The 2007-2008 school year at South Florence High School was filled with success as the school, students and faculty members received numerous awards and participated in a host of educational and extra-curricular events and activities.  We embraced our Good/Excellent report card rating from the 2006-2007 school year as a tribute to the hard work that our parents, business and community partners, and faculty members invested into the South Florence students.  We celebrated our commitment to excellence as we received recognition as a 2008 Red Carpet School.

SFHS’s class of 2008 continued our school’s tradition of academic excellence by earning over $3,310,300 in scholarship offers to include eight Palmetto Fellows recipients, one recipient of the SC Association of Counties 2008 Presidential Scholarship, and one NASSP Leadership Award and Scholarship recipient.  Of the 2008 graduating class, 51% worked diligently throughout their high school careers to obtain single cord (97), double cord (23) and Board of Trustee (15) honors. 

Our students not only excelled academically; our athletic department worked with over 400 SF students in junior varsity and varsity sports to include volleyball, football, cross country, swimming, tennis, basketball, cheerleading, golf, track, soccer, softball, and baseball.  Ten SF students were awarded athletic scholarships enabling them to participate in collegiate sports and continue their education.  Twelve of the eighteen varsity teams advanced to the playoffs with boy’s swimming and girl’s softball wining regional championships.  Additionally, a SF student was named the Florence School District One Female Athlete of the Year award.  SF students also participated in a variety of non-athletic activities to include NHS, Marching Band, Spanish Club, Chinese Club, and Step Team.

SFHS continued its work with HSTW and Small Learning Community initiatives working to reshape our school’s culture as we endeavor to create professional learning communities designed to support student and staff learning.  Students interacted with the business community through job shadowing, internships and mentorships secured by our Career Development Facilitators and School-to-Work Counselor.  Sixty seniors participated in the HSTW Senior Assessment, of which, ten were honored with Certificates of Excellence for their high achievement.  Our On-Line Learning Laboratory allowed students to recover over 250 course credits.

Our School Improvement Council (SIC) is proud of the many achievements of the students, faculty, and staff.  We desire to foster a relationship with all stakeholders to increase the number of students who graduate high school within four years, and to increase student achievement on standardized tests.  We continue to research and implement best practices and strategies in an effort to support and improve teaching and learning and increase home-to-school communication.

Neal Vincent, Principal
Anthony Pigatt, School Improvement Council Chair