October 29, 2021

Good Afternoon, Brave Nation,

 

It is hard to believe that we are approaching November and have already finished a whole quarter of school!  As such, you should have received an email yesterday from Horry County Schools with a link to your student’s first-quarter report card. If you have any questions or concerns about your student’s grades, please reach out to their teachers.  

In an effort to assist students who have exceeded their unexcused absences for the semester, we will begin our first Saturday attendance make-up day starting tomorrow, October 30 from 8 am until noon. Students must arrive by 8 am; late students will not be admitted. Students are able to make up four blocks, the equivalent of a full school day, on Saturday.  As a reminder, students are allowed five unexcused absences per semester. Any student who has over five unexcused absences needs to participate in make-up attendance or tutoring in order for a student to earn credit in their course.  Please see the fall attendance make-up dates at the following LINK. If your student plans to attend on Saturday, Oct 30, they must come with this form completed:  English Version Saturday School Form or Spanish Version Saturday School Form.

Also, be sure to mark your calendars for November 6 as you don’t want to miss the Socastee Music and Arts Festival. Grab your family and head to the Socastee High School Football Stadium for a night of entertainment starting at 7 pm. The Socastee Music and Arts Festival will feature some of the area's best-performing arts groups.678 You can also sip on a cup of hot cocoa while you stroll through a visual art display from our students. Buy your tickets at socasteeperformingarts.com. There are two types of tickets available: On the field, tickets are closer to the stage but require you to bring a camping or beach chair.  In the bleacher tickets are further away from the stage and are tiered bleacher seating on our home side. Both seating areas are General Admission which means seats are not assigned or reserved and are occupied on a first-come, first-served basis.

Performing Groups:

Combined Forestbrook Middle and Socastee Middle Bands

Forestbrook Middle Chorus

Forestbrook Middle Orchestra

Socastee Middle Chorus

Socastee High Orchestra

Socastee High Marching Band

Socastee High Bravettes

Socastee High Singers

Socastee High Bellas and Fellas

Visual Arts:

Socastee High School

Forestbrook Middle School

Lastly, Socastee High School is aware of a Homecoming Dance taking place at the Fun Warehouse on Saturday, October 30. Please be advised that this is not a school-sponsored event, so Socastee High School will not be providing supervision for the dance. We hope that the event goes well, and all the people who participate in the event have a great experience, but please understand that Socastee High School is not responsible for the event or anything that happens at the event.  Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

Sincerely,

Jeremy Rich

Principal, Socastee High School

Good Afternoon, Socastee High School Parents and Guardians,

I hope you had a restful weekend. I can’t believe that we are already at the interim point of the first quarter. With that said, I wanted to remind you that today your student’s interim reports will be available via email. The email will contain directions on how to access your student’s interim grades. Please take a moment to review your student’s grades because if your student is struggling, then we have plenty of time to help him/her get back on track. 

After-school tutoring will be available to help students improve their grades. You can access the tutoring calendar to check subject availability on specific days via this link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_22gdui51icg4v922btl0kqt650%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York

If you have questions about your student’s progress in a specific class, we encourage you to reach out to their teacher to get more information as the teacher will be able to provide you with better insight into the reason for their current grade.

I look forward to seeing our students finish strong this first quarter, and I appreciate you being actively involved in their success.

  

Sincerely,

Jeremy Rich

Principal, Socastee High School

To all Students and Families,

 

At Socastee High School we are excited to begin the 2021-22 school year and welcome you to the Brave Family. On Friday, August 13, 2021, we will host a New Student Orientation for all incoming 9th-grade students and students who are new to our building. Students whose last names begin with A through L will attend Orientation from 8:30-10 am and students whose last names begin with M through Z will attend Orientation from 10:30-12 pm. Students can be accompanied by their parents or guardians, but due to COVID restrictions, no other family members can attend. During this orientation, students will receive their class schedule and visit with each of their teachers. Students can also get bus information, information from the PowerSchool parent portal, and have the opportunity to pay the $ 25 technology fee if it was not paid during the mypaymentsplus enrollment process. More information about our school policies will be sent to families in the near future. We hope you can attend on August 13th and we look forward to meeting you. Enjoy the rest of your summer and go Braves! 

 

 

Sincerely,

Jeremy Rich

Principal

Socastee High School

 

December 7, 2020

Hello, Braves,

It’s hard to believe that we are already in the second quarter of the school year. While some students have adjusted to the new procedures and instructional setting, we realize that these unusual times have made it difficult for others, especially with regard to academics. Therefore, if your student needs extra help academically, then we want to offer them the necessary support to successfully end the semester. To assist struggling students, we have devised an after school tutoring schedule which offers both face-to-face and virtual tutoring sessions for most subject areas.

Please click on the link below to view the tutoring schedule. We ask that students sign-up, using the sign-up sheet link located on the schedule, prior to attending a session, so the tutor can better prepare for the session. If your student is attending a face-to-face session, the teacher’s name and room number are on the schedule. If your student is attending a virtual session, the link to the Google Meet is located on the tutoring schedule as well as on the sign-up sheet and on the confirmation page that the student will receive after submitting the sign-up sheet. 

Tutoring Schedule:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WY8eufurFAoWcn3OzcNe-uI3TvcsK9CHWEV40k7q34U/edit?usp=sharing

Once a Brave, Always a Brave!

 

October 9, 2020

 

Good Afternoon, Brave Nation!

 

All of us at SHS would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the wonderful start we have had for the 2020-21 school year. The students have taken all of our changes in stride and are adjusting flawlessly to the new guidelines. I am so proud of our students and staff for their ability to adapt to whatever obstacles and challenges come their way. In my four years at SHS, we have not had a school year that has not presented a challenge or obstacle for SHS and the community to overcome.  From thousand-year floods, to hurricanes, to a pandemic, this staff, these students, and our community have risen to the challenge every time. It is such an honor to be the principal of SHS, and we always strive to make our community proud!

Today marks the interim of the first quarter of school.  Please take a moment to check your student’s grades on PowerSchool, especially since we will not be sending a paper copy home this year. Instead, you will receive an email on Monday giving you access to your student’s interim. If you have any questions about your student’s grades, please contact their teacher.  We will continue with the Hybrid Model the week of October 12 through October 16.  No determination has been made at this time for the week of October 19 through October 23; that determination will be made next week. 

Moving forward, we are doing everything possible to ensure the safety of our students and staff.  Our custodial staff has done a tremendous job cleaning our building every day, and I would be remiss if I did not thank our teachers for all the cleaning they are doing between each class. It is definitely a team effort by all to keep our high traffic areas clean. While eating lunch in a classroom is not ideal, our cafeteria staff has done a tremendous job prepping food every day for staff members to deliver to the classrooms.  

If we have a staff member or student with a positive COVID-19 case at SHS, we will complete contact tracing. If your student has been in a classroom with the staff member or student, you will receive an email and phone call from me notifying you. DHEC will also provide you with a letter that I will attach to my email.  

Tonight, our Braves Football team will travel to Conway to take on the Tigers at 7:30 p.m.  I hope to see some of you there. Next week is our homecoming week, and our Braves will take on the Panthers from Carolina Forest. The game will be televised, so the start time is 7:00 p.m. Please visit our athletic website, socasteeathletics.com, to purchase your tickets online. Enjoy your weekend, and it’s a great day to be a Brave!

 

September 4, 2020                                                                                                 

Good evening, Brave Nation!

Welcome Braves to the 2020-2021 school year! We have missed your smiling faces and look forward to having you back filling our classrooms and hallways with energy and enthusiasm for learning. We are excited about a school year loaded with meaningful, engaging, and rigorous classroom work combined with extracurricular activities that encourage our Braves to be involved and stay connected as we create this year’s memories together. If you did not have a chance to view our virtual open house, please use the following link to do so.

Virtual Open House

Schedules
September 8 is the first day of school for all students including those being served by HCS Virtual. The only students that will report for the in-person hybrid model are Group A and Group G students.  All HCS Virtual students and Group B students will be working from home. Group B and Group G students will report for the in-person hybrid model on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday during the hybrid model, all brick and mortar students will be distance learning, working from home with digital access to their teachers for help or extra instruction.  The first two weeks of school will follow that pattern. Google Classroom codes were emailed to all students today and can be found at the following link. The teaching model for the third and fourth week, September 21-October 2,  of school will be determined by the Monday, September 14 DHEC report. 

Group A - reports to the building on Monday and Tuesday
Group B - reports to the building on Wednesday and Thursday
Group G - reports to the building on Monday through Thursday

For our students who have classes that alternate daily (A-Day/B-Day), you will come to school in your A Group assigned days or B Group assigned days.  For example:
Tuesday, 9/8 - A-day classes (Group A students)
Wednesday, 9/9 - B-Day classes (Group B Students)
Thursday, 9/10 - A-Day classes (Group B Students)
Friday, 9/11 - B-Day (Everyone distance learning)

First Day Procedures
All students will be searched daily.
Car drivers and Car riders will enter the building through the main entrance.
Bus riders will enter off River Rd.
After going through searches, all students will report directly to their advisory classroom.  Breakfast will be available after going through searches.  Students may grab a bagged breakfast and take it with them to their advisory class.
We will have staff positioned all day throughout the building to assist new students and rising 9th graders get to their classes. If you are still having issues viewing your schedule on Power School, please use a computer instead of a phone and have your student login to their account.

Schedule
7:45 am - Doors Open
8:20 am - Advisory Warning Bell
8:25 am - 8:45 am - Advisory
8:50 am - 10:10 am - 1st Block
10:15 am - 11:40 am - 2nd Block
11:45 am - 1:50 pm - 3rd Block
    1st Lunch - 11:50 am - 12:20 pm
    2nd Lunch - 12:35 pm - 1:05 pm
    3rd Lunch - 1:20 pm - 1:50 pm
1:55 pm - 3:15 pm - 4th Block

Dismissal Procedures:
Car Drivers/Seniors - 3:10 pm
Car Riders - 3:13 pm
Bus Riders - 3:15 pm

Second Day Procedures
All students will be searched daily.
Car drivers and car riders will enter the building through the main entrance.
Bus riders will enter off River Rd.After going through searches, all students will report directly to their advisory classroom. Breakfast will be available after going through searches.  Students may grab a bagged breakfast and take it with them to their advisory class.

We will have staff positioned all day throughout the building to assist new students and rising 9th graders get to their classes. If you are still having issues viewing your schedule on Power School, please use a computer instead of a phone and have your student login to their account.


Schedule
7:45 am - Doors Open
8:20 am - Advisory Warning Bell
8:25 am - 8:45 am - Advisory
8:50 am - 10:10 am - 1st Block
10:15 am - 11:40 am - 2nd Block
11:45 am - 1:50 pm - 3rd Block
    1st Lunch - 11:50 am - 12:20 pm
    2nd Lunch - 12:35 pm - 1:05 pm
    3rd Lunch - 1:20 pm - 1:50 pm
1:55 pm - 3:15 pm - 4th Block

Dismissal Procedures
Car Drivers/Seniors - 3:10 pm
Car Riders - 3:13 pm
Bus Riders - 3:15 pm

Regular Schedule (Hybrid)
7:45 am - Doors Open
8:20 am - Warning Bell
8:25 am - 9:55 am - 1st Block
10:00 am - 11:35 am - 2nd Block
11:40 am - 1:40 pm - 3rd Block
    1st Lunch - 11:45 am - 12:15 pm
    2nd Lunch - 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    3rd Lunch - 1:10 pm - 1:40 pm
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm

Lunch Procedures
All students will be eating lunch in their classroom during the hybrid model. If a student will be eating a school lunch, they will be given a Google Form link to fill out daily prior to the 3rd block. Students will be informed of their lunch time by staff members on the first day of school.

Bus Transportation
Bus Information
Link above will assist with locating your bus stop and bus number.

Water Fountains
Water fountains are shut off.  We have three touchless water bottle filling stations in the building that will still be available for our students and staff. There is one on each floor of the building. Students are encouraged to bring a water bottle to school which can be refilled throughout the day.

Athletics/Show Choir/PE/AFJROTC
If athletes need to bring their sports equipment bags with them to school, we will store them in the athletic field house during the school day.  If student-athletes drive, we recommend they leave their bags in their vehicle.  Bus riders and car riders will have a place to drop off their bags at searches.  Please make sure bags are clearly labeled with your name.

While we are in the hybrid model, PE/AFJROTC/Show Choir classes will be unable to change-out due to the CDC restrictions on locker rooms.  If you have any of these classes this semester, we recommend you wear tennis shoes to school and dress code appropriate clothing.  Your teachers will provide more information on the first day of class.

No Book Bag Policy
We have had many questions about the no book bag policy. There are plenty of lockers on campus to meet the needs of our student body.  I also suggest, if your student feels they need something to keep them organized, look at purchasing a laptop sleeve. It is an easy way to carry their device, pens/pencils, and a small notebook.  It is also very helpful for searches because they can easily unzip the laptop sleeve to assist with searches. Female students may still bring a small clutch.
Students may still bring a bagged lunch or lunch box with them to school.

Locker Request
If a student would like a locker, they can request one by emailing Ms. Rita Edge REdge@horrycountyschools.net.

Please utilize our Socastee High School website (Socastee High School) for the most up to date information, along with our social media platforms (Facebook Socastee High School Facebook Page & Twitter Socastee High School Twitter Page). We continually update information on all of these platforms. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at JRich@horrycountyschools.net.  Once a Brave, Always a Brave!

Sincerely,

Jeremy Rich

Principal Socastee High School

August 28, 2020

Good evening, Brave Nation! 

Next week, we will continue our process of passing out devices to our students. If your student still has their device from last year, we need it turned in as soon as possible, so it can be updated and reimaged.  Please assist us by bringing in these devices between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Devices will only be issued to students on Monday who have completed the following steps:

1. Registered for the 2020-2021 school year.
2. Signed the PDL Parent/Student Acceptance Form.
3. Paid the $25 technology insurance fee.

If you have completed all these requirements, please plan to pick up your device during the following distribution time. Please limit your device pick-up to only two people per family (Student and Parent/Guardian), and you must wear a mask.  For our students that already drive, you do not need to have your parent/guardian present.  Please park in the teacher parking lot in front of the school, and we will have signs directing you where to go.

 

Device Distribution - for HCS Virtual and SHS Brick & Mortar Students

• Monday, August 31, 2020
• 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
•  If your student attends the Scholars Academy, ATA, AAST or HCEC, they will get their device from those schools.
• Please go ahead and fill out the PDL agreement form and pay the $25 tech fee for your student on MyPaymentsPlus if you have not already done so.  
• https://www2.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome
• E-Learning Device Form 20-21 - revised 8-10.docx

 

Schedules

September 8 is the first day of school for all students including those being served by HCS Virtual. The district is working to finalize schedules and teaching assignments for our brick-and-mortar schools as well as K-12 HCS Virtual.  Parents who submitted an application for K-12 HCS Virtual by the August 10 deadline will receive additional information about getting started with K-12 HCS Virtual the week of September 1.  Information will be emailed to parents and shared on the HCS website. Please have patience as we finalize scheduling.  The August 31 DHEC report will determine what setting the brick-and-mortar students will be in on September 8.  

 

No Book Bag Policy

We have had many questions about the no book bag policy. There are plenty of lockers on campus to meet the needs of our student body.  I also suggest, if your student feels they need something to keep them organized, look at purchasing a laptop sleeve. It is an easy way to carry their device, pens/pencils, and a small notebook.  It is also very helpful for searches because they can easily unzip the laptop sleeve to assist with searches. 

 

Virtual Orientation Day

• Thursday, September 3, 2020 
• We are in the process of creating a virtual open house for all parents and students.  It will give you an opportunity to get valuable information prior to the first day of school. We will send out the link Thursday, September 3, 2020, at noon via email and social media.  

 

Please utilize our Socastee High School website (https://www.horrycountyschools.net/Socastee_High_School) for the most up to date information, along with our social media platforms (Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SocasteeHighSchool & Twitter https://www.twitter.com/SocasteeHS ). We continually update information on all of these platforms. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at JRich@horrycountyschools.net.  Once a Brave, Always a Brave!

 

Sincerely,

 Jeremy Rich

Jeremy Rich, Principal

Socastee High School

 

August 21, 2020

Good evening Brave Nation!

 

Next week we will begin our process of passing out devices to our students. If your student still has their device from last year, we need it turned in as soon as possible so it can be updated and reimaged.  Please assist us with bringing in these devices between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Devices will only be issued to students on Monday and Tuesday who have completed the following items:

 

1. Registered for the 2020-2021 school year.
2. Signed the PDL Parent/Student Acceptance Form.
3. Paid the $25 technology insurance fee.

 

If you have completed all these requirements, please plan to pick up your device during the following distribution times. Please limit to only two people per family (Student and Parent/Guardian) and you must wear a mask.  For our students that already drive, you do not need to have your parent/guardian present.  Please park in the teacher parking lot in front of the school and we will have signs directing you where to go.

 

Device Distribution - for HCS Virtual and SHS Brick & Mortar Students

• Monday, August 24, 2020
• 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, August 25, 2020
• 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

 

• If your student attends the Scholars Academy, ATA, AAST or HCEC, they will get their device from those schools.
• Please go ahead and fill out the PDL agreement form and pay the $25 tech fee for your student on MyPaymentsPlus if you have not already done so.  
• https://www2.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome
• E-Learning Device Form 20-21 - revised 8-10.docx

 

No Book Bag Policy

We have had many questions about the no book bag policy. There are plenty of lockers on campus to meet the needs of our student body.  I will also suggest, if your student feels they need something to keep them organized, look at purchasing a laptop sleeve. It is an easy way to carry their device, pens/pencils, and a small notebook.  It is also very helpful for searches, because they can unzip the laptop sleeve easily to assist with searches. 

 

Virtual Orientation Day

• Thursday, September 3, 2020 
• We are in the process of creating a virtual open house for all parents and students.  It will give you an opportunity to get valuable information prior to the first day of school. We will send out the link Thursday, 8/3/20, at noon via email and social media.  

 

Please utilize our Socastee High School website (https://www.horrycountyschools.net/Socastee_High_School) for the most up to date information, along with our social media platforms (Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SocasteeHighSchool & Twitter https://www.twitter.com/SocasteeHS ). We continue to update information on all of these platforms. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at JRich@horrycountyschools.net.  Once a Brave, Always a Brave!

 

Sincerely,

 

Jeremy Rich

 

Jeremy Rich, Principal

Socastee High School

 

August 17, 2020

Good afternoon Brave Nation!

I hope this email finds everyone doing well and ready to get back to school.  First off, we are very excited about the potential of having our students back in the building sometime this fall, depending on CDC and SCDHEC guidelines. We have missed seeing our students daily and building those positive relationships that are essential to student success. SHS is not the same without the students and staff bringing our building to life! 

Over the next few weeks, SHS will be sending out important information for students and parents for the upcoming school year.  Please be patient with us as we try to answer all phone calls and emails that we are receiving daily.  I promise you, we will get to everyone as soon as possible. HCS has developed a back to school guide for parents that can be accessed at the following link https://www.horrycountyschools.net/Page/15582.

Device Distribution - for HCS Virtual and SHS Brick & Mortar Students

• Monday, August 24, 2020
• 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, August 25, 2020
• 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Monday, August 31, 2020 (If Needed)
• 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

 

• If your student attends the Scholars Academy, ATA, AAST or HCEC, they will get their device from those schools.
• Please go ahead and fill out the PDL agreement form and pay the $25 tech fee for your student on MyPaymentsPlus if you have not already done so.  
• https://www2.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome
• E-Learning Device Form 20-21 - revised 8-10.docx
• If you still have your device from last year, please bring the device with you.  You cannot get another device until you return the device from the 19-20 school year.

 

Safety Precautions

• All students and staff members will be required to wear a mask.
• Additional Sanitation Stations will be throughout the building.
• Signage and markings will be throughout campus to assist with social distancing measures.
• All students will still go through searches every day when we get into the Hybrid or five days a week face to face models.
• No bookbags will be allowed in the building to help ensure the safety for our students and staff.
• If we have athletics, athletes will be allowed to drop off their sports bags in the field house prior to school.
• Students may still bring their own lunch in a container or lunch bag, but will be required to open the container during searches. 
• Staff members will not touch or dig through a student’s belongings during searches, the student will be required to assist with searches.
• Ladies may bring a small purse or clutch.
• Lockers are available for students.

 

Virtual Orientation Day

• Thursday, September 3, 2020 
• More information will be available soon. 

 

Please utilize our Socastee High School website (https://www.horrycountyschools.net/Socastee_High_School) for the most up to date information, along with our social media platforms (Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SocasteeHighSchool & Twitter https://www.twitter.com/SocasteeHS ). We continue to update information on all of these platforms. If you have signed up for HCS Virtual, more information will be coming soon on your next steps.  

Please continue to reach out to me with any questions or concerns you may have through email, JRich@horrycountyschools.net. I know it has been a trying time for many over the past six months.  We are Socastee Strong and will get through this if we work together. Once a Brave, Always a Brave!

 

Sincerely,

Jeremy Rich 

Jeremy Rich, Principal

Socastee High School