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May 8, 2024 • Volume 27, Issue 5 • Complimentary • HiltonHeadSun.com
Beaufort County School District Honors HS Senior Standouts at Senior Scholars Celebration BY SHANNON COPCUTT Contributor Celebrating their outstanding academic achievements, 110 high school seniors were honored by The Beaufort County School District at the recently held annual Senior Scholars celebration. Senior Scholars are students from the district’s six high schools who have been enrolled for a minimum of three consecutive semesters by the second semester of the senior year, and who have maintained a cumulative 3.5 gradepoint average or higher, are ranked in the top 10 percent of their graduating classes, and earned the equivalent of an 85 percent grade or higher in college prep courses, an 80 percent grade or higher in honors courses, and a 75 percent grade or higher in advanced placement, international baccalaureate, or dual enrollment courses in all quarters of their high school career. “We’re exceptionally proud of what these outstanding seniors have accomplished during their high school years, and we’re confident their successes will continue into the future,” said Superintendent
Frank Rodriguez, who was on hand at the event to hand each student a special certificate for their achievements. Each student also received a chord to wear at graduation. “Being a senior scholar means to me that all of my hard work has paid off,” said Ellis Adelman, a senior at Hilton Head Island High. “I’ve worked really hard through high school to get the grades that I have, so I’m really honored to get this award.” For Eric Jenkins Jr., a senior at May River High School this honor meant, “staying determined. In order to have a successful future, you need to be able to know that no matter what, you have to work hard in anything that you are doing because one day that opportunity will come, and you will do something great.” Rodriquez noted that the evening was a great chance to “celebrate our students and recognize them for their hard work. Being senior scholar is an incredible accomplishment.” Each senior was also given a customized yard sign to display in their yard at home, showcasing their accomplish-
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HHCA Breaks Ground on Expansion 8A Beaufort County school officials handed out awards and chords to the top performing seniors in the district’s high schools at the Senior Scholars Celebration. ment as they prepare to begin a new chapter of their lives after high school graduation. At this year’s banquet, Whale Branch Early College graduate Quintilian Fields Jr., a 2022 Senior Scholar, was the special speaker. Fields is currently an honors student at the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) where he serves as a student ambassador and Resident Assistant (RA). A member of the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society and a dedicated Family Worship
Center youth leader, Fields represented USCB at Carolina Day at the State House and was honored as the 2023 USCB Student of the Year.
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This year’s Senior Scholar banquet honorees include: T’erre Nicole Elaine Adderley Ellis Adelman Andry Janluca Aguero Anthony David Angelino Joshua Fabian Angulo Lopez
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