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25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Hilton Head Prep Presents Tony Award-Winning Musical Comedy
The competition is intense. The words are hilarious. And the kids are unique. So let the games begin! For its fall musical production, the Hilton Head Preparatory School Performing Arts Department is proud to present the uproariously funny 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This…
A Head Start in Life Bluffton’s Kids College delivers quality learning with a loving touch
Shanel Riddle will never forget that day. She sat in her car quietly, a million thoughts running through her head. And then she cried. Finding herself with few options, she dropped off her six-week-old daughter Gabrielle at a daycare with which she wasn’t entirely comfortable.…
AFR: A Friendly Rivalry
Try as you might, you’re not going to get the lady golfers at Bluffton and Hilton Head Island High Schools to say something bad about one another. After all, they’re natural rivals, both by geography and comparison. Ocean versus river. Seahawks versus Bobcats; before the…
Aladdin Shines and Shimmers
Hilton Head Prep’s holiday musical has all the dazzle of a New York Radio City Show! Performing arts director, Don Hite, promises that Hilton Head Prep’s production of Walt Disney’s Aladdin, this December 10th, 11th and 13th, will absolutely capture all the franticness and energy of…
APRIL 2011: Charity Corner - Foundation For Excellence: Supporting innovative instruction in Beaufort County schools
The Beaufort County School District Foundation for Educational Excellence was established in 2007 to support student enrichment activities and projects that are beyond regular school budgets through Teacher Innovation Mini-Grants. The foundation recently distributed funds totaling $4,786.17 to 12 teachers in the Beaufort County School…
April 2012: Our Town - Name That Tune: Hilton Head High School Presents a Slice of American Pie
Hilton Head Island High School is baking another slice of American Pie as it gears up for its seventh annual production of the always-entertaining student and faculty talent show. A musical event that will blow audiences away, this year’s American Pie theme, “Name that Tune,”…
Character + Work Ethic + Pride + SUCCESS - A Conversation with Bluffton High's Head Football Coach, Ken Cribb
I have this indelible image of Bluffton High School’s football team on my brain. It’s an image of unit cohesion, precision, focus, and intensity that you can feel in the stands…and the game hadn’t even started. I was watching the team’s pregame warm ups. Ken Cribb…
Childhood Reading Difficulties: What Can Be Done?
Imagine waking up for work each morning knowing that when you get there, the entire day will be a struggle. You feel incompetent and unsuccessful. You have a very difficult time meeting basic goals, and the feedback you get from your supervisor confirms that you…
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Hilton Head Prep Presents Some Robust Fun
Until a couple of months ago it’s possible there wasn’t a single dirty rotten scoundrel at Hilton Head Preparatory School. Now there are at least 27 of them. All will be on stage at the Visual and Performing Arts Center (VPAC) at Hilton Head Island…
HawkFest 2009 / Strive to Excel
This year, Strive to Excel celebrates its tenth year in the business of selling hope to the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton youth by providing them with the skills and support to move on to college and beyond. Strive to Excel (S2E) is a non-profit…
Head of Its Class
Hello My Name is..BJ Payne (Coach)
Hi, My name is BJ Payne, but my friends call me coach. You may have seen me coaching Hilton Head High School Football or around the island with my family. I grew up in the boring/ exciting town of Massillon, Ohio. When I was five, my…
Hilton Head Prep Heralds the Arrival of a New Vision and Dr. Anthony Kandel
It’s a snow day for area schools in Philadelphia, and Haverford Upper School Head, Dr. Anthony Kandel, has visions of sunshine and Sea Pines dancing in his head. There is no dreaming going on here. Kandel takes the reins as Hilton Head Preparatory’s new head…
January 2012: Mayor - Hilton Head Island and Bluffton
Thanks to the efforts of a hard working town council, we produced a focused and energetic strategic plan for 2012 and beyond at our recent Strategic Planning Workshop. We threw out the playbook and adopted a different approach to how the workshop was conducted and,…
Learning in the Lowcountry: Part 1
One of the greatest challenges facing parents in the Lowcountry today is the education of their children—from pre-school to college. Parents ask, “What is best for my child?” and “What can I afford?” Private and parochial schools offer alternatives to the public system, but come…
Learning in the Lowcountry: Part 1
One of the greatest challenges facing parents in the Lowcountry today is the education of their children—from pre-school to college. Parents ask, “What is best for my child?” and “What can I afford?” Private and parochial schools offer alternatives to the public system, but come…
Learning in the Lowcountry: Part 2
The variety of educational opportunities available to students—and parents—in the Lowcountry is nothing short of exceptional. What may be most challenging for parents is that, in terms of academics, there is little that could be called “traditional.” How students learn, the tools used in learning…
Learning in the Lowcountry: Part 3
What learning environment would you choose for your child? In southern Beaufort County, the choices are sometimes breathtaking. Do you choose a school with small student-teacher ratios, a school big enough that can field three dozen varsity athletic programs, or a real, neighborhood school? All will…
Lifelong Learning Of Hilton Head Island
“LEARNING IS NOT A PRODUCT OF SCHOOLING BUT THE LIFELONG ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE IT.” -ALBERT EINSTEIN Lifelong Learning of Hilton Head Island, Inc. (LLHHI) provides the venue for just that—a learning institute (one of three hundred like it in the country) offering adults the opportunity to continue…
Man on a Mission
“Strive for Success”; “Chamber Recognizes Year’s Best”; “Just One of the Guys”; “Intriguing Islanders”; “Good Men”; “Fruits of His Labor”…These are just a handful of the headlines that decorate the walls in Tim Singleton’s office at Hilton Head Island High School. After spending time getting…
One Substitute Teacher’s View of his Job and Why It Needs A Title Change
The bell rang. My class of high school sophomores and juniors was hustling out the door. I overheard one of the students look at her friend and sigh, “We have a sub in third block, too.” “Are we that bad?” I asked. “No,” she said with a…
Our Town: River of Words
River of Words is not a new program; it’s not even new to Hilton Head Island Middle School. The game changer this year is that every single seventh grade student at Hilton Head Island Middle is involved. By inviting all students to participate in the…
Pediatric Speech Therapy: Much More Than Articulation
When you hear the term “speech therapy,” what is the first thing that comes to mind? I am guessing a therapist and 7-year old child practicing the “R” sound or overcoming a lisp. While these are very important goals that a speech language pathologist may…
Prep Names New Head of Lower School
All great teachers are prepared when an opportunity comes their way. For Jane Inglis, preparation amounted to accumulated knowledge and experience gained from 27 years of teaching first and second grade at Hilton Head Preparatory School, three years as teacher and administrator at Hilton Head…
ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL: A School Comes Of Age
Children—they’re the world’s greatest natural resource and their parents’ greatest treasure. The decision of where to educate a child is among the most important choices a parent is called upon to make. Parents must entrust a school, not only to instill a solid academic foundation…
The Strive to Thrive - Selecting a Preschool
Sending your child into the world to attend preschool is one of the first of many milestones in his or her little life that may cause some, or even a lot, of separation anxiety. While the preschooler may experience some anxiety, it is often the…
The competition is intense. The words are hilarious. And the kids are unique. So let the games begin! For its fall musical production, the Hilton Head Preparatory School Performing Arts Department is proud to present the uproariously funny 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This…
A Head Start in Life Bluffton’s Kids College delivers quality learning with a loving touch
Shanel Riddle will never forget that day. She sat in her car quietly, a million thoughts running through her head. And then she cried. Finding herself with few options, she dropped off her six-week-old daughter Gabrielle at a daycare with which she wasn’t entirely comfortable.…
AFR: A Friendly Rivalry
Try as you might, you’re not going to get the lady golfers at Bluffton and Hilton Head Island High Schools to say something bad about one another. After all, they’re natural rivals, both by geography and comparison. Ocean versus river. Seahawks versus Bobcats; before the…
Aladdin Shines and Shimmers
Hilton Head Prep’s holiday musical has all the dazzle of a New York Radio City Show! Performing arts director, Don Hite, promises that Hilton Head Prep’s production of Walt Disney’s Aladdin, this December 10th, 11th and 13th, will absolutely capture all the franticness and energy of…
APRIL 2011: Charity Corner - Foundation For Excellence: Supporting innovative instruction in Beaufort County schools
The Beaufort County School District Foundation for Educational Excellence was established in 2007 to support student enrichment activities and projects that are beyond regular school budgets through Teacher Innovation Mini-Grants. The foundation recently distributed funds totaling $4,786.17 to 12 teachers in the Beaufort County School…
April 2012: Our Town - Name That Tune: Hilton Head High School Presents a Slice of American Pie
Hilton Head Island High School is baking another slice of American Pie as it gears up for its seventh annual production of the always-entertaining student and faculty talent show. A musical event that will blow audiences away, this year’s American Pie theme, “Name that Tune,”…
Character + Work Ethic + Pride + SUCCESS - A Conversation with Bluffton High's Head Football Coach, Ken Cribb
I have this indelible image of Bluffton High School’s football team on my brain. It’s an image of unit cohesion, precision, focus, and intensity that you can feel in the stands…and the game hadn’t even started. I was watching the team’s pregame warm ups. Ken Cribb…
Childhood Reading Difficulties: What Can Be Done?
Imagine waking up for work each morning knowing that when you get there, the entire day will be a struggle. You feel incompetent and unsuccessful. You have a very difficult time meeting basic goals, and the feedback you get from your supervisor confirms that you…
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Hilton Head Prep Presents Some Robust Fun
Until a couple of months ago it’s possible there wasn’t a single dirty rotten scoundrel at Hilton Head Preparatory School. Now there are at least 27 of them. All will be on stage at the Visual and Performing Arts Center (VPAC) at Hilton Head Island…
HawkFest 2009 / Strive to Excel
This year, Strive to Excel celebrates its tenth year in the business of selling hope to the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton youth by providing them with the skills and support to move on to college and beyond. Strive to Excel (S2E) is a non-profit…
Head of Its Class
Imagine the apple of your eye, the kid you thought you knew, the one you pictured going to college someday bringing home an “F.” What do you do? Grounded for life? A long, stern talk? Back behind the woodshed wit-cha?
Hello My Name is..BJ Payne (Coach)
Hi, My name is BJ Payne, but my friends call me coach. You may have seen me coaching Hilton Head High School Football or around the island with my family. I grew up in the boring/ exciting town of Massillon, Ohio. When I was five, my…
Hilton Head Prep Heralds the Arrival of a New Vision and Dr. Anthony Kandel
It’s a snow day for area schools in Philadelphia, and Haverford Upper School Head, Dr. Anthony Kandel, has visions of sunshine and Sea Pines dancing in his head. There is no dreaming going on here. Kandel takes the reins as Hilton Head Preparatory’s new head…
January 2012: Mayor - Hilton Head Island and Bluffton
Thanks to the efforts of a hard working town council, we produced a focused and energetic strategic plan for 2012 and beyond at our recent Strategic Planning Workshop. We threw out the playbook and adopted a different approach to how the workshop was conducted and,…
Learning in the Lowcountry: Part 1
One of the greatest challenges facing parents in the Lowcountry today is the education of their children—from pre-school to college. Parents ask, “What is best for my child?” and “What can I afford?” Private and parochial schools offer alternatives to the public system, but come…
Learning in the Lowcountry: Part 1
One of the greatest challenges facing parents in the Lowcountry today is the education of their children—from pre-school to college. Parents ask, “What is best for my child?” and “What can I afford?” Private and parochial schools offer alternatives to the public system, but come…
Learning in the Lowcountry: Part 2
The variety of educational opportunities available to students—and parents—in the Lowcountry is nothing short of exceptional. What may be most challenging for parents is that, in terms of academics, there is little that could be called “traditional.” How students learn, the tools used in learning…
Learning in the Lowcountry: Part 3
What learning environment would you choose for your child? In southern Beaufort County, the choices are sometimes breathtaking. Do you choose a school with small student-teacher ratios, a school big enough that can field three dozen varsity athletic programs, or a real, neighborhood school? All will…
Lifelong Learning Of Hilton Head Island
“LEARNING IS NOT A PRODUCT OF SCHOOLING BUT THE LIFELONG ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE IT.” -ALBERT EINSTEIN Lifelong Learning of Hilton Head Island, Inc. (LLHHI) provides the venue for just that—a learning institute (one of three hundred like it in the country) offering adults the opportunity to continue…
Man on a Mission
“Strive for Success”; “Chamber Recognizes Year’s Best”; “Just One of the Guys”; “Intriguing Islanders”; “Good Men”; “Fruits of His Labor”…These are just a handful of the headlines that decorate the walls in Tim Singleton’s office at Hilton Head Island High School. After spending time getting…
One Substitute Teacher’s View of his Job and Why It Needs A Title Change
The bell rang. My class of high school sophomores and juniors was hustling out the door. I overheard one of the students look at her friend and sigh, “We have a sub in third block, too.” “Are we that bad?” I asked. “No,” she said with a…
Our Town: River of Words
River of Words is not a new program; it’s not even new to Hilton Head Island Middle School. The game changer this year is that every single seventh grade student at Hilton Head Island Middle is involved. By inviting all students to participate in the…
Pediatric Speech Therapy: Much More Than Articulation
When you hear the term “speech therapy,” what is the first thing that comes to mind? I am guessing a therapist and 7-year old child practicing the “R” sound or overcoming a lisp. While these are very important goals that a speech language pathologist may…
Prep Names New Head of Lower School
All great teachers are prepared when an opportunity comes their way. For Jane Inglis, preparation amounted to accumulated knowledge and experience gained from 27 years of teaching first and second grade at Hilton Head Preparatory School, three years as teacher and administrator at Hilton Head…
ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL: A School Comes Of Age
Children—they’re the world’s greatest natural resource and their parents’ greatest treasure. The decision of where to educate a child is among the most important choices a parent is called upon to make. Parents must entrust a school, not only to instill a solid academic foundation…
The Strive to Thrive - Selecting a Preschool
Sending your child into the world to attend preschool is one of the first of many milestones in his or her little life that may cause some, or even a lot, of separation anxiety. While the preschooler may experience some anxiety, it is often the…
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