Celebration!

SHS Ranks 7th in the State for AP Scores
Reports Highest Test Passage Rate in the County

The percentage of SHS students with AP scores high enough to receive college credit increased 17% over last year. Our passage rate was 81.8%, the highest in the county. Moreover, the school's passage rate ranked 7th in the state out of schools that administered over 100 tests. For more details, see the article on the Spartanburg Herald Journal's website.

Landon Cohen, a graduate of SHS, was drafted by the Detroit Lions. Cohen will attend a three-day mini-camp beginning Thursday and then return to Ohio University and finish his classes for the semester.

"I can't think of anyone else in the recent years out of Spartanburg High that deserves the opportunity to play in the NFL more than Landon," Vikings' athletic director Myles Wilson said. "He's been the prime example of work ethic and determination. He put everything to the side to get there."

Daily Announcements

Click on the attachment to view the SHS Weekly Bulletin for May 12 - 17, 2008.

THE WEEKLY BULLETIN.doc

In Memory

Families Receive Palmetto Patriot Awards

Families of former SHS students who were killed in war were honored with the Palmetto Patriot Award.

Army PFC Joey Sams II, a 2004 graduate of Spartanburg High, died in Kuwait in March 2007. He was deployed as a tank gunman with the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. He had been in Kuwait, preparing to enter Iraq, for about three weeks when he was pinned between two vehicles.

Marine Lance Pcl. David Lindsey, a 2005 graduate, died from a gunshot wound in May 2007 while serving in Iraq. Lindsey joined the Marines in 2005. He was deployed with the 3rd Battalion 6th Marines in January 2007.

Senator Glenn Reese presented the Order of the Palmetto Patriot and the flag to Sams' family. Senator Jim Ritchie made the presentation to Lindsey's family.

We Are ...

a four time winner of the Blue Ribbon Award.
a Palmetto Gold winner for the last five years in a row.
a Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School.
a School of Promise from 2002-2007.
a school that presented at the National Conference for Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence.
the best high school for your students to attend and for educators to work in!