School Briefs - April 27, 2017
DI RESIDENT PART OF WINNING USL MATHLETICS TEAM
Jack Woodward, a Daniel Island resident and 8th grade student at University School of the Lowcountry, helped his team take first place at a state Mathletics competition on Saturday, March 25.
Hosted annually by Christ Our King-Stella Maris School, the competition involved over 250 students representing both independent and public schools locally, as well as Catholic schools from across the state.
Woodward’s team won the Level 4 Event for 7th and 8th grade students. In addition to Woodward, the team included Pai Doesburg, Mary Lee, Bailey Chave, and Leo Vaglienti, as well as math teacher Nicole Brockman.
For more information please visit www.uslowcountry.org or call (843) 884-0902.
DIS NAMES 2017 S.C. JUNIOR SCHOLARS
Thirty-six students at Daniel Island School have met the identification requirements to be selected as South Carolina Junior Scholars.
The program was developed by the State Department of Education to identify 8th-grade students with exceptionally high scholastic achievement and intellectual ability and to provide opportunities for these students that will facilitate their intellectual growth, broaden their individual interests, and promote their scholastic achievement.
Junior Scholars will be invited to attend the Berkeley County School District’s Junior Scholar Institute, an innovative two-week summer program that will be held on June 19-22 and June 26-29.
S.C. Junior Scholar qualification for 2016-17 is a 550 or higher score on the Evidence Based Reading and Writing Section or a 530 or higher score on the Math section of the PSAT/NMSQT. Duke TIP participants who had SAT or ACT scores that met the requirements for recognition at either the Grand Recognition Ceremony or the State Recognition Ceremony during their 7th grade year also qualify.
The Daniel Island School’s South Carolina Junior Scholars are Carson Moore, Macon Bauknight, Quinn Dewitt, William Patterson, Joshua Hartzog, Ryan Bishop, Pilar Florez, Lauryn Bartow, Leah Heineck, Hannah Martin, Daniel Shannon, Joel Herndon, Alexandra Ugan, Colette Pampu, Olivia Holleman, Sally Branton Crawford, Gabrielle Hart, Kate Johnson, Sophia Ludman, Karoline Surdyk, Paige Taylor, Nathan Wu, Will Culler, William McCartee, Timothy McDonald, Grace Hotchkiss, Sarah Jane Kurzenberger, Madeline Nguyen, Isabella Benner, Hannah Hughes, CJ Goforth, Evan McKinnon, Will Rumph, Courtland Clark, Jake Varn, and Will Thrower.