T. L. Hanna IB World School

Parent Newsletter June 1, 2012 Parent Newsletter # 53

In this

Issue:

Farewell to the Class of 2012

TLH Boasts Three Harvard Grads

2012 Girls’ Soccer Team Ranked 23 in Final National Poll

The Class of 2012 Graduates Today!

What’s Possible for TLH Grads?

TLH Grad Tyler Gibson earns PhD from Harvard University (2012).

TLH Grad Hugh Martin receives degree from Harvard University (2012).

TLH Grad Seth Ridley graduates from Harvard University (2012).

What’s Possible When You Have a

Goal and Work Towards It?

ANYTHING!

TLH Girls’ Soccer Team is ranked 23rd in the final national rankings.

TLH Makes U.S. News and World

Report’s List of Nation’s Best High

Schools

T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, SC, is listed among the best high schools in

the state and nation according to U.S. News and World Report. The magazine

released its ranking of the top U.S. high schools two weeks ago. Schools were

ranked according to enrollment, location, state assessment proficiency tests and

Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests. Using that

information, the magazine gave each school a college readiness index score and

ranked the schools. The rankings were also broken down on a state level.

“Students and parents know how important it is to be well prepared for

college,” said Brian Kelly, editor and chief content officer of U.S. News and

World Report. “The 2012 U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools

rankings will help identify which public schools, both nationally and statewide,

will best prepare a student to excel at the collegiate level.”

Principal Sheila Hilton said, “We are thrilled to have appeared in this ranking. I

give all the credit to wonderful teachers who maintain a focus on instruction and

rigor; student who work hard during their high school years; and extremely

supportive parents and community.” Betty Bagley, superintendent for District 5,

said she wasn’t surprised by the news. “I’m very thrilled for them,” Bagley said.

“They work hard and keep their focus on instruction. I’m not at all surprised, but

I’m happy to see them get this recognition.”

Saying Good-By to the Class of 2012

Walking Away

By C. Day Lewis

It is eighteen years ago, almost to the day –

A sunny day with leaves just turning,

The touch-lines new-ruled – since I watched you play

Your first game of football, then, like a satellite

Wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away

Behind a scatter of boys. I can see

You walking away from me towards the school

With the pathos of a half-fledged thing set free

Into a wilderness, the gait of one

Who finds no path where the path should be.

That hesitant figure, eddying away

Like a winged seed loosened from its parent stem,

Has something I never quite grasp to convey

About nature’s give-and-take – the small, the scorching

Ordeals which fire one’s irresolute clay.

I have had worse partings, but none that so

Gnaws at my mind still. Perhaps it is roughly

Saying what God alone could perfectly show –

How selfhood begins with a walking away,

And love is proved in the letting go.

And a Word from Dr. Seuss…

Congratulations! Today is your day.

You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own.

And you know what you know. You are the guy who’ll decide where to go.

—"Oh, the Places You'll Go!"

Summer Reading

If you need the novels for summer reading, they are available in the school

bookstore. A Tale of Two Cities is $4.25 and The Poisonwood Bible is $11.75.

Report Cards

Report cards for seniors were issued during graduation practice on Wednesday,

May 30, 2012. Report cards for underclassmen will be mailed to parents on

Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Parents may use PowerSchool to see final grades and

attendance for students.

Golf Team Ends Season

The varsity and junior varsity golf teams had their banquet this week.. The JV

team celebrated a very successful year going 13 - 1- 1. The varsity went 12 and 5

and amassed 4 tournament 2nd palace finishes, one tournament win and a 5th

place state ranking in 4A golf (49 teams total). JV certificates were awarded to

the following student athletes: Jake Miller, Brady Cox, Coleman Farrow, Tyler

Grennan, Austin MacWhinnie, Danny Goodson, Wells Foust and Connor

Caldwell.

Varsity letters were given to Walton Rogers, Grant Garrison, Graham Farmer,

Nick Dorton, DJ Foust, Bernie McShane, Sloan Hart, Alex Dorton, Alex

Charping. John Michael Kubu, and Zach Posey. The following varsity golfers

earned individual honors: Most Fairways, Nick Dorton - Most Greens in

Regulation, Bernie McShane - Best Putts, Grant Garrison and Nick Dorton -

Coach's Choice, Zach Posey - MVP, DJ Foust.

In the 3rd annual JV / Varsity Challenge match ((Hereafter known as the

Honeycutt Cup in honor of its creator, former JV boys golf coach Terry

Honeycutt), the Varsity eked out a win in the match play format with 2 wins, 1

tie and 1 loss to hold on to the trophy which will sit in Coach Rogers' room for

another year.

Final College Acceptance List

Matthew Aleruchi University of South Carolina

Matthew Aleruchi University of Akron

Matthew Aleruchi North Greenville

Matthew Aleruchi Clemson University

Caleb Allgood Anderson University

Hampton Anderson University of South Carolina

Hampton Anderson Clemson University

Ashley Anderson Tri-County Technical College

Dalvin Armstrong Anderson University

Dalvin Armstrong Limestone College

Dalvin Armstrong Tuskegee University

Dalvin Armstrong King College

Dalvin Armstrong Spartanburg Methodist College

Sarah Benson University of Cincinnati

Nikki Beville Winthrop University

Nikki Beville Coastal Carolina University

Nikki Beville The College of Charleston

Jayson Blankenship The College of Charleston

Nicholas Buckner Lander University

Nicholas Buckner University of South Carolina

Thomas Bucks Frances Marion University

Thomas Bucks Charleston Southern University

Thomas Bucks Coastal Carolina University

Hussain Bukhari University of South Carolina

Alexzandria Clinkscales Anderson University

Daniel Coen North Greenville

Daniel Coen Anderson University

Megan Comen Georgia Tech

Megan Comen Clemson University

Hannah Costanzo University of South Carolina

Alston Crudup The University of Montana

Tyrikus Cunningham Coastal Carolina University

Alex Dermer Clemson University

TJ Diggins The Citadel

TJ Diggins University of South Carolina Upstate

Taneiah Dukes University of South Carolina Upstate

Ian Finley NC State University

Ian Finley Georgia Tech

Ian Finley Clemson University

Ian Finley Florida State University

Ryan Finn Clemson University

Ryan Finn University of South Carolina

Will Gay Wofford College

Preston Griffith Florida State University

Preston Griffith Appalachian State University

Preston Griffith Stetson University

Preston Griffith Furman University

Preston Griffith Loyola University

Lajuana Groves Benedict College

Mary Catherine Harbin Clemson University

Mary Catherine Harbin The College of Charleston

Mary Catherine Harbin Winthrop University

Mary Catherine Harbin Coastal Carolina University

Elizabeth Hearn Clemson University

Elizabeth Hearn The College of Charleston

Elizabeth Hearn University of South Carolina

Emily Higgins University of South Carolina

Emily Higgins Clemson University

Quintez Hill Campbell University

Quintez Hill Coastal Carolina University

Quintez Hill Univesity of South Carolina

Richie Hogg Clemson University

Jennifer Hughes Clemson University

Kyle Jones The College of Charleston

Kyle Jones Auburn University

Kyle Jones Clemson University

Kyle Jones University of Alabama

Remi Jordan Lander University

Brent Kinley University of South Carolina

Brent Kinley Wofford College

Brent Kinley Clemson University

Courtney Lee Johnson & Wales

Courtney Lee Sullivan University

Courtney Lee Paul Smith's College

Courtney Lee The Art Institute of Tennessee

Courtney Lee Clemson University

Brent Lewis North Greenville

Brent Lewis Wingate University

Brent Lewis Tusculum College

Raquiyah Lewis Lander University

Daniel Lippiatt Clemson University

Daniel Lippiatt University of South Carolina

Nilayjia Lloyd Anderson University

John Lockwood Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Jeffrey Logue The University of Georgia

Jeffrey Logue University of South Carolina

Jeffrey Logue The College of Charleston

Jeffrey Logue Clemson University

Jeffrey Logue University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Jeffrey Logue NC State University

Payton Lott Clemson University

Trinity Madden Berry College

Trinity Madden University of Alabama

Hayden Markley Clemson University

Hayden Markley Furman University

Jamesha Martin Lander University

Mary Frances Martin University of South Carolina

Richard Martin University of South Carolina

Lauren Mason Anderson University

Lauren Mason The College of Charleston

Lauren Mason Erskine College

Lauren Mason Lander University

Lauren Mason North Greenville

Lauren Mason Presbyterian College

Lauren Mason Wingate University

Ashley McCollum Furman University

Ashley McCollum Clemson University

Ashley McCollum University of South Carolina

Abby McComb Meredith College

Abby McComb Furman University

Abby McComb University Of South Carolina

Molly McCoy Clemson University

Justin Meredith University of Tennessee

Samantha Palumberi University of South Carolina

Shivani Patel University of Alabama Birmingham

Evani Patel University of Alabama Birmingham

Evani Patel University of North Carolina Charlotte

Evani Patel University of South Carolina

Catherine Payne The College of Charleston

McKinsey Poole University of South Carolina

McKinsey Poole The College of Charleston

William Preston Savannah College of Art and Design

Kalyn Price Anderson University

Kalyn Price Winthrop University

Nicole Quigley Lander University

Erin Reid Anderson University

Kellon Robinson South Carolina State University

Christopher Rousey University of South Carolina

Christopher Rousey Clemson University

Rebekah Ryan University of South Carolina

Fannie Mae Sales Anderson University

Fannie Mae Sales Winthrop University

Susanne Shaw Lander University

Lauren Shuey University of South Carolina

Lauren Shuey Western Carolina University

Lauren Shuey The College of Charleston

Lauren Shuey Coastal Carolina University

Lauren Shuey Clemson University

Hallie Simmons Clemson University

Heather Singleton North Greenville

Zakiyyah Sloan Lander University

Zakiyyah Sloan Winthrop University

William Smith Winthrop University

Devin Stephens University of South Carolina

Nazadia Stephens South Carolina State University

Nazadia Stephens University of South Carolina

Nazadia Stephens The College of Charleston

Glenn Suggs University of Tennessee

Glenn Suggs Auburn University

Glenn Suggs Clemson University

Tatianna Timor University of South Carolina

Tatianna Timor Anderson University

Kyle Tisdale Clemson University

Breona Willingham Coastal Carolina University

Breona Willingham Lander University

Breona Willingham Erskine College

Breona Willingham Charleston Southern University

Andria Wilson University of South Carolina

Andria Wilson NC State University

Julia Wilson Florida State University

Andria Wilson Clemson University

Anderson Adult Education High

School Diploma Program

Student Qualifications

Must need 5 credits or less to graduate

Must meet the minimum requirement on our basic skills math and

reading assessments during orientation

Registration Process

All interested students must come to Anderson Adult Education Center

at 2500 N. Main Street (across from Bojangles) to register for an

upcoming orientation and pay the fee for your first class.

When you register you will receive a verification of withdrawal form,

you must have this completed by your high school and get a copy of

your official transcript and HSAP scores (this should be submitted back

to Adult Ed. prior to the start of orientation).

High School Diploma Orientation

June 13th & 14

th 9:00-12:00

This is a special orientation for students who want to start our high

school diploma program over the summer. Students must be able to

attend both days for the full amount of time in order to attend our

summer program.

Class Schedule

Monday & Wednesday 8:45-11:45 English Credit Class

Tuesday & Thursday 8:45-11:45 Math Credit Class

Monday-Thursday 12:00-3:00 Lab (work on any credits needed)

Based on the credit(s) a student needs, he/she can earn hours everyday,

morning and afternoons, with a minimum of 12 hours a week and a

maximum of 24 hours a week.

You must attend a minimum of 60 hrs. per credit needed and 30 hrs.

per half credit needed.

Fees

$30 per full credit needed

$15 per half credit needed

You need to pay for each class prior to the start of the class.

Robert Anderson Middle School

Presents:

Beauty and the Beast

Directed By: Jamie Hawkins

Technical Direction By: Butch Tarbutton

Artistic Direction By: Paige Crittendon

Choreographed By: Stephanie Knisley

May 31, 2012

7:00 PM

Tickets: Adults--$5 Students--$2

Tickets available at door

Please come to see this talented group of children. They have

worked extremely hard on this production. We look forward to

seeing you there!

2011-2012 TLH Calendar

Date Event Location/Time

June 1 (F) Graduation @ 6:00 Littlejohn Coliseum;

Seniors should be dressed and in

line by 4:45 pm

No Exams

Dismissal at 9:45 am

June 2 (Sa) SAT Not given @ TLH

Fishing Club Banquet @ Hampton Anderson’s

June 4-7 NJROTC JCLS @ Elberton, GA

June 4 (M) Underclass Exams B Day Blocks 1, 2

Dismissal @ 11:45 am

June 5 (Tu) Exam Make-up Day End of 4th Nine Weeks

June 6 (W) Professional Development

Day

Report Cards Mailed

June 7 (Th) Inclement Weather

Makeup Day

June 8 (F) Inclement Weather

Makeup Day

June 9 (Sa) ACT @ Westside High School

June 10-16 NJROTC Palmetto Boys/Girls State @

Anderson University

June 10-15 NJROTC Area Six Sail Training @ Lake

Moultrie

June 17-22 NJROTC Basic Leadership Camp @ Plum

Branch, SC