Summer eNews - Thomas Sumter Academy

Thomas Sumter Academy
E-News on the Hill
Summer 2016
Hello Generals!
Each graduating class has its own personality and leaves its own unique legacy on ‘the Hill’. The
TSA Class of 2016 will be remembered especially for their originality, determination, and cheerfulness.
Congratulations to the Class of 2016! We will miss you and forever be thankful you walked the halls of
Thomas Sumter Academy.
Thomas Sumter Academy Class of 2016
Audri Bostick
Morgan Conte
Ty Cressionnie
Tiffany Daniels
Tyler Dougherty
Sydney Dyke
Brandon Eddins
Jenna Edenfield
Bryce Epps
Emma Gaulke
Daniel Gibson
Christian Gulledge
Megan Hanson
Mychelle Harris
Haley Hawkins
Adrian Hill
Austin Hudson
Kevin Hurley
Hunter Jarvis
Becca Jenkins
Morgan Jones
Kylie Kistler
Josh Ladson
Dre Litsey
Lizzy Lowe
Jenna Meadows
Victoria Mitchell
Bethany Montjoy
Jordan Morris
Molly Moseley
Kayla Poston
James Edens Rabon
Taylor Ray
Luke Reed
Jovohn Rodriguez
Mary Kathryn Ross
Grace Scott
Brenda Shelton
Bobby Spivey
Beka St. Cyr
Samantha Studer
Emily Thomas
Maura Twohig
Kathleen Vise
Sarah Waldrop
Daisy Williamson
Sarah Witt
Ron York
Danielle Young
God’s Peace! Go Generals!
Debbie Nix
Message from the Board of Trustees
As we close another great year on ‘the Hill’, I would like to thank all our faculty and staff for their
dedication and support.
I would also like to thank Cathy Rabon and Jeanie Crotts for their service to the Board and welcome
Allen Dailey and Ashleigh Goza to the Board.
I hope you have a safe and fun summer.
Charles Bostic
Class Day
The Thomas Sumter Academy Class of 2016 was recognized with many honors and
achievements at their Senior Class Day on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Each year a scholarship is given in honor of Lindsey Kelly, our 2007 Student Body President, to
recognize a senior who exemplifies Christian values in their day-to-day living. Receiving the
Lindsey Kelly Scholarship for 2016 was Adrian Hill.
Each year Sumter County Council honors the outstanding student in 5 subject areas - English,
History, Science, Math, and Foreign Language. These Thomas Sumter seniors excelled in the
following areas:
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English - Tiffany Daniels
Foreign Language – Becca Jenkins
Math – Lizzy Lowe
Science – Samantha Studer
Social Studies – Christian Gulledge
Each year SCISA awards a prestigious Certificate of Honor to those seniors who have:
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attained a 3.5 grade point average in each of seven semesters (9th, 10th, 11th and first
semester of 12th)
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Have scored a minimum of 1100 on the SAT or 24 on the ACT
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And are recommended by their school
The following TSA students received the Certificate of Honor for 2016:
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Audri Bostick
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Tiffany Daniels
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Emma Gaulke
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Christian Gulledge
Megan Hanson
Becca Jenkins
Kylie Kistler
Lizzy Lowe
Grace Scott
Samantha Studer
During the Sumter County Iris Festival, Thomas Sumter Academy was represented by Morgan
Conte and James Edens Rabon in the Iris King and Queen Contest. They also received a $100
scholarship.
The following students were named USC Sumter Scholars.
Tiffany Daniels
Emma Gaulke
Christian Gulledge
Becca Jenkins
Lizzy Lowe
Kylie Kistler
Grace Scott
Samantha Studer
The class of 2016 worked very hard on their academic courses and were offered over $4.5
million in scholarships. We are delighted that our seniors have received many generous
scholarships for their college expenses.
The Junior Honor Marshals, who were valuable assistants during all graduation activities, have
the eight highest academic averages in their class. They are:
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Ross Campbell
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Caroline Dollard
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Haley Fike
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Makayla Font
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Devin Harwell
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Eric Lisenby
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Tabitha Scruggs
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Emily Stacey
The Class of 2016 wholeheartedly extends a huge thank-you to Mrs. Michelle Font and the
parents of the junior class for hosting the reception following the Senior Baccalaureate Service
and also to Mrs. Tanya Eddins and all the other senior parents who organized the Senior
Luncheon. You made graduation very special for our seniors.
Pictures from Class Day 2016
The Silver Cup Award
All our awards are special because they recognize huge accomplishments for each of our
students. However, over our 51 years here on ‘the Hill’, the silver cup has come to be the most
coveted award to receive.
The graduate in the senior class with the second highest average over their entire high school
career was our salutatorian Miss Tiffany Elizabeth Daniels.
The senior in the TSA Class of 2016 who had the highest average over their entire high school
career was our valedictorian Miss Elizabeth Alyn Lowe.
The Citizenship award goes to those seniors who exemplify a servant’s heart in their day-to-day
living. This year’s young lady receiving the Citizenship Award was Miss Danielle Grace Young.
Our young man receiving the Citizenship Award was Mr. Taylor Glenn Ray.
The Best All Around award is presented to the seniors who excel in all areas of life on ‘the Hill’.
This year’s Best All Around Girl was Miss Emma Jane Gaulke. This year’s Best All Around Boy
was Mr. Jeffrey Luke Reed.
The Spirit of TSA Award is presented to that member of the senior class whose blood runs
green and gold and loves this school with every fiber of their being. This year the award went to
Miss Samantha Laine Studer.
Underclassmen receiving silver cups
Juniors
Most Improved Girl Ashlee Nicoletta Balzer
Freshmen
Most Improved Boy Cameron Allen Eidson
Most Improved Girl Madison Leigh Townsend
Second Highest Average Samantha Ray
Kindsvater
Most Improved Boy Billy Ronn Colquitt III
Highest Average Christopher Brian Poythress
Highest Average Riley Katherine DeLavan
Second Highest Average Isabella Marie Crowe
Headmaster’s Award Boy Mason Blaine Studer
Sophomores
Eighth Grade
Most Improved Girl Kristian Dakotah Williams
Most Improved Girl Carrington Lee Turner
Most Improved Boy Garrett Eli Davis
Most Improved Boy Cameron Russell Dixon
Second Highest Average Carmen Marie
Silvester
Second Highest Average Joseph Patrick
Mazurek
Highest Average Marley Rebecca McCormick
Highest Average Graham David Campbell
Seventh Grade
Sixth Grade
Most Improved Girl Clara Elise Burnette
Most Improved Girl Peyton Daniel Puzewski
Most Improved Boy Logan Tyler Long
Most Improved Boy Nathan Christopher Corns
Second Highest Average Sydney Ann Kindsvater
Second highest Average Nancy Allyson Moses
Highest Average Ethan Austin Lisenby
Highest Average Alexandra Corissa Vincent
Middle School Awards
National Junior High Society Service Award goes to the two members who went above and
beyond in volunteering this year. Together they logged in 314 service hours out of a total of 856
for the entire chapter. This prestigious award went to Alyssa Law with 210 hours and Cameron
Dixon with 104 hours.
Seventh Grade Duke TIP is the largest program of its kind in the nation. It identifies
academically talented seventh graders who qualify by scoring in the 95th percentile or above
on standardized test scores. Our seventh graders receiving the Duke TIP award were Caleb
Burns, Sydney Kindsvater, and Ethan Lisenby. Sydney and Ethan also received special state
recognition based on their ACT scores.
The South Carolina Junior Scholar Award is for outstanding intellectual achievement in the
2015-2016 South Carolina Junior Scholars Identification and Development Program. To qualify
for this award, a student must score in the top percentile of the PSAT during their eighth grade
year. The four eighth grade Generals who received this award were:
Peyton Arrants
Graham Campbell
Joseph Mazurek
Callum O’Rourke
SCISA George Grice Awards – Dr. George Grice was a founding member of the South Carolina
Independent School Association. He served as Chairman and President during the Association’s
first 8 years. In recognition of Dr. Grice’s contributions to independent education in South
Carolina, SCISA awards a George Grice 8th Grade Scholar certificate. Eighth graders must score
at or above the 90% on any one of the reading or math subtests of the Stanford Achievement
Test and be recommended by the Headmaster.
Congratulations to the following students who received the George Grice Award:
Peyton Arrants
Joshua Fugate
Joseph Mazurek
Graham Campbell
Will Gurley
Callum O’Rourke
Ava Claus
Ana Hartman
Maci Willetts
Cameron Dixon
Alyssa Law
2016-2017 TSA Student Council Officers
Executive
President – Ross Campbell
Vice President – Jana Marie Faircloth
Secretary – Marley McCormick
Treasurer – Eric Lisenby
General Officer – Tabitha Scruggs
Seniors
President – Baileigh Harrelson
Vice-President – Makayla Font
Secretary – Callie Burnette
Treasurer – Devin Harwell
General Officer – Caroline Dollard
Juniors
President – Connor Mouzon
Vice-President – Mason Studer
Secretary – Payton Houser
Treasurer – Zach Fugate
General Officer – Jenna Debrew
Sophomores
President – Aubrey Stoddard
Vice-President – Bella Crowe
Secretary – Ashley Peidl
Treasurer – Riley Delavan
General Officer – Kelsey Ratliff
Freshmen
President – Graham Campbell
Vice President – Ava Claus
Secretary – Peyton Arrants
Treasurer – Cameron Dixon
General Officer – Alyssa Law
Eighth Grade
President – Ethan Lisenby
Vice President – Clara Burnette
Secretary – Preston Houser
Treasurer – Logan Oxendine
General Officer – Lizzie Silvester
Seventh Grade
President – Jacob Crowe
Vice President – Kort Claus
Secretary – Stephanie Carges
Treasurer – Lindsay Daniel
General Officer – Madeleine Britton
Sixth Grade
President – Annie Kessinger
Vice President – Riley Hyder
Secretary – Emily Holladay
Treasurer – Mary LeNoir Hoge
General Officer – Lillian Lindler
Lower School Awards
All A Honor Roll – 4th Quarter
1st Grade
Lillian Chmiel
Kolten Finkenstadt
Jordyn Hicks
Emily Lindler
Jack McGary
Claudia Rhodus
Amy Spivey
Boone Hitch
Emma Jackson
Aaron Jost
Scott Moore
2nd Grade
Anna Bell
Benjamin Kessinger
Payton Sosbee
Sam Thomas
Isaiah Bright
Annabelle Broman
Elijah Freeman
Sydnie Shaffer
3rd Grade
Reese Distelzweig
Reed Dollard
Olivia Drakeford
Christian Razor
Diya Patel
Shiv Patel
4th Grade
Olivia Diller
Asher Park
Jaidan Woods
5th Grade
Jessica Jost
Annie Kessinger
Lillian Lindler
A/B Honor Roll – 4th Quarter
1st Grade
Aiden Butcher
Brantley Jones
Wini Eades
Paisley Hill
Taelor Stevens
2nd Grade
Carter Hill
Mikayla Razor
Abigail Rocheleau
Mia Brockington
Vienna Caluag
Zackary Crabtree
Layden Moore
Ronia Sanders
Grayson Smith
Megan Woods
3rd Grade
Collin Bolick
Wilson Britton
Peter Carino
John Morgan
Molleigh Ross
Piper Hitch
Isaac Davis
Mary Elise Drakeford
4th Grade
Isabella Grudzinski
Jacob Wilkerson
Hana Caluag
Connor Claus
Matthew Cross
Keegan Distelzweig
LaRaya Suazo
5th Grade
Mack Eades
Emily Holladay
Riley Hyder
Landyn Stevens
Citizenship Award
1st Grade
Shawn Smith
Aaron Jost
Boone Hitch
2nd Grade
Charleston Bock
Brylee Watkins
Sam Thomas
3rd Grade
Lauryn Scott
Wes Carter
Phoenix Evans
4th Grade
Crickette Chmiel
Alex Singleton
5th Grade
Mary LeNoir Hoge
Gabby Malcolm
END OF THE YEAR – ALL A Honor Roll
1st Grade
Lillian Chmiel
Claudia Rhodus
Amy Spivey
Boone Hitch
Aaron Jost
2nd Grade
Anna Bell
Sam Thomas
Isaiah Bright
Elijah Freeman
Sydnie Shaffer
3rd Grade
Reed Dollard
Diya Patel
4th Grade
Olivia Diller
Asher Park
5th Grade
Jessica Jost
Annie Kessinger
END OF THE YEAR - A/B Honor Roll
1st Grade
Jordyn Hicks
Emily Lindler
Jack McGary
Scott Moore
Emma Jackson
Paisley Hill
Wini Eades
Reese Distelzweig
Olivia Drakeford
Piper Hitch
John Morgan
Christian Razor
Molleigh Ross
Mary Elise Drakeford
Shiv Patel
2nd Grade
Mia Brockington
Vienna Caluag
Zackary Crabtree
Ronia Sanders
Megan Woods
Carter Hill
Benjamin Kessinger
Mikayla Razor
Abigail Rocheleau
Payton Sosbee
4th Grade
Isabella Grudzinski
Hana Caluag
Connor Claus
Matthew Cross
Keegan Distelzweig
LaRaya Suazo
Jaidan Woods
5th Grade
Emily Holladay
Riley Hyder
Lillian Lindler
Landyn Stevens
3rd Grade
Collin Bolick
Wilson Britton
PRESIDENTIAL GOLD AWARD
Congratulations to the following students for earning a 90% or above average in all subject
areas all year.
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4 Grade
Olivia Diller
Isabella Grudzinski
Jacob Wilkerson
Hana Caluag
Connor Claus
Matthew Cross
Keegan Distelzweig
Asher Park
LaRaya Suazo
Jaidan Woods
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5 Grade
Emily Holladay
Riley Hyder
Jessica Jost
Annie Kessinger
Lillian Lindler
Landyn Stevens
DUKE TIP AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students who excelled in one or more areas of achievement on
standardized testing and qualify to receive the Duke Tip Award.
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4 Grade
Hana Caluag
Connor Claus
Matthew Cross
Keegan Distelzweig
Liz Majors
Jake Marshall
Asher Park
Alex Singleton
Jacob Wilkerson
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5 Grade
Jessica Jost
Annie Kessinger
Congratulations to the following two students in each grade
who read the most books and received the highest number of
Accelerated Reader points for the 2015-2016 school year:
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1 Grade
Scott Moore
Lillian Chmiel
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2 Grade
Anna Bell
Sam Thomas
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4 Grade
Ella Bell
Isabella Grudzinski
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3rd Grade
Piper Hitch
Diya Patel
5 Grade
Jessica Jost
Thomas Parish
We are extremely proud of these Lower School
Generals who read 100 books or more during
this school year:
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1 Grade
Lillian Chmiel
Claudia Rhodus
Amy Spivey
Wini Eades
Paisley Hill
Boone Hitch
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2nd Grade
Anna Bell
Michael DuCote
Lucy Gore
Benjamin Kessinger
Paisley Newman
Abigail Rocholeau
Payton Sosbee
Ronia Sanders
3 Grade
Wes Carter
Reese Distelswieg
Olivia Drakeford
Piper Hitch
Molleigh Ross
Mary Elise Drakeford
Diya Patel
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4 Grade
Ella Bell
Keegan Distelsweig
Isabella Grudzinski
Character Trait Award
May’s character trait was Confidence. The following students in grades K4-8th were selected by
their teachers as especially exemplifying this trait.
K4 - Brayden Bradshaw
K5 - Brody Jayroe and Eden Stokes
1st - Paisley Hill and Taelor Stevens
2nd - Paisley Newman and Isaiah Bright
3rd - Shiv Patel and Collin Bolick
4th - Ella Bell and Connor Claus
5th - Annie Kessinger and Rebekkah Gurley
6th grade – James Parrish and Logan
Scruggs
7th grade – Preston Houser and Joshua
Cannon
8th grade – Matthew Dailey and Karleigh
Young
Thomas Sumter Academy 2016 Spring Sports Awards
Varsity Track
High Point Scorer- Hunter Jarvis
High Point Scorer- Aubrey Stoddard
Leadership Award- Bella Crowe
Leadership Award- Billy Colquitt
Sporting Clays
Most Improved- Hamilton McLeod
Most Dedicated- Tyler Millwood
Most Long Runs- Fletcher Rabon
Top Gun- Trey Holladay
Varsity Baseball
MVP- All Region- Chandler Hunter
Offensive Award- Josh Barnette
Defensive Award- Chris Parrish
Players Choice Award- Josh Galloway
All-Region- Ron York
Varsity Golf
Lowest Average- Tyler Gray
Coaches Award- Luke Reed
Varsity Soccer
Golden Boot-All-Region John Bracewell
Best Defense- All-Region Zach Fugate
Most Improved- Jacob Rodgers
Coaches Award- John Bracewell
Varsity Softball
MVP- Logan Morris
Offensive Award- Josie Reed
Defensive Award- Sydney Daniel
Defensive Award- Carmen Silvester
Foundation Award- Jordan Morris
Courageous Award- Haley Hawkins
‘Team Over Me’ Award- Maddie Carter
Archery
High Scorer- Jordan Scruggs
High Scorer- Grace Scott
Kindergarten
Kindergarten Promotion Day! Morgan Carter,
Kason Carter, Brody Jayroe, Whitleigh Langston,
Wyatt Newman, Riley Carnes, and Jackson Thompson
The purple team is ready for field day!
Pet Day in Kindergarten! Sadie Long with
her puppy.
Kindergarten End of the Year Skating
Party!
We made the news! Check out the page below from the Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society. We ranked #2 in the state. Way to go, Generals!
Thank you to everyone who has supported our bleacher fund. The process of replacing our old
wood bleachers is in full swing. Want to help with the finishing touches?
Contact tsabooster@gmail.com or (803) 499-3378 (Development).
Senior Bowling, Breakfast, and Sleepover
Seniors parade through the school
End of Year Parties
Don’t forget to re-enroll!!
If you haven’t reenrolled yet but are planning on returning to TSA, please send in your contract
now! We have several grades that are filling up quickly, and our decision to open another
section will be determined by numbers. Please enroll now to be sure your child has a spot!
Schedules will be emailed to students in grades 6-12 within the next couple of weeks. This will
give you enough time to order books.
Quote of the Month:
“To those of you who received honors, awards, and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C
students, I say you too may one day be President of the United States.” - George W. Bush