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Dear Broome Students & Families,

I hope you all are excited about the beginning of the final grading period of the 2016-17 school year. We have accomplished many things this year and we still have many more opportunities ahead of us during the months of April and May. I want to remind students that attendance is critical to success in school. We have been emphasizing this by sending weekly letters to students on their 3rd, 6th and 10th absence. If you receive a letter and feel there is a mistake please call the attendance office to correct the issue. We only have four Saturday attendance makeup days this semester. The dates are April 29, May 6, 13 & 20. Be sure to turn in your parent notes and medical notes on the day you return to school. Students with 6 or more unexcused absences in a semester class do not earn credit for the class unless the time is made up. Our spring sports teams are off to a great start. I appreciate all of the students, parents and staff that are attending games on a regular basis. Our attendance helps the teams perform at their best. I want to welcome our new head football coach back to the Broome family. Lynn Fleming is a 1991 Broome graduate. Welcome home Coach Fleming. Coach Fleming recently served as head coach at Chesnee High School.

Please remember that our Spring Break is the week of April 3rd – 7th. April 19th is a half day for students. The BHS Academic Reception is April 25th and our Prom is April 21st at Indigo Hall. Our Awards Day Ceremony will be held on May 16th and our Graduation ceremony will be held at Wofford College on May 25th. We are in the planning stages for our upcoming BHS Summer Reading program. Parents, students and community members are encouraged to recommend books for our summer reading list. Please email me your book recommendations. I continue to be very impressed with the hard work of our students and staff. We are very fortunate to learn and work in a school district that has strong community support. Please call on me if I can assist you in any way.

Sincerely,

Rodney D. Graves Principal

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Spearman Announces Fourth SC Teacher of the Year Finalist

State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman surprised Broome High School teacher, Pam Flynn, in her classroom with news that she has been selected as one of five finalists for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award. Pam is an outstanding educator whose love for her students is evident the moment you step foot in her class," said Superintendent Spearman. "Her passion for teaching is contagious and I look forward to her continued leadership and service in the Spartanburg community." Flynn is a Social Studies teacher at Broome High School in Spartanburg School District Three. Pam serves her fellow teachers by mentoring, serving as a PACE instructor, and by leading students in CERRA’s Teacher Cadet Program. She takes her students on a history journey, by creating an animated and interactive learning environment in which they see the relevance in what they are learning. To teach World War I trench warfare, she rearranges the desks to create “trenches” which students must walk/crawl through. Flynn has received numerous awards, including the Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction Award and Horace Mann Crystal Apple Award. "We are extremely proud of Mrs. Flynn’s accomplishments as an instructional leader in our district. She is a very compassionate and energetic teacher that is relentless in motivating her students to be successful, said Spartanburg School District Three superintendent Kenny Blackwood. As one of five finalists, Flynn will receive $10,000 and go on to the next stage of competition which involves an in-person interview with a team of expert judges. The South Carolina Teacher of the Year Gala will be held May 3rd in Columbia. The overall winner receives a total of $25,000 and gets to drive a

brand new BMW for one year while advocating for the teaching profession across the state. The Teacher of the Year program celebrates excellence and strengthens the teaching force by honoring and recognizing exceptional teachers on a district, state, and national level. These awards not only assist in retention efforts but serve as a powerful recruitment tool. The South Carolina Teacher of the Year serves for one school year as a roving ambassador providing mentoring, attending speaking engagements, working with teacher cadets and teaching fellows, leading the State Teacher Forum, and serving as the state spokesperson for over 48,000 educators.

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Social Studies

Mrs. Flynn’s Modern World History students recently used Sway in Office 365 to collaborate on an Enlightenment project. Mrs. Brackett introduced the class to Sway has a vehicle for engaging presentations. Students researched philosophes and used quotes from primary sources to exemplify the new ideologies of the time. They chose their own topics and taught peers not only what they learned about the content but also how to navigate the technology. Students were instructed on how to give positive feedback along with constructive criticism.

Broome High School’s Model Arab League Delegation competed at the Southeastern Model Arab League Conference held at Converse College March 10th-12th representing the country of Libya, where they won the most high school level awards. Special congratulations to the following award winning delegates: Erin Quinn for Heads of State Riley Jones and Hannah Norton for Political Affairs Michaela Emory and David Goodson who won the overall Superior Delegation award for Environmental Affairs

Delegates were (front, l to r) Suezanne Hall, Riley Jones, Hannah Norton, David Goodson; (middle, l to r) Michaela Emory, Erin Quinn, Kyleigh Moore, Baja Ksor, and Bailey Millwood; (back, l to r) Owen Keller, Cameron Adams, and Brian Linder.

Every delegate had an outstanding performance.

Michaela Emory

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English

Ms. Sparks’ and Ms. Smith’s English classes traveled to Greenville’s Peace Center for a performance of Hamlet. Students had lunch in Greenville restaurants before returning home and one group had the pleasure of meeting members of the principal cast on their way back to load the bus.

Sports During the regularly scheduled March 16 Board meeting, Spartanburg School District Three’s Board of Trustees

unanimously approved the recommendation of Lynn Fleming as the new Broome High School (BHS) head football coach. Fleming comes to BHS from Chesnee High School. He brings over 13 years of successful head football coach experience. He has been with Chesnee since 2012. Prior to Chesnee, he served as head coach for South Florence and West-Oak High Schools. Chosen from a field of nearly 70 applicants, Fleming stated he is looking forward to this new opportunity. “I am extremely humbled and honored to be leading the Broome program. The Broome community has a lot of pride and is very strong academically and athletically. I have many great memories from Broome and want to help create great memories for our student athletes and their families. I look forward to working with our community to produce not only great football players, but great men. I am excited to be coming back to a place that is so special to me.” While at Chesnee High School, Fleming has been named District II Football Official Association Coach of the Year; High School Sports Report Region Coach of the year three times; Region I, AA Coach of the Year three times, and the South Carolina Fellowship of Christian Athletes Upper State AA Coach of the Year. Kenny Blackwood, superintendent, stated, “As a product of Spartanburg School District Three, Coach Fleming is returning home to build a successful community football program. We look forward to the dedication and excitement he will bring to Centurion Football!” In addition to coaching duties, Fleming will teach physical education and weight training. Rodney Graves, principal at BHS, said, "We are very excited to welcome Coach Lynn Fleming to the Broome family. I am certain he is the right coach to take our program to the next level. His experiences have prepared him for this opportunity. We look forward to having Coach Fleming and his family at Broome High School."

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JROTC

Cadets from Broome High School’s Air Force JROTC Air Rifle Team recently competed in the 2017 Air Force JROTC Service Championship held at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s Center in Anniston, AL. The group finished in 6th place out of all the AF JROTC Marksmanship Sporter Teams in the nation and Jacyn Revels set a new school record (536 out of 600) and finished 9th in the individual category. Broome will head back to Anniston March 23rd-25th for the National JROTC Championship were they will compete with the other Top 7 teams from the USAF, Navy, Army and Marines.

Pictured from left to right are Cameron Thomas, Mong Thao, Jacyn Revels, Jessy Delgado and Alex Morrill and Coach MSgt Robert James.

Broome High School Air Force JROTC cadets attended the Spartanburg Friends of the NRA Saturday, March 11, to present the Colors at their Annual Fundraiser.

Pictured are Mong Thao, Daniel Chadwick, Jessy Delgado and Cameron Thomas.

The Air Force JROTC shooting team finished 4th at the SC Junior Olympics Friday, March 10 at Walhalla HS. Cadets competed against 16 other teams from across the state. Jacyn Revels and Mong Thao finished 9th and 10th respectively and Cameron Thomas finished 13th. Next week cadets head to Anniston AL for the 2017 JROTC National Championship.

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Health Keep Your Eyes Healthy Over Spring Break

Spring break is here! While many of you will be traveling or relaxing, spring break is not the time to relax from your contact lens wear and care habits.

Contact lens wearers can help prevent eye infections by taking proper care of their contact lenses whether at home or traveling.

Wearing and caring for contact lenses properly is critical to keeping the eyes healthy and preventing eye infections. The majority of contact lens wearers do not practice proper contact lens hygiene. Since 2006, in the US there have been three outbreaks of serious eye infections that sometimes blind. These outbreaks have brought attention to contact lens wearer hygiene and the need for consistent information about how to wear and care for contact lenses to help prevent such infection.

CDC–with feedback from experts in optometry, ophthalmology, opticianry, and infectious diseases-encourages contact lens wearers to follow these recommendations, which are based on data from a number of studies.

Your Habits

Wash your hands with soap and water. Dry them well with a clean cloth before touching your contact lenses.

Don’t sleep in your contact lenses even when up late unless prescribed by your eye doctor.

Keep water away from your contact lenses. Avoid showering in contact lenses, and remove them before using a hot tub or swimming.

Your Supplies

Rub and rinse your contact lenses with contact lens disinfecting solution to clean them each time you remove them. Never use water or saliva.

Never store your contact lenses in water.

Replace your contact lenses as often as recommended by your eye doctor.

Your Contact Lens Case

Rub and rinse your contact lens case with contact lens solution and then empty and dry with a clean tissue. Never use water. Store upside down with the caps off after each use.

Replace you contact lens case at least once every three months.

Your Contact Lens Solution

Don’t “top off” solution. Use only fresh contact lens disinfecting solution in your case – never mix fresh solution with old or used solution.

Use only the contact lens solution recommended by your eye doctor.

Your Eye Doctor

Visit your eye doctor yearly or as often as he or she recommends.

Remember – protect your eyes during spring break.

Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), visit www.cdc.gov.

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Miss South Carolina

Broome High School junior, Michaela Emory won USA National Miss South Carolina last month. She will compete against 100 delegates for the national title in July in Boca Raton, FL. for the chance to win some of the $60,000 in college scholarships awarded to winners. The USA National Miss program inspires young women to set high goals, to work hard to achieve them, and to serve their communities. Our congratulations are extended to Michaela. We hope that you will conquer and prevail in your upcoming competition!

ACT 4/8/17 College Decision Day 4/21/17 Prom 4/21/17 Academic Reception 4/25/17 Interims 4/26/17 SIC 4/27/17 Attendance Lab 4/29/17

Statement of Non-Discrimination Spartanburg School District Three does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person(s) has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Director of Personnel and Pupil Services 3535 Clifton Glendale Road, Glendale, SC 29346 (864)279-6000