Achievements Awards Recognitions

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