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ECHo
February 19, 2008
ECHo
horry county early college high school newsletter
First Semester Honor Roll
The following students made all As for the first semester:
Desarae’ Bittle (10), Julia Citrone (9), Tyler Hill (9),
Rebecca Laird (9), and Sophia Pinkas (9).
First Semester Merit Roll
The following students had all As & Bs for the first semester:
Freshmen
Becerra, Angelica
Bowen, Shanna
Braswell, Kecia
Brown, Raven
Clark, Ashley
Combs, Jennifer
Contreras, Rita
Conyers, Champagne
Cox, Kourtney
Czerkawskyj, Amanda
Dillon, Chris
Fore, Stashia
Frink, Ahmadd
Hall, Kristi
Kish, Dakota
Laird, Robert
Ling, Zachary
Lopes, Gianna
Moreland, Haileigh
Paul, Lacii
Perry, Yashira
Pokwatka, Christine
Rivera, Joshua
Santiago, Thomas
Sarvis, Gaby
Sirleaf, Hammed
Smith, Whitney
Snipes, Kendal
Vereen, Alquisha
Wilson, Sabrina
Sophomores
Alessi, Mallory
Burris, Erica
Canfield, Mary
Cannon, Callie
Chestnutt, Andrew
Collins, Brandon
Fox, Matthew
Gore, Jamesha
Griffin, Catherine
Holder, Ashley
Jakubek, Cheyenne
Johnson, Zane
Jones, Ashley
Jordan, Amy
Lambrecht, Megan
Longieliere, Cynthia
MacBay, Tina
Martin, Emily
Meyer, Gabrielle
Montgomery, Brittany
Nordman, Morgan
Ramos, Jose
Reidy, Melissa
Sawyer, Becca
Stroud, Katelyn
Sumter, Jacqui
Vereen, Natasha
Wehrung, Joshua
Dates to Remember
Student Holiday
Monday, February 18
ECH Parent Support Group
Tuesday, February 26, 4:00 pm
HGTC, Bldg. 200, Rm. 218
Interim Reports Issued
Wednesday, February 27
CCU Tour - Freshmen
Thursday, February 28
10:00 am - noon
Read Across America Day
Planned events March 3 - 7
AVID Family NIght
Tuesday, March 4,
6:30 - 8:00 pm, HGTC, Bldg. 200
College of Charleston trip
Freshmen
Tuesday, March 18
Spring Break
Friday, Mar. 21 - Friday, Mar. 28
ECH Spring Dance
Thursday, April 3, 7 - 10 pm
Student Holiday
Friday, April 4
3rd Quarter Student Led
Conferences
April 8 or April 14
ECH Family Support Group News
The ECH Student Council and Family Support group are planning a Spring dance the evening of
Thursday, April 3, at the Peanut Warehouse in Conway. A fundraiser is planned to help meet the
expenses for the dance. The next Family Support planning meeting will be held on Wednesday,
February 27, at 4:00 pm.
Golf Shirt Sale. The Family Support Group is selling ECH golf shirts to raise money
for expenses for the dance. These Port Authority shirts are short-sleeve in white or
light blue w/ the ECH logo embroidered on the left side. These 100% Pima Cotton
shirts come in both Adults (XS – 6XL) and Ladies (XS – 2X). The shirts are fade and
shrink resistant and are $24 each. An order form is included in this newsletter.
Donations. If a parent/guardian, mentor, or business partner would like to make a donation to the
Student Activity account to help pay for dance expenses then this would be gratefully appreciated.
Cash or checks made out to Horry County Early College High School may be mailed to or dropped off
with Mrs. Bell, the ECH Bookkeeper.
African American History Activities
ECH students have been invited to participate in HGTC Black History events, which include
Feb. 13, 10:30 am - “Gullah/Geechee Rhythms” Ron Daise
Feb. 20, 12:15 pm - “Notes at Noon: Flutist & Storyteller Gallen Razzaq
Freshmen enrolled in Civics classes have researched famous African-Americans to create biographies
for a gallery exhibit. These posters are displayed in the AVID room for all ECH students to enjoy.
ECH Student Success
ECH students have homework every night. Even if they do not have specific assignments to complete, students should be studying their Cornell notes, reviewing their textbooks, and/or reading books in their Lexile range. Visit the Early College website to review weekly assignments. ECH Website:
http://www3.hcs.k12.sc.us/High/EC/ECmain.html. Click on the “Assignments” button on the left sidelinks.
Using Student’s Lexile to Increase Reading Ability
At the recent Student-Led Conferences, ECH students shared their Lexile levels.
With your child’s Lexile measure, you and your child can connect to thousands of
books and articles that have Lexile measures. Many public libraries have access to
online periodicals databases where you can search for newspaper and magazine articles
by Lexile measure. For books, the Lexile Book Database at www.Lexile.com can
be used to both find books and create booklists.This free database allows you to
search for books by keyword, title, author, Lexile range and other criteria. You and
your child can search for specific titles based on his or her Lexile measure, and use keywords of interest,knowing that the selections will be appropriate to his/her reading ability. Parents and students can learn more about using the Lexile measure to increase reading at the ECH AVID Family Night on March 4.
