Scholarship/College Information By Mr. J. Floyd

                 The Gates Memorial Scholarship is available for African American, Native American or Hispanic American seniors who have an unweighted GPA of 3.3 (on a 4 point scale).  An online application is available at http://www.gmsp.org/ and must be submitted by January 10, 2011.

                 Seniors who plan to enter the teaching profession are encouraged to apply for the Teaching Fellows Program at www.cerra.org/tfapp.  This program offers up to $24,000 over four years.  The deadline is November 1, 2010.

                 Seniors who plan to attend a four-year college need to take the SAT or ACT.  The dates for the ACT are as follows:

October 23 – register by September 17

December 11 – register by November 5

February 12 – register by January 7

April 9 – register by March 4

June 11 – register by May 6

Register online at http://www.actstudent.org/

Dates for the SAT are as follows:

November 6 – register by October 8

December 4 – register by November 5

January 22 – register by December 23

March 12 – register by February 11

May 7 – register by April 8

June 4 – register by May 6

Register online at www.sat.collegeboard.com.

WCS Commemorative Book Club By Ms. Donna Hagen

     Parents, students, and community members are invited to donate books to the Whitmire Community School Media Center in honor of or in memory of someone special. Parents and grandparents can donate books in honor of a child’s birthday. Students can donate in honor of a favorite teacher or another special adult. Book plates designating the honoree and the person donating will be placed inside each book. The media center has a small selection of elementary books available that can be purchased and placed in the media center. Middle and high school books can be selected from a list and placed on order in the media center.

Any person wishing to participate in the WCS Commemorative Book Club should contact Ms. Hagen in the media center by calling the school at (803) 694-3400.

WCS Has Spirit By Alana English

     Each year, during homecoming week at WCS, the cheerleaders pep us up in different ways.  This year, we are having a contest for a coach to be cheerleader for a day.  The candidates are Coach King, Coach Mac, and Coach Tepper.  The students and faculty will vote for their choice to be cheerleader for a day.  We will have a bonfire on Thursday and a PreK-12 pep rally on Friday.  The entire week, however, is marked by spirit days, where the student body and faculty and staff celebrate homecoming by dressing wacky for each day. 

               This year's spirit week is as follows:

Spirit Days for Week of September 20-24

Monday………………...MULTICOLOR DAY

Tuesday………………..HOLIDAY

Wednesday……………TWIN DAY

Thursday……………….CAMO DAY

Friday……………………BLUE & GOLD DAY

Homecoming At WCS Posted By Alana English

    

Members of Student Council are selling SPIRIT LINKS—Please support your class and help the Student Coucil by purchasing Spirit Links.

NEXT WEEK IS HOMECOMING WEEK!

                             Your Homecoming Court

6^th Grade Princess ………Megan Owens

7^th Grade Princess……….Kristin McLain

8^th Grade Princess……….....Takiera Sanders

9^th Grade Princess……….....Kentrel Whitmire

10^th Grade Princess……....Brianna Lindler

11^th Grade Princess…….... Nicole Pressley

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 Chelsea Caudill

Haley Erskine

Harlie Taylor

Alesia Henderson

will be crowned Homecoming Queen at the ballgame on Friday Night, September 24^th , when the Whitmire Wolverines host the Dixie Hornets.

There will be a homecoming parade next Friday immediately after school. A bonfire is in the works for Thursday night, September 23, following the Royal Regiment’s Exhibition.

WCS will hold their first-ever PreK-12 PEP RALLY next Friday at 1:30 in the gym.

WHS Senior Beta Club Holds First Meeting By Alana English

     

Senior Beta Club Seal

                 Thursday, September 16, marked the first Senior Beta Club meeting of the school year.  The agenda included some unfinished business from last spring—  run-off election of officers.

                 After tallying the votes, the officers are as follows:

President…………..Jennifer Ruff

Vice President…….Crystal Wallace

Secretary…………..Alesia Henderson

                                Treasurer……….......Ian Elsmore

Another item on the agenda was the Senior Beta Convention.  The club discussed a possible small group talent entry, the scrapbook competition, the banner logo, and convention costs.  The main topic was our candidate for office this year— Dakota Miller will throw his hat in the ring for State Beta President!

This year the Senior Beta Convention will move back to its old site at beautiful Myrtle Beach, SC.  Last year, the convention was in Columbia.  For several years prior to that, the convention had been in historic Charleston. 

The members were also given a convention payment schedule on Friday, September 17.  The nonrefundable deposit of $50.00 is due September 27.

Three Alumni Inducted Into Hall of Fame By Chelsea Caudill

Pictured above: (L to R) Bernard Rice, Jeremy Thompson, and Tomekia Means.                 
Photo by Mike Plemmons, used with permission.

    
     On August 27, Whitmire High School inducted three new well-deserving members into its hall of fame.  They were Jeremy Thompson, Bernard Rice, and Tomekia Means.

     Bernard Rice is a 2003 graduate of Whitmire High School. Bernard lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. In 200l and 2002, he was named to the Newberry County Touchdown Club All County Team. He was named All-Region in Football and earned team MVP honors in 2002. His basketball awards include All-Region, Attitude Award, Best Defensive Player, and MVP for the 2002-2003 season. Bernard also received the Male Sportsmanship Award, the Three Sport Award, and the Senior Award in 2002-2003. Today, Bernard is employed with Down Town Locker Room (DTLR) in Charlotte as a manager and works for Atlantic Record Label.


     Jeremy Thompson is a 1997 graduate of Whitmire High School.  Jeremy lettered in football in 1996 and 97, basketball in 1996 and 97, and baseball in 1995, 96, and 97.  He was named Best Defensive Back of the football team in 1997.  He won the Baseball Batting Trophy in 1997.  His basketball awards include Most Improved for the 1995-96 season, MVP in 1996-97, All-Region in 1996-97 and the Union Tip Off Classic All Tourney Team in 1996.  He holds an Associate's Degree in Engineering Graphics Technology.

         Tomekia Murphy Means is a 1991 graduate of Whitmire High School.  Tomekia lettered in volleyball and basketball from 1989-1991.  She was named Most Improved of the basketball team in 1989.  The next year she became MVP in 1990 and then again in 1991.  She was crowned Miss Whitmire High in 1990.  Currently, Tomekia works for Spartanburg County DSS and the US Postal Service.  She is also Whitmire High School's Girl's Basketball Head Coach this year.

     The WCS family celebrates with these fine Wolverines and joins in with the rest of our community in saying congratulations for your contributions to our athletic program.

(Information for this article came from Coach Donald Addis)

Art Honors Society

The Art Honor's Society will meet after school on Monday, September 13th in the high school art room. Students in grades 7-12 who have held a B average in their most recent art class can become a member. See Ms. Winslow for more details.

Wolverines vs. Calhoun Falls Charter By Rondera Lindler

     The Wolverines went up against Calhoun Falls Charter this past Friday.  Even though the Wolverines lost, they were still capable of putting up a good fight.  One of the night's highlights was Traccey Ruff scoring on a nine-yard touchdown run.

Upcoming Events at WCS By Cassie Mull

September 7- Tennis vs. Greer Middle College/Volleyball @ St. Joseph’s

September 9- Tennis @ Landrum/Volleyball vs. Blacksburg/JV Football vs. Blacksburg

September 10- Varsity Football @ Indian Land

September 13- Tennis vs. Newberry

September 14- Tennis vs. St. Joseph’s/Volleyball @ Landrum

September 16- Tennis vs. Christ Church/Volleyball vs. Greenville Tech/JV Football @ Southside Christian

September 20- Interim reports/Tennis @ Mid-Carolina/Volleyball @ Mid-Carolina

September 21- Volleyball @ Southside Christian

September 23- Tennis vs. Southside Christian/Volleyball vs. SCSDB/JV Football @ Dixie

September 24- Varsity Football (Homecoming) vs. Dixie

September 28- Volleyball @ Christ Church

September 30- Tennis @ Greer Middle College/Volleyball vs. St. Joseph’s/JV Football vs. Landrum

October 1- Varsity Football @ Landrum

October 5- Tennis vs. Landrum/ Volleyball @ Blacksburg

October 6- Early Release

October 7- Tennis @ St. Joseph’s/Volleyball vs. Landrum/JV Football vs. Southside Christian

October 8- Varsity Football @ Southside Christian

October 11- Tennis vs. Mid-Carolina/Volleyball vs. Mid-Carolina

October 12- Tennis vs. Christ Church/Volleyball @ Greenville Tech

October 14- Volleyball vs. Southside Christian/ JV Football @ Blacksburg

October 15- Varsity Football @ Blacksburg (Youth Night)

October 19- 22 HSAP/Tennis @ Southside Christian/ Volleyball @ SCSDB

October 20- End of 1st nine weeks

October 21- JV Football @ Christ Church

October 22- Varsity Football vs. Christ Church (Senior Recognition)

October 28- JV Football vs. St. Joseph’s

October 29- Varsity Football @ St. Joseph’s