Flora Update
The Latest News and Information from AC Flora High School
Upcoming Events
Friday, March 10- End of Third Quarter
Monday, March 13- Teacher Workday
Thursday, March 16- Report Cards Issued
Friday, March 17- Palmetto Boys State applications due
Monday, March 20- Early Release
Parents of Seniors:
Senior graduation delivery of caps and gowns will be March 29. Please pay any balances before that date. Go to www.RhodesGraduation.com to make payments.
Yearbook- baby pictures and quotes:
Please send in your student's baby picture and quote to be published in the 2022-2023 yearbook to acfseniors2023@gmail.com by Thursday, March 16.
Please include:
- Baby picture in .jpg format
- Two quotations: first and second choice. Quotations must include the author’s name and be school appropriate.
- The senior’s first and last name must be spelled how you want it to appear in the yearbook.
Yard signs:
Please see flyer below for information about yard signs for graduates. The first deadline is March 17.
2023 Dance Showcase
The AC Flora Dance Department presents the 2023 IB/Honors Dance Showcase on Thursday, March 16 at 7pm in the Flora Theater. Join us as Dance 3 Honors, Dance 4 Honors, and IB Dance: Higher Level students present their work. General Admission is $5 and tickets can be purchased here. We hope to see you there!
We love our social workers!
Power Forward High School Program Interest Meeting
Students interested in pursuing a career in business are invited to the Power Forward Program interested meeting, hosted by Dominion Energy and USC’s Darla Moore School of Business. The event will be held on Wednesday, March 29th at the Heyward Career Center from 6-7 pm. Please use the information on attached flyer to register for the event.
JRTOC Mile Run
Career Development Update
We had five students participate in the District Signing Day to celebrate being locally hired. We have three students working for the City of Columbia and two working for the Boys and Girls Club of Columbia. Please see photos with the R1 backdrop below.
Select engineering students were given the opportunity to tour the University of South Carolina College of Engineering and Computing. This trip was especially fun. It began with designing our own video games, then moved on to walk through the aerospace, biomedical, and civil engineering departments. I believe we were all surprised at what the University of South Carolina has to offer students with an interest in engineering. Please see photos below.
Yearbook Reminder
Super Saturday- Athletics BBQ Fundraiser
This year’s event will be on Saturday, March 25. BBQ plates will be available at the main office entrance from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 each which you can purchase from any spring sports athlete. Tickets are available through March 17th. Walk- up plates are available on a first-come-first-serve basis (rain or shine).
BBQ tickets include admission to all home games at AC Flora that day – Baseball, Boys & Girls Lacrosse, Boys & Girls Soccer, and Softball. Games begin at 11am and the final game starts at 4:30pm. Please click here for more information.
Guidance Updates
SC College and Career Decision Day:
The South Carolina Commission of Higher Education would like celebrate Seniors throughout the state at the SC College and Career Decision Day on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 from 10am to 12pm at the SC Statehouse grounds. Students will be transported to the event via school bus, so space is limited. Any Senior interested in attending needs to click here and complete the electronic form by April 21, 2023. If you have additional questions, please see Ms. Broadnax.Updated scholarship list:
Make sure you are reviewing the scholarship list so that you do not miss deadlines! Scholarships are free money!
Senior Scholarship Tally and Post High School Information:
Each year AC Flora High School requests that Seniors share your college scholarship information with us for data collection and reporting purposes--and to celebrate YOU! We are asking that you use this form. We understand that you may not have heard back from all of your schools yet, but you can fill this form out as many times as you need.
Additionally, please let us know your post high school plans. Complete this form to let us know.
Do you need help completing the FAFSA?
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education is hosting a FAFSA Completion event at the Richland Library (located at 1431 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201) on Saturday, April 8, from 1-5pm! Financial aid professionals will be on hand, as well as a wealth of financial aid resources.
Check out this FAFSA Rap made by College Process Ambassador Emalee Mann of Dixie High School to preview the financial aid fun! https://youtu.be/6zc4ceopKAE
We hope to see you there! Please reach out to Antonia Adams (aadams@che.sc.gov) or Dr. Gerrick Hampton (ghampton@che.sc.gov) if you have any questions.
Social Emotional Learning Day
2022-2023 Falcon Business Partners:
Falcon Silver
Baldwin Driver Training
Green Orthodontics
South State Bank
Falcon Bronze
Pixie Belle Jewelry
HLJ Creative
Brabham Griffin Insurance
Popowski & Shirley, PA
Falcon Friend
Big Red Box
Contact Us
Email: jennifer.collins@richlandone.org
Website: https://www.richlandone.org/Domain/45
Location: 1 Falcon Drive, Columbia, SC, USA
Phone: 803-738-7300
Twitter: @acflorahigh