T. L. Hanna, an IB World School

2600 Highway 81 North, Anderson, SC 29621 864-260-5110

11/19/14 Parent Newsletter # 17

Hanna Jazz Band to Light City Christmas

Tree! The Hanna Jazz Band will kick off the holiday season with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in front

of the Anderson County Courthouse in downtown Anderson on Friday, December 5th at 6:00 pm.

Join the Hanna Jazz Band and Santa Claus for an evening of Christmas music and fun.

Congratulations to the TLH Jazz Band for annually being asked to have the honor of welcoming the

holiday season to Anderson!

Hanna Jazz Band to begin Anderson’s holiday celebration by

lighting the city Christmas tree!

All TLH Students to Receive

Chromebooks! Largely because of the outcome of the penny sales tax increase passing, we are going to be able to

issue all 10th-12th grade students Chromebooks in January (9th graders already have them)! We are

excited about the academic possibilities that these devices will afford our students, and happy that our

students will now have the opportunity to experience the “one-to-one” use of computers that students

in other districts enjoy. We anticipate that you may have questions and/or concerns about the new

technology and want to give you the opportunity to attend an informational session to have those

addressed. We plan to cover the purpose and vision for the use of the devices to support instruction,

any fees associated with the devices, and answer all of your questions.

There will be two sessions available:

December 3 at 9:00 am in our lecture hall

The second session will be held at the career campus. We will send out more information on that

session once the details are finalized. The form that must be signed by both parents and students has a

statement where the signers affirm that they are familiar with the policies, procedures, and practices in

the Anderson School District Five’s “One to One” Handbook. This handbook is located online at

http://goo.gl/c6MBcZ. It can also be found on our webpage under the Parent Tab.

PARENTS: FORMS AND MONEY DUE FOR CHROMEBOOKS

Students will be attending a training session during school hours and will receive a form to bring home

for you to sign on November 19. Your teen will not be issued a Chromebook until the form is signed

and returned and the $10.00 bag fee is paid (reduced lunch students will pay $1.95 and free lunch

students pay nothing). The deadline to return the signed form to the first block teacher is December 5,

but we would appreciate getting them back immediately. Students off campus first block should

submit them in the front office to Heather Holliday. Money will be paid to Mrs. Hughes in the school

store. Students may do this before school, during lunch, or during homeroom time.

New Red Cord Program for Seniors Who

Donate Blood

The district has approved the Red Cord program for seniors who donate at least 3 times before

graduation. This program is an initiative by AnMed Health Blood Center - to recognize graduating

seniors who have donated three or more times during their high school careers (via: High School

sponsored blood drives, community sponsored blood drives or visiting the Blood Center) by

presenting them with a special “Red Cord” to be worn during their graduation commencement

ceremonies, honoring them for their ‘life-saving’ gifts. They will also be recognized at the Senior

Awards night. When giving blood at a different location, students must designate the donation for

their particular high schools. Students ineligible to give blood (due to age, weight, or medical

restrictions) may recruit family members or friends to donate on their behalf (all donations must be

designated to the student at the time of donation to receive credit).

Also, previously, anyone with a tattoo had to wait a year to give blood. That is no longer the

case. As long as the tattoo was done at a licensed parlor that uses sterile equipment and non-reuseable

ink, there is no wait period to give blood.

Please encourage your 17-year-old who weighs at least 116 to donate blood on December 4 at the

Blood Mobile in the TLH parking lot between 8 am and 3 pm. Family members and friends are also

encouraged to donate at TLH on December 4.

Midterm Grade Reports Midterm grade reports will be issued to students on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.

Interact Club Meeting There will be a meeting of the Interact Club this Thursday, 11/20/14, during homeroom in Room 217.

Corbin Dorsey: Girls Tennis All-State Congrats to Corbin Dorsey for her outstanding season in Girls’ Tennis! She has now received All-State

honors, making all of us at TLH proud!

TLH Fishing Team Upcoming Events The annual T. L. Hanna Invitational Fishing Tournament will be on Saturday, November 22, at

Broyles Landing. See Coach Ray for details. Good luck, Jacket Fishermen!

Signing Day

TLH’s first signing day of the year was held on November 14, 2014, at 10 am. TLH is proud to

announce that three athletes have signed letters of intent to play college athletics. Congratulations to

Nicholas Parilla, signing with Truman University in wrestling; Griff Tolly, signing with Presbyterian

College in cross country; and Adam Hill, signing with the University of South Carolina in baseball.

This is the first of several signing days we will have this year for our athletes who will be going on to

play at the college level.

Nicholas Parrilla will attend Truman University for wrestling.

Griff Tolly will be attending Presbyterian College for cross country.

Adam Hill will be attending the University of South Carolina for baseball.

Competitive Cheer Ranks High in State On Saturday, November 15, 2014, the T. L. Hanna Competitive Cheer team attended the State

Competition at the Bon Secour Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC. This was the first year the team

made it to the state competition. There were 17 very talented teams in the 4A division, and we

placed 8th. This season was truly amazing and puts our competition team as part of the top 10 in

South Carolina. Congratulations to Coach Kelly Jones and our amazing Competition Cheer Team!

Athletic Events November 17 – 22

Monday, November 17

6:00 AM Boys Varsity Baseball WEIGHT ROOM−ALL LEVELS (Practice)

3:50 PM Girls Varsity Basketball (Practice)

3:50 PM Girls Junior Varsity Basketball (Practice)

4:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer CONDITIONING (Practice)

4:00 PM Boys Varsity Wrestling PRACTICE (Practice)

4:00 PM Boys Middle School Baseball CONDITIONING ONLY (Practice)

4:15 PM Girls Varsity Soccer CONDITIONING (Practice)

5:15 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball (Practice)

5:30 PM Boys Varsity Basketball (Practice)

7:00PM TENTATIVE−WINTER SPORT PARENT MEETING – MALL AREA

Tuesday, November 18

6:00 AM Boys Varsity Baseball WEIGHT ROOM−ALL LEVELS (Practice)

3:50 PM Boys Varsity Basketball (Practice)

3:50 PM Girls Junior Varsity Basketball (Practice)

4:00 PM Boys Varsity Baseball CONDITIONING ONLY (Practice)

4:00 PM Boys Varsity Wrestling PRACTICE (Practice)

5:30 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball (Practice)

6:00 PM Girls Varsity Basketball Wade Hampton−Greenville SCRIMMAGE Home

Wednesday, November 19

3:50 PM Boys Varsity Basketball (Practice)

3:50 PM Girls Junior Varsity Basketball (Practice)

4:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer CONDITIONING (Practice)

4:00 PM Girls Varsity Cheerleading PRACTICE−SPIRIT SQUAD (Practice) Home

5:00 PM Boys Varsity Wrestling Powdersville ANDERSON CTY @POWDERSVILLE /SCRIM

6:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball (Practice)

6:00 PM Girls Varsity Basketball Palmetto High School SCRIMMAGE Away

Thursday, November 20

6:00 AM Boys Varsity Baseball WEIGHT ROOM−ALL LEVELS (Practice)

3:50 PM Girls Varsity Basketball (Practice)

3:50 PM Girls Junior Varsity Basketball (Practice)

4:00 PM Boys Varsity Baseball CONDITIONING ONLY (Practice)

4:00 PM Boys Varsity Wrestling PRACTICE (Practice)

4:15 PM Girls Varsity Soccer CONDITIONING (Practice)

5:15 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball (Practice)

6:00 PM Boys Varsity Basketball Seneca High School SCRIMMAGE

Friday, November 21

3:50 PM Girls Varsity Basketball (Practice)

3:50 PM Girls Junior Varsity Basketball (Practice)

4:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer CONDITIONING (Practice)

4:00 PM Boys Varsity Wrestling PRACTICE (Practice)

5:30 PM Boys Varsity Basketball (Practice)

7:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball (Practice)

Saturday, November 22

9:00 AM Boys Varsity Wrestling Seneca MAD CAT SCRIMMAGE @ SENECA HS Away

College Acceptance Rates (2013)

College Acceptance

Rate

Auburn University 77%

Boston College 28%

Charleston Southern University 82%

Clemson University 58%

Coastal Carolina University 75%

College of Charleston 70%

Dartmouth University 10%

Davidson University 29%

Duke University 14%

East Carolina University 61%

Elon University 52%

Emory University 27%

Furman University 77%

Georgetown University 18%

Georgia Institute of Technology

(GT)

41%

Harvard University 6%

Howard University 54%

Johnson and Wales 19%

Lees McRae College 70%

Marshall University 73%

New York University 32%

North Carolina State University 50%

University of Notre Dame 24%

Princeton University 8%

Sewanee 61%

Stanford University 7%

The Citadel 57%

University of Alabama 44%

University of Georgia 59%

University of Florida 43%

University of North Carolina 65%

University of South Carolina 70%

University of Virginia 33%

Vanderbilt University 14%

Washington and Lee University 18%

Yale University 7%

High School and Middle School Students,

USC Upstate Athletics has a special offer for the Thanksgiving weekend for you to spend some

time watching exciting college basketball in the Hodge Center. All students can purchase a ticket

to the games each day for $1 and an additional “buddy” ticket for $1 as well. That is a $10

value ($5 per ticket for students) for just $2. Additional tickets may be purchased at the

full price of admission, which is $10 per session for adults Thursday-Saturday and $8

for adults on Sunday. Students must show valid school ID. For more ticket information,

please contact Nathan Dixon at (864) 503-5865.

Thanksgiving Weekend Schedule

Thursday, Nov. 27 (Men’s Basketball)

3:30 pm – Upstate vs. Florida International

6:00 pm – Cal State Fullerton vs. Wright State

Friday, Nov. 28 (Men’s Basketball)

3:30 pm – Florida International vs. Wright State

6:00 pm – Upstate vs. Cal State Fullerton

Saturday, Nov. 29 (Men’s Basketball)

3:30 pm – Florida International vs. Cal State Fullerton

6:00 pm – Upstate vs. Wright State

Sunday, Nov. 30 (Women’s Basketball)

3:00 pm – Upstate vs. Brevard

Amazing Brain Science: Sleep, Adolescents

and Risk By Erin Cassidy-Eagle PhD / June 20, 2014

I love sleep. Not just sleeping, but the science of it all. This is why some of my friends and colleagues

call me “The Sleep Geek.” It’s a badge I wear proudly. My research looks at the effects of sleep on

older people. Evidence suggests that poor sleep can contribute to, or perhaps accelerate, memory loss

and cognitive decline in older populations. We’re involved in a study exploring whether sleep

therapy—helping people learn how to achieve better sleep—might improve outcomes in memory and

cognition over time.

In adults, short sleep is linked to a wide range of problems, including obesity, hypertension, and

mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and suicidality. Sleep affects day-to-day choices and

behaviors, too. If you stay up all night, you’ll probably make riskier decisions at the casino. You’ll also

be ordering up some delicious high-fat, high-carb snacks to keep you fueled up for that game of

roulette—cravings for such fare increase as sleep decreases.

Our Brains and Sleep: When We Don't Get Enough

Loss of sleep directly affects mechanisms in our brains. Our prefrontal cortex is especially susceptible to

effects from poor sleep. It acts as our brain’s command center, decision maker and emotion regulator.

It’s the hall monitor for our personal social behaviors. It’s a big deal when it’s not working at top

pitch.

Another part of the brain that’s particularly affected by sleep loss is the ventral striatum, part of a

complex network of structures that mediate our responses to anticipated rewards. Your ventral

striatum is strongly activated when you anticipate things such as receiving money, tasting delicious

food or receiving praise or social rewards.

The ventral striatum and other structures interact with the executive-type functions of the prefrontal

cortex to evaluate things such as the value of a reward, the likelihood of receiving it and the risks

necessary to achieve it. You can thank them when you’d like that bicycle in the window, but not so

much that you’ll risk breaking the window to steal it.

Adolescent Brains and Sleep

Adolescents and young adults are a high-risk population when it comes to short sleep. Physically, they

need 9 or more hours of sleep a night, but 9 in 10 report getting less than this. Their internal clocks

change with puberty, so they don’t start feeling sleepy until late at night. School schedules typically

demand they awake quite early. Their weekday-weekend sleep patterns often change drastically.

They’re likely to stay up much later on weekends and sleep later in the day, which means their brains

and bodies are struggling Monday morning to re-regulate their sleep cycle for the week.

Adolescents are also going through an astonishing period of physical, social and mental development.

They have more freedom. They become more social. There are physical and hormonal changes in

their brains that influence emotions, motivations, sexual feelings and impulses, and response to risk

and reward. Their neurocognitive structures are becoming more mature, but it’s an ongoing process.

They’re still making plenty of poor decisions. It all adds up to a period of great excitement and great

hazard. Sexual behavior, alcohol and other drug use, criminal activity, and death by injury and suicide

all increase at this time. Depression, anxiety and other mental health problems often emerge.

So, while healthy sleep is important at all ages, it’s especially vital during the vulnerable time of

adolescence. The challenges adolescents face at baseline, simply through the normal process of human

development, are in many cases exactly those exacerbated by poor sleep.

Erin Cassidy-Eagle, PhD, is Director of Research at ETR. She is also an adjunct clinical assistant professor

in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Contact her at erinc@etr.org.

How To Make Extracurriculars Look Best

On College Applications

Posted: 11/06/2014 3:25 pm EST Updated: 11/06/2014 3:59 pm EST

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/06/how-to-make-extracurriculars-look-best-on-college-applications_n_6116386.html?utm_hp_ref=teen

You’ve probably been told all throughout high school to get involved and participate in clubs and

extracurriculars. For many college admissions officers, seeing that you’re really committed to your

activities proves that you’re responsible and you can manage your time well. Now that it’s college

application season, it’s time to impress admissions officers with your extracurricular involvement. Here

are a few tips get the most out of your clubs and make them look awesome on your college

applications!

1. List your extracurriculars in order of importance

On the Common App, there’s space to list 10 activities. If you’re a super-involved student, this may

mean having to weigh the importance of your clubs and cutting a few out of your application.

“It’s important to list things in order of importance and significant contribution,” says Donnaree

Wynter Grant, assistant director of admissions events at Northeastern University. For example, list

being the captain of your debate team for four years over a single semester you spent playing JV

volleyball. If you’re committed to an activity for longer, it’s probably more significant to you, and

therefore should be listed before activities that aren’t as important in your life.

2. Make sure your descriptions are clear

Grant also stresses that it’s important to describe your clubs clearly enough so someone who is reading

your application for the first time will understand what the activity entailed. “For example, don’t use

acronyms for titles,” she advises. “I won’t know what the ‘ABC club’ is unless you explain what it is

and your role within the club.” Make sure you spell out what the club is titled, what it involves and

what your position is within the club.

Michael Parcella, the assistant direction of undergraduate admissions at UMass Boston, gives some

similar advice. “Letting the college know more about how you were involved rather than just writing

down the name of a club is a good a start to best presenting your information,” he says.

Keep in mind that admissions officers look at hundreds of applications from all over the globe, so they

won’t always know what exactly you’re talking about. For example, don’t simply write “NHS” for the

name of the organization and check off the years you were involved. Instead, call the organization by

its full name, “National Honor Society,” give a brief description of what it is either in your own words

or from the organization’s website (if possible) and then specify if you held a leadership position (like

“president” or “treasurer”) and for which years of commitment. This will make it much easier for

admissions officers to read through your list and gather an idea of what kinds of activities you were

involved in.

TLH 2014-2015 Calendar

Nov 19 (W) Varsity Girls’ Basketball @ Palmetto @ 6 pm

Varsity Wrestling @ 5 pm @ Powdersville

Varsity Girls’ Basketball @ 6 pm @ Palmetto (Scrimmage)

Nov 20 (Th) Interact Club Meeting During homeroom in Room 217

Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Seneca @ 6 pm

Nov 22 (Sa) TLH Invitational Fishing

Tourney

@ Broyles Landing

Varsity Wrestling @ Seneca – Mad Cat Scrimmage

Nov 24 (M) 9th Grade Basketball

Tryouts

JV Boys’ Basketball @ Wren

JV Girls’ Basketball @ Wren

Varsity Boys’ Basketball @ TLH vs. Palmetto @ 6 pm

Nov 25 (Tu) 9th Grade Basketball

Tryouts

JV Boys’ Basketball @ Wren

JV Girls’ Basketball @ Wren

Nov 26 (W) JV Boys’ Basketball @ Wren

JV Girls’ Basketball @ Wren

Nov 26 (W) Thanksgiving Holidays

Nov 27 (Th)

Nov 28 (F)

Dec 1 (M) Deadline to Turn In SC

Teaching Fellows Scholarship

Forms

For questions, see Mrs. Harder.

Dec 2 (Tu) Varsity Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. BHP @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. BHP @ 6:00 pm

Dec 3 (W) Varsity Wrestling @ TLH vs. Seneca/Riverside @ 5:30

pm

Midterm Grade Reports

Distributed to Students

Dec 4 (Th) Varsity Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Abbeville @ 7: 30

Varsity Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Abbeville @ 6:00

Blood Drive @ 8 am – 3 pm

Dec 5 (F) Jazz Band Christmas Tree Lighting Downtown

Anderson @ 6 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Wren @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Wren @ 6:00 pm

Varsity Wrestling @ Irmo @ 4:00 pm – Palmetto Classic

Dec 6 (Sa) SAT Not given at TLH

Cotillion @ TLH

Varsity Wrestling @ Irmo @ 8:00 am – Palmetto Classic

Dec 7 (Su) Band Anderson Christmas Parade @ 3:00

pm; Call Time: 2:00 pm

Dec 8 (M) Varsity Boys Basketball @ Daniel @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Daniel @ 6:00 pm

Dec 9 (Tu) Orchestra Winter Concert @ Glenview

Varsity Boys Basketball @ BHP @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ BHP @ 6:00 pm

Varsity Wrestling @ Franklin Co. @ 4:00 pm

Dec 11 (Th) Band Evening Christmas Concert @ TLH;

Call Time: 6:30 pm

Dec 12 (F) Band Christmas Concert at School (am)

Band Fruit Pick-Up and

Delivery

Varsity Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Wren @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Wren @ 6:00 pm

Dec 13 (Sa) ACT @ Westside

Military Ball @ TLH

JV Wrestling @ Seneca Bobcat Brawl @ 8:00 am

Varsity Wrestling @ Berea HS @ 8:00 am

Dec 15 (M) JV Wrestling @ Powdersville HS @ 5:00 pm

Dec 16 (Tu) JV Girls Basketball @ Easley @ 6:30 pm

Boys 9th Grade Basketball @ Easley @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ Easley @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Easley @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Easley @ 6:00 pm

Varsity Wrestling @ TLH vs. Wren, Pendleton, Palmetto

@ 5:30 pm

Dec 18 (Th) JV Girls Basketball @ Woodmont @ 6:30 pm

Boys 9th Grade Basketball @ Woodmont @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ Woodmont @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Woodmont @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Woodmont @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Wrestling @ BHP @ 5:00 pm

Dec 19 (F) Varsity Wrestling @ BHP @ 5:00 pm

Dec 20 (Sa) Varsity Boys Basketball @ Daniel Tourney vs. Oakbrook Prep

@ Noon

JV Wrestling @ BHP @ 8:00 am

Varsity Wrestling @ Crescent @ 8:00 am

Dec 22 (M) Winter Break

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Daniel Tourney -- TBA

Dec 23 (Tu) Winter Break

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Daniel Tourney -- TBA

Dec 24 (W) Winter Break

Dec 25 (Th) Winter Break

Dec 26 (F) Winter Break

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Hart Co. Tourney

Dec 29 (M) Winter Break; Registration

Deadline for Jan 24 SAT

Register @ www.collegeboard.com

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Hart Co. Tourney

Dec 30 (Tu) Winter Break

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Hart Co. Tourney

Varsity Wrestling @ Byrnes @ 8:00 am

Dec 31 (W) Winter Break

Jan 1 (Th) Winter Break

Jan 2 (F) Winter Break

Jan 3 (Sa) Varsity Wrestling @ Riverside @ 8:00 am

Jan 5 (M) Students Return

Jan 6 (Tu) JV Girls Basketball @ Hillcrest @ 6:30 pm

Boys 9th Grade Basketball @ Hillcrest @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ Hillcrest @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Hillcrest @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Hillcrest @ 6:00 pm

Jan 7 (W) Varsity Wrestling @ Greenville HS @ 5:00 pm

Jan 8 (Th) Exams Blocks 3, 4

Jan 9 (F) Registration Deadline for Feb

7 ACT

Register @ www.act.org

Exams Blocks 1, 2

Biology EOC

JV Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Greenville HS @ 6:30 pm

Boys 9th Grade Basketball @ TLH vs. Greenville HS @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Greenville HS @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Greenville @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Greenville @ 6:00 pm

Jan 10 (Sa) Regional All-State Band

Auditions

Lexington High School

JV Wrestling Jacket Invitational @ 8:00 am

Varsity Wrestling Jacket Invitational @ 8:00 am

Jan 12 (M) Algebra 1 EOC

Varsity Wrestling @ Woodruff @ 5:30 pm

Jan 13 (Tu) English 1 EOC

JV Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Laurens @ 6:30 pm

9th Grade Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Laurens @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Laurens @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Laurens @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Laurens @ 6:00 pm

Jan 14 (W) End of 2nd 9 Week Grading

Period

Varsity Wrestling @ TLH vs. Laurens @ 5:00 pm

Jan 14-15 (W-

Th)

Exam Makeup Day

Jan 15 (Th) JV Girls Basketball @ Westside @ 6:30 pm

9th Grade Boys Basketball @ Westside @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ Westside @ 7:45 pm

Jan 16 (F) Professional Development

Day for Teachers

School Holiday for Students

Varsity Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Westside @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Westside @ 6:00 pm

Jan 17 (Sa) Varsity Wrestling @ Hillcrest @ 8:00 am

Jan 19 (M) School Holiday – MLK

Holiday

Jan 20 (Tu) JV Girls Basketball @ Greenwood @ 6:30 pm

9th Grade Boys Basketball @ Greenwood @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ Greenwood @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Greenwood @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Greenwood @ 6:00 pm

Jan 21 (W) 2nd Nine Weeks/First Semester

Report Cards Issued

Varsity Wrestling @ Westside @ 5:00 pm

Jan 22 (Th) Miss TLH Pageant

Jan 23-24 (F-

Sa)

Orchestra FiddleFest/ End Pin

Festival

@ Anderson University

Jan 23 (F) JV Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Easley @ 6:30 pm

9th Grade Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Easley @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Easley @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Easley @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Easley @ 6:00 pm

Varsity Wrestling @ TLH vs. Abbeville @ 5:00 pm

Jan 24 (Sa) SAT @ TLH

Final All-State Band Auditions

JV Wrestling @ Lexington HS @ 8:00 am

Jan 26 (M) Josten’s Sophomore Meeting @ 10 am

Spring Open House @ 6:00 pm

Jan 27 (Tu) Financial Aid Night @ TLH

JV Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Woodmont @ 6:30 pm

9th Grade Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Woodmont @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Woodmont @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Woodmont @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Woodmont @ 6:00 pm

Jan 28 (W) Varsity Wrestling @ TLH vs. Westside @ 6:00 pm

Jan 30 (F) JV Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Hillcrest @ 6:30 pm

9th Grade Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Hillcrest @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Hillcrest @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Hillcrest @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Hillcrest @ 6:00 pm

Jan 31 (Sa) Band CIPA Qualifier

Varsity Wrestling @ Woodmont @ 8:00 am

Feb 1 – 28 Magnet Application Window

Feb 3 (Tu) Josten’s Ring Order Day @ 11:45 am – 2:00 pm

JV Girls Basketball @ Laurens @ 6:30 pm

9th Grade Boys Basketball @ Laurens @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ Laurens @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Laurens @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Laurens @ 6:00 pm

Feb 4 (W) Half Day PD Day for Teachers Students Dismissed at 11:45 am

Feb 6 (F) JV Girls Basketball @ Greenville @ 6:30 pm

9th Grade Boys Basketball @ Greenville @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ Greenville @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Greenville @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Greenville @ 6:00 pm

Feb 7 (Sa) ACT @ Westside

Wrestling Playoffs

Feb 9 (M) Wrestling Playoffs

Feb 10 (Tu) JV Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Greenwood @ 6:30 pm

9th Grade Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Greenwood @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Greenwood @ 7:45 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Greenwood @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Greenwood @ 6:00 pm

Feb 11 (W) Wrestling Semi-Finals

Feb 12 (Th) JV Girls Basketball @ TLH vs. Westside @ 6:30 pm

9th Grade Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Westside @ 5:15 pm

JV Boys Basketball @ TLH vs. Westside @ 7:45

Feb 13 – 18 (F –

W)

Band Mardi Gras Trip

Feb 13 (F) Registration Deadline for

March 14 SAT

Register @ www.collegeboard.com

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Westside @ 7:30 pm

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Westside @ 6:00 pm

Feb 14 (Sa) Wrestling State Dual Finals

Feb 16 (M) Professional Development

Day for Teachers

School Holiday for Students

Feb 20 (F) Wrestling Upperstate @ Laurens @ 8:00 am

Feb 20-21 (F-

Sa)

Region Band Clinic

Feb 20-22 (F –

Su

Orchestra All State Weekend River Bluff High School, Columbia, SC

Feb 21 (Sa) Wrestling Upperstate @ Laurens @ 8:00 am

Feb 26- March

1 (Th – Su)

Show Dates for Aladdin

Feb 27 (F) Wrestling Individual State @ Anderson Civic

Center @ 8:00 am

Feb 28 (Sa) Wrestling Individual State @ Anderson Civic

Center @ 8:00 am

March 7 (Sa) All-State Jazz

March 13 (F) Registration Deadline for

April 18 ACT

Register @ www.act.org

Josten’s Senior Graduation

Supply Delivery

@ 10 am – 2:30 pm

March 13-15 (F-

Su)

All-State Band

March 14 (Sa) SAT @ TLH

March 18 (W) Exams Blocks 3, 4

March 19 (Th) Exams Blocks 1, 2

March 20 (F) Professional Development

Day for Teachers

School Holiday for Students

March 24 (Tu) End of 3rd 9 Week Grading

Period

March 28-29

(Sa-Su)

Winterguard/Indoor CIPA

Championships

March 30 (M) Spring Break

March 31 (Tu) Spring Break

April 1 (W) Spring Break

April 2 (Th) Spring Break

April 3 (F) Spring Break

April 6 (M) Registration Deadline for May

2 SAT

Register @ www.collegeboard.com

April 7 (Tu) 3rd Nine Weeks Report Cards

Issued

April 9 (Th) Band Evening Spring Concert

April 10 (F) Band School Spring Concert AM

April 11 (Sa) Prom @ The Oaks Venue

April 17-18 (F-

Sa)

Orchestra Trip To Dollywood Competition

April 18 (Sa) ACT @ Westside

April 24-25 (F-

Sa)

Band Solo and Ensemble

May 1-2 (F-Sa) Orchestra Solo and Ensemble @ Palmetto High School

May 2 (Sa) SAT @ TLH

May 4 (M) AP Chemistry Test AM

AP Psychology PM

IB English Paper 1 AM (Level 2 students)

May 5 (Tu) AP Calculus AB and BC AM

IB English Paper 2 PM (Level 2 students)

May 6 (W) AP English Lit/Comp AM

IB Biology Papers 1 & 2 PM (Level 2 students)

May 7 (Th) AP Computer Science AM

IB Biology Paper 3 AM (Level 2 students)

May 8 (F) AP U.S. History AM

AP European History PM

AP Studio Art 2-D

Registration Deadline for June

6 SAT; Registration Deadline

for June 13 ACT

Register @ www.collegeboard.com;

Register @ www.act.org

May 11 (M) AP Biology; AP Music Theory AM

AP Physics C: Mechanics PM – 12:00

AP Physics C: Electricity and

Magnetism

PM – 2:00

May 12 (Tu) Senior Awards Night @ 6:30 pm

IB Math Paper 1 AM (Level 2 students)

IB Spanish Paper 1 PM (Level 2 students)

May 13 (W) AP Statistics PM

IB Spanish Paper 2 AM (Level 2 students)

IB Math Paper 2 PM (Level 2 students)

May 14 (Th) IB History Paper 1 AM (Level 2 students)

Senior Exams Blocks 3, 4

May 15 (F) IB History Paper 2 PM (Level 2 students)

Senior Exams Blocks 1, 2

Senior EOC Exams

Early Dismissal 11:40 am

May 18 (M) IB History Paper 3 AM (Level 2 students)

IB French Paper 1 PM (Level 2 students)

Orchestra Spring Concert @ Glenview

Senior Makeup Exams For AP, IB, and EOC

May 19 (Tu) IB French Paper 2 AM (Level 2 students)

May 21 (Th) Environmental Systems &

Societies Paper 1

PM

Band Banquet

May 22 (F) Environmental Systems &

Societies Paper 2

AM

May 23 (Sa) TLH Graduation @ 3:30 pm @ Bon Secours Wellness

Center in Greenville, SC

May 25 (M) School Holiday – Memorial

Day

May 26 (Tu) US History EOC

May 27 (W) Biology EOC

May 28 (Th) Algebra 1 EOC

May 29 (F) English 1 EOC

June 1 (M) Underclass Exams Blocks 3, 4

June 2 (Tu) Underclass Exams Blocks 1, 2

Early Dismissal @ 11:40 am

June 3 (W) Last Day of School; End of 3rd

9 Week Grading Period

Exam Makeup Day

June 4 (Th) PD for Teachers

June 5 (F) Inclement Weather Make-up

Day

June 8 (M) Inclement Weather Make-up

Day

June 9 (Tu) Inclement Weather Make-up

Day

June 6 (Sa) SAT Not given at TLH

June 13 (Sa) ACT @ Westside