Southwood Academy of the Arts
March 18th - 25th
Spring is here!
Jada H - Cory White Diversity Award Recipient
Jada was recognized as an Anderson County Cory White Diversity Award recipient Thursday, March 17th at the Anderson Civic Center. She was accompanied by her parents, grandmother, Mr. Chamblee, and Mr. Smith. Congratulations, Jada!
Washington D.C. Trip March 23rd-26th
Teachers, Don't Forget Grades will be due Monday, March 21st!
6th-8th grade band performed Monday, March 14th
7th Grade Drama Skits
Above you can watch some of the video footage of the 7th grade drama performance on March 14th. Sorry, a few skits are not included because I was laughing, which made the camera shake :)
Arduino in Mrs. McDowell's Class
Tuesday, March 22nd
Teachers, because of elections, the Black Box and the science lab will be closed Tuesday, March 22nd.
Golden Harvest Food Drive
Koch's Classroom Visitor
Spring Break is March 26th - April 3rd!
District-Wide Power Down
There will be a district-wide power down for maintenance during spring break. This means that Anderson 5 devices will not function as usual Sunday, March 27th - Friday, April 1st. Internet access, network access, phones, and email will not function during this time.
Important Testing Dates
Please do not schedule appointments on these days.
April 26th - SC Ready ELA 1
April 27th - SC Ready ELA 2
April 28th - SC Ready Math
May 11th - Science PASS
May 12th - Social Studies PASS
May 17th - Algebra I EOC
May 18th - English I EOC
Spring Book Fair
During this book fair, there will be a table of gently used books available for a quarter to the All for Books box! So bring in your loose change!
Westside Cheer Clinic & Tryouts
McCants Cheer Tryouts
Glenview Cheer Tryouts
If you are interested in trying out for Glenview Cheer, there is a mandatory meeting Monday, March 21st 5:30-6:00 pm. Tryouts will be April 4th - April 8th at Glenview Middle School 3:30-5:30. A flyer for more information is below.
Hanna Cheer Tryouts
If you are interested in trying out for Hanna Cheer, there will be a mandatory meeting Tuesday, March 22nd at 6:00 pm in the Lecture Hall. Hanna Cheer Tryouts will be April 5th-April 8th 4:00-6:30 pm at Hanna.
Ram Band Fall Guard
Mrs. Monroe Needs Plastic Bottles
Mrs. Monroe's high school sculpture class is doing a mural and needs plastic bottles of all sizes! Please recycle your plastic and place them in the collection bins in the cafeteria. They need about 150 bottles.
2016 ELA & Math After-School Tutoring
Students will be invited to join ELA or math tutoring if they are in need of extra practice or assistance. If you would like your student to be part of after-school tutoring, please contact your student's teacher.
ELA tutoring will be on the following Mondays: March 21st, April 4th, April 11th, April 18th, and April 25th.Math tutoring will be on the following Thursdays: April 7th and April 14th.
ELA and Math tutoring is 3:15-4:15 pm; prompt pick up is greatly appreciated!
Congratulations, Mrs. Small and Family!
Her son, Daschle Grant Small was born March 17th! He is a St. Patrick's Day baby!
Choir State Festival in April
Southwood Academy's choral students will be attending the State Festival April 14th. Students will depart around 10:00 am and will return by the end of the school day.
PTO Spring Fling
Mark your calendars for the Southwood Academy Spring Fling Saturday, April 23rd 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. More information will be available this spring. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please contact Lagena Fant.
Chick-Fil-A Connect Race April 30th
Want to help our school win $1,000? All we have to do is sign up and run in the Chick-Fil-A Connect Race. The school with the most participation (students, staff, family, or friends) will be awarded $1,000! Southwood's code is southwood! Please visit this site to register. This code will also give you a 10% discount since you will be registering with our school group. The link and the flyer for more information are below! Let's do this!
Carowinds Trip May 19th
Southwood Academy of the Arts
Eric Chamblee, Associate Principal & Instructional Facilitator
Paula Doolittle, Guidance
Joshua Powell, Arts Lead Teacher
Cheri Gilbert, Secretary
Email: jamiesmith@anderson5.net
Website: http://www.anderson5.net/southwood
Location: 1110 Southwood Street, Anderson, SC, United States
Phone: 864-260-5205