Twelve HCS students won National Merit Scholarships.
Twenty-nine HCS members of the HCS class of 2025 were named National Merit Semifinalists.
Twenty-three HCS seniors were selected as Teaching Fellows.
At the SC State Fair Student Art Competition, AAST’s Rylee O’Leary and Myrtle Beach High’s Aniya Gardner won first place in their categories.
Andy Xu, a 2024 Scholars Academy High graduate, won third place at the annual Trig-Star Competition sponsored by the National Society of Professional Surveyors.
Socastee Middle sixth grader Connor Norton won the Pee Dee Regional Spelling Bee. He then competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., where he made it to the semifinals.
Socastee High junior Maela Phetakoune’s painting was chosen for inclusion in the 2024 “Artistic Discovery” Congressional Art Competition organized by the Congressional Institute.
Socastee High senior Emma Elliot’s artwork won first place in the Age 17 and Up category of the 2024 Let’s Celebrate Art Competition, sponsored by the SC State Library Talking Book Services.
Socastee Middle’s Connor Norton and Ten Oaks Middle’s Eleanor Oestreich were two of only 20 students in the state who earned a perfect score on both portions of the SC READY this year.
The FIRST Robotics team members from AAST and North Myrtle Beach High competed in the Peachtree District Championship in Atlanta against the top 50 teams from Georgia and South Carolina. AAST served as captain of their alliance, which finished 5th in the competition. The alliance that included North Myrtle Beach High finished in 4th place.
North Myrtle Beach High’s Navy JROTC Brain Brawl team won second place at the Navy JROTC Area Six Brain Brawl.
