FCS Eagle Times SUMMER 2011

Earlier in the day on Friday, May 20th, another group

of students celebrated a milestone…...Kindergarten

Graduation. Fifty-four five year old students crossed over

into a new journey where they can look forward to school

years of friendships, athletics, fine arts, chapels, and learn-

ing to serve others by using their God-given talents and

skills.

The kindergarteners presented a program that gave

family and friends a glimpse of what they had learned this

school year. They sang, read, and played bells to a variety

of songs.

First grade teachers, Esther Berry, Natalie Hardy and

Kayla Dougherty stopped by to share with the families

what is ahead in first grade and how they can begin prepar-

ing their children this summer. Reading is a key to effec-

tive learning and the teachers strongly encouraged parents

to have their children read throughout the summer.

Following the presentation of the diplomas, the young

graduates and their families celebrated their year with a

class party. Elementary Principal Sandy Bryant an-

nounced that Josh Miles could not be with his class on this

day due to having to undergo medical treatment. Mrs. Bry-

ant asked that everyone pray for Josh and his family.

Mrs. Skelton’s class wore orange ribbons which signify

support of those affected by leukemia.

They wore them in honor of Josh.

The 3K and 4K stu-

dents ended their last

day with a presentation

of songs and recita-

tions that reflected

some of the things they

learned this year. Both

grades performed in

front of a full house

of family and friends.

Mrs. Nesbit’s Class

Mrs. Langnecker’s Class

Mrs. Skelton’s Class


OTHER ACTIVITIES/RECOGNITIONS: - Book Fair was a success over $9,400 in sales - Sand Hills Region IV Science Fair - SCISA Regional Spelling Bee @ FCS * Region Winner, 3rd in Overall State Standings * 3 finalists in state, 1 placed 2nd in state, 1 placed 6th in state - SC State Honor Choir * Six sixth grade students were selected to participate - SCISA Music Festival * Elementary Choir, Ensemble- Excellent rating * High School Choir– Excellent rating * Several gold and silver medals awarded in vocal and instrumental solos - SCISA Literary Meet * Seven students placed in top three places - SCISA Student Government Spring Conference

* received SCISSA Division I Student Council of the Year * Three students to serve on the SCISSA Executive Committee for the 2011-2012 school year: - Christopher Coker, President - Alyssa Holbrooks, Recording Secretary - Seth Harrelson, Treasurer

ATHLETICS - 7 of 8 Varsity teams qualified for the state playoffs - 20 All Region recipients - 4 All State recipients - Over 180 athletes - One senior to play a collegiate sport

Once again, Florence Christian School experienced a

great school year. Below you will see many of the accom-

plishments and activities of our students. On May 20th,

FCS reached a milestone—our 1000th graduate received her

diploma. Through our graduates, FCS has had the opportu-

nity to impact the world for Christ, and to God be the glory.

Next year, we will be celebrating our 40th birthday. For

forty years, FCS has been offering “Distinctly Christian~

Academic Excellence” to families of the Florence area. I have had the unique privilege of

seeing God work at FCS. I began attending FCS as a first grader in the mid 1970s. When I

started school at FCS, there were only two buildings on the property. During middle school, C

Building was completed, and while at college, the Worship Center was completed. Since

returning to FCS as a teacher in the early 90s, I have had the privilege to see the Preschool

building, ministry center, and athletic facilities built.

It is very apparent that God has blessed the Florence Baptist Temple and FCS physically.

More important, however, is the fact that I have been privileged to see the spiritual blessings

God has chosen to give FCS. I have had the opportunity to see souls saved, lives changes, and

the world impacted by Florence Christian School. I hope you will all be able to join us next

year as we celebrate God’s faithfulness to Florence Christian School. We look forward to a

great year in 2011-2012.

ENROLLMENT: Over 720

SPIRITUAL: - High School Chapels - Elementary Spiritual Emphasis Creation—Expedition INSIDE/OUT Revival CAMPOUT 2011 –6th grade trip - Kindergarten Chapels/Community Helpers

ACADEMIC: - Over 58% of 1st-12th grade students made Honor Roll, Principal ‘s or President’s List - 48 students were inducted in Beta Club - Added another third grade class - Senior Class—30 students * Over $1.3 million awarded scholarships * 2 Palmetto Fellow Scholars * 14 Life Scholarships Recipients * 11 SCISA Honors Recipients * Colleges selected: Francis Marion University, Liberty Univer- sity, Bob Jones University, Charleston Southern University, Clemson University, Lander University, Methodist University, University of South Carolina, University of Alabama, Piedmont Baptist College...

- 21students received college credit

COMMUNITY SERVICE: - All grades organized a minimum of one service project that was done outside the school. - Student Government sponsored two special events and assisted in several school wide and elementary programs. - FCS Veteran’s Day recognition. - Collected over 4,100 items that equaled 76 boxes of food for Christmas Food Drive. - Sent care packages to soldiers and FBT missionary families over the holidays. - Collected over $3,000 for the American Heart Asso- ciation through Jump Rope for Heart. - Collected over $2,500 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through Pasta for Pennies. - Gave over 224 inches of hair to national organization Children with Hair Loss.

Principal’s Corn

er

~Jim Berry

Beta Club Teacher of the Year—Janet Watts

Beta Club Senior Award—Halli Williams

Breakfast Optimist Club Award—Christopher Coker

Elementary Eagle Award—Christopher Garris (6th grade)

Elementary Eagle Nominee Recipients: 1st grade– Kylie

Simmons, Regan Lee, Josie Lyerly. 2nd grade—Elijah Pur-

vis, Jamison Giles, Dylan Carmichael. 3rd grade– Jonathan

Benson, Lane Ward, Madison Grice. 4th grade– Chandler

Lawson, Haylee Hucks. 5th grade—Cade Lyerly, Madison

Bedenbaugh. 6th grade—Amber McCormick, Christopher

Garris.

Highest Academic Achievement Award—6th grade:

1st -Savannah Gaymon; 2nd—Preston Watson

Josten’s Heart of the Eagle—Anna Watts (12th grade)

Kindergarten Student of the Year Recipients:

3K –Addison Pernell, Kaitlyn Brown, T’Leyah Bethea.

4K—Landon Hardy, Harrison Howard, Anabel

Yarborough, Logan Sweatt.

5K - Taylor Jordan, Daniel Coates, Madison Munn.

Outstanding Musician Award:

High School—Cole Strickland (12th grade)

Elementary—Savannah Gaymon (6th grade)

Outstanding High School Drama Award: Meagan Davis,

Lee Hewitt, Rachel King, Cole Strickland

Rotary Club Outstanding Senior– Ginny Gause, Lee Hewitt


1A~ Makayla Arceneaux, Michelle Hill, Kylie Simmons, Jesse

Timmons. 1B~ Hilton Broach, Marianna Burgess, Ansley But-

ler, Parson Granger, Lydia Hicks, Callie Hill, Regan Lee,

McKenzie Montrose, Grace Myers, Anna Shealy. 1C~ Cade

Ardis, Adelyn Bankson, Emily Eaddy, Kaysie Hucks, Ethan

Kelly, Josie Lyerly, Joshua McDaniel, Maggie Odom, Paxton

Richards, Nathan Turner, Trinity Walker. 2A~ Carson Alban,

Rebecca Barber, Clayton Bochette, Jalynn Cade, Emily

Eason, Tracy Jackson, Amelia Lyles, Macy Powell, Justin

Tan, Kelsey Wilkes. 2B~ Nathan Ammons, Emma Caudill,

Ariel Davis, Caroline Garris, Jamison Giles, Gaige Johnson,

Robbie Jordan, Karson Norris, Kolby Rogers, Kaia Thomson.

2C~ Ali Aldridge, Marshall Brown, Noah Brown, Grace Buie,

Dylan Carmichael, Annalia Cook, Hunter Davis, Jackson

Gray, Bryson Little, Grace Owens, Madison Setser, Kylie

Stewart, Trinity Stewart, Davis Watford, Adair Yarborough.

3A~ Colton Beebe, Stephanie Dersch, Sarah Mixon Eaddy,

Andrea King, Caroline Page, Alexander Rishmawi, George

Rishmawi, Isaac Whang. 3B~ Phillip Hucks, Corley Keefe,

Katelyn Munn, Lindsey Outlaw, Cole Procik, Lane Ward, Xa-

vier Wright. 3C~ Caitlyn Brown, Madison Grice, Kamari

Hudson, Whit Kane, Landen Poston, Olivia Seward, James

Wong. 4A~ Katheryn Barber, Janalyn Berry, Jessica Butler,

Natalie Dehlinger, Faith Huntley, Chandler Lawson, Connor

Stokes. 4B~ Joshua Keefe, Delaney Snipes, Jordan Snipes,

Jackson Stanley, Morgan Warner. 5A~ Jacob Benton. 5B~

Alex Bruno, Joe Kane, Caleb Little, Chandler Sims, Eden

Wallace, Nicholas Wood. 6A~ Savannah Gaymon. 7A~ Ally

Gaskins, Noah Matthews, Wayne McAlister, Madison Stanley.

7B~ Drew Berry, Edwin McFadden, Jarrett Russell, Thomas

Sullivan, Mary-Caroline Waldrop, Emily Wilson. 8A~ Sarah

Anne Cox, Brooke Haywood, Makala McKenzie, Stephanie

West. 8B~ Garrett Coker, Austin Drummond, Kacey Medlin,

Tyler Tisdale, Alana Tyler. 9A~ Taylor Broach, Tori Gaskins,

Hudson Jepertinger, Rebecca Kelley, Madeline Sansbury, Mi-

chael Smith, Emily Tomlinson. 9B~ Emily Guthrie. 10A~

Taylor Giordano, Brandon Morris. 11A~ Christopher Coker,

Bray Friar, Trevor Gibson, Emily Ham, Hoyt Ham, Rachel

King, Caroline Leland, Rachel Weldon, Michael Yokim.

12A~ Lee Hewitt, Alex Kang, Rebekah Ward. 12B~ Suzanne

Miles, Anna Watts.

2C~ Ellie Richardson, Haleh Rush, Christian Strange, Joshua

Timmons, Melanie Williams. 3A~ Jonathan Benson, Sam

Densmore, Justin Gibbs, Joey Inman, Ashten McDowell,

Cameron McLeod, Dylan Outlaw, Taylor Stackley. 3B~ Dal-

ton Allen, Emily Anderson, Caleb Banks, Matthew Behling,

Graham Berry, Collin Brown, Daniel Bunch, Jonas Duty,

Hanna Jeffords, Skyler Monson, Derius Nowlin, Clint Parks,

Amber Sutton. 3C~ Tyler Ard, Christopher Brigman, Trey

Davis, Matthew Gaskins, Jaylin Green, Micaela Montrose,

Lillie Odom, Cameron Smith, Erin Wilson. 4A~ Zoe Cau-

then, Zachary Edwards, Madison Stewart, Evan Tan, Logan

Tyner, Owen Waldrop, Griffin Walters. 4B~ Hunter Benton,

Madison Caudill, Darrin Davis, C.J. Fuller, Julia Hewitt,

Grayson Hicks, Haylee Hucks, Caleb Huggins, Emily King,

Claire Larrimore, De’Quan LaSane, Maegan Miles, Benjamin

Watford. 5A~ Rivers Benton, Katherine Brown, Emilee Cox,

David Doyle, Erin Dozier, Victoria Ford, Heather Jeffords,

Macy McArthur, Emily Strawn, Morgan Truitt, Davis Tyner,

Trey Woodberry. 5B~ Khalil Barcus, Madison Bedenbaugh,

Morgan Cass, Melinda Dersch, Jade Harrison, Mary Keith

Hill, Chase Richards, Shelley Rodriguez. 6A~ Austin Hyman,

Heather King, Cameron McDonald, Sarah Medlin, Lance

Rogers, Isaac Smith, Alex Terry. 6B~ Nicholas Baker, Chris-

topher Behling, Amber Davis, Lindsay Gibbs, Victoria Hew-

itt, Grace Lyles, Kristiaan Matthee, Taylor Peake, Preston

Watson. 7A~ Jonathan Behling, Ashlyn Bochette, Olivia Ed-

wards, Christian Stone, Alex Strawn, Kaitlyn Timmons, Me-

rina Tsukalas. 7B~ Austin Adams, Bryce Broach, Abigail

Donato, Teil Fuller, Christian Kirby, Hunter McAdams,

Cameron Norris, Grace Park, Madison Warner, Hunter

Wilkes. 8A~ Abby Drummond, Maysun Gibbs, Caleb

Harrelson, Talor Hewitt, Peyton Johnson, Taylor Poston,

Carlie Skelton, Ethan Wisnoski, Steven Younginer. 8B~

Hannah Brown, David Coker, Hannah McInnes, Carlee

Moore, Madelynn Pigg, 9A~ Adam Baker, Mallory Edwards,

Jessica Garris, Ryan Huggins, Chandler Huntley, Amanda

King, Brittney King, Dalton Russell, Megan Stone, Brandilyn

Walker, Gordon Washington, Junha Yu. 9B~ Andrew Bel-

ville, Julie Ann Ham, Adam Martin, Caroline McAlister,

Anna Owens, Courtney Poole, Matthew Wilson. 10A~ Skylar

Adams, Moriah Berry, Christina Dehlinger, Kayce Erwin,

Austin Johnson, James McClary, Avery Powell, Elizabeth

Stone. 10B~ Tyler Hinchcliffe, Katie Peake. 11A~ Elizabeth

Chard, Hayley Childress, Seth Harrelson, Alyssa Holbrooks,

Michelle Huggins, Joshua Skelton, Kayla Thompson, Chan-

dler Walker, Meagan Wright. 11B~ Zachary Anderson,

Joshua Summerford, Charles Warr. 12A~ Lauren Sullivan.

12B~ Ginny Gause, Zachary Greenawalt, Hunter Lowe. 1A~ Austin Collins, Madison Earp, Abby Godwin, Kerigan

Herring, Kyle King, Lindie Matthee, Ellie Parks, Max Warner.

1B~ Hayden Love, Bryson Medford, Jasmine Mullins, Anna

Roach, Bryce Woodberry. 1C~ Gavin Dowdy, Payton Hug-

gins, Marlie Matthews, Ethan Rogers, Doff Wallace. 2A~

Eleni Bakas, Ryan Carraway, Melissa Crowley, Lydia-Grace

Hyman, Wesley Peake, Elijah Purvis, Isabelle Sarmiento, Rus-

sell Stone, Gracie Wilson. 2B~ Timothy Blue, David Hastings,

Hannah Grace Rogers, Lily Sauls, Collin Stone, Matthew

Tomlinson, Madysen Turner.

Honor Roll Cont’d...


1A~ Makayla Arcneaux, Michelle Hill, Kyle King, Lindie

Matthee, Ellie Parks, Kylie Simmons, Jesse Timmons. 1B~

Hilton Broach, Marianna Burgess, Parson Granger, Callie

Hill, Regan Lee, McKenzie Montrose, Grace Myers, Anna

Shealy. 1C~ Cade Ardis, Adelyn Bankson, Emily Eaddy,

Kaysie Hucks, Ethan Kelly, Josie Lyerly, Marlie Matthews,

Joshua McDaniel, Nathan Turner, Trinity Walker. 2A~ Clay-

ton Bochette, Jalynn Cade, Ryan Carraway, Emily Eason,

Tracy Jackson, Amelia Lyles, Macy Powell, Elijah Purvis,

Isabelle Sarmiento, Justin Tan, Kelsey Wilkes. 2B~ Nathan

Ammons, Emma Caudill, Ariel Davis, Caroline Garris, Jami-

son Giles, Gaige Johnson, Robbie Jordan, Karson Norris,

Hannah Grace Rogers, Kolby Rogers, Kaia Thomson. 2C~

Ali Aldridge, Marshall Brown, Noah Brown, Grace Buie, Dy-

lan Carmichael, Hunter Davis, Jackson Gray, Bryson Little,

Grace Owens, Haleh Rush, Madison Setser, Kylie Stewart,

Trinity Stewart, Davis Watford, Adair Yarborough. 3A~

Colton Beebe, Sam Densmore, Stephanie Dersch, Sarah

Mixon Eaddy, Andrea King, Ashten McDowell, Caroline

Page, Alexander Rishmawi, George Rishmawi, Isaac Whang.

3B~ Caleb Banks, Jonas Duty, Phillip Hucks, Corley Keefe,

Katelyn Munn, Lindsey Outlaw, Clint Parks, Cole Procik,

Lane Ward, Xavier Wright. 3C~ Caitlyn Brown, Matthew

Gaskins, Madison Grice, Kamari Hudson, Whit Kane, Landen

Poston, Olivia Seward, James Wong. 4A~ Janalyn Berry, Zoe

Cauthen, Natalie Dehlinger, Faith Huntley, Chandler Lawson,

Madison Stewart, Connor Stokes, Evan Tan. 4B~ Delaney

Snipes, Jordan Snipes, Jackson Stanley. 5A~ Emily Strawn.

5B~ Joe Kane, Chandler Sims, Nicholas Wood. 6A~ Savan-

nah Gaymon. 6B~ Kristiaan Matthee. 7A~ Ally Gaskins,

Madison Stanley. 7B~ Jarrett Russell, Thomas Sullivan,

Mary-Caroline Waldrop. 8A~ Sarah Anne Cox, Caleb

Harrelson, Makala McKenzie, Carlie Skelton, Stephanie

West, Steven Younginer. 8B~ Hannah Brown, David Coker,

Garrett Coker, Austin Drummond, Hannah McInnes, Kacey

Medlin, Carlee Moore, Alana Tyler. 9A~ Taylor Broach,

Mallory Edwards, Hudson Jepertinger, Rebecca Kelley, Britt-

ney King, Madeline Sansbury, Michael Smith, Emily

Tomlinson, Gordon Washington, Junha Yu. 10A~ Moriah

Berry, Kristin Bryant, Taylor Giordano, Brandon Morris,

Avery Powell.

11A~ Christopher Coker, Bray Friar, Trevor Gibson, Emily

Ham, Alyssa Holbrooks, Rachel King, Joshua Skelton, Rachel

Weldon. 12A~ Lee Hewitt, Alex Kang, Lauren Sullivan, Re-

bekah Ward. 12B~ Ginny Gause, Hunter Lowe, Anna Watts.

1A~ Austin Collins, Madison Earp, Abby Godwin, Kerigan

Herring, Max Warner. 1B~ Ansley Butler, Lydia Hicks, Hay-

den Love, Bryson Medford, Jasmine Mullins, Anna Roach,

Bryce Woodberry. 1C~ Payton Huggins, Maggie Odom, Pax-

ton Richards, Ethan Rogers. 2A~ Carson Alban, Eleni Bakas,

Rebecca Barber, Melissa Crowley, Lydia-Grace Hyman,

Wesley Peake, Gracie Wilson.

2B~ Timothy Blue, David Hastings, Lily Sauls, Kelsey Sims,

Collin Stone, Matthew Tomlinson, Madysen Turner. 2C~

Annalia Cook, Ellie Richardson, Melanie Williams. 3A~

Jonathan Benson, Justin Gibbs, Joey Inman, Cameron

McLeod, Dylan Outlaw, Taylor Stackley, Nicholas Thomp-

son. 3B~ Dalton Allen, Emily Anderson, Matthew Behling,

Graham Berry, Collin Brown, Daniel Bunch, Hanna Jeffords,

Skyler Monson, Derius Nowlin, Amber Sutton. 3C~ Tyler

Ard, Jaylin Green, Micaela Montrose, Erin Wilson. 4A~

Katheryn Barber, Pressley Brangi, Jessica Butler, Zachary

Edwards, Logan Tyner, Owen Waldrop. 4B~ Hunter Benson,

Madison Caudill, C.J. Fuller, Julia Hewitt, Grayson Hicks,

Joshua Keefe, Emily King, Claire Larrimore, Logan Sims,

Morgan Warner, Benjamin Watford. 5A~ Jacob Benton,

Katherine Brown, Emilee Cox, David Doyle, Erin Dozier,

Victoria Ford, Heather Jeffords, Macy McArthur, Ashlyn

Wood, Trey Woodberry. 5B~ Khalil Barcus, Madison Be-

denbaugh, Alex Bruno, Morgan Cass, Melinda Dersch, Clay

Dougherty, Jade Harrison, Caleb Little, Shelley Rodriguez,

Eden Wallace. 6A~ Heather King, Cameron McDonald,

Lindsey Miller, Lance Rogers, Isaac Smith. 6B~ Nicholas

Baker, Christopher Behling, Amber Davis, Christopher Gar-

ris, Lindsay Gibbs, Steven Haywood, Grace Lyles, Taylor

Peake, Preston Watson. 7A~ Ashlyn Bochette, Noah Mat-

thews, Jordan Ringley, Alex Strawn, Merina Tsukalas. 7B~

Drew Berry, Bryce Broach, Abigail Donato, Christian Kirby,

Hunter McAdams, Edwin McFadden, Cameron Norris, Faith

Park, Madison Warner, Hunter Wilkes, Emily Wilson. 8A~

Abby Drummond, Maysun Gibbs, Madison Hewitt, Talor

Hewitt, Peyton Johnson, Ethan Wisnoski. 8B~ Andrew

Brown, Kaylyn Cady, Matthew Christenbury, Chance Collins,

Kerstin Dougherty, Hunter Eason, Madelynn Pigg, Rachel

Player, Tyler Tisdale. 9A~ Adam Baker, Jessica Garris, Tori

Gaskins, Chandler Huntley, Amanda King, Joshua Larrimore,

Dalton Russell, Brandilyn Walker. 9B~ Andrew Belville,

Emily Guthrie, Julie Ann Ham, Grant Heustess, Anna Owens,

Matthew Wilson. 10A~ Hanna Adams, Skylar Adams, Bran-

don Baggett, Christina Dehlinger, Kayce Erwin, Ellie Hicks,

Austin Johnson, Gordon Mattison, James McClary, Elizabeth

Stone. 10B~ Joshua Hayes, Tyler Hinchcliff, Jessica Meggs,

Katie Peake. 11A~ Elizabeth Chard, Hoyt Ham, Michelle

Huggins, Haley Kenimer, Caroline Leland, Kayla Thompson,

Samantha Witherspoon, Michael Yokim. 11B~ Zachary

Anderson. 12A~ June Han, Mason Hattaway. 12B~ Zachary

Greenawalt, Zach Hearne, Suzanne Miles.

Honor Roll Cont’d...


We regret that the following students were

inadvertently not recognized for the year end

achievements at the Elementary Awards…

President’s List: Faith Huntley- 4th grade Final Honor Roll: Logan Sims- 4th grade; Abby Buie, Jana Wilson- 6th grade Perfect Attendance: Andrea King –3rd grade Fine Arts Showcase: Abigail Sansbury- 5th grade Book It: Logan Sims– 4th grade

Sixth grade students took an

out-of–state trip to Florence,

Kentucky in April for a three

day venture. Their expedition

began at the Creation Mu-

seum where the 46 students

and 23 chaperones camped

overnight in the museum. The

students and chaperones

later spent free time at

the Laser Adventure

for an evening activi-

ties. Nationally known

speaker and Creation-

ist Carl Kerby met up

with the group and

spoke to the students on

the boldness of their

faith. The trip con-

cluded with a visit to

The Kentucky Horse

Park. Thank you to the

19 parents and grandparents who gave of

their time and resources to go with our

students on the trip! It was great!!

One day that students

in grades 4K-12th look

forward to is FIELD

DAY! Coaches Jenny

King and Keith Rogers

organize a number of

friendly competitive

games that are age appropriate!

The high school grades divided

into two teams, gold and blue under

the leadership of John Brown and

Terrance Harris. They met for the

friendly competitions on Thursday,

April 21st...it was a great time!

The 4K-6th

grade classes took over the

back fields on

Friday, May

6th where they

played in a

variety of relay

a n d wa t e r

games. From

the youngest to the oldest, every-

one had fun...even a few parents

were caught in action playing the

games! We appreciate the num-

ber of parents who assisted in both Field Days!

Students at The Kentucky Horse Park in front of the Secretariat statue.

On Monday, May 9th,

twenty-eight female students

and mothers had a minimum of

eight inches of their hair cut to

donate to Children with Hair-

loss, a national organization

that provides wigs for children.

Nineteen local cosmetologists

gave of their time and talent to

cut the participants’ hair. The project was sponsored by the FCS

Student Government. Over 224 inches was collected and donated

to the organization. After the haircutting, the participants were

treated to a hairstyle and lunch.

Elementary teachers

led by Amy Giles,

Sandy Bryant and

Leslie Evans traveled to the upstate to Kings

Mountain State Park on

May 25th to kick off the 2011-12 Spiritual

theme...A Time for

Everything ! Th e teachers were chal-

lenged in three battles

that took them back in history...THE RACE

IS ON...more to come

in the Fall!

Elementary teachers join Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Bryant and Mrs. Evans at the top of the point at Kings Mountain for the last leg of the day’s Revolutionary Race...


FLORENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

SPRING ATHLETICS

The Varsity Baseball team lost to

Wilson Hall in the 2nd round

of SCISA-AAA State Playoffs. Our

squad was young this year...we did however have several positives throughout the season including defeating Ben Lippen in the opening round of State Playoffs.

Next year should be exciting considering eight of our nine starters will be return-

ing. I would like to send congrats to Coach Harris for receiving “Coach of the

Year” in both tennis and soccer this year. A job well done! Coach Scotty Keefe~

The JV Eagles Baseball finished their 2011 season with an 8-4 record. We

had a great season and experienced many opportunities to grow as a team and as

individuals. Several players received awards for their exemplary efforts during the

season. Those players included: Denton Lee, Deonte Arceneaux, Hunter Eason,

and Adam Hill. Thank you gentlemen for your participation during the season.

Coach Shane Ridgeway-

The goal of the 2011 season was to "Always

Compete" our way into another 10

win season, and most desirably another region

championship! For the second year in a row, I'm proud to say we finished 10-5 and were crowned back-to-back REGION CHAMPS! In fact, we

swept the region with a 6-0 record. The emphasis this year was "Always Compete".

The heart of this philosophy is doing your best and executing as opposed to making excuses. It was awesome to see the guys embrace that philosophy in practices and

matches. Senior leadership was crucial this year. I'm real proud of Mason, Zach

Hearne, Hunter, Jay, Chris, June, and Zach Greenawalt. We could not of ac-complished what we did without their leadership.

Two of our seniors played in the North/South Allstar game where I had the privilege to lead the South team as the head coach. In

closing I'd like to thank Mason and Zach H. for their 5 years of

devotion to me and the program. It has been an honor to coach you guys! I'm looking forward to another great season with the

younger guys. "Always Compete.”

Coach Terrance Harris-

Soccer: Zach Hearne, Hunter Lowe. Track/Field: Meagan Wright.

Baseball: Brandon Baggette. Soccer: Mason Hattaway, Zach Hearne, Hunter Lowe. Tennis: Alyssa Holbrooks.

TERRANCE HARRIS SCISA “ Coach of the Year” TENNIS SOCCER

This softball season our Lady Eagles

Varsity team featured one Senior,

Brittany Evans, and many underclassmen who played key posi-

tions. They played hard this season finishing with a record of 12-10...with the experience gained this year, we hope to make a run in the state tournament next

year. The Junior Varsity team was a young team that showed much potential for

the future program. I encourage the girls to keep working hard and this summer practice on hitting and conditioning! We look forward to a great season in 2012… Coach John Brown-

Baseball: Brandon Baggette, John Kent Smith, Zach Herndon. Golf: Micah Gold. Softball: Tori Gaskins, Alyssa Holbrooks. Soccer: Mason Hattaway, Zach Hearne, Hunter Lowe, Gordon Mattison. Track/Field: Meagan Wright.

Baseball: Brandon Baggette, John Kent Smith. Soccer: Zach Hearne, Hunter Lowe. Softball: Tori Gaskins, Alyssa Holbrooks.

Senior Allen Duffy has committed to join the

Methodist University Monarchs’ football

program in the fall of 2011. MU is a Division

III school that competes in the USA South

Conference. Methodist University is located in

Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Allen with his parents, David and Tracy; Coach Jimmy Miles and Athletic Director Scotty Keefe.

ATHLETIC

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER

The first year of the FCS golf team was very suc-

cessful. The team members represented Florence

Christian very well. We won a few matches and we were very competitive in our

region matches. The golf team was young, and I look forward to the future of this team. With work and dedication, FCS could be a force in our conference over the

next few years. Coach Robert Hardy-

To excel at distance running, like any challenging

endeavor in life, takes hard work. I asked my ath-

letes to run hard, to run often, to endure fatigue and

pain, to push themselves to be better than they were the day before, and to keep coming back for more. – They did!

I asked my athletes, especially the new ones, to overcome the self-doubt and

fear engendered anytime an athlete is pushed to the limit, not to mention doing it while faced with competing with older more experienced athletes and programs. –

They did!

The support for one another, the attitude before and after the races, and the

endeavor of the athletes not only at the smaller SCISA meets, but also at the large

75-100+ public school meets was exemplary. I am proud of the team and congratu-

late them on their effort and for a job well done! Coach Andy Rush—

Senior Ginny Gause and Junior

Christopher Coker received the Ath-

letic Christian Character Award. This

award is given to the female and male

athlete who displayed a Christ like atti-

tude on and off the field or court through-

out the year.

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