Spartanburg Day School's weekly newsletter Week of Sept. 16 DIVISION NEWS Click for important news and announcements, from your division head to you!
EARLY DISMISSAL THIS WEDNESDAY; SIGN UP FOR SPECIAL EXTENDED DAY
Don't forget that this Wednesday, Sept. 18, is an early dismissal day for students so that faculty can engage in afternoon professional development.
Students in 2K-8th grades can attend special Extended Day Wednesday afternoon. To sign up, use the link below!
ASTRA BAKE SALE THURSDAY
Stop by the Milliken Lobby Thursday for a sweet treat. ASTRA, the Upper School girls' service organization, will be hosting a bake sale from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Proceeds will be used by ASTRA throughout the year to buy supplies for community service projects, make donations to local organizations and fund internal programs.
PURCHASE TICKETS TO SEE ZION & THE PELICANS PLAY IN CHARLOTTE, NOV. 9
Tickets for the Hornets-Pelicans game on Nov. 9 sold quickly; suite and grouped seating are no longer available. If you were not able to purchase tickets to the game and would still like to join the Griffins to cheer on Zion, the Hornets have now offered a special purchase link for the Spartanburg Day School community.
These seats still include early admission to the stadium to watch the Pelicans practice and are located throughout the stadium, as available. Costs range, depending on location, from $39.69 - $95.
MEET INTERIM LOWER SCHOOL HEAD SCOTT VOTEY
Scott Votey began as interim head of Lower School Monday. Mr. Votey retired from SDS as school counselor in 2016 and previously spent time as a teacher, counselor, head of upper school and head of school, including tenures at Green Hedges School in northern Virginia and at Seacoast Academy in Hampton Falls, N.H. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in history from Ohio Wesleyan University, a master of arts in liberal studies from Dartmouth College and a master of arts in school counseling from the University of Maryland. He is a founding board member for 516NOW, a Christian nonprofit organization doing humanitarian work in Latin America and has been to Nicaragua 16 times. In his free time, he enjoys cycling and golfing. Mr. Votey said, "I feel as if I'm at home as a member of the SDS family. Once a Griffin, always a Griffin." Mr. Votey and his wife Linda have a daughter, Courtney who is a pre-school teacher, and two grandchildren, ages almost-6 and just-turned-4, who are "joyous exhaustion." Welcome, Mr. Votey!
MEET NURSE BRELAN MONTGOMERY
We're excited to officially welcome our new school nurse, Brelan Montgomery! Nurse Brelan comes to SDS after 11 years as a cardiac nurse in Spartanburg Regional's CardioVascular Recovery Unit. She has a bachelor of science in nursing from the University of South Carolina Upstate and a bachelor of fine arts from Converse College. She said, "I am so happy to join the SDS team! My goal is to keep our Griffins safe, and I believe healthy students learn better. Please drop by my office anytime." Nurse Brelan and her husband Will have three sons enrolled at SDS: William (1st), Beau (kindergarten) and Herschell (3K). Welcome!
INTERACT CLUB COLLECTING DONATIONS FOR ANNUAL YARD SALE
The annual Interact Club yard sale is coming up in November, and the boys are asking for any and all donations from the SDS community. The club is now collecting household items, clothing, toys, furniture and more. This year Interact would like to thank John Montgomery and CubeSmart for a generous storage space donation that will be used in addition to the usual 18-wheeler that will be parked on campus soon. To schedule a donation, call Susan Owens or Laura Gramling. Proceeds from the sale support the club and its community service projects.
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