We are excited to celebrate our Class of 2024 today!!
Chromebook collection for students in 9th - 11th grade will occur this week. Students should return their Chromebook, charger, and library card to the Media Center as soon as they have finished their exams. The following fees with be assessed if items are not returned.
Chromebook - $150
Charger - $20
Library Card - $3
Any device not returned by Thursday, May 30th will be disabled.
Students taking virtual classes over the summer should come to the Media Center on Thursday, May 30th to fill out the paperwork to keep their device over the summer. If this paperwork is not filled out, the device will be disabled.
Questions, please contact our Media Center.
All Berkeley County School District graduation ceremonies are streamed live at https://www.bcsdschools.net/live.
As a way of continuing to promote child nutrition and adding to the many celebrations capping the end of the school year, Berkeley County School District’s Office of Child Nutrition Services will launch a special giveaway next week (May 20–24) that will offer some big prizes.
Elementary, middle and high school students eating lunch and/or breakfast next week will be entered into a drawing for prizes that include, but are not limited to:
*iPads
*Wireless earbuds/headphones
*Underwater cameras
*Projectors
*Action cameras
*Bluetooth speakers
Students will receive one entry into the drawing for each meal they eat. Winners will be drawn at random, and those who eat multiple meals will obviously have an increased chance of winning.
Senior Grad Walk Information!
A little bit of rain certainly did not dampen the festivities this morning as Stratford High students and staff ventured outside to cheer on the boys soccer team as they boarded the bus to leave for the state championship! The bus left in style with vehicles from Goose Creek's police department and the fire department providing an escort off the campus.
Stratford High Knights will face off against the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 3 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Columbia. The team is led by Coach Jessie Stament.
Stratford Soccer is going to the State Championship for the first time in school history. The Knights beat Ashley Ridge in Overtime with a huge goal by Vinny Teixeira. The Knights will take on Upper State Champ Fort Mill at approximately 3 pm at Memorial Stadium in Columbia on Friday May 10.
This weekend (May 3rd & May 4th) our SHS Orchestra participated in the South Carolina Solo & Ensemble competition hosted at Ft. Dorchester High School.
Out of 18 events, we received the following ratings:
2 Superior with Distinction (Perfect scores! The first time ever for our orchestra program)
15 Superiors
16 Excellent
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Also, Saturday, April 20th, our entire SHS Orchestra participated in the Berkeley County School District Jazz Performance Assessment hosted at Sangaree Middle School.
We made history—The only Strings groups that performed at this jazz event and the first time for our orchestra program receiving the following ratings:
SHS Chamber Orchestra: Superior
SHS Combined Honors & Chamber Orchestra: Superior
This past Thursday, our Stratford Beta members donated hygiene items and held a packing party to support Lowcountry Period Pixies. We proudly produced 480 school and community packs, which will be distributed throughout the tri-county area. #NationalBeta #LowcountryPeriodPixies #KnightsAllIn
We invite students in an EOC course to take advantage of the boot camps that will be offerred starting on Monday, May 13!
We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for the invaluable contributions of so many people to the Unified Knights Prom this past Friday. Your dedication, kindness, and enthusiasm made a significant difference in creating a memorable and inclusive experience for all of our special needs students. Your efforts went beyond just ensuring the event ran smoothly; you helped create a space where every student felt welcomed, valued, and celebrated. By assisting them on the dance floor and making sure they felt included this helped to create moments of joy and connection that they will cherish for a lifetime. A HUGE THANK YOU to all of the Renaissance students who showed just what Stratford is all about and being ALL IN!!
The 2024 YEScarolina State Business Plan Competition took place in Columbia, SC this past Friday. SHS is so proud to announce the remarkable achievements of our students. Aiyanna Gourdine, Nassir Howell, and Devon White earned spots in the semi-final rounds of the competition. Kaden Parsons earned second place, receiving $2,000 to fuel his innovative business plan for his 3D printed outlet cover design.
May the 4th be with you! BCSD Family Night with the Charleston Battery is going to be a blast!
Check out our students who took a field study trip to learn about our ecosystem along the Black River Cypress Preserve! The students learned a bunch and had a great time!
This past Friday night at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, Chase Hoppock and Jason Heusinger made Stratford history by breaking the 3200 meter school record. The previous record was set by Ross Jordan in 2013 in which he ran 9:43 for the 3200. Chase and Jason both ran side by side for the entire race and ran 9:41. This is 4:52 per mile pace. These times currently place them 9th and 10th in the 3200 in 5A. They will be racing this Friday night at Seneca High School in the Coaches Classic Elite Meet.
REMINDER: New student registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open! Visit https://www.bcsdschools.net/registration to start the online registration process.
Grease opens tonight, April 12th at 7pm!
Future shows are:
2pm and 7pm on Saturday, April 13th
7PM on Friday, April 19th
2pm and 7pm on Saturday, April 20th.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online or at the door.
Over Spring Break our Stratford Winter Guard competed at the CWEA Championships! This is the culminating event of their winter guard season that began in November.
With the help of Mr. Swetckie and teachers and staff at College Park middle school, the guard was able to have an actual rehearsal space for the entire season! This can be the hardest thing for these groups as they perform in gyms, and it can be hard to get into a space like that during their season! Thank you to Dr. Burnette and our Stratford Athletics for allowing some time in our own gym as they prepared for Championships!
The students managed to have a breakout season as this is the first time Stratford has competed in the winter season since 2016.
During the season the guard was awarded 1st place at their premiere performance at Colleton County. Their score also awarded them a promotion from the Scholastic Regional A class to the Scholastic AAA class.
Their 2nd contest they placed 3rd in their class at River Bluff.
Their 3rd contest they placed 1st in their class at Indian Land.
We are proud of their performance at CWEA Championships where they placed 3rd and were awarded the Bronze Medal for this year! Congratulations to our Winter Guard students!
Spring has sprung! BCSD Spring Break runs April 1-5. All students return to school on April 8.
Stratford HOSA attended the 46th annual SC HOSA State Leadership Conference last Wednesday- Friday. Stratford was well represented with over 31 competitors. These students put in extra hours studying and practicing skills, creating presentations, and competing against some of the best schools in the state.
Here are some of the highlights and the results:
Medical Innovations: Kealie Ferro-Smith and Grace Lemonds placed 3rd
Certified Nursing Assistant: Alice Gandy placed top 5 and Chloe Depozo and Bhrissa De Souza placed top 20
Forensics: Deanna Broadwater and Joelle Thorsell – Top 20
Health Career Display: Juan Pablo Ledesmo Moreno and Andrea Perez Saucedo- Top 20
