Gator Bites
Info from SC's first Expeditionary Learning (EL) High School
River Bluff High School
Website: http://rbhs.lexington1.net:8044
Location: 320 Corley Mill Road, Lexington, SC, United States
Phone: 803-821-0700
Facebook: facebook.com/riverbluffhighschool
Twitter: @RBHSGators
Gator Bites - Week of April 20, 2015
What to expect of Gator Bites
We are CREW!
Momentum 2014
Best Student Section in the State
A Look Back and Ahead at Professional Learning at RBHS
Week 34 - Professional Learning 3Es
Gators of the Week - Work hard. Get smart. Do good.
Gators of the Week: Southern Charm (RBHS Show Choir) are National Champs and RBHS Choral Dept. Shines in Virginia
Gators of the Week: Virtual Enterprise teams boasts wins in International competition in NYC
We had two top winners [Christina Bradshaw and Ebony Romero] in two different teams in the Global Business Challenge, (30 teams competing); these students analyzed a Harvard Business Review and worked with team members they just met on Monday [from around the US and several students from other countries] to present their findings to the judges and answer questions.
Christina Bradshaw's team won 1st Place! (pictured on left)
Ebony Romero's team placed in the final round of top 6
The following students competed against 145 school teams and won a Gold award for Best Trade Show booth design:
Christina Bradshaw
Taylor Cottrell
Katie Certain
Ebony Romero
Ian Campbell
Morgan Boozer
Maddie Mason
Katie Certain won a Silver award for the web site she created for the Virtual Firm Earth Market; in addition the team made well over $150,000 in "virtual" sales during the trade show.
Gators of the Week: RBHS students attend TEDx Youth Conference
EL Design Principle in Action
The Responsibility for Learning
Learning is both a personal process of discovery and a social activity. Everyone learns both individually and as part of a group. Every aspect of an Expeditionary Learning school encourages both children and adults to become increasingly responsible for directing their own personal and collective learning.
The coming weeks will allow for many students the opportunity to show mastery of two standardized tests Workkeys and the ACT. At the end of April, all third year high school students will take these tests. Each student testing will be expected to show grit and endurance in taking these tests. Thank you ahead of time for your diligence in testing and preparing to do your best. Students not testing will have planned academic events to experience while the testing experience takes place.