Stratford Winter Guard competed at the CWEA Championships! This is the culminating event of their winter guard season that began in November.
With the help of Mr. Swetckie and teachers and staff at College Park middle school, the guard was able to have an actual rehearsal space for the entire season! This can be the hardest thing for these groups as they perform in gyms, and it can be hard to get into a space like that during their season! Thank you to Dr. Burnette and our Stratford Athletics for allowing some time in our own gym as they prepared for Championships!
The students managed to have a breakout season as this is the first time Stratford has competed in the winter season since 2016.
During the season the guard was awarded 1st place at their premiere performance at Colleton County. Their score also awarded them a promotion from the Scholastic Regional A class to the Scholastic AAA class.
Their 2nd contest they placed 3rd in their class at River Bluff.
Their 3rd contest they placed 1st in their class at Indian Land.
We are proud of their performance at CWEA Championships where they placed 3rd and were awarded the Bronze Medal for this year! Congratulations to our Winter Guard students!
Spring has sprung! BCSD Spring Break runs April 1-5. All students return to school on April 8.
Stratford HOSA attended the 46th annual SC HOSA State Leadership Conference last Wednesday- Friday. Stratford was well represented with over 31 competitors. These students put in extra hours studying and practicing skills, creating presentations, and competing against some of the best schools in the state.
Here are some of the highlights and the results:
Medical Innovations: Kealie Ferro-Smith and Grace Lemonds placed 3rd
Certified Nursing Assistant: Alice Gandy placed top 5 and Chloe Depozo and Bhrissa De Souza placed top 20
Forensics: Deanna Broadwater and Joelle Thorsell – Top 20
Health Career Display: Juan Pablo Ledesmo Moreno and Andrea Perez Saucedo- Top 20
This year Stratford Theatre Performing Knights went to the South Carolina Speech and Theatre Association High School Competition for the first time. We brought 11 students, 1 placing good, 2 placing excellent, and 8 placing superior and moved into the finals. From there we placed overall in the competition in these categories:
1st place- Comedic Musical Theatre Solo: Sofi Unsworth
2nd place- Musical Theatre Duet: Tyler Goodhall & Sofi Unsworth
2nd place- Dramatic Duet Scene: Tyler Goodhall & Mia Stone
3rd Audition Monologues: Chloe Errigo
We also won the Newcomer Award, earning us a free spot in next year's competition.
Don't forget to come to our upcoming production of Grease, April 12-13 and April 19-20.
Get some pizza AND support Stratford Renaissance!!
Our Stratford High School Chamber Orchestra performed in the 2024 South Carolina Orchestra Division Concert Performance Assessment at Lucy Beckham High School last Thursday (03/14). We made SHS Orchestra history--- Receiving a score of Superior with Distinction! This is the highest honor that can be given to a performing group, where ALL adjudicators unanimously rated our performance as Superior.
We always feel lucky to teach our incredible students! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Monday, March 25th all juniors will take the WIN career assessment. Please be on time and bring with you a charged Chromebook.
School Day SAT is Wednesday, March 20th. If you signed up to take the SAT during the school day with your counselor please see the room assignments posted outside Mr. Faulks Office on the main hallway for your testing locations. Please remember to be on time and have a charged Chromebook for testing.
Mr. Buck and Mrs. McCombs took 22 Real TV students to the SIPA Regional competition and convention last weekend in Columbia and took home several awards.
Best Overall, Anne Withers & Maggie Parker (they only had about 12 hours to complete a news package about the presidential election from start to finish – not an easy task but they killed it!)
Best Visuals:
1st place Human Interest - Jaylen Yom (pkg on Jayden Moreno)
1st place Promos - Jaylen Yom, Ashton Parker, Aubry Collins (Chess Club)
2nd place Promos - Kylee Arroyo (Theater Performing Knights)
2nd place Anchor - Serenity Pearson
2nd Place Reporter - Kelsey Goings
2nd place Sports Coverage - Anne Withers (pkg on SHS 40 Years of Sports)
2nd place Videography - Anne Withers (Marching Band community show)
2nd place NATS package - Gracin Greene (pkg on Miracle League)
3rd place NATS package - Sierra Soriano (pkg on Noah Nichols)
A NATS package is one where there is no voiceover, only interviews and natural sound from the broll, or video to tell the story.
Come on out to Stratford! We are here until 2PM! Be entered for prizes when you show us that you completed the Parent Climate Survey. Need help completing the survey? We can help with that too!
Our school social workers do a tremendous job supporting our students! The pearls of wisdom they provide to our school communities are invaluable. Be sure to thank a school social worker this week for the difference they make in BCSD! #SSWWeek2024 #makingapositivedifference
Happy Friday! We wanted to give a special shout out to Claire Ansell, the owner of Business Powerhouse and business consultant specialist, for coming to speak to our students. Claire's visit, which took place on Monday, February 26th, was truly inspiring for all who attended.
During the session, Claire led an engaging discussion centered around the theme of career readiness through identifying one's unique abilities or "superpowers." Her insights provided invaluable guidance to our students, empowering them to recognize and leverage their strengths as they embark on their professional journeys.
Juniors and Seniors: Mark your calendars!! Stay tuned for more information!
Surf's up with school breakfast! Did you know next week is National School Breakfast Week? For eating school breakfast, students will be entered to win daily and grand prizes from our child nutrition services team. #makingapositivedifference
Having trouble with Rooms? Join us at Westview Middle next Tuesday, February 27, from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. to have your questions answered and connection issues resolved by Rooms experts!
