Welcome to Summerville High School!

THE WAVE IS BACK
and
THE SURF IS HIGH

SCHOOL STORE 

The "WAVE CAVE" is our all new school store. It's for students, their families, faculty and staff and will feature many items that will promote school spirit such as: T-shirts, hats, and other items imprinted with SHS/Greenwave. It will also provide basic school supplies such as pens, pencils, notebooks, paper, and folders. This is an exciting addition to the services provided by your PTAs. We are looking forward to serving you. Be sure to stop by

PRAYERS GO UP . . . . .
BLESSINGS COME DOWN

MOMS IN TOUCH INTERNATIONAL

Meets weekly to pray for Summerville High School staff, faculty and students. Interested? Please call Leslie Kerrigan at 851-9016

Basketball Concessions

PTAs will handle this year's concession stand at SHS basketball games. Profits will support PTAS programs and school gifts. Interested in helping out? Let the folks know at the PTAS sign-up desk during Fact and Fee Days.

Summerville High School
500 Greenwave Blvd
Summerville, SC 29483
Ph: (843)873-6460

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NATIONAL RECOGNITION In the Tri-county, Summerville's nationally-recognized schools set the standards of excellence. Summerville's Dorchester School District Two was ranked among the nation's top 100 by Money Magazine in its annual survey [Money Magazine, January 1996]. The survey looked at school districts that met three criteria: 1) SAT and ACT scores in the top 20% nationwide, 2) housing costs at least 10% below the nation's most expensive, and 3) within a 50-minute commute of one of the nation's 80 most populous urban areas. Summerville's good test scores and moderate housing costs landed it on this list of elite's. What separates a great school district from a good one? Money Magazine says that the best school systems have strong community support, active parental involvement, and high academic expectations. These ingredients are easily seen in Summerville's schools. Summerville parents voted recently to pass a $25.5 million bond issue to renovate Summerville High School. They also kept Summerville's expectations and standards high by voting not to lower its District Two's grading criteria to match some others in the surrounding area. Money Magazine listed strong parent/teacher involvement as a trait typical of the nation's best school districts, and Summerville's schools certainly fit that description. Summerville parents are involved: they not only know who their children's teachers are, they know their children's teachers. Living in a small town helps, because, as the saying goes, it takes a whole village to raise a child. Parents and grandparents can be seen throughout Summerville's schools volunteering in classrooms, assisting with instruction, decorating facilities, landscaping grounds, or just observing children and their teachers "at work." Summerville parents are not the kind who expect their children's teachers to solve every problem: reading, writing, arithmetic, violence, drugs, emotional distress, etc. Summerville parents work together and recognize that teachers and administrators are their strongest allies in the battle for well-educated and well-adjusted young citizens. School administrators expect students' family members to participate in the entire education process. Perhaps the real explanation for Summerville's recognition by Money Magazine is that residents do live - and work, and play - in a small town. Summervillians know their neighbors, their children, and their schools, and revel in their accountability to each other. It just may be that Summerville's smallness is its greatness.

TEST SCORES
Dorchester District Two schools outpaced all other area school districts in the 1995 Metropolitan Achievement Tests, 7th edition (MAT-7). The MAT-7, which replaces the Stanford-8, appraises 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th grade students' abilities in reading, math, and language skills. For all categories in all grade levels, Summerville students' scores were higher than those of any other schools in the Tri-county, and, across the board, were higher than the state average. Over 98 percent of Summerville high schoolers graduate and 65 percent go on to post-secondary education. District Two students' SAT scores for 1993-94 averaged 424 verbal and 481 math (905 combined) while that year's national average was 902. Furthermore, it should be noted that in South Carolina, unlike many other states, students are not selected to take either the SAT or the ACT. In South Carolina, any student may take the tests, and all, regardless of academic record, are encouraged to do so.

"Quality, Tradition, Vision"
District Superintendent Dr. Charles Lindsey believes no one approach to learning is appropriate for all children. He is proud of the district's ability to meet the needs of all students regardless of their challenges. Whether a child needs a very structured traditional classroom or a more creative innovative environment, the district's schools can accommodate those needs. Dr. Sandra Lindsay (no relation), Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, likes the district's abbreviated mission statement: "Quality, Tradition, Vision." She likes Summerville's sense of tradition and the district's reliance on tried-and-true techniques while having the vision to seek out proven educational innovations, all tested against a standard of quality that assures the best education for each child.

SPORTS
John McKissick, head football coach at Summerville High School, holds the national record for most lifetime victories (over 400) during a highly-decorated career spanning four decades and touching thousands of students' lives.

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Dorchester School District Two
Administrative Offices
102 Green Wave Blvd.
Summerville, SC 29483
(843) 873-2901

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