Good afternoon, this is Rick Parker, Principal of Indian Land High School calling with our Sunday Weekly Update. Happy Sunday! We are now down to nine days until graduation! What feels like the end for us is the beginning for 440+ graduates walking across that stage on May 29th @ 11 am. The journey doesn’t start at the beginning, it begins at the end. We know the tassel is worth the hassle! Keep pushing your senior through to the finish line.
Congratulations to our Golf Team who won the 4th consecutive Region Championship. They are the 2025 Region 3 5A Champions. The team finished third in the Golf State Qualifiers. They qualified for States with a total score of 279. Mason Kucia shot a 69 T2 (tied for second). So proud of Mason. This is Indian Land’s fourth consecutive State tournament.
I am so proud of our Baseball team, who are the Region 3 Champions, defeated Eastside High School on Saturday 8-0 to win the District 1 Championship. They now move to the Final Four and Upper State Championship Series vs Catawba Ridge best of two out of three. They play at home on Tuesday, 5/20 TBD. Come out and support our Warriors!
Coach Mata’s track team had a phenomenal showing on Friday. They had medals and ribbons won by several individuals. Our girls 4x400 just missed the podium. Below are the results of the meet. We have STATE RUNNER UP (Sequel Patterson) who finished 2nd in High Jump receiving a silver medal. Jaidin Robinson fishing 4th in the High Jump receiving a ribbon. Caitlin Lindo received a ribbon coming in 4th in the 100m hurdles. We finished the night off with a bronze medal won by the Boys 4x400 coming in 3rd Place. I have attached some pictures from tonight as well. Please join me in congratulating these student athletes.
2nd High Jump (Sequel Patterson)
4th High Jump (Jaidin Robinson)
4x400 Boys 3rd place (Jaylen Royster, Noah Yesh, Jaidin Robinson, Tavian Daniels)
4th 100h (Caitlin Lindo)
13th 400m (Aubrea Boncore)
9th 4x400 Girls (Paige Starasinich,Mckinley Ausrud,Vitoria Rego Aubrea Boncore)
11th 4x800 Girls (Aubrea Boncore, Anna Urquhart, Ally Basik, Isabella Kiger)
We are now in the final nine days until graduation and Summer Break! We are in what I call “The Season of Effort” and officially in testing mode until the remainder of the school year. See attached schedule.
· Please check out my inspirational video to the Class of 2025 “Are you going to cross the finish line?” https://youtu.be/NMmwzVwaAcE?feature=shared
· The 2024-25 Yearbooks will be passed out this week. The yearbook students will be delivering during the school day!
· The last day for seniors is Tuesday, May 20th if they are exempt from their final exam and have not missed more than six days in any class.
· If a senior is not exempt from their teacher-made final exams, their teacher-made final exams are on Wednesday, May 21th. If they have missed more than six days in a class and have not recovered the time, they must come to school to make up that seat time after May 21th. They will have until May 27th to complete any recovery needed.
· Our EOC State Exams are on the following days:
o Tuesday, May 20 – U.S. History and Constitution
o Wednesday, May 21 – Algebra I
o Thursday, May 22 – Biology I
o Friday, May 23 – English II Reading
o Tuesday, May 27 Make-up Day for EOC State Exams
§ EOC State Exams count 20% of the students final grade
§ EOC State Exams cannot be taken early
· Underclassman Teacher-made Final Exams are on the following days:
o May 27 – 1st and 2nd period Exam – full day for students
o May 28 – 3rd and 4th period Exam – full day for students
o Make-up Teacher-made Exam Days are May 29th and May 30th
§ No early teacher-made exams will be given. If a student misses their Teacher-made final exam, a zero will be placed in PowerSchool. If a student has special circumstances and cannot attend their teacher-made final exams, they should contact their grade level administrator.
· Dr. Heyward – 9th grade
· Ms. Monteith/Mr. Wenger – 10th grade
· Ms. Eaddy/Ms. Merrill – 11th grade
· Mr. Horton – 12th grade
Students in HIST 112 at USCL or HIST 212 at Winthrop (assuming you took HIST 111 at USCL or HIST 211 at Winthrop as well in order to count for your Junior Year HISTORY graduation credit), you need to take the EOC here on May 20th. There is a Google Classroom for study guides - (see the Stream on Google Classroom).
AP Testing Updates: For all AP Psychology Students:
All AP Psychology students received an email on Saturday, May 17 and need to complete the form in that email ASAP and no later than 10:00 AM Monday morning, May 19.
Friday, 5/16, we encountered unexpected technical issues during the administration of the AP Psychology exam. Despite working closely with our IT department to resolve the problem, we were unable to continue with testing and had to suspend the exam.
We deeply regret that we could not complete the test as scheduled. As a result, we will administer a makeup exam for our AP Psychology students on Friday, May 23, in the afternoon. Students should arrive at the testing site by 11:30 a.m.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Stephanie McManus via email at stephanie.mcmanus@lcsd.k12.sc.us.
Seniors Updates
Please see the attached Class of 2025 PowerPoint with all the information for your convenience.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1reWHQfWxNmXkxBJKfYDIZV74ymUlOcWIOtZGbMSYsH0/edit?usp=sharing
Seniors must turn in the school-issued Chrome book and the school-issued charger between May 15- May 21. Bring both items to the library and turn them in to Mrs. Pampreen. Chrome books will be locked after May 21.
Senior Sunrise has been rescheduled for May 27th after graduation rehearsal from 6-9 pm.
It is time to begin working on transferring anything you want to keep from your LCSD Google Drive. Your LCSD Google account will be disabled and inaccessible after graduation. If you are interested in keeping papers you wrote, tip sheets from teachers, projects, etc., transfer your materials to a personal account ASAP. Here is a good Youtube video tutorial if you need it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLsi_yixRqE
Student attendance is critical right now until the end of the school year. Ninety percent of success is showing up and present (not just present, but fully engaged in the work). We are not counting the days but making the days count. Please remind you student to be mindful of their attendance with the end of the year approaching. If you have any concerns, please stop by my office and see Ms. Hunt.
All library books and materials are now overdue. Please return them as soon as possible. If you have truly lost the item, please pay the replacement cost. If it says the item is lost and you know where the item is, simply return the item and the fine will be satisfied. We accept cash or credit card payments (there is a small processing fee on top of the fine amount) for lost items.
Counselor updates about DUAL Enrollment
Summer Dual Enrollment Students- if you have not already, please complete the 2 Forms on the website, so we have your Summer '25 concise schedule. If we do not receive the proper PDF (not screenshot) and the Student Disclaimer form through the Google Forms, the courses will not appear on your ILHS transcript. Please complete this ASAP. Thank you!
Please check out our April “Links to The Land” Newsletter that is loaded with information!
Public link for April 2025 Newsletter: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGkusMNf1A/K4Btetcir6X8cDhJCMOdAg/view?utm_content=DAGkusMNf1A&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h59bd7a75a9
Class of 2025 – Mark your Calendars! Please see all your Senior Events coming up!
Here is your quote of the week: “Always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second rate version of someone else!” Judy Garland
Have a great week!
Mission: The Indian Land Way: We encourage and empower all students with opportunities to have a world class education that creates a W.A.R.R.I.O.R.S. Mindset: Willingness to endure challenges, Armed with Resilience, Ready to Inspire, Overcome, Rise and Succeed!
What does establishing the right mindset - a Warrior Mindset mean! Devoted to learning and growing by leading from the heart, expanding our vision, and having the courage to be fully present every day to getting 1% better. To be the best we are not climbing the mountain to just get to the top but to see who we can become in trying to get there!