It's IMPACT Service Time Again!

This Friday, March 6, our 7th - 12th Grade students will once again be the hands and feet of Christ to those around us in need.  This is our 3rd Impact Service Day and we will be serving 16 different organizations throughout the Upstate area.

• ALL students should report to the West Campus, (US) Gymnasium at 8:00 a.m. on Friday morning.
• ALL students must wear tennis shoes.
• Please dress appropriately for a work day - i.e. clothing that can get dirty or messy and meets dress code requirements.  Athletic pants are acceptable.  Leggings and yoga pants are not.
• Bring a water bottle and snack for the morning.
• All groups will be going out to lunch.  Be sure to bring money to buy lunch or bring a lunch.
• This is a full school day.  Any absences will be recorded as unexcused and the students will be required to make up the 5 service hours they would have received toward their total requirement for the year.

Congratulations to our 7th Grade Invention Convention finalists who are eligible to move on to compete at Duke Energy's Invention Convention at the TD Convention Center on Monday, March 16 & Tuesday, March 17. 

1st Place: Luca Coban's Suction Solar Charger.  This handy charger sticks fast to any solid surface and soaks up the sun to charge any device with a USB port.

Runner Up: Jack Cummings' The Water Flipper. Designed with impoverished countries in mind, this invention filters water while generating electricity.

People's Choice (voted by the 7th Grade): Luke Stasikelis' Piggy Platter - the perfect bowl for pets that won't tip over!

The best and brightest of our recent 6th Grade Science Fair experiments include:

Biology

1st Place: Gabriel Makowski

2nd Place: Benjamin Norman

Chemistry

1st Place: Anna Arnold

2nd Place: Emma Ruth Pedersen

Physics

1st Place: Madison James

2nd Place: TIE between Pia Englebrecht & Brandon Ward

Behavioral Science

1st Place: Riley Watkins

2nd Place: Natalie Sippel

Technology

1st Place: Cadence Boehm

2nd Place: Michael Sexton

 6th Grade Class Heads for Barrier Island

Shannon Forest's 6th Grade class will travel to Seabrook Island to experience the annual Barrier Island Environmental Program run by St. Christopher's Camp and Conference Center.  Students will depart from the West Campus on Monday, March 9, and return on Wednesday, March 11. The trip will be full of fun and educational activities and team building exercises. Students will try their hand at seining in an Estuary, hiking through a maritime forest and walking through a salt marsh during this memorable 6th Grade trip!

Interested In Serving In Student Government?

If your student is serious about developing leadership skills and enhancing the Shannon Forest Upper School experience, the dates for applying for 2015-2016 Student Government positions are as follows:

Student Body Officers (current 10th & 11th Grade students):

Monday, March 2 - Thursday, March 12: Students may pick up applications from Mrs. Wheeler.

Friday, March 13: All applications are due to Mrs. Wheeler by 3:15 p.m.

Week of March 16: Mrs. Wheeler will meet with applicants.

Tuesday, March 31: Speeches will be made during study hall.

Wednesday, April 1: Elections will be held during lunch.

Class Officers (current 5th - 11th Grade students):

Monday, April 13 - Friday, April 17: Students may pick up applications from Mrs. Wheeler.

Friday, April 17: All applications are due.

Wednesday, April 22: Elections will be held during lunch.

Lindsey Black's Marine Biology class recently enjoyed a visit to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia.  After their underwater adventure, the students dined at the iconic drive-in restaurant - The Varsity.

Shannon Forest 3rd Grade Celebrates South Carolina History

The 3rd Grade students of Brooke Thompson and Jennifer Wheeler will charm audience members Southern style in the annual South Carolina History Program - Nothin' Could Be Finer -  on Thursday, March 12, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.  The program covers the culture, historical moments, and famous people of our great state.

KT students Claire Burns, JD Stubbs and Graham Mathias learn how to tell time in Debbie Patterson's class.  JD was playing the part of the "people clock person" who showed his classmates how to set their clocks.

THE GIVER

Friday, March 13 & Saturday, March 14

7:00 p.m.  

West Campus (US) Gymnasium. 

Tickets prices:

$7 for adults

$5 for students, SFCS teachers & children 

Concert Choir Heads To The Windy City

Winter Sports Award Honorees

Congratulations to all of our athletes on their winter season.  Click on the link below to see the Crusaders who were recognized at the Winter Sports Awards held on Monday, March 2.  Awards were given for Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player, the Coaches Award and the Academic Award.

Click HERE for Winter Sports Award Winners

Shannon Forest Christian School admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin or religious preference to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.  SFCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin or religious preference in the administration of its education policies, scholarship, athletic and school administered programs.