Achievements Awards Recognitions

Student Achievements

All State / State Champions

School Achievements / Awards

Recognitions

Support Staff of the Year

Teacher of the Year

Rookie Teacher of the Year

Teacher Special Recognitions

Athletic Information / Results

Horry County Schools Athletic Page

 
Athletic Web Site   Click on picture to view All Athletic Information & Results 
http://sharksathletics.com/

Facebook St James Sports

HCS 2021 - 2022 Physical Forms

Sports Physicals are only $20 at Doctors Care!  

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Online Shopping -- Shark Apparel
Shark fans:
The St. James Sideline Store is now available online for your shopping pleasure. Proceeds go to the general athletic account for our Shark student-athletes
http://www.sidelinestores.com/schools/south_carolina/murrellsinlet/st-james-high-school

Thank you for your support as always!

Neff Athletic Lettermen Jackets
www.neffjacketshop.com

Herff Jones Letter Jackets

https://hjcarolinajackets.com/products/st-james-high-school

Shark Club
The Shark Club Website
www.stjamessharkclub.com

This Week In Shark Sport

Attendance

Attendance Coding Reference

South Carolina state law requires that all children attend school regularly beginning with the school year in which the child is five years of age before September 1st until the child attains his/her 17th birthday or graduates from high school. The school year consists of 180 days, and high school students cannot accumulate more than 5 absences per class and still receive credit for the course, regardless of the grade earned in the course. Family vacations, organizational trips, or retreats during the school year are included in the 5 absences per term. Please refer to the SJHS attendance brochure for specific details regarding attendance laws, policies, and “seat time” sessions.

Students Arriving Late
Students arriving at school after 8:20 must report to the attendance office to sign in and get a tardy pass. Failure to sign in will result in a disciplinary infraction and ISS. Students who miss more than 45 minutes of a class will be considered absent. Hall sweeps will be conducted as a deterrent for tardiness.

Early Dismissal By Parent Request
Students requiring early dismissal should bring a note from their parents to the front desk in order to obtain an early dismissal pass. All requests are to be submitted prior to 8:15 a.m. so that they may be verified by phone. The note must have a phone number at which the parent may be contacted. If the note cannot be verified by phone the student will not be allowed to leave. We cannot accept phone calls for early dismissal. Students will not be issued a tardy pass if they fail to bring their note to the front desk before 8:15 a.m. SJHS will not call classrooms unless it is an emergency; therefore, the student must have a pass to get out of class.

When it is time for students to leave, they are to go by the front desk to sign out. Students who do not bring a note for a pre-arranged medical or legal appointment must remain in class until the period ends before they will be permitted to sign out of school with their parent/guardian. Failure to sign out at the front desk will result in a disciplinary infraction and an assignment of ISS. Students will not be signed out after 3:00 p.m.

Procedures To Follow After An Absence
After an absence students are to report to the front desk before 8:15 a.m. with a note from their parent/guardian or from their doctor. Notes from the parent/guardian or doctor must be submitted to the front desk within three days of an absence. Failure to do so will result in an unverified unexcused absence. Students will not be written a tardy pass to first block because they failed to bring their note to the front desk before 8:15 a.m.

Unlawful Absences
Students who miss school without parental knowledge, and students who are absent from school without acceptable cause with the knowledge of the parent, are considered unlawfully absent. According to the SC Attendance/Truancy Law when students have three consecutive unlawful or unexcused absences or a total of five unlawful or unexcused absences, the school will contact parents and develop an Attendance Intervention Plan (AIP) for improved attendance. Students exceeding five days of unlawful or unexcused absences will be reported to Family Court. Students who have excessive unlawful or unexcused absences in a single class may also be referred to Family Court for truancy.

Excused Absences
The following absences are considered excused: medical, judicial, and bereavement. Students will need to provide documentation for medical, judicial, and bereavement absences upon returning to school. Prearranged absenses for other reasons and/or extreme hardships are at the discretion of the principal.

Reporting Student Absences
Parents are asked to contact Beth Jordan in the event of students’ absences from school. Parents may call the attendance office at (843) 650-2448 or e-mail BJordan003@horrycountyschools.net.

Each student will be asked to go onto Google Docs (Link Below) during 2^nd block and sign up for lunch.  They will be asked to provide their name, where they will be 3^rd block, lunch choice of the #1 hot meal option or #2 cold meal option and lastly their choice of chocolate milk or 2% white milk. 
St. James High School - Student Lunch Request

Lunch Menu
Monday, April 12
Hot Choice:         Pizza
Cold Choice:       Uncrustable Sandwich & Chip

Tuesday, April 13
Hot Choice:         Cheeseburger & Tater Tots
Cold choice:        Deli sandwich & Chips

Wednesday, April 14
Hot Choice:         Chicken Chunks & Chips
Cold Choice:       Crispy Chicken Salad

Thursday, April 15
Hot Choice:         Chicken Wings
Cold Choice:       Deli Sandwich & Chips

Friday, April 16
Hot Choice:         Sweet Thai Chili Chicken with Rice
Cold Choice:       Uncrustable Sandwich & Chips

Interested in serving on a school committee or would like to volunteer at St James High.  Call the school @ 650-5600 or email our principal
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Vote For Your Favorite Shark: My Horry News.com
For the second year in a row we are running a Teacher of the Month campaign for the whole school year. Each month participants can nominate and vote for teachers in Horry County that they think should have recognition of being Teacher of the Month for that month. The teacher with the most votes by the end of the month WINS for that month. They will receive a $50 prize from our sponsor, Sparks Toyota, a plaque, and a follow up story in all of our local papers. The ballot resets every month! Please help us highlight some of the awesome teachers in Horry County!

You can access that ballot by using this link: https://bit.ly/3gOzvZX

New this year is the Student of the Month campaign! This campaign is run the same way that Teacher of the Month is run. The ballot will reset every month and it will run for the whole 2020 - 2021 school year. By the end of each month, the student with the most votes will win a $50 prize from our sponsor, Ray Winters, Attorney at Law, a plaque, and a follow up story in our local papers. We wanted to run this campaign to celebrate all of the awesome students that deserve recognition throughout Horry County!

You can access that promotion by using this link: https://bit.ly/3hVIDNB

Lastly, as you may know we did not publish our annual Football Preview special publication. Instead, this year we published a Fall Sports Senior Tribute that highlights every senior and every fall sport from every high school in Horry County! In addition to the print piece, we are running the Fall Sports Senior Tribute Contest (for the last two years it has been the Football Fans’ Choice Contest). People can nominate seniors who participate in fall sports under their respected category and vote everyday. The winner from each category will receive a plaque and one random participant will win $500 from our title sponsor, Grand Strand Nissan, just for participating in the contest. Please help us by nominating and voting for St. James senior athletes in our contest this year incase they are unable to have a complete senior fall sports season. 

Use this link to view the contest: https://bit.ly/35FgMhi

All of these contests (& more) can be found on our website: www.myhorrynews.com/contests
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Funplex of Myrtle Beach looking to hire.
Funplex is the new theme park being built in Myrtle Beach on 14th & Ocean.  We will have positions in Operations Leadership, Food and Beverage Leadership, Ride Operations, Admissions, and Park Services. I believe these positions would be great for students in your school to gain experience in the Hospitality Industry. We will have positions starting at $10.00 and, there will be Full Time and Part Time opportunities available. Our company emphasizes Safety, Sportsmanship, Efficiency, and Presentation. There will be many events lead by our leadership team that will offer that will help to develop our team members. Below is a copy of our resume and hiring flyer. Please send a completed application to michael@thefunplex.com or our hiring email hiring.myrtlebeach@thefunplex.com.

Yearbook Orders
Order your yearbook today at yearbookordercenter.com or mypaymentsplus.com to get the early bird discount price of $70.
E-mail jmoore004@horrycountyschools.net with questions

Shark Attack Today
Mr. Moore’s broadcast journalism class produces Shark Attack Today, a daily student newscast. Each day's episode will be available at www.sharkattackonline.com.
Tune in to Shark Attack Radio WSJH 93.3 FM on the campus of St. James High School. Listen to student announcements and podcasts in the building, parking lot, and carpool line. Output is approx. 1 mile radius of the school.
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Sharks Forever
Support your Sharks while making a lasting impression.  An engraved brick paver in the courtyard of Shark Stadium is a unique way to recognize any shark fan.  Whether in honor or memory of a special person, it's a gift that will last a lifetime.  This special tribute is only $100 and benefits St James Athletics.  For more information contact SJHS Athletic Director, Billy Hurston 843-650-1319.

http://www.sjhsarmyjrotc.com

Check out of NEW -- Book of the Day  -- Plus Other Helpfull Information

https://sites.google.com/g.horrycountyschools.net/sjhslibrarylc/home

School Improvement Council
Meeting Information & SIC Website
Meetings are the 2^nd Tuesday of each month 5:30 in the media center

PTSO
Officers
Jamie Hammons- President
Shawn Watford- Secretary
Parent, Student, Staff PTSO Membership Form

https://www.edutopia.org/sel-parents-resources

SEL Resources

Please visit our S.H.A.R.K. Support Page by Clicking below

Support Page

Technology / PDL / Support

Do you need Technology Support for your student PDL during online learning at home? Please call the HCS Technology Help Desk at (843)488-6825 or email at HelpDesk@horrycountyschools.net. The Technology Department will answer all questions as quickly as possible.

Finding Free Wifi-Spots in our Area:
https://www.highspeedinternet.com/resources/how-to-find-wi-fi-hotspots
https://www.wifimap.io/3082-myrtle-beach-free-wifi/map
https://www.spectrum.com/free-wifi-hotspots/south-carolina/myrtle-beach

SJHS Student PDL Technology Support Options and Internet for Virtual Learning Technology Support
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Student PDL Repair Request
https://forms.gle/bed1fw8EXorDvTjU8
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Attendance Web Site

Student Handbook 2020 - 2021

Cell Phones and Devices

Dress Code

ID Policy

Lockers

New Student Info

Nutrition Services

Personalized Digital Learning

Prom

Student Handbook

Student Parking

SJH Parking Pass Application

Tardy Policy

Vaping / Tobacco

Orientation Videos
Welcome and Tour: https://youtu.be/EAxWbltth2w
Transportation Info: https://youtu.be/i_7RajV6SAg

Virtual Open House
https://sites.google.com/g.horrycountyschools.net/sjhsvirtualopenhouse/home

Graduation Ceremonies 2021

Details on St James Graduation will be posted when they become available.

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Cap & Gown Info
If you missed meeting with Herff Jones at school, you can still order graduation supplies online:
Go to www.hjcarolina.com
Enter your school’s name and grad year in the search box
Click the “Shop Grad Products” banner
Pick your package
Add any additional items to your order
Check out with a credit/debit card with as little as a $60 deposit
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St. James High School

Senior Gala 2021

A NIGHT IN ITALY

Friday, May 21, 2021 --- 6 tp 9 pm

On the Campus of St. James High School
Seniors, join with fellow members of the Class of 2021 for this special event.
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Summer Programs

ACAP- Accounting Career Awareness Program

• Trademark program held every year by the National Association of Black Accountants
• Students will learn from business professionals about professional development, accounting, finance and financial literacy
• Students will have the opportunity to talk to admission counselors from Charlotte about college and what to look for when applying for school
• Student will participate in a case competition
• This year the program will be virtual (usually a residency program on a college campus)
• Dates- June 14-16
• For rising sophomore, junior and senior students
• Scholarships will be given out to select students
• Application- https://www.startheregoplaces.com/students/becoming-a-cpa/scholarship/accounting-career-awareness-program-naba-charlotte/
• Deadline is April 10^th at 8pm.

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Partners for Minorities in Engineering and Computer Science, based out of the University of South Carolina-Columbia, is announcing a special program for gifted and talented underrepresented students to get exposure about engineering and computer science via a weeklong summer workshop.  This year’s workshop will be conducted virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions.  Most of the slots for summer camp are available for rising 9^th graders, but a few slots may be open for rising 10^th-12^th graders due to some students not returning for the workshops.

The application form for “new students” is available online at www.cec.sc.edu/pmecs.  The due date is April 13, 2021 for all “new students.”   Limited financial assistance is available.  To apply for financial assistance, the guardian must complete the financial assistance request form via regular mail or email (PMECS@ATT.NET).  Upperclassmen are accepted based on space availability.  Returning student (students who attended in 2020) forms have been sent via email and are past due.  

Please note that the PMECS workshops are only for rising 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, and 12^th graders.
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AMPD- Accounting, Mentorship and Professional Development Program

• College academic program offered by Winthrop University (WU)
• Competitive program developed with an accounting firm to increase the number of minorities in the accounting field
• Students get professional development from fortune 500 companies, special housing, scholarships, accounting mentor, consideration for internships, externships and full-time positions
• To participate students must identify as an underrepresented minority, have a 3.0 GPA, specific MATH SAT or ACT scores, come to WU for school, participate in extra-curricular activities and study accounting
• Website- https://www.winthrop.edu/cba/accounting/ampd/
• Apply- https://www.winthrop.edu/cba/accounting/ampd/apply.aspx

           No specific deadline