Counseling

News

Ready For Life After WKHS? • SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department May be able to assist

you! If you answer “yes” to the following questions you may be

eligible for services:

• Are you 16 years old or older?, Do you have a disability that may

hinder you from being successful on a job? (Disability: physical or

mental disability, learning disability, Diabetes, Asthma, etc…)

Would you like assistance with transitioning from school to work

or school to college?

• If you answered yes to all of the above questions and you would

like to learn more about the services at SCVRD, please ask your

Guidance Department, or the School Nurse for more information.

The Transition Counselor from SCVRD that is assigned to White

Knoll is Felicia McGhee. She is here every Monday in the

Learning Commons.

Teen Talk

•Teen Talk takes place during all

three lunches every Friday. Be sure

to register in guidance if you’d like to

attend.

Volunteers Needed

•Palmetto Thrift Store needs

volunteers to clean, sort clothes,

organize products on shelves, etc…

•Monday-Saturday 10:00-7:00,

Sunday 1:30-6:00

•Call 750-6858 speak to Debbie or

Heather

• 50% profits go to Children’s Chance

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

•Rochester Institute of Technology

has launched a new website

dedicated to Health Care Careers

for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing

Community. If you are interested

in this resource please visit

www.rit.edu/NTID/Healthcare

Volunteers Needed •Each Saturday in October volunteers

will be at the BI-LO store on 378 from

10-4 to collect food for Harvest Hope.

Volunteers are needed for two, three

hour intervals, 10-1 and 1-3. If you

need hours, see Mrs. Howard in the

counseling department for more

information.

Attention ALL Sophomores

• 2014 Career Showcase October 31

at LTC. Students miss Prime Time

and second block. Juniors who did not

attend last year and would like to go

need to see Mrs. Howard in the

Counseling Office for information.

Permission forms due: Oct. 17

Young Arts Foundation • National YoungArts Foundation is encouraging

students to apply if you are the following:

• Interested in Actors, Dancers, Filmmakers,

Musicians, Photographers, Singers, Visual

Artists, Designers, Writers

• Aged 15-18 or in Grades 10-12

• Visit www.youngarts.org for details on the

application and information about the

organization

• Apply through October 17, 2014

Nancy Thorp Poetry

Contest • Contest open to sophomore and junior girls

• Entries must be submitted online at

www.hollins.edu/poetrycontest

• Each entrant must have a faculty sponsor

from her high school

• For more information visit

www.hollins.edu/academics/english/ click on

Nancy Thrope Poetry Contest

• Deadline for entries October 30, 2014

Lexington Medical Center 2nd Semester Senior Internships

Part 1 of the Lexington Medical Center intern application for 2nd semester is due November 3, 2014. Applications are available from Mrs. Howard in the Counseling Office.

Michelin Scholars Test •Michelin Scholars Test for Juniors

and Seniors

•November 14, 2014 8:30 -11:05

•LTC Multipurpose room

•The test will also be given on March

3, 2015

•See Mrs. Howard in the Counseling

Office to register.

Study in Germany? • Interested in studying abroad in

Germany? CIEE (Council on

International Educational Exchange)

is offering full scholarships to those

who qualify for their program. Visit

www.usagermanyscholarship.org for

more information. Deadline:

December 5, 2014.

Volunteer Opportunity Until Every

One Comes

Home!

• The USO South Carolina is located in

the Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

For additional information please call

Katie Kennedy, Programs Manager,

at 803-822-7955

Senior News

Order Jostens by Dec. 1 • Order from Jostens by Dec. 1-- All prices

double to triple after that date. EVERYONE

who wants to participate in graduation MUST

BUY A DIPLOMA COVER. We cannot

accommodate anyone who does not buy a

diploma cover. Right now the cost is $16.

After Dec. 1 it will be over $30. If you are

NOT walking, or need to borrow a cap and

gown, see Ms. Hnat ASAP. We have no

more tassels.

FAA Aviation Technician?

•Are you interested in becoming a

FAA Aviation Maintenance

Technician? Imagine American

Foundation might be the school for

you. Scholarships are available for

students. Apply online at

www.imagine-america.org.

Oral Roberts University •Oral Roberts University is looking

for applicants for their Quest

Whole Person Scholarship. If you

are interested in attending Oral

Roberts University or would like

more information email

dcrumpton@lexington1.net or

visit http://www.oru.edu/

MTC Manufacturing

• Midlands Tech with SC Manufacturing

Certification program offers nationally

recognized training focusing on the core

skills and knowledge needed to prepare

students for careers in advanced

manufacturing. Visit

http://midlandstech.edu/cce/scmc/ or call

803-732-0432 for more information!

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!

Spartanburg Methodist

College

•High School Senior graduating in 2015

•Must graduate with a 3.0 GPA

• If you meet these requirements and

are interested in SMC please let your

counselor know. Full tuition

scholarships available!

Francis Marion • hosting their 12th Annual South Carolina

Engineering & Physics Scholars Institute.

It will be held November 20-22, 2014.

Prior completion of a high school physics

course is desirable, but is not a

prerequisite for applying. Applications are

available at

http://swampfox.fmarion.edu/scpsi/apply-

now, deadline to apply it October 17,

2014.

National YoungArts

Foundation • Accepting applications for scholarship

opportunities for Actors, Dancers,

Filmmakers, Musicians, Photographers,

Singers, Visual Artists, Writers, and

Design Arts.

• Open to students ages 15-18 or Grades

10-12, apply through October 17, 2014

at www.youngarts.org/apply

College of Charleston •College of Charleston will host their

AALANA Preview Day (African

American, Latino, Asian, and Native

American) on Saturday October 18,

2014. To register for the event or to

find out more information visit

http://admissions.cofc.edu/explorethe

college/events/aalanapreviewday.ph

p.

Erskine College •Campus Visit Opportunities

2014-2015: October 18- Fall

Open House, November 14-

Fleet Friday, January 19- MLK

Day, March 27- Spring Open

House, April 19-20- Experience

Erskine (overnight for juniors &

seniors)

NC State

•NC State will host an Open

House on Saturday, October

18 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. For

more information please visit

www.ncsu.edu/openhouse.

College Application Day

•The counseling department is

hosting a College Application

Day for seniors on October

23 in the Learning Commons!

Go get help with your college

applications!

Anderson University • Preview Visit Event will be held on Friday,

October 24th and January 19th (MLK

Day). Tour the campus with a

Presidential Ambassador Student Tour

Guide, meet your college Dean, spend

time with financial aid experts and learn

how to get plugged into campus life. Visit

http://www.andersonuniversity.edu/form.a

spx?ekfrm=4349 to more or register for

the event.

Citadel Open House • Discover The Citadel Friday, October

31st. This will be a great opportunity for

those students who are interested in

learning the admissions process,

financial aid, academics, athletic, ROTC,

and other aspects of The Citadel

Experience. Register online at

www.citadel.edu/discover by October

24th.

Columbia International •University R.C. McQuilkin

Scholarship Weekend will be held

November 13-15. It will be held for

High School Seniors graduating

2015 at Columbia International

University. Registration Deadline:

October 31, 2014. Visit

www.rcmweekend.com.

Columbia College •Columbia College offers many

different scholarships. Please

let your counselor know by

October 31, 2014 if you are

considering or plan on attending

Columbia College so they can

discuss scholarship

opportunities!

Armstrong State

•Armstrong State University

will host their Pirate Preview

Open House November 1st.

Sign up today at 800-633-

2349 or visit

www.openhouse.armstrong.e

du.

North Greenville

University

•North Greenville University

Encounter Dates will be

November 1, and March 21. Go

online to plan your trip

www.ngu.edu/pan-your-visit.php

Tech-Savy Girls • Calling all Tech-Savy Girls, Coders,

Gamers and Web Divas! NCWIT

Award for Aspiration in Computing is

looking to recognize talented high

school young women for their

computing related achievements and

interested. Visit www.aspirations.org

to apply, must be submitted by

November 2, 2014.

Johnson C. Smith University

•Fall Open House will be held

on November 8, their

Transfer Tuesday will be held

November 18, and Spring

Open House will be March

21. To RSVP please visit

http://tinyurl.com/o16h2tn

Erskine Presidential

Scholarship • Outstanding academic performance in high

school

• Christian commitment, Intellectual curiosity,

School, church, and community involvement

• Demonstrate leadership and service

• Desire and potential to excel at Erskine

• Deadline: November 15, 2014

SC State Open House

•SC State will host their Open

House on November 15 from

9am-2pm. Register online at:

www.scsu.edu/forms/openho

use

Winthrop University

•Winthrop University offers

weekday and Saturday Visits

on November 15, and

January 17. To schedule a

visit call 800-946-8476 or

online at

www.Winthrop.edu/visit

Lander University

•Lander University will host their

Open House events on

November 15, February 21,

March 21. Register online for a

campus visit at

www.lander.edu/admissions/visit.

Coker College

• Coker College will be hosting their

Open House on the following dates:

November 22, January 19, and April

18. Please sign up for a personal visit

at www.coker.edu/campus-visit. Coker

has made their application FREE to all

those interested when applying online

at www.coker.edu.

McNair Scholars Program at

Francis Marion University • 1100 or higher score (critical reading and math

combined) on the SAT or a composite score of

24 or higher on the ACT, GPA of 3.0 or higher,

SC Resident, interest in a career in public

service, commit to study abroad and service

learning opportunities while enrolled at FMU.

• Applications available on-line at

http://www.fmarion.edu/fmuadmissions/scholar

ship

• Deadline: November 24, 2014

Washington University •Washington University in St. Louis

will offer their Summer Institute

which offers variety of experiences

which prepares you for college

success. Application period starts

October 1st at

http://summerexperiences.wustl.edu

/. Deadline to register is December

1st.

SCAEOP Marian Garrett

Student Scholarship

• “C” average or better in high school and a

“B” average in high school business

course, US citizen and SC resident

• Application, Essay on “Why I am

Choosing a Career in Business”, three

letters of recommendation, transcript

required

• Postmarked by December 1, 2014

SC Teaching Fellows

•Yearly scholarship worth up to

$6,000 to become South

Carolina educator

•Applications available online at

www.cerra.org

•Deadline: December 1, 2014

University of Virginia

Jefferson Scholarship

• Interested in attending University of

Virginia?

• Do you exemplify excellence in the

Jeffersonian ideals of leadership,

scholarship, and citizenship?

• Please see the Counseling department

if you fit these qualifications!

• Deadline: December 1, 2014

George W. Jenkins

Scholarship • Interested in the University of Miami?

• Complete application and essay

• Minimum GPA of 3.75 on 4.0 scale

• Participation in school or community

activities, strong ethic, history of

overcoming significant adversity

• See your counselor if interested

• Deadline: December 1, 2014

Elks National Foundation Most

Valuable Student Scholarship

• Near the top of the class, active in

school and community, recognized as a

leader by peers, U. S. Citizen, Based on

Scholarship, Leadership, Financial need

• Visit www.elks.org/enf/scholars/mvs.cfm

to download an application

• Deadline: December 5, 2014

NFIB Young Entrepreneur

Foundation Scholarships • Graduating High School Senior who will

enter an accredited two or four year

university fall of 2014

• • Must have an officially established

business

• • Apply online at http://www.nfib.com/YEA

• • Deadline: December 18, 2014

Charleston Southern • is waving their online application

through December 31, 2014. Visit

their campus by choosing one of

three ways First Look, Private

Tours, or Saturday Visits. Students

can go to

www.CharlestonSouthern.edu to

see Visit Dates or click Apply Online

for application.

Vietnam Veterans of

America Chapter 303

• Senior with strong leadership skills, GPA of

3.5 or higher, Resident of Richland,

Lexington, or Kershaw county, Pursue a

career in military, medical, or public service

after high school, strong moral ethics,

Recommendation from school

official/teacher, Application information

located in the Counseling Department

• Deadline: January 15, 2015

Elks National Foundation

•Children or grandchildren of dues-

paying Elks, Judged on knowledge,

charity, community service, integrity,

Demonstrate financial need,

•Applications available at

www.elks.org/enf/scholars

•Deadline: January 30, 2015

Zonta International

Scholarship; Young Women In

Public Affairs

• Female student between ages 16-19

• Available to young women that are

committed to the volunteer sector,

leadership & advancement of the status

of women

• Applications available at www.zonta.org

• Deadline: February 1, 2015

Midlands Tech • Midlands Technical College will be

hosting Senior Days on the following

dates: February 13, March 6, April 10

located at Airport campus. Application

fee is waived for Senior Day

participation. For more information

contact MTC admissions Office at 803-

822-6714 or

admissions@midlandstech.edu.

2015 Prom

May 2

8:00 p.m.

Graduation

Friday, June 5

12:00 p.m.

Colonial Life Arena

General

Announcements

IDs should be Worn

• IDs are district and school policy

and should be worn at ALL times.

If you go to the discipline office

without your ID on, you will receive

detention. Don’t have it in your

pocket or missing. WEAR YOUR

ID during the school day!

Word of the Day • Posthaste—with all possible speed

• In 16th century “haste, post, haste”

told a “post-courier” a letter was

urgent. Shakespeare used it in

Richard II, Othello, and others. The

phrase still has a literary flair thanks

to the Bard.

Makeup Pictures

•Makeup pictures for underclassmen

are scheduled for Tuesday, October

28th throughout the school day. Any

student who did not have his/her

picture taken on September 18th

must have a picture taken Tuesday

in order to be in the yearbook.

2014 Teacher of the Year

David

Pelley

Staff Member of the Year

Dana

Crumpton

Lunch Snacks • $.25 Cookies

• $.50 Birthday Cake Dessert Cup, Lemon Sherbet

Cup, Orange Sherbet Cup, PolarBlast Fruit

Punch Bar, Vanilla Mini Sandwich,

• $.75 Hot Pretzels, Cheez It Snack Mixes,

Raspberry Yogurt Cup, Vanilla Yogurt Cup,

• $1.00 Birthday Cake Yogurt Twister, Banana

Cream Yogurt Twister, Cotton Candy Yogurt

Twister, Sour Apple Twister Cup, Blue Raspberry

Twister Cup, Cookies n Cream Cone, Crazy

Cone, Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich

Faculty and Staff

Member of the Month

•Shannon Wessinger,

Certified Staff Member

•Michael Robinson, Classified

Staff Member

Loaner Clothes

•Remember if the Discipline

Office has loaned you

clothes, t-shirts or shorts, to

turn them back in or your

account will be charged for

the items.

Culinary Arts II Participated in the King Arthur Most

Delicious Frosted Cupcake

Competition

Congratulations to Destiny Honeycutt,

3rd place for her Pumpkin Cupcakes

with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

and Cyndal Price, 1st place for her

Death by Chocolate Cupcakes

Show Your Mind

NOT Your Behind

Club News

FCA

•FCA will meet this Friday at Life

Springs Worship Center. Doors

open at 6:45am and breakfast

will be served at 7:00am.

Adara Steinmetz Alamah Quinn Allyson Duval Andrea Eskridge Andrea Sharpe Anne-Marie Richardson Ashley King Ashley Mahony Aubrey Woodard

Austin Gaffney Barry Bush Brandon Allen Brandon Patrick Brianna Mungo Chelsea Kent Cheyenne Smiley Crystal Morris Cynthia Johnson (MORE)

Art Students at SF Continued…

Dalia Guzman Dalton Teem Desiree Goethe Emily Cooper Emily Teague Garrick Morrison Gavin Elstad Grant Ross Hailee Cook Haleigh Scott Heath Johnson Ian Jones

Jacob Kearn Jacob Surak Jake Seebauer Jason Bordeaux Jordan Jordan Cannon Justin Gaffney

Kara Murphy Katarina Williams Kately Jolie Katrina Roland Kayla Lown Kelsey Hackler Kersten Epting Kristina Gartman Kyann Richard Lakin Coggins Lauren Blakely Lauren Tranflar Linda Monette

(MORE)

More Art students at SF…

Madison Zimmerman Mark Hewson Mary Lightsey Melissa Cargle Melissa Ramsey Michaela Ducker Miranda Graham Morgan Tyndale Mukayla Goodale Noah Reeves

Olivia Jordan Phylisha Mace Rahma Ahmed Reganne Brown Samantha Tucker Sandy Gainey Sarah Taylor Shannon Glover Shelby Rodes Supravee Raserdank

WOW!!! Congratulations Art Students!

Chess Club • Chess Club will meet Every

Tuesday from 3:30 to 4:30 in the counseling office. All are welcome.

International Club Dinner • Monday, October 20th at 7:10 pm at Sumo

of Lexington. You must RSVP with Ms. Robinson no later than Friday the 17th. If you don't let her know that you are coming, you cannot come. Please don't tell her you are coming if you cannot.

• We will alternate between Monday and Tuesday each month. So if you can't make it this time, maybe next.

NHS T-Shirt Sale • The NHS is selling t-shirts to club

members for $10. Please don't forget to buy one from Mrs. Sheppard in room 615. Sale has been extended until Oct. 17.

HOSA Members • All HOSA members who are

participating in the catalog fundraiser need to pick those up from Mrs. Parry in room 719 during PrimeTime! The deadline to turn the packets back in is November 14!

The Move • Do you like to dance? Come join

The MOVE on Wednesdays 3:45-5 in room 516! The MOVE is a dance performance group, and we'd love to have you!

Weekend Pictures • Yearbook wants your weekend

pictures: football, church, fair, haunted houses, etc…

• Email pictures to HaleyWNoel@gmail.com

The Club

• The Club will not be meeting after school until further notice.

For 3-D Artwork (Sculpture):

Jacob Surak- 12th Grade- First Place Gavin Elstad- 11th Grade- Second Place Grant Ross- 11th Grade- Sixth Place

Photography State Fair Awards

• 12th Grade- 1st Place-Cheyenne Smiley 3rd Place- Emily Teague, Honorable Mention: Morgan Tyndale, Jason Bordeaux, and Sammi Tucker.

• 11th Grade Honorable Mention: Barry Bush

• 10th grade Honorable Mention: Olivia Jordan: and Chelsea Kent.

White Knoll High School

Sports

Varsity Football

Varsity Football • Defeated Irmo 32-26. E’mond Brown

rushed for over 200 yards, Gary Shell for over 100 and 3 TDs, and Sean Coffey, Zach Riley, Andrew Snelgrove, and Kein Hutto were great on the O-line. On defense Jason Arnett, Brandon Shealy, Joe Beckett, Caleb Brian, and Jordan Griffin had a great night.

Varsity Football

Friday, October 17 @ North Augusta @ 7:30

B-Team Football • Defeated Spring Valley 25-24. Justin

Allen hit Parker Wieder on a 30 yard TD pass on 4th and 10 with 50 seconds to play. Albert Hope made the extra point. Timothy Jamison and Douglass Summers rushed for touchdowns and Allen connected with Clayton Lindsay for the other scores.

JV Football • Defeated Irmo 28-14. On offense,

Maurice Jones had TD runs of 60,37, and 98 yards and totaled over 250 yards rushing on the night. Gary Shell Jacob Jeffcoat played well. The defense had a huge stand inside the 5 yard line with 4 minutes left as Jeb Wilkinson and Brian McDonald made TD saving plays. Joe Beckett led defense.

B and JV Football Thursday, October

JV Girls’ Tennis Team

Girls Tennis • Had another big win. The #1

doubles team of Renee Hooks and Bri Hall cruised to a straight set victory in the tie breaking seventh match giving the WK Girls a 4 to 3 win over S. Aiken. This win should set the team up for a trip to the playoffs.

Varsity Girls’ Tennis Team

Girls Tennis

• Thursday, October

Girls Golf • qualified for lower state for the 2nd

consecutive year with a score of 345. Jensen Castle tied for 1st with 72, but lost in an extra hole to the #5 ranked girl in the nation. Jalen Castle qualified for All Region with a 78. Libby Williams 95, Lauren Martin 100, and Marley Barefoot 104.

Girls Golf

(Left to Right) Jensen Castle, Alana Harper, Marley

Barefoot, Jalen Castle, Libby Williams, Lauren Martin

Girls Golf • Monday, October 20 Lower State

Competition @ Sunset Country Club

Varsity Volleyball

Volleyball Highlights JV lost in 2 sets to South Aiken: 25-16, 25-8.

Varsity won against South Aiken: 25-23, 25-22, 25-21. Player of the game was Liz Rankin who came in when starting setter Sophie Perkins went down. She led the team to win games 1 and 2.

Volleyball Thursday, October

Cross Country Team

Cross Country

Baseball Workouts Anyone interested in trying out for baseball in the spring - weight/conditioning workouts will be held will be held after school for 9th-12th graders starting at 3:45pm every Monday and Wednesday. Friday workouts will be held at 6:30am prior to school. Must have a updated/valid physical dated after April 1, 2014. For further details and any questions, please see Coach Assey in portable 2.

Swim Team • The team had a great meet at the

Region Championship Meet in Augusta, with 38 seasonal best individual times and 7 seasonal best relay times. Also, the swimmers had 16 lifetime best times at this meet.

Softball Conditioning • Softball will now be conditioning

on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5 pm at the softball field.

Deadline to order is Friday, October

17

Morning Basketball Workouts

• 9th and 10th grade students (male and female) interested in Morning Basketball Workouts need to see Coach Ramsel for an application... workouts begin this week.

Varsity Cheerleaders

Boys Soccer • Boys soccer winter workouts will begin

Dec. 8th on the practice field behind the school from 4:00- 5:30. You must have a current physical (dated after April 1, 2014), cleats, and shin guards in order to participate. You must have a ride by 5:30. See Coach Green during lunch if you have any questions or need a physical form.