November 29, 2023

DECA Regional Competition
The SJH DECA Chapter competed in our 1st competition of the year! These ladies did an amazing job …many of them are new to DECA this year! Please congratulate them if you see them in class or the halls! Next stop…SC DECA State Competition!
Lauren Steele – 1^st Place Marketing Communications Series
Joelie Propst – 1^st Place Entrepreneurship
Marina Santos – 1^st Place Entrepreneurship
Tabitha Hogge – 3^rd Place Restaurant & Food Service Management Series
Marley McLaurin – Finalist Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series
Gloria Saucillo-Bethea – Finalist Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series
Regan Williams – Finalist Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series
Destiny McKinnon – Business Finance Series
Brooke Mann – Finalist Entrepreneurship
Jahnya Brown – Entrepreneurship
Emory Rabon – Finalist Retail Merchandising Series
Samantha Whyland – Finalist Sports & Entertainment Marketing Series
Jocelyn Anthony - Sports & Entertainment Marketing Series

November 27, 2023

St. James High School Spanish students recently participated in the Locotubre song contest along with approximately 100,000 other students around the globe.  Congratulations to Jordan Young who was the only SJHS student to predict the winning song and have a completely perfect bracket. 

November 27, 2023

VFW Voice of Democracy Contest & Teacher of the Year

Please congratulate Chuck Capps for winning the VFW Post 10420 Teacher of the Year.  He won $150.  He will now compete at the District level.
Haylee Miller took 2^nd place in the Essay contest and will take home $100.
Merritt Jeter was an Honorable Mention and will receive $35.
They will be recognized on Sat, 9 Dec at 2 pm at the VFW post.
This contest was open to all the High Schools in Horry County.

November 14, 2023

All County Band Results
On Tuesday afternoon, many of our band students traveled to NMB to audition for the All-County Bands.  This year we have the largest representation from St. James in the last 13 years.  Please congratulate these fine musicians on a job well done. 

Wind Ensemble
London Hansen-1st Flute, Mo Salam-3rd Trombone, Joelie Propst 1st Tuba

Concert Band
Sydney Garver 5th Flute, Emma Williams 7th Flute, Benjamin Dameron 12th Flute, Yutang "Jeff" Gao 1st alt. Flute, Jayda Jones 2nd alt. Flute, Aiden Klepper 3rd Bassoon, Sophia Wilson 4th Clarinet, Jenna Benkert 6th Clarinet, Anyuli Sacalxot 11th Clarinet, Gavin Klepper 12th Clarinet, Kegan Catoe 1st Alto Sax, Dylan Jenks 3rd Alto Sax, Mason Dorman 4th Alto Sax, Amanda Hann 2nd Trumpet, Gavin Connery 3rd Trumpet, Preston Beatty 8th Trumpet, Angle Mose 5th French Horn, DJ Mose-Leonard 7th French Horn, Andrew Ferreira 2nd Trombone, Brody Pelno 3rd Trombone, Kimberlyn Moradel 1st Mallets, and Austin Tompkins 1st alt. Timpani

November 11, 2023

Academic Bowl
The Sharks Academic Bowl Team competed this Saturday at the Horry County Tournament. Your Academic Sharks placed 3rd in the county after many hard fought battles of knowledge. Please congratulate this team on their awesome performance in the Academic Bowl Season and Tournament. 
Jason Costanzo
Michael Haynes
Ella Price
Isaac Hobbs
Tyler Vanemburgh
Breanna Dailey
As well as our guest members this season:
Demi Taylor
Chase Ulisano

November 14, 2023

WELCOME PRINCIPALS FOR THE DAY!​
Welcome Mr. Michael Basara and Mr. Jay Thornell to SJH. 

November 13, 2023

All-State Choir Results
Please congratulate the following students for auditioning and being accepted into SC All-State Choir. This is the highest possible honor for an individual choir student in South Carolina!
Amaya Mireles
Sarah Deneen
Judah Speece
Stephanie Short
Fletcher Hendrick
Raelin Dellinger
These students will travel in late February to Winthrop University for three days to participate in a mass choir conducted by a world-renowned guest conductor. 
Give them a big pat on the back!

November 6, 2023
FCCLA National Fall Conference Results
This weekend, three students competed in the FCCLA National Fall Conference in Birmingham, Alabama. The students had a great time attending sessions, workshops, competing, and even presenting a youth workshop. We are proud of these ladies and thank Mrs. Brown for taking them.  
Hannah Smith - competed in the Online Challenge:  Hospitality and Tourism
South Carolina State Officer, attending State Officer Training
Miley Brown - competed in the Skill Demonstration Event:  Toys that Teach 
Maddy Pitluk - competed in the Skill Demonstration Event:  Interview Skills 
Presented a Youth Workshop to nearly 100 attendees on the topic of "Supporting yourself and others with ADHD" 

November 4, 2024

Band Competition Results
We just came home from the 34^th Annual Loris Band Day and the band came home champions.  Here are the results.
1^st place Drum Major
1^st place General Effect
1^st place Percussion
1^st place Music
1^st place class AAAA
And Grand Champions for the day with a score of 91.

October 28, 2023

State Band Results
Congratulations to the Pride of St. James for ranking 16^th out of 64 bands at the State Championships.  The band has two more performances this week and next.  We will be at Loris High School on Saturday and at North Myrtle Beach for the HCS Band Extravaganza next Tuesday.

October 23, 2023

Please congratulate the following students for making the SCMEA All-Region Choir! 

They will attend the clinic tomorrow at West Ashley High School, along with 170 other hand-selected students from the coastal region, to make a mass choir with Dr. Cossey from Coastal Carolina University.

Trevor McNeil, Nancy Inkpen, Caroline Richardson, Ashlee Calderiso, Edie Kaneiwa, Andrew Thompson,  Anabelle Harder, Egypt Martin, Sophia Weihrauch, Sarah Deneen, Trinity Hart, Fletcher Hendrick, Vinnie Coppola, Zephaniah Price, Lindsey Dangelmaier, Ava Loskill, Isaac Speece, Alexia Toole, Sabrina Bowman, Caitlin Calderiso, Vivian Xiao, Amaya Mireles, Arlin Colop Estrada, Judah Speece, Stephanie Short and Collin Rathbun.

October 19, 2023

All County Choir
Please congratulate the following students for making HCS All County Choir! Their talent and hard work continues to be a blessing in the choir room.
Edythe Kaneiwa, Sarah Deneen, Anabelle Harder, Ava Loskill, Lindsey Dangelmaier, Amaya Mireles, Emily Marks, Vivian Xiao, Sophia Weihrauch, AJ Melendez, Judah Speece, Zephaniah Price, Vincenzo Coppola, Trevor McNeil, Ashlee Calderiso, Caitlin Calderiso, Nancy Inkpen, Caroline Richardson, Tricia Kelsey, Stephanie Short, Raelin Dellinger, Isaac Speece, Fletcher Hendrick, Collin Rathbun, Makana Fuller and Andrew Thompson.
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October 3, 2023

Academic Bowl
Tuesday, the Sharks took on the Seahawks in an academic competition. St. James was victorious over Myrtle Beach with a score of 355-210. Jason Costanzo was our leading scorer this game. Please congratulate Michael Haynes, Ella Price, Tyler Vanemburgh, Breanna Dailey, Isaac Hobbs, and Jason Costanzo on a match well played!

September 25, 2023

Congrats to the 2023 SJHS Homecoming Court!​
Freshman Prince & Princess: Elysia Marcus & Gavin Garboski​
Sophomore Prince & Princess:   Adia Lacroix-Baird  & Tony Young​
Junior Prince & Princess:   Neishawn Hill  & Irie Simpson​
Senior Homecoming Court:    Cassie Weatherford, Mia Gaetano, Madeline Kessler, Alyssa Messall, Ella Widner, Jace Leininger, Peter Williams, Jack Fitzgibbons, Jasaan Faulkner, Ryan Largin​

Congratulations Mia Gaetano and Jace Leininger for being voted Homecoming Queen and King!

September 23, 2023

Pride of St James Results
Congratulations to the Pride of St. James on traveling to Hartsville Saturday for their first competition of the year.  The band swept the competition in Music, Marching, General Effect, Percussion, and Color Guard for their class and placed 2^nd overall regardless of class.  Next Saturday the band will travel to Lexington, SC to compete in the White Knoll Invitational.

September 15, 2023
Congratulations Jason Costanzo.  Jason was one of twenty-two Horry County Schools students Named as National Merit Semifinalist.  These Horry County Schools students are among approximately 16,000 Semifinalist who now have an opportunity to compete for 7,250 National Merit Scholarships.  Congratulations Jason and Good Luck.

September 13, 2023
Congratulations to the SJHS Candlelight Choir! They auditioned and were accepted as Walt Disney World Cast Members in the Candlelight Processional, a production at Walt Disney World in December that tells the traditional story of Christmas with a professional orchestra, a 300-person choir, and a celebrity narrator. Congratulations!​

July 2023

St. James Students Awarded at Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Conference.

Earlier this month, members of the St. James High Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) attended the National Leadership Conference in Denver. During the conference, students attended leadership workshops and competed in different events. Below are the winners by category, with the award they won.

• Sports Nutrition, Gold and top ten in the nation: John Lunn, Levi Mallory, and Lucy Romance
• Food Innovations, Gold and top ten in the nation: Marialaina Boneillo
• Entrepreneurship, Gold: Paycen Kempton and Delaney Thomas
• Fashion Design, Gold: Ileana Furman and Madeline Pitluk
• Repurpose and Redesign (Level 3), Gold: Hannah Smith and Savannah Winggard
• Fashion Construction, Silver: Madison McCombs
• Repurpose and Redesign (Level 2), Silver: Lila Pettiss
  Chapter In Review Portfolio, Silver: Faith Guay and Talia Rose

Congratulations to these 14 amazing student leaders!

May 19

We would like to recognize the following students for receiving the Principal's Achievement Award:​
Kevin Carrasco​
Ziare Green​
Lilly Moseley​
David Ordonez Lopez​
Ashlyn Parsons​
Zyquan Rush​
Nathan Wallace

May 19

2023 - 2024 Student Council
Congratulations to the following students for being elected to student council for next year. ​Student Body President: Peter Williams​
Student Body Vice President: Ellie Harrell​
Student Body Secretary: Tristen Cordi​
Student Body Public Relations: Esmeralda Ixcoy-Cumez​
Senior President: Liza Branham​
Senior Vice President: Emily Scott Antol​
Junior President: Grayson Williams​
Junior Vice President: Gracie Coggins
Sophomore President: Samantha Allen​
Sophomore Vice President: Mary Margaret O’Hara​
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Congratulations to the following students who were selected to be in The Art of Discovery Exhibition, a youth art show that is a part of the City of Charleston's Piccolo Spoleto Festival 2023. The artworks will be on display at the Circular Congressional Church from May 26-June 11.
Bella Broussard
Ricky Barnes
Taylor Payne
Emalee White
Abby Wash
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May 12

Congratulations -- Junior Marshalls for Graduation 2023
Eryn Auman, Carter Barton​, Sean Bowker, Vincenzo Coppola, Jason Costanzo, Savannah Dakamas​, Vianne Dorman, Abigail Guthrie, Grace Hudacko, Amber Johnstone​, Alexander Knight, Taylor Less​, Ava Loskill, Morgan Payne, Ella Price, Janie Smith, Saige Smith​, Paris Snipes, Jacob Stengel​, Katherine Young

May 8

JROTC National Fitness Championships

Our Fitness Team placed 7th overall at the JROTC National Fitness Championships in Daytona, FL this past weekend (over 55 teams competed)! There was fierce competition from JROTC programs from across the country! Our team competed in a team beach 3k (carrying a 10’ PVC pipe), a Physical Fitness Team Challenge (where we got caught in a downpour; if it ain't raining, we ain't training!), pull-ups/flex arm hang, standing long jump, and medicine ball toss. What a weekend!  Pictures on Facebook and Instagram.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/

Website: http://www.sjhsarmyjrotc.com

April 24, 2023

April 24, 2023

Shark Best In Show
The 23rd Annual Horry-Georgetown County High Schools Juried Art Exhibition released award winners yesterday. Jaden McBride's piece titled "Empty" won Best in Show while Isabella Broussard's sculpture titled "Engulf" won 3^rd Place in 3D & Sculpture. 92 artists were juried in from 11 different high schools. St. James had 12 artists accepted. The show runs until May 21 at the Burroughs and Chapin Myrtle Beach Art Museum. 
https://myrtlebeachartmuseum.org/art-exhibitions/current-exhibitions/23rd-annual-horry-georgetown-county-high-schools-juried-art-exhibition/
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Congratulations to Jaden McBride
She placed in the High school art category in the Atlantic Institutes Creativity Contest. This year's theme is "Embracing Diversity: How Can We Learn to Respect & Appreciate Different Cultures?"

Her placement of award will be announced at a ceremony at Converse University on April 29, 2023.
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More Art Congratulations!!!
Jaden McBride received a Design and Illustration Honorable Mention Award in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The South Carolina Lowcountry Art Region competition is sponsored and administrated by the Savannah College of Art and Design. This is the 100^th anniversary of the Scholastic Art Awards. Jaden's award-winning mixed media drawing is entitled "Empty". Jaden was the only winner from Horry County. 

April 2, 2023

2023 FCCLA Awards- St. James HS
We are very happy and proud to share with you the St. James HS- FCCLA achievements during the 2023 SC FCCLA Leadership Conference held in Charleston, SC last March 31-April 2, 2023.

There were 14 students who won Gold and will be going to Nationals in Denver, Colorado this summer. One student won Silver and a recipient of the Japan Exchange Program sponsored by Kikkoman Corporation. We also won First Place in Tabletop Decoration contest and lastly, have one student elected as a State Officer.  Please congratulate them when you see them.

Here are the following Students with their Star Event and Award :
Career Investigation ( Level 2) –  Isabella McBride – Silver , and a Recipient of Japan Exchange Program sponsored by Kikkoman Corporation
Chapter in Review Portfolio ( Level 3) – Faith Guay and Talia Rose  - Gold and going to Nationals
Entrepreneurship ( Level 2)  -  Delaney Thompson and Paycen Kempton – Gold and going to Nationals
Fashion Construction ( Level 2) – Madison McCombs – Gold and going to Nationals
Fashion Design ( Level 3) – Madeline Pitluk and Illeana Furman – Gold and going to Nationals
Food Innovations ( Level 2) – Marialaina Boneillo – Gold and going to Nationals
Repurpose and Redesign  ( Level 2) – Lila Pettiss – Gold and going to Nationals
Repurpose and Redesign ( Level 3) – Hannah Smith and Savannah Wingard – Gold and going to Nationals
Sports and Nutrition ( Level 3) – Levi Mallory, Lucy Romance and John Lunn – Gold and going to Nationals
Table Top Decoration Contest – First Place
2023 SC FCCLA State Officer – VP for Competitive Events – Hannah Smith

Technology Fair Awards
2^nd place:  Audio Production - Aiden Urbanowicz, Luke Propst, and Alex Deverter
2^nd place:  Game Design - Joseph Pelley

March 29,, 2023

HCS Tech Fair
We had 4 students create a project to present at the technology fair today at the MB Convention Center. Please congratulate them on their hard work.
Audio Production - Aiden Urbanowicz, Luke Propst, and Alex Deverter
Game Design - Joseph Pelley

March 25, 2023
SJH Academic Team
This past weekend our Academic Team competed at a tournament at Porter Gaud School in Charleston. They had a great morning round going 4-1. They battled in the afternoon but lost to some very strong teams around the state. They ended in 8^th for the tournament, Dante Gambino ended 9^th of over 60 students individually point wise. They will have a chance to compete again at the state competition on April 15. If you see any of the following student’s, please congratulate them on their tournament.
Dante Gambino
Jackson Morgan
Lila Taylor
Demi Taylor
Jason Costanzo
Carter Morgan

March 22, 2023

Battle of the Books team finishes 2^nd
The Battle of the Books team finished 2^nd in the District competition today at HGTC. If you  If you see these students, please congratulate them on a job well done:
Kaleigh Davis
Caden Mack
Hailey Maples
Joelie Propst
Ella Price
Emma Williams
They were really awesome. They finished the preliminary rounds in 1^st Place, and tied for 1^st place after the playoff rounds, but lost in an "overtime" round to Socastee.   Way to go Sharks!

March 20, 2023

Please congratulate the following students.  Their Art work will be displayed at the Burroughs & Chapin Art Museum located by Spring Maid Pier.

March 19, 2023

Congratulations to all 14 of our Miss St James High Pageant Contestants.

Award Recipients:
Most Photogenic-Piper Jenerette
Pageant Scholar- Katie Keane
Miss Congeniality-Leyla Sayfulina
Best Dressed and Best Talent - Ava Heise
People’s Choice Award- Olivia Kate Antol

Miss Freshman-Piper Jenerette
Miss Sophomore-Irie Simpson
Miss Junior-McKinsey Wright
Miss Senior-Mailey Turner

Miss St. James 2023 - Ava Heise

March 17, 2023

HOSA State Leadership Conference
Friday afternoon was our awards ceremony where our students competed against 1400+ students from all across the state! We had three students place in the top 5 for their perspective event. Grace Lackey and Abigail Tyndall for behavioral health and Jacob Stengel for Sports Medicine. When you see these students, please tell them congratulations!! We are so proud of them!! 

March 9, 2023

Congratulations to our SJH National Merit Finalist!​
Lola Bellah​
Tanner Buck​
Victoria Tartisel-Ogden​
Jackson Large

March 4, 2023
All-State Choir
Please send a warm congrats to the following students for their performance at All-State Choir Thursday-Saturday. They learned a lot and had a very impactful performance.
Lydia Speece
Sarah Deneen
Hannah McDonough
Caroline Richardson
Rhianna Phillips
Raelin Dellinger
Fletcher Hendrick 
Carolina and Lydia were featured soloists and Fletcher was featured in a small group. 

March 4, 2023

JROTC Raiders qualifies for Best of the Best Raider Championship!
This past Saturday we competed at the West Brunswick Best of the Best Raider Qualifier.  Our Co-ed team took first place overall, w/1^st place finishes in the team 5k and logistics relay; 2^nd in the truck pull, and 3^rd in the rope bridge and physical fitness challenge. They will now compete at the Best of the Best Raider Championship in Buckingham, Virginia on 25 March against the top 12-15 Co-ed Raider teams on the East Coast (out over 250 programs).  They beat the reigning State and Best of the Best Champions at this meet, so we have high expectations at the Championship meet.
Please congratulate:
Sean Bowker (team captain)
Mason Tompkins
Finnian Murphy
Darin Hobson
Jonathan Dameron
Haylee Miller
Meritt Jeter
Mariah Wion
Jasmin Aquino

Pictures and videos will be posted on our social media sometime today.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/

Instagram: sjhs_jrotc

March 4, 2023

March 3, 2023

Friday seven of our students represented SJHS at CCU for the 42nd Annual Dr. Subhash Saxena Math Contest. They competed admirably.
Level 2 Team 1st Place 
Jason Costanzo - 1st Place Level 2
Andrew Ferreira - 2nd Place Level 1
Chloe Moody - 2nd Place Level 2
Dante Gambino
Tabitha Hogge
Vivian Xiao
Brooke Mann
Please congratulate them all on their hard work!

February 25, 2023
St. James JROTC Leadership Team qualifies for JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl (JLAB) National Championships!
The St. James Army JROTC Leadership Team qualified for the JLAB (JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl) National Championships in Washington DC!
We were one of the top 40 Army JROTC programs in the country (out of 1705 programs and only 1 of 2 in South Carolina) to qualify. The team will compete between 18-22 Jun.
If you see the following Cadets, please give congratulate them.
Haylee Miller (Captain)
Wells Croshaw
Savannah Traxler
Taylor Cradic
Jasmin Aquino

February 4, 2023

St. James JROTC Cadet wins Horry County Schools JROTC Cadet of the Year!
Please congratulate Cadet Sean Bowker for winning the JROTC Cadet of the Year for Horry County Schools.  There are 9 JROTC programs in Horry County and he was selected as the top Cadet for Horry County!  It was announced at the annual JROTC Tri-Service Ball this past Saturday.  See our Social media for the video of the announcement.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/

Instagram: sjhs_jrotc

January 23, 2023

All Region and All State Band Results
All-State Band Members
Luke Propst-4th Chair
Joelie Propst-6th Chair

Clinic Region Band Members
London Hansen - 7th Chair
Sydney Garver - 3rd alternate
Jenna Benkert - 3rd alternate
Mason Dorman - 3rd Chair
Gavin Connery - 3rd Chair

Mohamed Salam - 5th alternate

Senior Region Band Members
Marlen Sanchez - Rubi - 4th alternate
Amanda Hann - 9th Chair
Grady Thames - 2nd alternate

Dec. 9, 2022

December 2, 2022

VFW Voice of Democracy Essay Contest
Please help congratulate the following Sharks for doing well in the Voice of Democracy essay contest.
Mandi Pelley for taking 1^st place. She won $100 and will compete at the next level next week
Christopher Kabore for taking 3^rd place, winning $50 

Honorable Mentions (ea win $25)
Patrick Tomasik
Fisher Harrell
Samantha Whyland

Amy Marsh won the VFW Post Teacher of the Year ($125) and will compete at the next level next week.

November 28, 2022

All-State Choir
Congratulations to the following students for making the South Carolina All State Choir
Sarah Deneen
Lydia Speece
Hannah McDonough
Caroline Richardson
Ralin Dellinger
Fletcher Hendrick
JoJo Phillips

October 29, 2022
State Marching Band Results
Congratulations Pride of St. James Band for finishing 14^th in the state (out of 64 bands) in the 4A Division.  Our final competition of the season will be Saturday at Loris High School. 

October 22, 2022
Lower State Band Results
The Pride of St. James traveled to White Knoll high school Saturday and qualified for 4A State Finals for the first time in school history.  The band has had much success in the 3A classification. However, when the classifications changed the competition became for fierce.  We will travel to Spring Valley High School this coming Saturday for the State Finals.  

October 19, 2022

All County Choir Results!
SJHS Choir students auditioned for HCS All-County Choir on Monday and the results are in! 

For the first time ever SJHS had the *most* students out of any high school qualify for All County Choir! Also the most in school history! 

Please congratulate these students!
Lydia Speece, Edythe Kaneiwa, Ava Loskill, Katherine Deneen, Annabelle Harder, Coral Smith, Amaya Mireles, Billie Barlow, Hannah Caldwell, Sophia Weihrauch, Bryleigh Williams, Lindsey Dangelmaier, Vivian Xiao, Kristin Todd, Megan Weaving, Morgan Dalglish, AJ Melendez, Vincenzo Copola, Trevor McNeil, Judah Speece, Jacob Kyler, Nathan Starkweather, Caitlin Calderiso, Ciarra Hamlin, Hannah McDonough, Nancy Inkpen, Trinity Hart, Egypt Martin, Caroline Richardson, Marlen Sanchez-Rubi, Stephanie Short, Tricia Kelsey, Rhianna Phillips, Fletcher Hendrick, Ty Stevenson, Raelin Dellinger, Coltin Davis, Derek Taylor,  and Isaac Speece.

October 13, 2022

JROTC Drone Competition

We decided to try flying drones this year and competed in our first Drone Team competition at Carolina Forest High School this past Saturday (15 Oct). We went in not knowing what to expect and with the mindset to learn and have fun.

We had 2 teams and we had one team place 2nd or 3rd in every event. 

Event 1- Obstacle Course (2^nd and 3^rd Place)
Event 2- The pilot of the drone was blindfolded and another team member had to guide them through obstacles (3^rd Place)
Event 3- Landing Pad…they had to fly through a hoop and land in a precise location. The smaller the location, the more points (2^nd Place)
Event 4- Relay race….make it through an obstacle course with the fastest time. (2^nd Place)

Pictures and videos on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/
Instagram: sjhs_jrotc

It was a little frustrating, but a lot of fun!  Our next Drone meet is on 29 Oct.

October 13, 2022

Congratulations to the following Orchestra members on their honor of being selected as a member of the All-Region Orchestra. ​
Sophie Zhang-Violin 
Merritt Jeter-Cello ​
Catherine Arnette-Cello ​
Craig Arnold-Bass ​
Zander Miner-Bass ​
John Baisch- First -Alternate Bass

October 7. 2022

Homecoming King and Queen-​ Ben Sandt, and Janysia​ Faulkner

October 4, 2022

Congratulations to our 2022 Homecoming Court​
Freshman Princess, Alyna Mendez/ Freshman Prince, Christian “Tony” Young ​
Sophomore Princess, Leila Dixon/ Sophomore Prince, Colton McCawley ​
Junior Princess, Mia Gaetano/ Junior Prince, Peter Williams ​
Senior Court members are Janaysa Faulkner, Maria Ramirez, Precious Thomassan, Rylee Pascoe, Trinity Hall, Ben Sandt, Markey Faulkner, Jimmy Jackson, Kieston Jackson, and Ryan DiMartino.

July 2022

FCCLA Achievement- Nationals

Happy to share our achievement from the Nationals held in San Diego, CA last June 29-July 3rd, 2022. 

We won Gold and one of the Top Ten in the Nation in the Star Event Promote and Publicize FCCLA. 

We also won Silver in Repurpose and Redesign Star Event. Kindly congratulate the following students when you meet or see them: 

Promote and Publicize FCCLA -Dominic Calabrese & Talia Rose--Gold and Top Ten in the Nation

Repurpose &Redesign- Hannah Smith--Silver

May 20, 2022

Congratulations 2022 Junior Marshalls

April 22, 2022
Dancing with the Sharkies Results
Thank you to all who participated AND attended the 2^nd Annual Dancing With The Sharkies last Friday. We appreciate the endless support from such an awesome school! Please congratulate all of the contestants for putting on a great show...and here are the winners!
3^rd Place: Gabriella Carr, Katie Keane, & Alexis Butler with Mrs. Annunziato and Mrs. Scheffler!
2^nd Place and People's Choice: Isabelle Lewis, Ava Heise, & Maliyah Wojcik (Woah-chick) with Coach Moody and Coach Scheuer!
Grand Champion: Skylar Cantor, Gracie McCune, & Hannah Marsden with Mrs. Harrell and Mr. Pennell!

Group Picture

Grand Champion: Skylar Cantor, Gracie McCune, & Hannah Marsden with Mrs. Harrell and Mr. Pennell!

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April 4, 2022

HTC Reel Kids
Our very own, Mia Turner, is featured as our REEL Kid…check it out

https://www.htcinc.net/community/htc-reel-kids/

April 8, 2022
SJHS Choir
Congrats to the SJHS Choir who placed first in class and received a Superior rating (the highest possible) at Festival Disney in Orlando, Florida!

April 2, 2022

St. James Raiders win Green Sea Raiders Meet

The St. James Army JROTC Raider teams competed this past weekend at the Green Sea Raider Challenge.  Competing in One Rope Bridge, Humvee Pull, Team Obstacle Course, 5k, and a knot tying relay.  Our Mixed team placed 1^st overall, with first place in every event, except the Humvee pull, where they placed 2^nd.  Our Male team placed 2^nd overall w/2^nd places in every event, except the Humvee pull, where they placed 4^th. 

Our Mixed team will now compete at the Best of the Best Raider Meet in Virginia on 23 April, being one of the top 9 teams (out of over 200) on the east coast.  We wish them luck. 
Pictures on Facebook and Instagram.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/

Instagram: sjhs_jrotc

March 30, 2022

Battle of the Books
Congratulations to the St. James Battle of the Books Team!  They competed in the District Battle of the Books Competition March 24^th at HCS Early College.  The team made the playoff rounds in their rookie season and finished 4^th overall in this year's tournament.  Members of the team are:  Alexis Reinhardt, Ruby Glennon, Emma Williams, Alex Matthews, Kamea Herte and are coached by Sonny Williams.
Way to go Sharks!

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March 28, 2022

JROTC Raiders Qualifies for Best of the Best Competition!
This past Sat, the St. James Army JROTC Raider teams competed in the West Brunswick HS, NC Best of the Best Qualifier Raider Meet.  The events consisted of a team 5k, One Rope Bridge, Vehicle pull, Litter carry, and a Team Physical Fitness Challenge. 

The teams have come a long way in a short time.  Our Male team tied for 3^rd place overall (w/4^th place finishes in every event).  Our Mixed team placed 2^nd overall: (missing 1^st place overall by ½ a second in the fitness challenge): placing 1^st in the vehicle pull, 2^nd in the rope bridge, physical fitness challenge, and 5k; and 3^rd in the litter carry. 

Our Mixed team has qualified and been invited to compete in the Best of the Best Raider Meet in Virginia against the Best Raider teams on the East Coast on 23 April.  We wish them luck!

I should add only the top 10-12 Raider teams out of over 250 teams on the East Coast qualify for the Best of the Best Raider Meet.

March 28, 2022
HCS Academic Olympics Competition
This weekend our SJHS Academic Team competed against the district in the HCS Academic Olympics. Our students placed 2^nd in the district and did an amazing job showing how hard they have worked this year. Please congratulate the following students if you see them.
Dante Gambino
Rickey Barnes
Lila Taylor
Jackson Morgan
Demi Taylor
Thomas Serviss

March 28, 2022

Please join us in congratulating the members of the 2022 Prom Court:

2022 Prom Court
Prom King Nominees
Brody Mahaffey
Cam Tibbits
Joe Kotwicki
Jacob Amend
Sam Hart

Prom Queen Nominees
Nicolette Yannuzzi
Ella Dixon
Corin Smith
Alyssa DeCaprio
Delany Swaim

Voting will take place at the Prom on Friday.

March 20, 2022

Results From 2022 Miss St James Pageant
Most Photogenic – Izzy Baker
Pageant Scholar – Trinity Hall
Miss Congeniality – Lyric Bailey
Best Dressed – McKinsey Wright
Best Talent – Trinity Hall
People’s Choice – Ava Heise

Miss Freshman – Ava Heise
Miss Sophomore – McKinsey Wright
Miss Junior – Autumn Allen
Miss Senior – Gracie McCune

MISS ST JAMES 2022- Trinity Hall

Congratulations to everyone that participated.  What a wonderful event.

March 2022

Dance Team Results
The Sharkies Varsity Dance Team attended the first-ever South Carolina Dance Association STATE Competition on Saturday, February 19^th where they competed against over 10 of the best dance teams across the state. Please congratulate the team if you see them in the halls! Here are the results:
3^rd Place in the Hip Hop Category 
2^nd Place in the Pom Category
1^st Place-STATE CHAMPS- in the Game Day Category
                                  Then

The St. James High School Varsity Dance Team traveled to Orlando, FL where they competed at the NDA National Championship on March 4-6. With over 400 teams across the country competing at Nationals, the Sharkies Varsity Dance Team won 7^th place out of 23 teams in the Medium Varsity Game Day Division. This was the dance team's first appearance at Nationals since 2015. Congratulations to the team and their coaches! Go Sharks!!  Way To Go Ladies!!!!!

March 11, 2022

SC FCCLA Winners
The following students have attended the SC FCCLA Spring Leadership Conference this March 9-11, 2022  in North Charleston, SC and won awards  in the following Star Event competitions: 

Dominic Calabrese and Talia Rose -Promote and Publicize FCCLA
Won Gold and going to Nationals in San Diego, California

Hannah Smith - Repurpose and Redesign
Won  Gold and going to Nationals in San Diego, California

Madeline Pitluk- Repurpose and Redesign -
Won Gold

Faith Guay, Levi Mallory, Lucy Romance - Fashion Design
Won Silver

March 5, 2022

Lee County Raider Meet

Congratulations to our Raiders who participated in the Lee County Raider meet this Saturday! There were over 20 schools and 34 teams that competed. They completed in a 5k, litter carry, rope bridge, truck pull, and an obstacle course that included a high crawl, six-foot wall, a tire carry, and water jugs. The Mixed team got 3rd in the litter carry, and 5th place overall (they placed 3-7th place in every event). We are proud of the hard work of both teams this past weekend and are excited for the next meet at the end of this month!

Videos and pictures on our facebook and Instagram.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/

February 26, 2022

Musical Theatre Competition Awards
Congratulations to the following Musical Theatre students for receiving a Superior Rating at the Palmetto Dramatic Association Thespian festival this past weekend.
Musical Theatre solo category: Superior 
Gracee Moore, Amanda Hann, AJ Melendez

Musical Theatre Duet: Superior 
Presley Rawls & Alex Knight

Alex Knight selected for Thespian State Officer  2022-2023

Gracee Moore & Amanda Hann were selected to perform in the final showcase. They were 2 of 8 to perform out of 72 entries. 

Congratulations to St James HS troupe 6984 on an outstanding performance at the Palmetto Dramatic Association Thespian Festival. 

February 25, 2022

Congratulations! WAVES Logo Contest Winner
Congratulations to Kayla Thompson (11th) as the visual art winner for high schools in the WAVES of the Future logo contest. She will be recognized at the WAVES of the Future performance on Monday, April 4^th and will receive a $100 check from the Chicora Rotary Club. 

February 5, 2022

SC Master Recital Results
Angelina Lanza and Luke Propst competed in the South Carolina Master Recital.  There were only 12 students selected to compete from the state.  After competing, Angelina placed 2^nd and Luke placed 5^th in the state.  Angelina earned a scholarship to use at any school she wishes.  Please congratulate these wonderful musicians.

January 29, 2022

SC Region V and SC All-State Band Results

The past few weeks have been very busy for the Bands of St. James and it’s members.  All auditions have concluded and final results have been determined.  Please congratulate the following students on their accomplishments. 

All-State Band
Luke Propst-7th
Angelina Lanza- 3rd Alternate

All-State Jazz Band
Jack Thompson-3rd chair Drums

All-Region Band
Luis Lopez-Moreno-2nd
London Hansen-10th
Gavin Connery-14th
Amanda Hann-15th
Kegan Catoe-3rd Alternate
Trinity Bridges-1st
Angelina Lanza-2nd
Keely Thomas-3rd
Michael Knight-14th
Grady Thames-2nd alternate
Yesenia Martinez-5th alternate

Jan. 28, 2022
All-County Choir

Please congratulate these SJHS students on making All County Choir. This is the most in school history, and the 3rd most in our district.
Ciara Hamlin, Hannah McDonough, Ashlee Calderiso, Sofia Cioc Syndel Moody, Caroline Richardson, Stephanie Short, Edythe Kaneiwa, Ava Loskill, Lindsey Daigelmaier, Sophia Weirauch, Lydia Speece, Caroline Walton, Coral Smith, Amaya Mireles, Rhianna Phillips, Kirsten Todd, Fletcher Hendrick, Judah Speece, LaNiya Thomas, Micha Garza, and AJ Melendez.

12/15

Master Recital Competition
Please congratulate senior Angelina Lanza and junior Luke Propst for being selected as finalist for the South Carolina Master Recital Competition! This is a monumental accomplishment and the two of them will compete in February at the South Carolina Music Educator Conference.

12/6

VFW Voice of Democracy Winners
Cadet Patrick Tomasik for winning 2^nd Place and $75
Cadet Mandi Pelley for winning 3^rd Place and $50

Jacob Scheuer for winning Teacher of the Year for the Post and District ($100 and $150 respectfully).  He will now compete at the state level mid-January ($250 award), then nationally if he wins state.

12/3

All County Band Results
The All-County band audition results are in.  This year we will have two ensembles for high school musicians for All-County.  The Wind Ensemble is an elite group of musicians from Horry County.  The second group is a larger Concert Band ensemble.  The following band members placed in the following chairs for each band.

Wind Ensemble
Angelina Lanza-1^st Chair Flute
Michael Knight-3^rd Chair Clarinet
Trinity Bridges-1^st Chair Tenor Sax
Luke Propst-1^st Chair Trombone
Keanne Melo-2^nd Chair Mallets

Concert Band
London Hansen-1^st Chair Flute
Marlen Sanchez-Rubi 8^th Chair Flute
Keely Thomas-1^st Chair Bassoon
Jonathan Panuelo-2^nd Chair Alto Sax
Yesenia Maritinez-3^rd Chair Trumpet
Amanda Hann-14^th Chair Trumpet
Gavin Connery-16^th Chair Trumpet
Erik Quick-1^st Alternate Trumpet
Preston Beaty-4^th Alternate Trumpet
Grady Thames-2^nd Chair Tuba

11 / 17  All County Orchestra
The following students auditioned before Thanksgiving break for the All-County Orchestra and earned a seat in the ensemble.
Madilyn Gibson
Gabriella Favale
Katherine Leath
Zane Harper
Craig Arnold
Gabriella DeMatteo
Morgan Payne-Alternate
Gianni Costa-Alternate

Pride of St James Marching Band

10/16 Marching Contest Results

The Pride of St. James Marching Band traveled to Conway this past Saturday and competed in the Rivertown Fanfare band contest.  The Pride of St. James brought home the following results.
2^nd Place Drum Major
1^st Place Music
1^st Place Marching
1^st Place General Effect
1^st Place Percussion
1^st Place Colorguard
1^st Place AAAA

The band was also named Grand Champion of the entire contest scoring a 92.1

October 9, 2021

10/9 Marching Contest Results

This past Saturday, the Pride of St. James traveled to North Augusta High School to compete in the Bands Across The Savannah Tournament.  St. James competed against five schools in our class and placed 2^nd due to a tie breaker.  The band scored an 84.8 along with the first place band from Strom Thurmond High.  Strom Thurmond won first place due to a one point difference in the music score.  This put St. James 2^nd in our class and 4^th overall out of 15 bands competing throughout the day.  Angelina Lanza was awarded outstanding drum major, and the percussion section was the outstanding section of the day.  This week the band travels to Conway to compete in the Rivertown Fanfare.

September 20, 2021

Grant Award
It is my honor to announce that the Musical Theatre Department has been awarded a 2022 Distinguished Arts Program Grant award for the project Broadway Bound at St. James HS. in the amount of $12,400.00.

The grant will be used for professionals in the field of Musical Theatre to tutor and prepare students for auditions, college entrance auditions, state of the art recording equipment for recording competition pieces as well as college entrance auditions, choreographers for the musicals and tools for set building. 

A special thank you to my cheerleader, tech guru, and proofreader, Mr. Bedwell. 

Angela Howard

June 1, 2021

Junior Marshalls
Congratulations to the following students on being named Junior Marshalls.
Adrian   Anderson, John Barnett, Alyssa DeCaprio, Tyler Dolinsky, Hailey Emmons, Samuel Hart, Halie Hightower, Richard Lander, Angelina Lanza, Grace Leonard, Nicole Mason, Grayson McCune, Keanne Melo, Jenna Paolozzi, Holden Parsons, Dylan Paulson, Eva Rabon, Carly Russell, Kenan Springs and GuoRen Zhong.

April 26, 2021

Congratulations to all 12 of our Miss St James High Pageant contestants.
TOP 5:
Gabriella Carr
Trinity Hall
McKinsey Wright
Isabelle Lewis
Mia Turner

Award Recipients:
Most Photogenic-Kamryn Williams
Pageant Scholar- Trinity Hall
Miss Congeniality-Maddy Kessler

Miss Freshman-McKinsey Wright
Miss Sophomore-Trinity Hall
Miss Junior-Mia Turner
Miss Senior-Kamryn Williams

Miss St. James 2021 Isabelle Lewis
Best Talent – Isabelle Lewis
Best Dressed – Isabelle Lewis
People’s Choice Award –Isabelle Lewis

March 30, 2021

Congratulations to the cast of "All Shook Up" the spring musical.
Natalie: Graces Moore
Chad: Alex Knight
Jim Haller: Cooper Moseley
Sylvia: Raven Levy
Lorraine: Autumn Allen
Dennis: Dorian Gallo
Miss Sandra: Angel Irizarry
Mayor Matilda: Kayla Smith
Dean Hyde: Jack Fitzgibbons
Sheriff Earl: Antonio Melendez
Henrietta: Emily Smith

Townspeople:
Austin Bellamy , Andrew Bella
Lilly Bencivenga, Sydney Clinard, Brylee Honiotes
Lilly Stoddard, Ava Peterson, Garrett Chandler,
Braden Shealey,

Featured Dancers,
Emily Scott Anton
Isabelle Lewis
McKenzie Wright

Stage Manager: Lilly Carter

March 16, 2021

All County Orchestra Results
Please congratulate the following students for auditioning and being selected to the HCS All-County Orchestra this year.
Grace Leonard-1^st Chair Viola
Zane Harper-5^th Chair Cello
Lacy Tier-1^st Chair Bass
Oliver Carter 4^th Chair Bass

March 2, 2012
Congratulations Grace Leonard for being selected to perform in the National Youth Orchestra.  She will be performing at Carnegie Hall and in Miami at the New World Center this summer.  Grace competed with thousands of other students across the country and was selected as one of the elite performers.

February 19, 2021
All State Band and Region Audition Results
Please congratulate the following Bands of St. James Students for being selected to the following honor ensembles.
Luke Propst, All-State Band
Jack Thompson, All-State Jazz Band
Angelina Lanza, All-Region Band
Donovan Massey, All-Region Band
Yesenia Martinez, All-Region Band
Erik Quick, All-Region Band
Grayson Emery, All-Region Band
Matthew Stanchak, All-Region Band

February 11, 2021
Congratulations to St. James student Evan M. Ewing for being named a National Merit Finalist in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

January 20, 2021
Congratulations to the following Orchestra members for being selected to the South Carolina Region 5 Orchestra.  Both of these ladies placed 1^st in their respective sections and will represent St. James and Horry County at the Regional level.  Congratulations Lacy Tier and Grace Leonard.

December 1, 2020
The Veterans of Foreign War had a contest called voice of democracy and we are proud to announce those winners from the VFW they offer 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Guess what all of them are from St. James High School congratulations Jackson Seagle 1st place, Madeline Hart 2nd place, and Mandi Pelley 3rd place so congratulations to them and also high school teacher of the year for the county from the VFW Ms. Nicole Mantlo and English teacher from St. James High School. Congratulation to All!

November 11, 2020

2020 Homecoming Court:
Freshman Princess-Riley Pascoe
Freshman Prince- Jae San Faulkner

Sophomore Princess-Roxy Fetta
Sophomore Prince-Ben Sandt

Junior Princess-Olivia Reed
Junior Prince-Ari Shkylar

Senior Court and nominees for King and Prince:
Cooper Mosley, Jeramiah Nesbit, Will Sandt, Garrett Smith, and Avery Williams

Senior nominees for Senior Queen and Princesses are:
Mikayla Anderson, Alden Herring, Alex Rogers, Kasey Smith, and Grayson Squires

Congratulations to all the nominees.

September 10, 2020
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of eight Horry County Schools students as Semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These HCS students are among 16,000 Semifinalists who have an opportunity to compete for 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million.  Congratulations to St. James student Evan M. Ewing for being named a National Merit Semifinalists

March 7, 2020
SJHS JROTC Raiders at Lee County HS Raider Meet
The SJHS JROTC Raider teams traveled this past weekend to compete the in Lee County High School Best of the Best Raider Qualifier in North Carolina competing against 26 Raider teams from SC, NC, and VA.  We competed in a 5k, litter (stretcher) carry, one rope bridge, team physical fitness challenge (high crawl, wall climb, large tire and water jug carry), and a Humvee pull.  Our mixed team placed 4^th overall in the mixed division; placing 2^nd in the team physical fitness challenge (high crawl, wall climb, large tire team carry, water jug carry) and in the litter (stretcher) carry.  Please congratulate our Raiders when you see them.  We travel to Magna Vista High school in Virginia this upcoming weekend to compete in another high caliber Raider Meet.  Pictures/Videos on our Facebook and Instagram.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/
Instagram: sjhs_jrotc

March 7, 2020
All-State Choir
Please congratulate the following students for participating in the SCMEA All-State Choir at Winthrop University last Thursday-Saturday-
Adelaide Allen-TTB
Torrance Carter-TTB
Ethan Parr-SATB
Evan Brink-TTB
Baylee Payne-SATB
Rosslynn Robinson-SATB
Also Adelaide and Torrance auditioned for Winthrop University for Music Education, where they will be Freshman next year.
Three long days (some until 10pm) and our Sharks were respectful, prompt, and professional. They had a tremendous concert Saturday. I’ve included a few pictures. Some video on our Facebook-St. James High School Choirs- https://www.facebook.com/stjameshighschoolchoir/?fref=ts

March 3, 2020
Archery Team Heading to State Finals
St. James High School Archery team made the cut for the State finals.  We are seeded #18 in the state but have the talent to do much better.  The National Archery In The Schools Championship will take place at the Sumter Civic Center on Wednesday, March 25th.

February 28, 2020
Thanks to everyone who supported the Robotics Team and watched the matches this past Friday.  Our team worked really hard this year to make a competitive robot. We finished 3-6 and 48th out of 64 in a very, very tough competition. We were competing against teams from  California, Louisiana, New York, Florida etc.   If you see these kids congratulate them on a job well done. They put in a lot of hours working for this competition:
Max Burlzer
Thomas Wolfe
Brianna Howard
Tristen Menser
Kevin Haynes
Zach Perry
Austin Reyes Hoffer
Stephen Campisi

February 22, 2020
Palmetto Dramatic Association State Theatre Festival
Several Drama students traveled to Dorman High School in Spartanburg this weekend to compete in the Palmetto Dramatic Association State Theatre Festival.  They performed the one-act play, Trifles, for the competition, along with competing in individual events (solo musical, monologues, duet scenes, technical design, etc.).  They all did an amazing job and brought home several awards.  If you see these students, please congratulate them for their hard work and dedication!  These are all huge accomplishments for these students!
Baylee Payne--Superior in Solo Musical--with a perfect score!
SUPERIOR rating overall for the one-act play, Trifles
Anna Friend--Superior in Acting for the one-act play, Trifles
Sam Barker--Excellent in Acting for the one-act play, Trifles
Alyssa Negri--Honorable Mention in Acting for the one-act play, Trifles
Judges Award for Best Environment Created with Set and Props for the one-act play, Trifles
Dorian Gallo was chosen as a State Thespian Officer, representing and serving the state of South Carolina for the International Thespian Society!

February 22, 2020
SJHS JROTC wins Regional Raiders Meet!
On Saturday our three Raider teams (mixed division A and B teams, and our male division team) traveled to Green Sea Floyd HS to compete in a regional Raider meet against all Army JROTC Raider teams. Each team pushed themselves in the 5 events which were the modified Physical Fitness test (2 min push-ups/sit-ups, 1 mile run), one rope bridge, vehicle pull, litter carry, and 5k run. The mixed A team took 1st in the mixed division and 1st overall, the mixed B team placed 3rd in the mixed division, and our male A team placed second in the male division. Next meet at Lee County in North Carolina 6-7 March!
Check out the pictures and videos on our Facebook and Instagram!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/
Instagram: sjhs_jrotc

February 11, 2020
Congratulations Jamale Faulkner & Rowan Sims. 
Voted the 2020 King & Queen of Hearts

Miss St James Pageant Winners
On January 25th we crowned our new Miss St. James 2020
Contestant winners were:
Pageant Scholar: Olivia Guthrie
People's Choice: Olivia Canady
Most Photogenic: Grayson Squires
Miss Congeniality: Bryanna Warner
Best Talent: Grayson Squires
Best Dressed: Grayson Squires
Miss Freshmen: Olivia Canady
Miss Sophomore: Mia Turner
Miss Junior: Kamryn Williams
Miss Senior: Jayla Emilie
Miss ST JAMES HIGH 2020: Grayson Squires

February 4

These SJHS Band members just finished a wonderful two days of music making at the All-County Band Clinic

February 1

SJHS JROTC Princess wins Horry County JROTC Queen!

This past Saturday was the Tri-Service JROTC Ball.  Our Princess, Cadet Allison Beyersdorf was crowned the County JROTC Queen! She competed against 8 other JROTC Princesses from all the other JROTC programs in the county (Army, Navy, Air Force). We are extremely proud of her and her accomplishments.  If you see her, please help congratulate her.  This makes 2 wins for SJHS JROTC in the past 3 years.

More pictures on Facebook.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/

February 1

Sharkies Competition
The Sharkies dance team participated in a school dance competition today at Lugoff-Elgin HS. They came in 1st in kick routine beating out Dorman HS and 4th in the Hip hop routines! If you see any of these great girls please congratulate them on all their hard work.

January 31
St James Students at All County Orchestra

January 27

All-State and All-Region Band Results
After two rounds of auditions, the following students were selected to the All Region and All State Bands.  Please congratulate these wonderful musicians when you see them.

All-State Band
Angelina Lanza 12th
Luke Propst 3rd

All-State Orchestra
Luke Propst 3rd

All-Region
Donovan Massey 11th
Jack DeRiso 9th
Ben Asulin 2nd
Evan Ewing 5th Alternate
Sarah Via-fara 8th
Jack Thompson 4th
Keely Thomas 1st Alternate

Perfect Attendance Award
Congratulations Ryan Shibley-Cooney for Perfect Attendance thru the 8^th grade.  Ryan  was recognized at the District Office on January 27, 2020

December 5
All County Band Results
Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the All County Band.
Angelina Lanza 1st chair
Ryleigh Danford 5th chair
Marlen Sanchez-Rubi 7th chair
Eli Preston 8th chair
Keely Thomas 2nd chair
Donovan Massey 2nd chair
Mike Knight 10th chair
Brenna Adams 15th chair
Frieda Panos 19th chair
James Leonard 5th chair
Jack DeRiso 1st chair
Luke Propst 2nd chair
Ben Asilin 2nd chair
Grayson Emery 5th chair
Jack Thompson 2nd percussion

November 1

All County Theatre
Congratulations on winning a Superior rating for the play "Digging Up The Boys, 
Best Set
Best Actress for county: Baylee Payne
All Star Acting Awards: Niko Maratto, Lily Carter

November 2

Band Competition Results
The Pride of St. James traveled up the road to Loris yesterday for the 30th annual Loris Band Day. The band competed in the AAAA class with bands much larger than us. The results are:
3rd place Drum Major
2nd place Colorguard
2nd place Percussion
2nd place Music (score 94)
2nd place General Effect (score 95)
1st place Marching (97, high score of the day)
Superior Rating
2nd place in class 4A
2nd place for the day regardless of band size
Highest score of the season with a 95.2
This was our final contest of the year. Please congratulate the students when you see them. Our next performance will be at the Murrells Inlet Christmas parade Dec 8.  We hope to see you all there. 

October 19

SJHS JROTC WINS Regional Drill Meet
The SJHS JROTC Drill teams competed at a Quad school Regional JROTC Drill Meet at Loris High School this past weekend.  We swept all events.
1^st place in the following events:
Armed Squad and Platoon
Unarmed Squad and Platoon
Armed Inspection
Armed and Unarmed Exhibition
Color Guard
Overall Drill Meet Champions!

In addition,
Cadet William Hull placed 1^st in Unarmed Knockout
And
Cadet Alyssa Capps placed 1^st in Armed Knockout

Next weekend we compete at a Raider Team Best of the Best Qualifier in West Brunswick, NC.

October 12, 2019
Marching Band Results
The Pride of St. James traveled to Aynor on October 12 and competed in the Aynor Fanfare band competition. The band came home with the following results.
2nd Drum Major
1st Music
1st Percussion
1st Colorguard
1st Marching
1st class 4A
2nd for the day
Superior Ratin

September 28, 2019
First Band Competition Of The Year
The Pride of St. James traveled up the road to Carolina forest for the Coastal Classic Band Contest and brought home the following hardware. 
3rd Drum Major
2nd Percussion
1st Color Guard
2nd Marching
1st Music
1st General Effect
1st Class AAAA
Grand Champion for the high score of the day regardless of class. 
Next Saturday we will be hosting 19 high school bands from SC at our annual Fin-Fest tournament of bands. 
Admission is $6 per adult
$3 for senior citizens and angels 3-12
Under 3 is free

May 30, 2019
Thursday, May 30, the following students successfully completed/passed their PCEP (Python Certified Entry-Level Professional) certification exam which focuses on programming and software development.
Mario Mortara
Brent McGaha
DJ Catoe
Lucca Costa
This provides them with an industry-recognized certification --Typically employers give this an upper hand in the hiring process.

April 26, 2019
St. James Virtual Enterprise business "rules the world" - we won the GOLD in the Booth Design
Please congratulate the Virtual Enterprise students who let the world know that St. James High School means business!  3D Premier Properties ranked #1 in the world!  Cameron Sweeney, Christian Elvis, Star Garcia, Nathan Sweeney, and Joey Parisi made #1 in the whole world for Booth Design 
William Hadden and Destinee DePace made it to the Top Ten (#4) in the country for their Marketing Plan presentation 
Cameron Sweeney, Christian Elvis, Star Garcia, and Joey Parisi made the Top Ten(#9)  in the country for their business plan 
Cameron Sweeney, Christian Elvis, Star Garcia, and Joey Parisi made the Top 25(#21)  in the world for Salesmanship at their booth
Cameron Sweeney, Christian Elvis, Star Garcia, Joseph Parisi, Nathan Sweeney, Will Hadden, Destinee DePace, Jonathan Cowell, and Caleb Clouse went to NYC for our 2019 Virtual Enterprise International competition.  Although it was an exhausting week, it was definitely a successful one!

April 15, 2019
Our Color Guard presented the Colors at the After the Masters Pro-Am Golf Tournament on Mon, 15 April during Spring Break.  It was a pretty cool event. We took pictures with Hootie and the Blowfish and presented the Colors while Branford Marsalis (from Late Night w/Jay Leno fame) played the National Anthem on the saxophone.
We appreciated the Cadets spending their Spring Break supporting our community. Pictured are Cadets:
Kevin Haynes
Alex Och 
Garrett Sanders
Justin Gardiner

April 2, 2019
Gifted and Talented Band and Orchestra
Please congratulate the following Orchestra and Band members for being awarded a full tuition scholarship to summer music camp this year.  These identified Gifted and Talented students were selected based on All County auditions and interview.
Charleston Southern University Music Camp
Brenna Adams
Trinity Bridges
Evan Ewing
Michael Knight
Angelina Lanza
Julian McBride
Keanne Melo
Jack Thompson
Furman University Music Camp
Grayson Emery
Sarah Jeffords
Grace Leonard
Elena Renshaw

April 1, 2019
FCCLA brings home Gold and Silver
Last weekend, March 29-31, St. James High School FCCLA  ( Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) participated in the SC Spring Leadership Conference and Star Events Competition In Charleston, SC.
Ryleigh Danford won 1st Place (Gold medal ) in Recycle and Redesign event and she will go to California this June for the national competition.
Also, Essence Small won 2nd Place ( Silver medal) in Teach and Train event.
Both Ryleigh and Essence represented St. James High School with honor and pride.   And I am so proud of them. When you see both of them, kindly congratulate them. 

March 27, 2019
State Archery Tournament
On 3/27/2019, the ST James High School Archery team traveled to Sumter to compete in the State Archery Tournament.  The team finished 16th, please congratulate Richard Lander and Madison Bolger who were the top male/female archer for the school. Madison had an outstanding tournament, with a score of 282 and finished 6th in the state. She also received a $1000 scholarship.   

March 25, 2019
Congratulations to FBLA State Winners!
Another successful weekend for my Business Leaders! It was the largest FBLA State conference with more than 1100 participants which made the competition even more challenging this year.  Please congratulate the following students:
Star Garcia won SECOND place in Advertising at FBLA State competition...and
Cameron Sweeney and Christian Elvis for winning FIRST PLACE in Entrepreneurship at FBLA State competitions... they are sweeping the entrepreneurship events for South Carolina. They won FIRST PLACE for States in DECA and FBLA as well as our VE Business. 

March 25, 2019
Tri-Service JROTC Field Meet_SJHS JROTC Champions!
We competed against 8 other JROTC programs and took home the 1st place trophy for the 2nd year in a row! It came down to the final event (tug of war) to determine the winner and we dominated!
We placed 1^st in the Trail Run and the Tug of War,
2nd in the Challenge Course (included a mud crawl)
3rd in Primitive Weapons (spear throwing)
And didn't do that great in Fire Starting and Land Navigation (they got lost again) :-).
Ms. Cole and I told the Cadets if we won, we'd go through the mud crawl, so afterward we went through the mud. Additionally, please congratulate Christopher Walker for winning the Individual Knockout competition.  They literally did a drill for 15 minutes non-stop to determine the winner (final 2 were drilling for 10 minutes, they were dizzy).  Pictures Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/

March 21, 2019
Cadet Clem Corten West Point Appointment
Please Congratulate Clem Corten for gaining an Appointment (acceptance) to attend West Point (US Army Military Academy) next Fall!
We believe him to be the first student from St. James to go to a Service Academy.
He has worked hard the past four years and is on his way to achieving his dream of becoming an Army Officer.
Whoo Hoo Clem!

March 11, 2019
St. James HOSA Brings Home Gold -- Again
St. James HOSA participated in the SC HOSA State Leadership Conference. The EMT team (Kady Royea & Irelend Alexander) took 1st place. This is the 2nd year in a row that the EMT team took 1st place. The forensic science team (Hannah Linville & Brooklin Witham) also took 1st place. Both of these teams will now travel to Orlando in June for the International HOSA competition.
Tommy Barriounue & Riley Caton took 2nd place in Forensic Science, Hunter Roth made top 5 in dental terminology, Carson Lanoue made top 5 in medical math, and Sydney Goodman & Mallie Grey were in the top 5 in forensic science.

March 4, 2019
Shark JROTC Raider Challenge Meet
We hosted the 1^st Annual Shark Raider Challenge Meet this past Saturday competing against 7 teams.  Events included a Modified Physical Fitness Test (2 mins of push-ups and sit-ups, 1 mile run), a vehicle pull (pulling a F150), a 5 km Road March, One-Rope Bridge crossing, and a Litter Carry (stretcher obstacle course covering all 3 practice fields).
Our Team 1 placed 1^st overall and 1^st in the following events:
Modified Physical Fitness Test
Vehicle Pull
5Km Road March
One Rope Bridge
Our Team 2 placed 3^rd Overall
Placing 2^nd in the Modified Physical Fitness Test and One-Rope Bridge.
Travis Kennedy was the top scorer in the Modified Physical Fitness Test

Team 1:
Christopher Walker
Robert Beaulieu
Savannah Jaquays
Travis Kennedy
Angelina Altadonna
Drake Bailey
Jolie-Ann Dominguez
Shannon Gardiner
Dominic Trimboli

Team 2:
Mason Marlowe
Adam Weiss
Alexander Och
Nathan Smith
Alexandria Tate
Madison Sosbee
Christos Georgeakopoulos
Liza McCoury
Tara Moloney
Pictures can be found on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/

February 28, 2019
The SJHS Drama Dept. traveled to Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC this past weekend to compete in the Palmetto Dramatic Association State Theatre Festival.  We did extremely well, taking home a SUPERIOR overall for our play, The Diviners, and winning several other individual awards.  Here's a list of all awards won at this year's competition:
Superior for the one act play, The Diviners
Excellence in Individual Acting Awards for The Diviners:
Chandler McCune
Dorian Gallo
Baylee Payne
Best Load In/Load Out Award (which means how we started the play and brought out our set and how we ended the play and took the set off)
Superior Special Effects Award
Superior in Solo Musical Performance:
Chandler McCune
Baylee Payne
Superior in Monologues:
Anna Friend
Superior in Duet Acting:
Brittney Cassidy and Dorian Gallo
Baylee Payne was selected to be a new Student Thespian Officer for all of South Carolina
Chandler McCune was awarded the Senior Thespian Scholarship
All students who won a SUPERIOR in their category are eligible to go to the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska this summer!  That is a huge honor!

February 28, 2019
SJHS Archery Team qualifies for States
Please congratulate our Archery team for qualifying for States for the sixth year in a row.  The only high school in the county and region to qualify (1 of 19 schools in the state to qualify).  The State tournament is in Sumter on Wed, 27 March.
Francesca Bonaparte
Richard Lander
Athena Matyas
Mackenzie Squires
Johnna Dominguez
Haley Spears
Branden Wulff
Bladen Rowe
Noah Figueroa
Adam Weiss
Alex Och
Mason Marlowe
Jacob Bartlett
Madison Sosbee
Matthew Dennis
Garrett Sanders
Dylan Bentz
Nathan Smith
Alyssa Negri
Austin Baumgardner
Tara Moloney
Skylar Fielding
Tristan Hudak
Kilah Wittke
Annalise Stout (Team Manager)

February 4, 2019

Please congratulate FBLA members
Some of our FBLA members participated in the District III competitions over the weekend. Please congratulate:
Star Garcia - 1st place Advertising
Cherish Washington - 1st place Health Care Administration
Cameron Sweeney - 2nd place Entrepreneurship
Christian Elvis - 2nd place Entrepreneurship
Chandler King - 3rd place Entrepreneurship
Jonathon Cowell - 3rd place Entrepreneurship
Julianna Lewis - 4th place Accounting 1
Ronda Goodwin - 4th place Business Calculations
Nathan Sweeney - 5th place Cyber Security

On to State competitions in March. This week, we venture out for our Virtual Enterprise competitions. Tis the season of competitions!

February 4, 2019
Please congratulate the following students who earned a seat in the All Region Band and All State Orchestra.
All Region Band
Jack Thompson
Jack DeRiso
Donovan Massey
Sara Viafara
Keely Thomas
Angelina Lanza

All State Orchestra
Sloan Jordan
Lacy Tier
Grace Leonard

January 26, 2019

2019 Miss St James Pageant Results
Evans Award of Excellence- is an award that focuses on the contributions each contestant makes in the community and in their school.  DOMINIQUE TERRELL

Pageant Scholar- The contestant who not only shines on stage but also in the classroom. This years’ Pageant Scholar award goes to the young lady with the highest cumulative GPA. This year’s winner is:  SAVANNAH SIMPSON

Most Photogenic- Selection for this award is based on a photograph each contestant submitted for display in the lobby this evening. The contestant selected by the judges as most photogenic is:KIKI GREEN

SHARK STYLE AWARD- The contestant with the highest score from the Evening Wear portion of the pageant is awarded a sash recognizing their efforts in gown selection, presentation, personal poise, and appearance. DOMINIQUE TERRELL

People’s Choice- The people’s choice award goes to the contestant who is able to raise the most money donated by the public’s vote. The money raised during this competition goes toward a scholarship for a visual arts student in memory of Carol Townsend.  The scholarship is awarded at the end of the school year to any senior who is attending a college or university to continue their education in an arts-related field. The contestant who has raised the most money through popular vote was GRACIE MCCUNE

Best in Talent- The contestant with the highest score from the Talent portion of the competition will be awarded a trophy recognizing their outstanding performance efforts. BAYLEE PAYNE

Miss Congeniality- Each contestant voted for the young lady they thought demonstrated the characteristics of kindness, generosity and sincere sportsmanship as a competitor. The contestant receiving the most votes and this year’s MISS CONGENIALITY - DOMINIQUE TERRELL

Miss Freshman- GABBI CARR
Miss Sophomore- GRAYSON SQUIRES
Miss Junior- KIKI GREEN
Miss Senior- HEYWARD OWENS
MISS ST. JAMES HIGH for the 2018-19 school year is– BAYLEE PAYNE

January 15, 2019
All State Orchestra
Please congratulate Sloan Jordan, Lacy Tier, and Grace Leonard on being selected for the All State Orchestra.  They will perform in Columbia February 22-24th.
This is the largest representation from St. James in school history.

January 3, 2019
Madison Harding has been selected as a 2019 South Carolina Honorable Mention recipient of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. She will be recognized on February 23^rd in Columbia, SC as a representative from St. James High School and Horry County Schools.

December 12, 2018
St James High School is proud to announce that Alexis Clark and Hailey Lingle have been selected as finalists for the National Merit Scholarship. This National scholarship is based on the student’s 11^th grade PSAT scores. Around 7,500 students receive the Merit scholarships nationwide.

November 21, 2018
VE wins FIRST place again!
If you recognize any of these students, please congratulate them on success for all of their hard work this semester. FIRST place for the VEI SOUTHERN REGION ... There were 160 registered businesses this year (113 at tradeshow).

All County Orchestra and All County Band Results
The past two weeks have been full of auditions for the students in the Orchestra and Band program.  The following students were selected based on the audition results to participate in the All County Clinics.  Please congratulate them when you see them.
All County Orchestra  (Clinic January 31 and February 1 @ MBHS)
Sarah Jeffords
Kailyn Cribb
Elena Renshaw
Grace Leonard
Hannah Cleveland
Sloan Jordan
Gracie Perkins
Lacy Tier
Angelina Lanza
Donielle Massey
Jack Thompson
Keanne Melo

All County Band (Clinic January 28^th and 29^th @ MBHS)
Angelina Lanza
Donielle Massey
Donovan Massey
Michael Knight
Hailey Emmons 
Brenna Adams
Trinity Bridges
Jack DeRiso
Evan Ewing
Sara Viafarin
JJ McBride
Ben Asulin
Greyson Emory
Jack Thompson
Keanne Melo

All State Choir
Please congratulate these seven students for auditioning and making SC All State Choir. This is a tremendous achievement and these students worked hard to prepare for the audition.
Baylee Payne-11th Grade
Tanner Brink-12th Grade
Danny Hoppe-10th Grade
Ethan Parr-10th Grade
Torrance Carter-11th Grade
Evan Brink-11th Grade
AJ Neill-12th Grade

Band Contest
Please congratulate the members of the Pride of St. James on their wonderful performance Saturday.  The band traveled to NC and competed for the first time this year.  They came home with the following:
2^nd Place Drum Major
2^nd Place Marching
1^st Place Percussion
1^st Place Colorguard
1^st Place General Effect
1^st Place Music
1^st Place in Class
And 2^nd Overall for the Day regardless of band size.

April 30, 2018
SC Palmetto Girls & Boys State Recipients

Congratulations to the following students who have been designated this year’s delegates:

Palmetto Girls State:
Lawton Branham
Anna Wallace Lee
Hailey Lingle
Skyle Bailey (alternate)

Palmetto Boys State:
Clem Corten
Jay Davila
Chandler McCune
Casey Mitchell
Berkeley Young

April 28, 2018
The Spanish Department has exciting news to share! Saturday Caden Martinez, Greg Newsome, and Madison Ketschek represented Saint James High at South Carolina’s 1st Feria SC SC Spanish conference at the University of South Carolina. They competed in timed writing, impromptu speaking, and a Spanish spelling bee. Caden tied for 1st place in the spelling bee- especially impressive since some competitors were native speakers. Greg won Sobresaliente/ 1st place in his division (level 4 non-native.) All 3 students were awarded “bien” or “notable” ribbons for their timed writing

April 13, 2018
Chorus-Solo and Ensemble Festival in Charleston

Chorus kids performed solos, duets, and small ensemble at Fort Dorechester high school today as part of a Festival of music. The students did well, with several
scoring superior, and excellent ratings! They represented SJHS very well. If you see any of the students below on Monday, give them a pat on the back. We have another Festival on May 5^th for the entire chorus, then we’re finished with those. Thanks!
Superior Rating-Solo-Baylee Payne
Superior Rating-Solo-Angel Irizarry
Superior Rating-Solo-AJ Neill
Excellent+ Rating-Large Ensemble
Excellent+ Rating-Adelaide Allen
Excellent Rating-Joanna Godawa
Excellent Rating-Joy Murawski
Excellent Rating-Madison Rogers
Excellent+ Rating-Duet-Tanner Brink and Torrance Carter
Excellent+ Rating-Duet-Danny Hoppe and Ethan Parr
Excellent Rating-Duet-Angel Irizarry and Joanna Godawa
Excellent Rating-Duet-Lori Nerdahl and Baylee Payne

March 17, 2018

SJHS JROTC are Regional Drill Champions!
Another great week for your SJHS Army JROTC students.
Our SJHS Army JROTC Drill teams competed this past Saturday at Dillon HS in the last Regional Drill Meet of the year. 
We placed 1^st in Armed, Unarmed, Color Guard, and 2^nd in Exhibition.  Winning the Drill Meet and the Regional Championship!
Additionally, we won 1^st and 2^nd place in both Armed and Unarmed Knock out events!  And our JV Unarmed team placed 5^th overall (beating all JV teams and 2 Varsity teams).
Please congratulate our Varsity Drill team members if you see them:
Andrew Deitz
Dalton D’Amico
Jakob Harnish
Tristan Baber
Robert Spivey
James Beaulieu
Clem Corten
Chris Walker
Jacob Corell
Ariana Prete
Jacob Prete
Jolie-Ann Dominguez
Austin Baumgardner
CJ Rentz

Pictures on our Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/

February 27, 2018
Congrats to the following students who participated in the HCS Technology Fair yesterday at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.
Maille Grey
Rita Rose-1st place in Digital Photo Manipulation
Jesse Morgan, Anthony Watford, and Tyler Yancey-won 3rd place in Video Editing

February 24, 2018
Palmetto Dramatic Association AWARD WINNERS
The Drama Dept. traveled to Winthrop University this weekend for the Palmetto Dramatic Association annual Thespian Theatre Festival.
We presented the one-act play, The Tangled Snarl, which won a SUPERIOR in the play competition, and many students competed in individual events, winning several awards.
Two of our students, Chandler McCune and Brittney Cassidy, applied, interviewed, and were selected to be student State Thespian Officers for the South Carolina chapter of the International Thespian Society.  This is a HUGE honor, as they will represent South Carolina Thespians throughout the year, leading, planning, and coordinating events throughout the year as well as for next year's Festival.   Chandler McCune was also named as the State Thespian Officer chairperson.
All the students did an awesome job and brought home many awards!  They definitely have made St. James proud!
If you see any of these students, please congratulate them for their hard work and their commitment to this incredible and life-changing art form!
Superior Rating for our one-act play, The Tangled Snarl
Taylor Benoit—Excellence rating in Acting for our one-act play, The Tangled Snarl
Zack Olds—Superior rating in Acting for our one-act play, The Tangled Snarl
Ryan Thompson—“MVP Death Becomes Me” (award for the best dead body in a play!)
Reyna Papotto—Superior rating in Solo Musical
Zack Olds—Superior rating in Solo Musical
Zack Olds, Kayla Dockery, Taylor Benoit, Harlee Gunter, Brittney Cassidy, Tyler Patterson, Ashlee Shealy, Maddie Elliott, Ki James, and Ryan Thompson—Superior rating in Group Musical
Zack Olds—Blair Beasley Award scholarship winner
Zack Olds—Senior Thespian Scholarship winner
Chandler McCune—State Thespian Officer Chairperson
Brittney Cassidy—State Thespian Officer
These students all received the rating of EXCELLENT for their individual events:
Ryan Thompson: Theatre Marketing
Harlee Gunter and Taylor Benoit: Duet Acting
Ceci Vargo: Solo Musical
Ashlee Shealy: Solo Musical
Chandler McCune: Solo Musical

February 10, 2018
Congratulations Miss St James Pageant Winners
Miss St. James High 2017-18 : Ragan Lynn Dennis
Miss Senior : Eliza Moore
Miss Junior Dominque Terrell
Miss Sophomore: Baylee Payne
Miss Freshmen: Grayson Squires
Miss Congenialty: Alyssa Banesse
Pageant Scholar: Savannah Simpson
Best Dressed: Ragan Lynn Dennis
People's Choice: Ragan Lynn Dennis
Most Photogenic: Ragan Lynn Dennis
Best in Talent: Eliza Moore
Evans Award of Excellence Recipients: Ragan Lynn Dennis, Alyssa Banesse, Dominique Terrell

Please Congratulate Claire Washburn when you see her for her wonderful performance and representation of St. James at the 40^th Annual USC Honor Band Clinic this past weekend.

February 12, 2018
Optimist International Essay Contest WINNER
We would like to announce Alleigh Brown as the Optimist International Essay Contest Winner!  She will attend a luncheon where she will be honored for her essay.  She will also be entered for a chance to win a $2500 scholarship at the district level.

January 29, 2018

All County Band Results
Please congratulate the following band members for being selected to the All County Band this year
Cassidy Shannon
Donovan Massey
Claire Washburn
Jack DeRiso
Savannah Futrell
Ethan Bautz
Ryan Riedinger
Keara Walsh

Congratulations for FBLA District winners
Please congratulate Ryan Thompson-first place Marketing; Chandler King - second place Sales; and Cameron Sweeney - second place Business Ethics.

Congratulations to our Archery and Marksmanship teams!
Congratulations to our Marksmanship Team for placing 2nd (out of 10 teams) at the Tri-Service Shoulder to Shoulder Tournament on Sat, 27 Jan! All 7 shooters qualified as Marksman or Sharpshooters. Chris Capps was our top shot. Way to go Sharks!
Marksmanship Team:
Team 1:
Andrew Deitz
Savannah Futrell
Chris Capps
Triston Baber

Team 2:
Jefferson McCrory
Mason Marlowe
Kilah Wittke

Congratulations to our St. James Archery team for finishing 2nd at Regionals on Friday, 26 Jan! Congrats to Jacob Dorosh for placing 1st (males) in the High School Division and Savannah Futrell for being 2^nd (females). Jacob and Savannah also received $500 scholarships as being the top 12th Graders. Others 12^th graders receiving $500 raffle scholarships was Matthew Hashey, Colbie Vaughn, and Savannah Futrell (total $1000). Here we come States! 

1. Matthew Hashey
2. Savannah Futrell
3. Jacob Bartlett
4. Francesca Bonaparte
5. Chris Capps
6. Taryn Coons
7. Johnna Dominguez
8. Jacob Dorosh
9. Isabella Ferretti
10. Luke Geddie
11. Lauren Krechel
12. Mason Marlowe
13. Alex Och
14. Mason Plucinski
15. Shane Sellers
16. Ashlee Shealy
17. Madison Sosbee
18. Mackenzie Squires
19. Colbie Vaughn
20. Syklar Fielding

December 2, 2017

State Army JROTC Drill Competition

The SJHS JROTC Drill team competed at the State Drill Competition this past Saturday.  This was the first time we have competed at this level and it was good to see a different level of competition.

Our Squad Exhibition team (Demonstration Team) placed fourth among some very strong competition (out of 15 schools).  This was a building block as we look forward to competing at the Multi-State Regionals and the National level in next 2-5 years.  We are very proud of our Cadets and they are excited to improve and compete next year!

Please congratulate the following Cadets for a great Drill competition:
Dalton D’Amico
James Beaulieu
Andrew Deitz
Tristan Baber
Austin Baumgardner
Christopher Walker
Tyler Reed
Codey Cannon
Jolie-Ann Dominguez
Ariana Prete
Jacob Prete
Clem Corten

November 21, 2017
All County Band Results
Please congratulate the following band members for being selected to the All County Band this year
Cassidy Shannon
Donovan Massey
Claire Washburn
Jack DeRiso
Savannah Futrell
Ethan Bautz
Ryan Riedinger
Keara Walsh

November 16, 2017
All County Orchestra
Please congratulate the following students for making the All County Orchestra this year.  The clinic will be held January 22-23 at MBHS.  This is my 5 year with the orchestra and we had more make it in the group than I started with here in class 5 years ago.   Jackie Seman
Darian Reed
Darya Maysam
Ryan Riedinger
Calista Anderson
Gracie Guthrie
Sarah Jeffords
Hannah Cleveland
Lauren Krechel
Cadence Campbell
Hannah Shelley
Olivia Guthrie
Drew Neugebauer
Sloan Jordan
Gracie Perkins
Maddison Pannell

November 4, 2017
Drama Awards
The Honors Drama class just returned from the State Theatre High School Play Festival in Aiken, SC. This year we were awarded 2 All Star Cast Awards.
Congratulations to Reyna Papotto and Kailen Milesky for their performances in Mrs. Packard.
Congratulations to Zack Olds and Reyna Papotto for receiving 1st place in Monologues for each High School.
On Nov. 14th, we will be presenting our 2 award winning competition shows "Almost Maine" and "Mrs. Packard".  Julya Coggins'  Senior directing project will also be presented.
Show time is 7:00 pm. Faculty is free, students are $3.00 and adults at the door $5.00.
"Almost Maine" is a light hearted look at the various stages of love. 
"Mrs. Packard" is a dramatic piece about Elizabeth Packard who was imprisoned by her  husband in a mental institution for disagreeing with his religious beliefs. This was a common practice in the 1860's.
Reyna Papotto delivers a brilliant performance of Mrs. Packard.  Please encourage your students to come out and support the Performing Arts students.

October 28, 2017
Sharks Army JROTC Swims forward to Victory!
Congratulations to the SJHS JROTC Sharks Drill Teams on again sinking their teeth into the competition on Saturday here at St. James! Seven other schools competed and we swam circles around them!  We placed 1st in Armed Drill, 1st in Color Guard, 1st in Exhibition, and 2nd in Unarmed Drill. Overall 1st Place!

Also congratulations go to Cadet Estafanny Flores for winning the Unarmed Individual Knockout and Cadets Dalton D'Amico and Jakob Harnish for winning 1st place and 3rd place for Armed Individual Knockout! JV Unarmed finished strong by beating 2 other schools Varsity teams!

September 30, 2017
SJHS Army JROTC takes a big bite at the Aynor Drill Meet!
Please help us in congratulating our JROTC Drill teams in winning the first JROTC Drill Meet on Saturday in Aynor.
We not only won the meet but placed 1st in every event (Armed, Unarmed, Color Guard, Exhibition) over the other 6 schools at the meet!
Even our JV Unarmed team placed 2nd only to our Varsity team (meaning they beat 6 other schools Varsity teams)!
Next Drill meet is at home on 28 Oct, come out and support our Cadets!
Varsity Team members:
Dalton D’Amico
Jakob Harnish
Clem Corten
Tyler Reed
Tristan Baber
Andrew Deitz
James Beaulieau
Chris Walker
Jacob Corell
Ariana Prete
Jacob Prete
Alternate: CJ Rentz

JV Unarmed Drill Team members:
Captain: Estafany Flores
Jefferson McCrory
Virginia George
Melvin Aldana
William Hull
Taryn Coons
Cory Mates
Gwen McDade

September 19, 2017
Drama Club 2017-2018 officers:
Ethan Barnett--President
Blake Rose, Brittney Cassidy, and Niko Moratto--Co-Vice Presidents
Kamryn Williams--Historian
Secretary--Alexis Negri
A BIG congratulations to all the new officers!  And, thank you to all you campaigned this year!  It was great to see so many people compete for leadership roles and support the Drama Club!

Below is School Year 2016 2017

May 20
JROTC Regional Softball Champions
The St. James JROTC co-ed Softball team are 4x champions of the tri-service JROTC regional Softball tournament.  It was a feeding frenzy as they fed on their opponents this past Saturday at Aynor High School.
Please congratulate the following Cadets for a great tournament.
Jakob Harnish
Schylar Plucinksi
Matthew Hashey
Sierra Curry
Luke McNeany
Abigail Wick
Olivia Greenwalt
Ryan White
Joey Victoria
Tyler Reed
Korbin Edmunds
Boris Rosa
Chris Walker
Stephen Martin
If you get a chance take a look at the photos on our facebook site.
https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/

April 25
Congratulations to 2017 Junior Marshalls
Brand, Kaiya Renee
Cacace, Samantha
Flood, Catherine Mary
Gasperson, Andrew Scott
Godbold, Marion Boyd
Hoodenpyl, John Frederick
Lavin, Corinne Elizabeth
Lewis, Chelsea Leann
Maysam, Jonah Darya
Morris, Catherine Lanier
Rosas Canseco, Jose Angel
Sinkway, Thomas Dillon
Tew, Alexander Robert
Walsh, Keara Anne
Washburn, Claire Elizabeth
Weiland, Mazzy Grace
White, Jordan Elizabeth
White, William Russell  
Williams, Luke Carlyle
Woodbury, Mikayla Rose

April 23
The opening reception for the 18^th Annual Horry Georgetown Art Exhibition was held Sunday at the Burroughs & Chapin Art Museum. SJHS came away with 3 wins! Out of 12 high schools and 307 art submissions, SJH had 20 pieces out of 80 juried into the show! Out of the 80 pieces selected for the show, 3 of our 20 won awards:
Camilia Familia- Carolyn Powel Award for Most Effective Use of Color- Watercolor
Graciana Miers- Honorable Mention 3D –Sculpture
Marrisa Forestierio- Honorable Mention 2D- Oversized Graphite Drawing
Carson Ward- His piece was chosen as the Intro piece for the Show
Caity Ronan- a former art student at SJH, now at AAST took home 1^st Place 2D and a 1000.00 scholarship for her portfolio submission.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR SHARK ARTISTS! Job well done!

March 18
Tri-Service JROTC Field Meet
The St. James Shark Battalion competed in the 1^st Inaugural Tri-Service JROTC Field Meet at Playcard Environmental Education Center this past Saturday. Boy was it a great meet!  The kids had a lot of fun and got super dirty and muddy!
The Cadets continued in Rocking the House and placed first in the Challenge Course and Fire Starting and 2^nd in Primitive Weapons.  We struggled in the tug of war because we just didn’t have the girth that some of these other schools have.  We tied for 2^nd place out of 7 schools that participated.
Check out the pictures on our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/

Congratulations to the following newly elected National Honor Society officers for 2017-2018: 
President - Chelsea Lewis
Vice President - Catherine Morris
Secretary - Emma Vohringer

St. James Army JROTC Drill Meet
The SJHS Army JROTC Drill teams competed at the last Drill Meet of the year at Aynor HS this past weekend.  It was another outstanding event!
The Sharks Rocked the House and represented as they always do.
1^st Place Color Guard
1^st Place Fancy/Exhibition
1^st Place Marksmanship
2^nd Place Armed
Congratulations to Top Shots Savannah Futrell and William Deitz who placed 1, 2 respectively in Marksmanship.
Checkout the pictures on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/?ref=bookmarks

St. James Army JROTC Drill Meet
Our Shark Battalion Rocked the House and represented St. James very well
1^st Place Unarmed Drill
1^st Place Color Guard
1^st Place Exhibition/Fancy Drill
1^st Place Marksmanship
2^nd Place Armed Drill
1^st Place Overall!!!
Congrats to Tyler Reed and Dalton D'Amico placing 1 and 2 in Individual Armed Knockout! Schylar Plucinski placing 2nd in Individual Unarmed Knockout!
And William Dietz, Savannah Futrell, and Chris Capps placing 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd in Individual Marksmanship!
One more meet to go for the Championship in 2 weeks in Aynor.
Checkout the pictures on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SJHSArmyJROTC/?ref=bookmarks

Theatre Awards
Congratulations to the Drama Department for the following State THeatre Awards:
Superior in Musical Solo:
Reyna Pappoto
Landan Ariail
Zack Olds
Superior in Set Design    Cain Lee
Superior in Theatre Marketing :  Ryan Thompson
Suoerior in Costuming :  Hayley hughes
Excellence in Musical Solo:
Ceci Vargo
Chandler McCune
Cain Lee
Excellence in Makeup  Alexus Poston
Excellence in Duet Musical Theatre;  Savannah Fleury & Fernanda Rivera
Excellence in Play Production the cast of Picnic. 
Excellence for short film: Julya Coggins
Honorable Mention in Make up Kaelin Milesky

Band Update
This past weekend was another busy one for members of the band program.  First, Wiktoria Godawa competed in the South Carolina Master Recital and placed 4^th out of 14.  The 14 students selected for this event are the top players in the state regardless of instrument.  Please congratulate her on her placement. Second, Ethan Moulden and Ethan Bautz participated in the UNC-Pembroke Honor Jazz Clinic.  They both placed in the highest ensemble and were also featured in the All Star Big Band.
This week is another busy one, as the USC Honor Band Clinic is Thursday-Sunday and we have a Winterguard contest on Saturday in Rock Hill.  The following will be participating in the USC Clinic.
Wiktoria Godawa
Liece Tessman
Cassidy Shannon

January 28
Congratulations to the winners of the Miss St. James Pageant:
Miss St. James : Ella Kinley Thompson
Miss Freshman: Jayla Emilie
Miss Sophomore: Dominique Terrell
Miss Junior: Ragan Lynn Dennis
Miss Senior: Brittany Blevins
Miss Congeniality: Alyssa Banesse
People's Choice: Ella Kinley Thompson
Best Talent: Kayla Dockery
Best Dressed: Ragan Lynn Dennis
Most Photogenic: Ella Kinley Thompson
Pageant Scholar: Savannah Fairchild

January 28
The Sharks JROTC Marksmanship team competed in a shoulder to shoulder rifle match this past Saturday at Carolina Forest High School.  Very proud of our team; out of 11 teams, we placed 4^th. Congratulations to Savannah Futrell who placed 2^nd overall out of 44 shooters.

January 21
All State and All Region Band
Congratulations to Wiktoria Godawa for making the 2017 All State Band.  The Clinic will be held March 9-12 at Furman University.
Congratulations to Liece Tessman, Ethan Moulden, Cassidy Shannon, and Ethan Bautz for being selected for the Region bands. The Clinic will be held February 24-25 at Myrtle Beach High School.

January 18
All State Orchestra and Band
Please congratulate Freshman Sloan Jordan on being making the All State Orchestra on Bass this year.  This is a first for us here at St. James to have a freshman make it.
Please also congratulate Wiktoria Godawa, Liece Tessman and Ethan Moulden for qualifying to audition this weekend for All State Band in Lexington.

November 16
All County Orchestra
Over the last two nights we have been auditioning for the All County Orchestra.  We had 21 students from St. James high school audition and 17 made it.  Please congratulate them on their achievements.  This is the largest representation we have had here at St. James. The Clinic will be held January 23-24 at Myrtle Beach High School.
Jackie Seman     1st Violin 2nd Chair
Darya Maysam  1st Violin 3rd Chair
Darian Reed       1st Violin 9th Chair
Ryan Riedinger  1st Violin 10th Chair
Hudson Hok         2nd Violin 5th Chair
Calista Anderson 2nd Violin 10th Chair
Gracie Guthrie     2nd Violin 12th Chair
Kyra Cumbow       2nd Violin 15th Chair
Ashley Thompson      8th Chair Viola
Hannah Cleveland      9th Chair Viola
Brooklyn Niravong     12th Chair Viola
Hannah Sheely           13th Chair Viola
Brittany Howard         14th Chair Viola

November 16
All County Choir
Please congratulate the following students who auditioned and made All County Choir!
Trinity Althoff-12
Aurora Agee-12
Uriel Sanchez-12
AJ Neill-10
Tanner Brink-10
Torrance Carter-9
Summer Sellers-9
Baylee Payne-9

November 15
Drama Awards -- Fall Competitions:
All County Best Actress: Paige Bergen for And a Child Shall Lead
Technical Theatre award: Best Set: And a Child Shall Lead
All Star Cast Award: JC Joye

All Star State Actor Awards:
JC Joye: Unexpected Tenderness
Reyna Papotto: Unexpected Tenderness

The video linked below will place a smile on your heart!
Max Wolfe is a senior at St. James HS and is a 19 year old Down Syndrome Shark student-athlete. Max has participated on our swim team since he was eligible his 7th grade year. The rule states that once a student turns 19 before July 1 they automatically become ineligible for sports.
After much thought and planning with Mr. Pennell together we requested a hardship for Max  . He turned 19 in March of this year.
Our plan went towards "inclusion" and the SCHSL executive committee approved his swim participation on August 3rd with specific guidelines for us to follow:
Max competes as a SJ Shark against the clock. He is the only one in the pool. He is not on our list for eligibility. He is simply included and is swimming forward like we do everyday as Sharks!
I just had to share with all of you ... Max is the man, the rock star and now a true celebrity. He will swim all season against the clock and represent what we do best and that is "Inclusion" as a Shark swimmer!
He was  also recognized at the AAAA state championships in Columbia!

https://youtu.be/C4h62Nne5z0