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Everyone loves oysters!

On Sunday, November 9, friends of The Georgetown School gathered at Francis Marion Park for the twelfth annual Oyster Roast. The students, parents, and faculty had everything set up and Will Ness was warming up his amp and tuning his guitar when the first oyster lovers claimed their tables and turned their eyes towards the cooking area. Before long, high schoolers began carrying out the first steaming trays of McClellanville bivalves. The music went up, sweet and mellow for a Sunday afternoon and everyone started shucking.

At the raffle table, parents were enjoying the sun and watching all the goings-on. Middle school students were busy handing out soft drinks, water, and bowls of hot pileau. A steady stream of people came in all afternoon, lured by the oysters and the convivial atmosphere.

Our Oyster Roast is one of the highlights of the fall season and we look forward to it every year. Congratulations to all the Kingfishers and their families for pulling together and creating another magical event!

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Spring Sports at TGS

Tennis at TGS is 10% skill and 90% fun. On Tuesday and Sunday afternoons, our tennis players go out to hit some tennis balls. (Sometimes we hit “home runs” out into the marsh at East Bay Park!) Our tennis team, while not very experienced, is quickly learning how to serve, hit ground strokes, and volley under Coach Gates’ training. We do everything from running drills to playing matches, but whatever we do we always make sure to have fun. And we try not to get eaten alive by gnats!

Every Monday and Thursday, TGS students can walk (or drive) to the South Carolina Maritime Museum, which generously offers their 420 racing boats for us to use. After arriving, most sailors walk to Sweeties to grab a quick ice cream or milkshake, just in time to finish before Coach Gates arrives. Jim and Mahi Edwards wait with their Boston Whaler and kindly ferry the sailors across the harbor to the boats. After rigging, Coach Gates sets a course and everyone tries to find the fastest way around it, while also dodging the sunken boats. Come 4:30, and it’s time to pull the boats out and de-rig. Thanks to Morgan’s parents for providing transportation and life jackets, and to the SCMM for letting us use their boats!

By Morgan and Baryck