December 17,

2012

Parent Newsletter # 20

A Few Words About School Safety

and Sandy Hook

School violence, such as the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in

Connecticut, haunts all of us. Please know that safety is our number one priority.

We constantly assess our procedures and safety measures to make sure that we have

a safety plan that reduces the likelihood that violence will occur. Here are some of

the measures that our district and school have taken to make TLH safe:

We have….

An armed school resource officer (Jamey Hill) who is a deputy with the

Anderson County Sheriff’s Department. He is highly trained in the use of

firearms and in hostage negotiation. He has both a firearm and a taser in his

possession at all times.

Two full-time security guards (Robin Brian and Joe Montgomery). Mrs.

Brian is in charge of student ID’s (which helps us to know at a glance if those

in our building belong here or not). There is constant monitoring of areas

both inside the building and outside in the parking lots by these security

personnel.

Three assistant principals and a ninth grade academy director who handle

discipline of students.

A school safety plan that is revised yearly.

A new entrance that diverts people to office areas rather than having them

walk directly into the building. A buzzer system allows only those who have

been cleared to enter the building.

Telephones in every classroom.

Lobby Guard computer in the front office that requires all visitors to scan

their drivers’ licenses, notifying school personnel of any criminal

backgrounds.

A video camera system (both inside and outside the building).

Monthly emergency drills (fire, intruder, earthquake, tornado/severe

weather). We have designated secure rooms for weather emergencies, so

that students/teachers will be away from storms that may approach our

buildings from certain directions.

Teacher duty stations to monitor hallways and mall areas.

Walkie/talkies for constant communication among administrators and

strategically placed teacher walkie/talkies in each classroom hallway, office

area, and gym.

Hand-held metal detectors, which have been used at after-school and

extracurricular activities.

A school psychologist two days a week from Anderson Mental Health.

A public address system that can be activated from all classrooms.

All other entrances to the building locked, with entrance gained only

through the front doors.

Double-wide hallways where lockers are found (reduces student physical

contact).

Contracted service with a company that supplies drug and firearm detection

dogs, in addition to the dogs supplied by the Anderson County Sheriff’s

Department. This year we will increase the number of visits made by these

specially trained dogs. They can detect guns, marijuana, hashish, cocaine,

heroin, and methamphetamines.

Training for teachers by the Anderson Gang Task Force.

Darkness to Light training for faculty/staff in detecting the signs of sexual

abuse.

First responders in each area of the school – CPR trained.

A school nurse for medical emergencies.

Three AED’s, automated external defibrillators, for cardiac emergencies.

Fire, smoke, and chemical alarms.

Emergency eye washes/showers in science labs.

A certified athletic trainer to assist with athletic injury emergencies.

All coaches with CPR and concussion training.

Earthquake ceilings, which are less likely to fall during earthquakes.

A new drop-off/pick-up area to keep cars from lining up on Highway 81.

New in-school signage that will assist emergency personnel in identifying

hallways.

New connection between our camera system and the Anderson County

Sheriff’s Department’s camera system, so that they will be able to see any

emergencies through our cameras.

If you know of any safety issues that we are not addressing, please let us know. We

value your input into our safety plan. Of course, we know that even “the best laid

plans” may still not be enough. We hope and pray for the safety of our students

both inside and outside of our school every day.

Sports Update from AD Kenya Fouch

Excellence in

Academics – Athletics – Arts

Chelsea Drennon Named All-American

Chelsea with her parents, her brother, and Coach Davis

From Coach Katelyn Davis

Chelsea Drennan the daughter of Kim and Robert Drennan has been awarded the

distinguished honor of being named an All-American for the 2011-2012 soccer

season. Over the past three years of her high school career Chelsea has helped her

team to the state finals and last year helped clinch the 4A State Championship. In her

career for the Lady Yellow Jackets she has scored 76 goals and assisted in 39. She has

been named All-Region and All-State since her freshmen year in 2010, recognized by

the Independent Mail as the Female Soccer Athlete of the Year since 2010, won 2011

and 2012 South Carolina Coaches Association of Women’s Sports 4A Female Soccer

Player of the Year, and has been nominated for ESPN’s Gatorade Soccer Player of the

Year in 2012. Chelsea will continue her soccer career at the University of South

Carolina in the fall of 2013. The title of All-American is a distinguished honor that

only 82 other young ladies will experience this year. Chelsea is one of two soccer

players representing the state of South Carolina on the All-American team. The All-

American athletes are the best soccer players in the nation and many of the names

found on this list in the past 30 years have gone on to represent the United States in

the Olympics and World Cup. Chelsea will attend the National Soccer Coaches

Association of America Convention (NSCAA) in Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 19,

2013 to receive her award.

South Carolina Senator Kevin Bryant reads a proclamation recognizing

the accomplishments of the T.L. Hanna Girls Soccer team.

Senator Bryant, a 1985 graduate of T.L. Hanna High School, poses for a

picture with the champions.

Boulware Honors Pour In

The off-season tour started for Ben Boulware last week in Myrtle Beach. Ben was

selected as one of five finalists for Mr. Football of South Carolina. Tramel Terry of

Goose Creek High School, a UGA commit, won the award. Ben, a Clemson commit,

left Myrtle Beach for Spartanburg to begin preparing for the Shrine Bowl of the

Carolinas. Ben will leave on New Year’s Eve headed for Tampa, Florida, to

participate in the Under Armour All-American game. The game will be televised

nationally on ESPN live on Friday, January 4, 2013.

Hillcrest Receives a Rude Welcome to

Region 1-4A Courtesy of Anderson Independent Mail

Hillcrest's Tre Smith attempts a shot

as T.L. Hanna's Collin Maynard, left,

B.J. Cheek and Quendal Johnson

defend in the first half Wednesday.

T.L. Hanna's Quinn Martin dunks the ball on a

fast break against Hillcrest.

The lasting image of the Rams' first region game will be the T.L. Hanna student

section rushing its home floor celebrating an 80-72 victory and witnessing their #2

ranking in Class 4A go up in smoke. Hillcrest (3-2, 0-1 in Region 1-4A), which had

been battle-tested in a brutal Region 2-4A year after year, entered its new home with

a reputation for winning big games. That didn't faze Hanna senior Jameel Taylor and

his teammates in the least. "We took them seriously as a No. 1 team and played as a

team and stayed confident," said Taylor, who finished with 24 points. "They're the

same players as we are so we knew if we could just play hard we could win."

Hanna struggled to get shots up early against Hillcrest's matchup zone and its length

but stayed close throughout the first half and got comfortable once the Rams moved

into their full-court press.

Quinn Martin scored 16 points and Quendal Johnson added 12 primarily off easy

finishes in transition. Trailing 30-27 at half, Hanna went on a 9-2 run to start the

third quarter and built a 62-51 lead in the fourth following one of Taylor's four

three-pointers. "We knew as soon as they started pressing we wanted to attack it.

Attack the press and try to get layups and not try to be laid back," Brown said. "We

wanted to get to the middle of the floor and go with it and have some numbers.

And we converted."

Hillcrest was playing without one of its two seniors that were named top-5 seniors in

4A by the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association. Mercer signee D.J. Brooks

tore his ACL last week against Mauldin and will miss the rest of the season.

The Rams' other top-5 senior, Tre Smith, started slowly, but tallied 18 points. Tyler

Hooker, who had 25 points, kept his team in the game late with a few threes.

Smith got his own rebound and scored with 25.2 seconds left to pull within 75-70,

but Taylor clinched the upset victory with a pair of free throws.

T.L. Hanna's Alexis Scott grabs a rebound over Hillcrest's Makala Green and Rikki Bethea in the second

half Wednesday.

GIRLS T.L. Hanna 68, Hillcrest 58

Brianna Gray was one of three Hanna players to score in double digits as the Yellow

Jackets held off Hillcrest in the Region 1-4A opener for both teams. Gray (20 points)

and Alexis Scott (10 points) were dominant in the paint while Aaliyah Salahudin

finished with 15 points, including 7-for-10 shooting from the free throw line.

Hillcrest (1-6, 0-1 in Region 1-4A) cut the lead to one basket twice in the third and

fourth quarters. Both times Hanna pushed the lead back to double digits.

Makala Green led the Rams with 17 points and Miaya Seawright scored 13.

Boulware, Lewis Spark Sandlappers to

Victory From press reports Anderson Independent Mail

Posted December 15, 2012 at 5:48 p.m., updated December 15, 2012 at 5:48 p.m.

TLH football player Ben Boulware with his

parents Krystal and Jamie Boulware

Spartanburg — T.L. Hanna’s Ben Boulware earned defensive MVP honors and

Belton-Honea Path’s Keinan Lewis scored a key touchdown as South Carolina

defeated North Carolina 23-19 on Saturday in the 76th edition of the Shrine Bowl of

the Carolinas held at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg. Boulware, who is headed to

Clemson, had a big day for the winners, finishing with nine tackles (five solo), 2.5

tackles for loss and an interception that he returned for 26 yards. Wren defensive

tackle D. J. Jones contributed four solo tackles and one assist, and also had a tackle

for loss.

South Carolina scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns en route to the victory.

Mykal Moody (Conway) scored on a 5-yard run to give the Sandlappers a 16-13 lead

with 14:03 remaining. South Carolina extended its lead on Lewis’ 20-yard

touchdown reception from a scrambling Julian Michael (Hilton Head) with less than

four minutes to play. “We came here to win,” said South Carolina head coach Ray

Stackley of Stratford. “We wanted to be classy and support the Shriners and their

hospitals, but we wanted to win this ballgame.” Stackley said pundits didn’t give the

Sandlappers a chance against the North Carolina all-star team, which featured 29

NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision commits from Oregon to East Carolina.

South Carolina now leads the series 42-30-4. The annual all-star game began play in

1937.

North Carolina quarterback Noah Suber (T.C. Roberson) scored the second of his

two touchdowns on a 10-yard scamper with 36 seconds to play to cut into the

Sandlappers’ lead, but the point-after kick was blocked by Jaylen Miller (Gaffney).

The Sandlappers’ victory overshadowed the performance of University of South

Carolina commit Pharoh Cooper (Havelock), who accounted for 243 all-purpose

yards and was named North Carolina’s Offensive MVP. Cooper spent most of the

game as the Tarheels’ wildcat formation quarterback and kick returner, finishing with

104 rushing yards, 39 receiving yards and 110 return yards. “I felt like as a team, we

did a good job,” Cooper said. “We just came up a little short. It was good to come

out and play well against these guys — against a lot of Division I players or players

with Division I potential.” Ben Hinson’s 21-yard field goal on the final play of the

first half gave the Sandlappers a 9-6 lead at halftime.

A first half dominated by both defensive units resulted in only one first down for the

Tarheels, whose first score was set up by South Carolina Mr. Football Terry Tramel’s

(Goose Creek) fumble on the opening kickoff. The two teams combined for two

interceptions — one apiece — and seven fumbles in the first half, finishing with nine

fumbles with three lost for the game. North Carolina accounted for three of the

game’s four interceptions.

After recovering Tramel’s fumble at the South Carolina 8-yard line, Suber picked up a

fumbled snap three plays later and scored from two yards out to put the Tarheels

ahead 6-0 with 13:22 left in the opening quarter. South Carolina responded with a

10-play, 90-yard drive capped by a 2-yard run by Romello Doctor (Ashley Ridge) to

tie the game at 6-6 with 5:53 left in the first quarter. The point-after attempts sailed

wide following both touchdowns.

Coach Austin Weathers and TLH Wrestlers Gets First Duals Win

Coach Austin Weathers and his wrestling team earned a big duals win over rival

Wren. Key contributors were defending upper-state champion Erik Williams and

newcomer Malique Mattress. The next home wrestling match is scheduled for

Monday, January 14, 2013 at 6:00 pm vs. Westside.

Fishing Updates

Second Annual Hanna Invitational, November 17th, Portman Marina.

Chase McCroskey, Andrew Darby, and Coach Ray

On Nov 17th, anglers from Dorman High School, Byrnes High School, Dixie High

School and T.L. Hanna High School met for the 2nd Annual Hanna Invitational at

Portman Marina on Lake Hartwell. The day started cool and calm, and ended

windy and sunny. Many of the angler teams were able to bring fish to the weigh-in,

including a few teams with a limit of 5 fish. The winners of the event, Tylor Davis

and Chris Faulkner from Byrnes High School, not only caught a limit of 5 fish, but 4

of those fish were good size giving them a total weight of 11.34 lbs. Chase

McCroskey and Andrew Darby from T.L. Hanna High School placed 2nd with the

help of the biggest fish of the tournament, a 4.46 lb largemouth. Their total weight

was 8.39 lbs. Christopher Bensel and Wilson Synkes from Dixie High School placed

3rd with 8.23 lbs.

From the Hanna Fishing Team Tournament, December 8th,

Portman Marina. Graham Bramlette and Derek Freeman

With water levels on Lake Hartwell near 15 feet below full pool, the Hanna Fishing

Team tournament at Portman Marina this weekend was endanger of being canceled.

Portman Marina was chosen for this tournament because their ramp is one of the

deepest on the lake. But with the current water level, even the Portman ramp is in

danger of not being useable. The lake level was low, but the weather was nice and

the fishing was fair for December. Almost all of the two angler teams brought fish

weigh-in, including two teams with over 8 lbs. Derek Freeman and Garrett

Bramlette won the tournament with 8.82 lbs and had the biggest fish weighing 3.28

lbs. Derek and Garrett won rod and reel combos, crankbaits and sunglasses, which

were provided by one of the team sponsors Lehigh Hanson, Inc.

Remaining Winter Schedules

Hanna Varsity Girls/Boys Basketball (6:00 pm/7:30 pm)

Friday, December 14th – Hanna vs Easley

Tuesday, December 18th – Hanna at Woodmont

Friday, December 21st – Hanna vs Wren

Thursday, December 27th – Saturday, December 29

th – Hanna at Hart County

Holiday Classic (Hartwell, GA)

Friday, January 4th – Hanna at J.L. Mann

Tuesday, January 8th – Hanna at Greenwood

Friday, January 11th – Hanna vs Westside

Tuesday, January 15th – Hanna vs Laurens

Friday, January 18th – Hanna at Easley

Tuesday, January 22nd

– Hanna vs Woodmont

Friday, January 25th – Hanna at Hillcrest

Tuesday, January 29th – Hanna vs Greenwood

Friday, February 1st – Hanna vs J.L. Mann

Tuesday, February 5th – Hanna at Laurens

Friday, February 8th – Hanna at Westside

Head Girls Coach: Melinda Long

Assistant Girls Coach: Tadausa Butler

Head Boys Coach: Barney Brown

Assistant Boys Coach: Dan Sheridan

Hanna 9th grade boys/JV Girls/JV Boys Basketball (5:15 pm/6:15 pm/7:15 pm)

Friday, January 4th – Hanna vs J.L. Mann

Tuesday, January 8th – Hanna vs Greenwood

Thursday, January 10th – Hanna at Westside

Tuesday, January 15th – Hanna at Laurens

Thursday, January 17th – Hanna vs Westside

Friday, January 18th – Hanna vs Easley (Boys Only)

Tuesday, January 22nd

– Hanna at Woodmont

Friday, January 25th – Hanna vs Hillcrest

Tuesday, January 29th – Hanna at Greenwood

Friday, February 1st – Hanna at J.L. Mann

Tuesday, February 5th – Hanna vs Laurens

Thursday, February 7th – Hanna vs Westside

JV Boys Head Coach: Barry Leverette

JV Girls Head Coach: Katherine Copeland

9th Grade Boys Head Coach: Chase Culbertson

Hanna Wrestling

Saturday, December 15th – Hanna at Liberty Duals – 9:00 am

Wednesday, December 19th – Hanna vs Abbeville/Strom Thurmond at Abbeville –

6:00 pm

Thursday, December 20th – Friday, December 21

st – Hanna at Anderson County

Duals at BHP – TBA

Saturday, January 5th – Hanna at Warrior Duals at Riverside – TBA

Monday, January 7th – Hanna at West Oak – 6:00 pm

Wednesday, January 9th – Hanna at Easley/J.L. Mann/Westside at Easley – 6:00 pm

Monday, January 14th – Hanna vs Westside – 6:00 pm

Wednesday, January 16th – Hanna at Laurens – 6:00 pm

Friday, January 18th – Saturday, January 19

th – Hanna at Razor Rumble at Walhalla –

TBA

Tuesday, January 22nd

– Hanna vs Ware Shoals – 6:00 pm

Wednesday, January 23rd – Hanna at Westside/Hillcrest/Woodmont at Westside –

6:00 pm

Saturday, January 26th – Hanna at Region 1-4A Tournament at Woodmont – TBA

Head Wrestling Coach: Austin Weathers

Assistant Wrestling Coach: Keith White

Assistant Wrestling Coach: Joe Allisandrini

Glenview Girls/Boys Basketball (5:30 pm/7:00 pm)

Thursday, December 13th – Glenview at Edwards

Monday, December 17th – Glenview vs Wren

Wednesday, December 19th – Glenview at Seneca

Monday, January 7th – Glenview vs Pickens

Thursday, January 10th – Glenview vs Lakeside

Monday, January 14th – Glenview at Robert Anderson

Thursday, January 17th – Glenview vs Gettys

Thursday, January 24th – Glenview at McCants

Monday, January 28th – Glenview vs Edwards

Thursday, January 31st – Glenview at Wren

Head Girls Coach: Glenn Elrod

Head Boys Coach: Nick Crowder

McCants Girls/Boys Basketball (5:30 pm/7:00 pm)

Thursday, December 13th – McCants vs Lakeside

Monday, December 17th – McCants at Gettys

Thursday, December 20th – McCants at Wren

Monday, January 7th – McCants vs Robert Anderson

Thursday, January 10th – McCants at Seneca

Monday, January 14th – McCants vs Edwards

Tuesday, January 22nd

– McCants at Pickens

Thursday, January 24th – McCants vs Glenview

Monday, January 28th – McCants at Lakeside (at Career Campus)

Thursday, January 31st – McCants vs Gettys

Head Girls Coach: Blake Williamson

Head Boys Coach: Derek Hamby

BEST SINGER

IN THE DISTRICT

Anderson School District Five will join the growing musical state initiative, BEST

SINGER IN THE DISTRICT. This is South Carolina’s new educational equivalent to

such television shows as The "X" Factor, The Voice and others. Our district and a

growing number of state-wide school districts will take part in the event this season.

The program identifies, encourages and motivates vocal musical development,

performance skills and excellence in our vocal music students locally and throughout

South Carolina.

AUDITION INFORMATION

Auditions are upcoming! Posters and flyers for students will be delivered to schools

soon with information. Auditions will be held at the Southwood Academy of the

Arts Black Box Academy Theater as follows:

*JANUARY 9TH-GRADES K-5 from 4 PM UNTIL 6 PM OR UNTIL COMPLETED.

*JANUARY 10TH-GRADES 6-12 FROM 4 PM UNTIL 6 PM OR UNTIL COMPLETED

There is an $8 registration fee payable by cash or check at the audition.

*SELECTED SONGS MUST BE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE!!!

Students will be judged on the following criteria: Vocal Quality, Pitch, Vocal

Control, Music Interpretation, Stage Presence, Performance Confidence,

Wardrobe/Image and Music Selection. Eight finalists will be selected from each grade

level (K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 ) from all that audition. The eight finalists from each grade

category will compete in our district finals on February 15th. Trophies will be

presented in each grade category with a $500 award to the top performer overall as

determined by finalist judges. If you have questions or want to sign up for auditions

please contact: rickmascaro@anderson5.net.

Godspell Final Auditions

Tonight is the final audition for the musical GODSPELL at Project Challenge

Playhouse, open to High School students. Auditions had to be postponed last week.

Tonight, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm. Show dates March 14 – 24.

Today is Last Power Hour Prior to

Holidays

Today is the only day for Power Hour this week. It will not be held on Thursday.

TLHB

Schedule for week of December 17th

Monday: Jazz Band Practice from 4:00 to 5:30

Tuesday: Jazz Band Practice from 4:00 to 5:30

Winter Guard practice from 4:00 to 6:00

Wednesday: Student Officer Meeting after school

Thursday: Jazz Band at Calhoun Elementary School at 1:15

Friday: Jazz Band at Glenview at 2:15

Winter Guard Practice from 4:00 to 6:00

Fruit!

We will have a limited amount of extra fruit this year. Please email me and let me

know what you need, and we should be able to fill requests starting late Monday

afternoon or Tuesday. This has been one of our most successful fruit sales ever with

over 3000 boxes of fruit sold.

Special thanks is extended to Tony Saad of Industrial Bonding Warehouse for

providing a place to distribute all this fruit and Mike Pappas of Am Cam trucking

who arranged for transport from Florida to Anderson!

Final Mardi Gras Information will be given to the students on Wednesday of this

week. We need rooming list form before the Christmas break if possible.

Happy Holidays, Bas, Shon, Jamie, Amy and Victor

Distinguished Young Women of

Anderson County

Junior Achievement Ethics Essay

Contest

We are delighted to give you more information about the upcoming Junior

Achievement Ethics Essay Contest and Luncheon opportunity that is open to

Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens County High School students. We have previously

contacted you about this or have received a recommendation to contact you and we

hope you will be able to participate in this unique experience. The luncheon is

scheduled for February 7, 2013 at Southern Wesleyan University, and is free for

students participating in the contest that you select, their teachers, and principals; the

keynote speaker is Dr. Stuart Sprague of AnMed. The maximum 500 word essays

are due on January 18. For complete information, click here. For individual pieces

of the essay contest, including the essay questions, research resources, and deadline

information, click here. If there are any concerns about the timeline, please contact

me and I will be happy to work with you to make it possible for you to participate.

Thank you! Please contact me if you have any questions.

Connie Lanzl

President

Junior Achievement of Upstate SC: Empowering young people to own their

economic success.

530 Howell Road, Suite 103

Greenville, SC 29615

Direct: 864-312-6418

Office: 864-244-4017

Cell: 864-325-1455

Fax: 864-244-4208

More Cotillion Pictures!

Top row Austin Skelton, JT Curnow, Patrick Rice. Bottom

Row Claire Counts, Kayka Dudziak, Katie Loudemilk.

Trey and Krystal Young

School Absences Translate to Lower

Test Scores, Study Says By Sarah D. Sparks

Washington—Missing even a few days of school seems to make a difference in

whether 8th graders perform at the top of their game, according to a new analysis of

results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The report, the first of

a planned series of analyses of NAEP's background-survey data, looks at how 4th and

8th graders use existing school time, including their attendance, instructional time,

and homework. It was previewed here at a Nov. 29 meeting of the National

Assessment Governing Board, which sets policy for NAEP. The study found that

instructional time in reading, math, music, and the visual arts is on the rise

nationwide, and that teachers are expecting more homework from their middle

school students. As schools ramp up their academic focus, however, the analysis

shows the cost of missing school may be greater.

Fifty-six percent of 8th graders who performed at the advanced level in NAEP

reading in 2011 had perfect attendance in the month before the test, compared with

only 39 percent of students who performed below the basic level. In comparison,

nearly one in five 8th graders at the basic level and more than one in four below

basic in reading had missed three or more days in the past month, according to Alan

L. Ginsburg, a research consultant for the governing board and a co-author of the

report with Naomi Chudowsky of Caldera Research in Bend, Ore. "Three days, if

you multiply that out by nine months, is five weeks a year," Mr. Ginsburg said.

"You've got more than a quarter of the below-basic kids who are going to miss five

weeks of school a year or more," he said, noting that only 8 percent of students at

the advanced level had missed that much school. "That, to me, would be something

that if you are a chief state school officer or a superintendent, you might worry

about."

The analysis contributes to mounting evidence that absenteeism puts students at

greater risk of poor academic achievement and eventually dropping out of high

school. "For those of us in schools, this reflects what we've been saying all along: In

order to advance, in order to learn, you have to be there," said Doris Hicks, a

governing board member and the principal and chief executive officer of the Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology, in New Orleans.

Low Performers

Academic expectations seem to be increasing for middle school students both in

school and at home, the researchers found. But the bulk of the additional

instructional time happened before the 2001 passage of the federal No Child Left

Behind Act, with its new demands for academic progress, and the students who most

needed extra time weren't always the ones to get it. Teachers reported that from

1996 to 2000, 18 percent of 8th graders moved from having less than four hours of

mathematics instruction each week to four or more hours a week, and from 2005 to

2011, another 6 percent of students started receiving five or more hours of math each

week.

While 8th graders performing at or below basic in math on the 2011 NAEP were

more likely than advanced students to receive seven hours of math instruction a

week or more, the researchers found that more than half of 8th graders performing

below basic in math received less than an hour of math each day on average.

"To me, this is [about] opportunity to learn," Mr. Ginsburg said. "Are the kids getting

the amount of instruction they need to succeed? "At grade 8, prealgebra, where we

have most kids getting less than an hour a day on average," he said, "does that make

sense? ... You have a group of kids who are below basic, who are in need of help,

and they are getting less than an hour a day of instruction."

Some educators have voiced concern that extending math and reading instructional

time could crowd out other subjects, but the researchers actually found a slight

increase in arts instruction in middle school. Fifty-seven percent of 8th graders had

music instruction three or more times a week in 2008, up from 49 percent in 1994.

During the same time, 47 percent of 8th graders had visual arts at least three times a

week, 5 percentage points higher than in 1994.

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Moreover, the analysis found that teachers are expecting students to do more work

outside of class to bolster their class time. From 1996 to 2011, the percentage of 8th

graders assigned an hour or more of math homework each night rose more than

fourfold, from 4 percent to 17 percent. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan last

week called for more expanded school days and years. But the NAEP background

questionnaire does not include questions on school length, so researchers were not

able to include such data in the report. The assessment governing board has also

released an analysis of charter school attendance and achievement, and it is planning

as many as a dozen reports intended to "develop a portrait of American education."

"You're raising questions with this data for the field that I think will be very useful,"

Mr. Ginsburg said.

TLH 2012-2013 Calendar

Date Activity Information

Dec 18 (Tu) Exams Blocks 3 and 4 (B)

Varsity Basketball @ Woodmont @ 6:00/7:30 pm

JVG/JVB Basketball @TLH vs. Woodmont

Dec 19 (W) Exams Blocks 3 and 4 (A)

Wrestling vs. Abbeville/Strom Thurmond @Abbeville

High School @6:00 pm

Dec 20 (Th) Exams Blocks 1 and 2 (B)

Wrestling Anderson County Duals @ BHP @TBA

Dec 21 (F) Last School Day Before

Winter Break

Exams Blocks 1 and 2 (A)

Varsity Basketball @TLH vs. Wren @ 6:00/7:30 pm

Wrestling Anderson County Duals @ BHP @TBA

Dec 24 (M) Winter Break

Dec 25 (Tu) Winter Break

Dec 26 (W) Winter Break

Dec 27 (Th) Winter Break

Varsity Basketball @Hart County; Time: TBA

Dec 28 (F) Winter Break

SAT Regular Registration

Deadline

Late registration deadline is Jan 11; Go to

http://sat.collegeboard.org to register

Varsity Basketball @Hart County; Time: TBA

Dec 29 (Sa) Varsity Basketball @Hart County; Time: TBA

Dec 31 (M) Winter Break

Jan 1 (Tu) Winter Break

Jan 2 (W) Winter Break

Jan 3 (Th) Winter Break

Tuition Deadline for AU

Jan 4 (F) Winter Break

Varsity Basketball @ J.L. Mann @ 6:00/7:30 pm

JV and 9th Grade

Basketball

@TLH vs. Mann beginning at 5:15 pm

Jan 5 (Sa) Wrestling Warrior Duals @ Riverside High School @

TBA

JV Wrestling Byrnes Qualifier @ Byrnes @ 9:30 am

Jan 7 (M) Student Return to School

After Winter Break

Wrestling Quad @ West Oak High School @ 6:00 pm

Jan 8 (Tu) Varsity Basketball @Greenwood @ 6:00/7:30 pm

JV and 9th Grade

Basketball

@TLH vs. Greenwood beginning at 5:15 pm

Jan 9 (W) Auditions for “Best

Singer in the District”

For Grades K-5 from 4:00-6:00 pm at Black

Box Theatre, Southwood

Wrestling vs. Easley/Mann/Westside @ Easley High

School @ 6:00 pm

Jan 10 (W) Auditions for Best Singer

in the District”

For Grades 6-12 from 4:00-6:00 pm at

Black Box Theatre, Southwood

JV and 9th Grade

Basketball

@Westside beginning at 5:15 pm

Jan 11 (F) ACT Regular Registration

Deadline

Jan 12-18 is late registration deadline; Go to

www.actstudent.org to register

Varsity Basketball @TLH vs. Westside @ 6:00/7:30 pm

Jan 12 (Sa) Regional All-State Band

Auditions

Jan 14 (M) Varsity and JV Wrestling @ TLH vs. Westside @ 6:00 pm

Jan 15 (Tu) Varsity Basketball @TLH vs. Laurens @6:00/7:30 pm

JV and 9th Grade

Basketball

@Laurens beginning at 5:15 pm

Wrestling Laurens Quad @ Laurens @ 6:00 pm

Jan 17 (Th) End 2nd Nine Weeks

JV and 9th Grade

Basketball

@Westside beginning at 5:15 pm

Jan 18 (F) Varsity Basketball @Easley @ 6:00/7:30 pm

JVB and 9th Grade

Basketball

@TLH vs. Easley beginning at 5:15 pm

Wrestling Razor Duals @ Walhalla High School

@5:00 pm

JV Wrestling Carolina Invitational @ Lexington High

School @ TBA

Jan 19 (Sa) Wrestling Razor Rumble Invitational @ Walhalla High

School @ 9:00 am

JV Wrestling Carolina Invitational @ Lexington High

School @TBA

Jan 21 (M) School Holiday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Jan 22 (Tu) Varsity Basketball @TLH vs. Woodmont @6:00/7:30 pm

JV and 9th Grade

Basketball

@Woodmont beginning at 5:15 pm

Wrestling @TLH vs. Ware Shoals @ 6:00 pm

Jan 23 (W) Varsity and JV Wrestling @Westside vs.

Westside/Hillcrest/Woodmont @ 6:00 pm

Jan 25 (F) Varsity Basketball @Hillcrest @ 6:00/7:30 pm

JV and 9th Grade

Basketball

@TLH beginning at 5:15 pm

Jan 26 (Sa) SAT Test Date @ TLH

Final All-State Band

Auditions and All State

Jazz Auditions

Wrestling Region Tourney @ Woodmont High School

@TBA

Jan 28 (M) thru

Feb 2 (Sa)

Wrestling Team Duals – Times and locations TBA

Jan 28 (M) Financial Aid Workshop

Jostens Sophomore Class

Ring Meeting

8:15 am

Jan 29 (Tu) Varsity Basketball @TLH vs. Greenwood @ 6:00/7:30 pm

JV and 9th Grade

Basketball

@Greenwood beginning at 5:15 pm

Feb 1 (F) Varsity Basketball @TLH vs. Mann @ 6:00/7:30 pm

JV and 9th Grade

Basketball

@Mann beginning at 5:15 pm

Feb 4 (M) Magnet Fair @ TLH

Feb 5 (Tu) Varsity Basketball @Laurens @6:00/7:30 pm

JV and 9th Grade

Basketball

@TLH vs. Laurens beginning at 5:15 pm

Feb 6 (W) Early Release Day Students dismissed @ 11:45/Teacher

Professional Development

Jostens Sophomore Class

Ring Order Day

11:30 am – 2:00 pm

Feb 7 (Th) JV and 9th Grade

Basketball

@TLH vs. Westside beginning at 5:15 pm

Feb 8 (F) SAT Regular Registration

Deadline

Late registration deadline is Feb 22; Go to

http://sat.collegeboard.org to register

Varsity Basketball @Westside @ 6:00/7:30 pm

Feb 9 (Sa) ACT Test Date @ Westside

Feb 9-13 (Sa –

W)

Marching Band New

Orleans Trip

Feb 15 (F) Student Holiday Teacher Professional Development Day

Feb 16-19 (F/Sa) Wrestling Upper State Tourney @ Laurens High

School

Feb 22-23

(F/Sa)

Region Band Clinic

Feb 22-23

(F/Sa)

Wrestling State Tourney at Anderson Civic Center

Feb 22-24

(F/Sa/Su)

All State Orchestra

Weekend

Columbia

March 6 (W) Early Release Day Students dismissed at 11:45 am/Teacher

Professional Development Day

March 8 (F) Regular Registration

Deadline

March 9-22 is late registration deadline; Go

to www.actstudent.org to register

March 9 (Sa) SAT Test Date @ TLH

March 12-24 Godspell Show Dates

March 15 (F) Jostens Senior

Graduation Supply

Delivery Day

10:00 am – 2:30 pm

March 16 (Sa) End Pin Orchestra

Festival

All day at Glenview

March 19 (Tu) Exams Blocks 3 and 4 (A)

March 20 (W) Exams Blocks 3 and 4 (B)

March 21 (Th) Exams Blocks 1 and 2 (A)

March 22 (F) Exams Blocks 1 and 2 (B)

March 25 End of 3rd Nine Weeks

March 29 (F) Student Holiday Teacher Professional Development Day

April 1 (M) Spring Break

April 2 (Tu) Spring Break

April 3 (W) Spring Break

April 4 (Th) Spring Break

April 5 (F) Spring Break

SAT Regular Registration

Deadline

Late registration deadline is April 19; Go to

http://sat.collegeboard.org to register

April 8 (M) Students Return from

Spring Break

April 13 (Sa) ACT Test Date @ Westside

April 16 (Tu) S.C. Exit Exam ELA Part 1

April 17 (W) S.C. Exit Exam ELA Part 2

April 18 (Th) S.C. Exit Exam Math

April 19 (F) S.C. Exit Exam Makeups

April 23 (Tu) Spring Band Concert

April 25 (Th) Spring Band Concert

Assemblies

April 26 (F) Snow Makeup Day

April 27 (Sa) Band Solo and Ensemble

April 26-27

(F/Sa)

Orchestra Trip to

Dollywood

May 2 (Th) SAT Regular Registration

Deadline

Late registration deadline is May 17; Go to

http://sat.collegeboard.org to register

May 3 (F) ACT Regular Registration

Deadline

May 4-17 is late registration deadline; Go to

www.actstudent.org to register

May 4 (Sa) SAT Test Date @ TLH

May 3-4 (F/Sa) Orchestra Solo and

Ensemble Festival

Palmetto High School

May 16 (Th) Senior Awards Night

May 20 (M) Senior Exams Blocks 3 and 4 (B)

Orchestra Concert @ Glenview @ 7:00 pm

May 21 (Tu) Senior Exams Blocks 3 and 4 (A)

May 22 (W) Senior Exams Blocks 1 and 2 (B) Senior Dismissal at 11:40

am

May 23 (Th) Senior Exams Blocks 1 and 2 (A) Senior Dismissal at 11:40

am

May 27 (M) School Holiday Memorial Day

May 29 (W) Underclass Exams Blocks 3 and 4 (B)

May 30 (Th) Underclass Exams Blocks 3 and 4 (A)

May 31 (F) Graduation @ 3:30 pm @ Littlejohn Coliseum

June 1 (Sa) SAT Test Date Not given at TLH; Check College Board

website for other locations

June 4 (Tu) Underclass Exams Blocks 1 and 2 (B)

June 5 (W) Underclass Exams Blocks 1 and 2 (A)

June 6 (Th) Last Day of School

June 7 (F) Teacher Professional

Development Day

June 8 (Sa) ACT Test Date @ Westside

June 10 (M) Snow Makeup Day

June 11 (Tu) Snow Makeup Day