Initiatives that Support High Expectations All students parcipate in bi-weekly club meengs. ~Over 200 stu- dents parcipate in Middle College Programs through Orangeburg -Calhoun Technical College. ~GEAR Up Partnership offered for Freshman class. ~Connued a CATE instruconal partnership with Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five. ~ College and Ca- reer Readiness classes ~ CCHS connued partnerships with Claflin University, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, and South Car- olina State University. ~Connued Jobs for SC Graduates (JAG) program. ~A comprehensive Guidance Program offers Parent Nights for each grade level and sponsors College Applicaon Day. ~Each student has an Individual Graduaon Plan. ~CCHS has a pro- gressive art program. ~Connued Teacher Cadet Program. ~Saints Success began. ~Award-winning Project LEAD the Way Program. ~Top Saints Program recognizes students. ~Summer Enrichment Opportunies ~Choral and Band Students parcipated in state compeons. Extracurricular Activities AJROTC is an award winning program. Student Council won the Gold Honor Council Award and Gabriel Bennett was elected State District 3 Chair. The football, boys and girls basketball, volleyball, track, baseball, and softball teams advanced to the SCHSL playoffs. Saints Boys Basketball won the 2A Re- gion 5 Championship. Thanton Jordan won three areas of the Lower State Track Meet. DECA members competed at the State level and won awards in 6 different events. CCHS was the ONLY school in SC to show improvement in all areas of the ACT. FBLA was reorganized. 11 students were named local Cate Com- pleters. An Inaugural STEM Night was held. Cheerleaders placed in two competitions at the 2017 National Stump Competition. School Improvement Council Members Sally Amaker, Linda Archie-Simmons, Angela Brown; Chairman, Janice Crosland, Shirley Gooden, Eric Haynes, Sarah Haynes, Beverly Isge, Brandon Johnson, Tara King, Chris Mack, Patricia Murphy, Leona Sco, Jamie Stephens Calhoun County High School Accomplishments Class of 2016 31 Life Scholars 92% Graduation Rate 60% percent of the graduating class enrolled in post-secondary schools. 2016 graduates currently attend Charleston Southern University, Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, Greenville Technical College, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, The Art Institute of Charleston, USC Columbia, Beaufort, and Ai- ken, Winthrop University. The graduating class earned over 2.5 million in scholar- ships Tara King 2016 Teacher of the Year CCHS Profile 30 Teachers 73.3% Hold Advanced Degrees 100% “Highly Qualified” Teaching Staff One Naonal Board Cerfied Teacher “Offering the Total Package” Empower. Compete. Succeed. 0 15.3 54.3 20.6 18.4 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Platinum Gold Silver Bronze Unranked Percent Scoring 2016 Work Keys Walter Brown 2016 Classified Staff of the Year