Congratulations to Sarah Exum, senior captain, for being selected for the All-Region Team!

The end is here for the fall 2014 volleyball season, a challenging and fun experience for the parents, the girls and the fans.  High-lights of the season include winning the team’s first set off St. John’s, our first match against Faith Christian, and a double-header against Ridge Christian.  We also defeated the Lowcountry Prep Marlins in a fierce competition at their school. “It was a nerve wracking experience,” said Meredith and everyone agrees. Spirit was high that day among Kingfisher fans, with parents on their feet and two mascots (the Kingfisher and the baby Kingfisher) whipping up the crowd. We had to cancel our last game against Cathedral but managed to have a fun afternoon anyway: the soccer boys played the volleyball girls in a hilarious match involving hands, feet, heads, the walls and the ceiling.

“Mums for sale! Mums for sale!” shouted students at lunchtime on Wednesday, trying to convince cars passing by to stop and purchase a chrysanthemum. Students (and teachers) spent Monday and Tuesday making beautiful signs advertising the mums, finally setting up outside on Wednesday. Mums are $12 for an 8″ pot, with all funds going towards The Georgetown School’s scholarship fund. Flowers are available in bronze, yellow, white, pink, and purple, a color for every occasion! Mums will be for sale on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, but don’t wait, supplies are limited!

by Top Lee

Meet Ms. Smalls, the newest addition to our Kingfisher family. Ms. Smalls moved to Georgetown from New York City when she was ten years old.  “I had culture shock!” she admits, “I think I cried the whole first year!”  After graduating from Howard University, she worked in Washington, D.C.  Then she moved back to Georgetown to be with her grandmother.  She comes to The Georgetown School from the Mitney Project and is now assisting Mrs. Swietzer as our administrative assistant.  “Yes, I love to be a secretary,” she smiled, “My favorite part of being here is that everyone is friendly.” Two little known facts about Ms. Smalls are: she has a huge book collection (she estimates it to be about 1700 books on the subject of African American and European Studies) and once she fell down the stairs at TGS after tripping on her dress. (She was not hurt!) It is great to have such a funny and nice person working with us.

In a historic moment, the Kingfisher volleyball team won its first game of the season in a double-header September 18 at home!  The girls lost the first game but several of the sets were close.  “We started winning when we started playing as a team,” observed Sarah, senior captain.  Fans were thrilled at the victory in the second game, an important milestone for our school.  Several of our younger players like Avery Rose and Tiyon put in a super performance while experienced players like  Lizzy and Savanna were very consistent.  The team celebrated at Tony’s  Famous Pizza after this long, hard and very fun day.

The Georgetown School Kingfishers faced off against the Cathedral Academy Generals in west Charleston on September 2.  In an amazing first-time contest against last year’s SCISA state champions, the Kingfishers gave them a run for their money.  “I can’t believe how well we all played together!” said Isabella, who helped stop the Generals with her awesome serve.  Coach Gates and the team expressed their admiration for the new members of the team, who stepped right up (Bronwen also has an awesome serve!)  Stay tuned — although the Kingfishers did not prevail against Cathedral, they are playing Coastal Christian of Mount Pleasant on September 4.  All in all, a great first serve!

Fall sports conditioning began on the traditional date of August 1, with volleyball and soccer players meeting Dr. Gates at East Bay Park for stretches, sprints and strength/agility training.  The kids report that it has been hot down there, but not as hot as last year.  We hope that even more kids will come out for conditioning next week–participating in sports is the best way to build friendships and school spirit!  The conditioning always ends with a short soccer scrimmage, so put on your running shoes and get down to East Bay Park on Monday and Tuesday (August 17-18) for some fun and fitness from 5:00-6:30.  On Wednesday, the volleyball and soccer teams will begin regular practice right after school every day.

Something old, something new…something for everyone!  Families, friends and faculty of TGS gathered on the patio at Hog Heaven to enjoy the music of local musician John Lammonds and to welcome several new families and two of our Board members.  The evening was cool, damp and pleasant and the buffet was as delicious as ever!  Thanks go to Greg Eaddy, owner of Hog Heaven, and to his wonderful staff for making our evening together relaxing and fun.  Thanks also to our PTO and its new president, Lisa Haas, for arranging and running the event and to John Lammonds for sharing his awesome talent.

Tuesday evening August 29 was the opening of the All-County Youth Art Show, an annual event sponsored by the Cultural Council of Georgetown. The Georgetown School was very well represented.

R. Scott Jacob, executive director of the Cultural Council, welcomed members, guests, parents and students to a lovely reception at 637 Front Street. He awarded five scholarships providing funds for private study. Three went to art students from The Georgetown School: Sara Green, Ryleigh Neubauer, and our new student, Avery Rose Higgins.

Sara won one of the top scholarship prizes and also received purchase offers for one of her pieces. Ryleigh, a rising seventh grader, received a scholarship and kudos for her talent and hard work. Avery Rose won a scholarship and a monetary award. Scott complimented all the students and said that the judge, Ruth Cox, was extremely impressed with the outstanding quality of the students’ pieces.

Students of The Georgetown School who also showed art work included: Sara Cyr, Langston Rockhill and Isabella Neubauer.

The Georgetown School would like to thank art teacher Kathy Patrick for her fine work inspiring all of these young artists. Thanks also go to all who came out to support our students and for the wonderful opening reception by the Cultural Council of Georgetown!