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ALL of our 8th grade parents and students completed their Individual Graduation Plans (IGPs)! A lucky few of them received a surprise!
Click here to view the video of the winners!
Click here to see our amazing student art galleries!
Congratulations to our Odyssey of the Mind Winners!
Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem-solving competition for students and community groups of all ages.Through this competition, Odyssey of the Mind promotes creativity by challenging teams to solve divergent problems, that is, those with more than one solution. By working in teams, participants learn teamwork, the appreciation and understanding of others, and that a group is a more powerful thinking force than an individual.
This year, a team of students from Clark Middle School selected a problem sponsored by Arm and Hammer in which they used the company’s Baking Soda to create works of art, including one that grows or appears to grow, as they tell a story about a magic “beanstalk” and teach a Life Lesson.
We would like to congratulate the following students on placing 1st in Division 2 for SC for their creative approach to Problem #3: Omer and the Beanstalk in the Odyssey of the Mind Virtual competition. The team placed 4th among other teams that competed in the same category nationally: Patrick Hubbard, Bianca Moncrieffe, Madison Simpson, Alimatou Ndiaye, Tra’Niya Wannamaker, and Morgan Haynes. Their faculty advisors are Ms. Tamu Niilampti and Mr. Torian Nunn. The team’s success in their Division has qualified them to compete in the 2021 Odyssey of the Mind World Finals and they will do so virtually.
The William J. Clark family congratulates our awesome, creative Greyhounds!Project Sentry Logo Contest
Congratulations are in order for 7th grade art student, Jasmine Lucas. Jasmine's artwork took first place in the 18th Annual Project Sentry Logo Contest. This is a statewide contest that gives students an opportunity to tell the entire state how they prevent gun violence in their schools.There were 225 entries from 25 South Carolina schools. The winning entries were selected by “The Insiders”, a select group of students from the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, who travel throughout South Carolina, encouraging troubles children and promoting community awareness of the prevalence and consequences of juvenile crime.For more information on Project Sentry and to view the winning logos, visit The Sentry Project.Color the Concepts Calendar Contest
Our visual arts department rocks! Thank you Malissa Wright for all you do!Congratulations! to Jasmine Lucas, 7th Grade and Sean Blackshear 8th grade for their great work!Students in grades K-8 were challenged with illustrating one of ten concepts which are outlined in the South Carolina Social Studies Standards. The concepts are:ScarcityOpportunity CostNeeds and WantsConsumers and ProducersGoods and ServicesProductive ResourcesSpecialization and TradeBudgetingSavings and SpendingInvestingThe 16 winners and their teachers will receive $25 in cash!Illustrations will be published in the Color the Concepts Calendar!There will be a Virtual Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday, May 18 at 7 p.m.
South Carolina Education Association's Read Across South Carolina Art ContestCongratulations to eight of our students who were winners of the SCEA's 2021 annual Read Across America SC Art Contest! They are:Sean Blackshear - Best in Show winner - 8th GradeNishka Patel - First Place - 8th GradeEdriana Glover - Third Place - 8th GradeBianca Moncrieffe - Third Place (Digital) - 6th GradeErin Glover - Honorable Mention - 7th GradeJasmine Lucas - Honorable Mention - 7th GradeAriel Bryan - Honorable Mention - 7th GradeShaliyah Seawright - Honorable Mention - 7th GradeThe Best in Show prize package includes:*$300 and limited-edition t-shirts printed with "Best in Show" artwork for all the members of his art class*An EdVenture family pass*$150 for the teacher of the "Best in Show" studentOur artists are AMAZING! Great work, Greyhounds!
Teen Expressions Contest Winners are from William J. Clark Middle SchoolTwo of William J. Clark Middle School art students are winners in the Teen Expressions Art Contest. Teen Expressions is a way for teens (Ages 14-19) to display their talents and have their voices heard on issues that impact them. The contest encourages young people to express creatively how they view reproductive health education. Shaliyah Seawright won first place and will receive a Powerbeats Pro. Riley Glenn won second place and will receive a Bose Portable Bluetooth Speaker. Their proud art teacher is Ms. Malissa Wright. Kudos to you, Shaliyah and Riley!Learn more at https://www.factforward.org/teenexpressions
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2021-2022 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
The revised 2021-2022 Calendar is here! We hope that you will find the information informative and helpful.
Should you wish to print our Academic Calendar, you can get the printable version by clicking the Calendar below.
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CHILD FIND
If you suspect that your child may have a disability, please contact our Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, Dr. Liana Calloway at (803) 533-6550 or liana.calloway@ocsdsc.org. OCSD's Child Find Team is here to help screen and evaluate children, ages 3-21, who may have a disability and are not receiving services.
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ATTENTION ALL 8TH GRADE PARENTS
Please use the link below to schedule your child's Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) conference online:
This conference is held to identify your child's career path and select courses for his/her freshman year. We will conduct the conferences virtually through Microsoft Teams. A parent or guardian must be present during the conference.
Also, please use this link below to view and select courses for 9th grade:
https://forms.gle/VVRnBLhQvkuvHKg37
Thank you to those of you who have completed your IGPs!
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WELCOME TO THE NEW SCHOOL WEBSITE
Welcome to our new school website! Our hope is that this will be your go-to source for updated information and that you will find our site as informative as it is beautiful. This site will continuously be improved and updated in order to meet the needs of our students, parents/guardians, and staff.
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S.M.A.R.T. is a partnership that puts much-needed remote access to medical care in the hands of each OCCSD family. Simply click the S.M.A.R.T. logo above, or click on the app, which appears on all district-issued devices, to be connected to a webpage of telehealth providers offering virtual health services to families.
