Carvers Bay High School
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Carvers Bay High School is a high school
in Georgetown County, South Carolina
and is part of the Georgetown County School District
. Carvers Bay High School is a public school designed to provide an inclusive program of instruction for high school students (grades 9-12). The school is the result of the merger between Choppee High School and Pleasant Hill High School and opened in 2000. In 2000 the school had nearly 800 students attending. The school serves students from the towns of Pleasant Hill, Plantersville
, Carvers Bay, Choppee and Browns Ferry. Carvers Bay Middle School is located on the same campus in a separate building.
The physical address is 13002 Choppee Road, Hemingway, South Carolina
29554.
The school offers many clubs and student organizations, namely: Beartracks, Science
Club, Mu Alpha Theta
, Student Council, Service Over Self, National Honor Society
, Futures in Health Care, Academic Team, Art
Club, Beta Club, Future Farmers of America, Christian Crusaders on Campus
, Marine Corps Junior ROTC, Poetic Society, and National Technical Honor Society
.
Carver Bay was recognized as a Palmetto Gold school for the 2004-05 school year. The senior class of 2006 earned over $1.5 million in scholarship
awards. This is quite an accomplishment for a class of 100 graduates. MCJROTC students received a grade of "outstanding", the highest category possible, during their inspection. Almost 20% of the student body is involved in ROTC.
There are about 500 students enrolled and they are served by 90 staff.
Most notable characteristic of Carvers Bay High School is there are no bells used to mark the beginning or ending of the class periods. Students and staff go by the time just as people do in the real world
The most famous alumni is Robert Geathers
who plays football
in the NFL Cincinnati Bengals
.
The school is also known for the band.The Carvers Bay High School High Steppin' Marching Bear Band "The Bear Pride", is a successful band under the direction of Mr.Floyd Q. Ruffin & Ms.Gwen Smith. The band is the new & official best band in the land of the lowcountry of South Carolina.
Carvers Bay Alma Mater
lyrics are as follows:
Far above all other high schools
Proudly does she stand
Carvers Bay our alma mater
Noblest in the land.
In the hearts of all her students
She stands first and last
Great and good her glowing future
Bears we hold thee fast.
Refrain
High we hold her crimson banner
Never shall it fall
Carvers Bay our alma mater
Noblest of them all.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Georgetown County, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
and is part of the Georgetown County School District
Georgetown County School District
Georgetown County School District is a school district serving Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States. It is based in Georgetown, South Carolina.H...
. Carvers Bay High School is a public school designed to provide an inclusive program of instruction for high school students (grades 9-12). The school is the result of the merger between Choppee High School and Pleasant Hill High School and opened in 2000. In 2000 the school had nearly 800 students attending. The school serves students from the towns of Pleasant Hill, Plantersville
Plantersville, South Carolina
Plantersville is an unincorporated community in Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States. The community is also growing in population. It is 6 miles north Georgetown on U.S. Route 701. Plantersville is home to many plantations and rice fields. Plantersville Elementary School is also...
, Carvers Bay, Choppee and Browns Ferry. Carvers Bay Middle School is located on the same campus in a separate building.
The physical address is 13002 Choppee Road, Hemingway, South Carolina
Hemingway, South Carolina
Hemingway is a town in Williamsburg County, South Carolina. The population was 573 at the 2000 census.- Historical Sketch :Hemingway was created from a crossroads community named Lamberts in 1911 by Dr. W. C. Hemingway, in an effort to secure a depot for the proposed Seaboard Air Line Railroad,...
29554.
The school offers many clubs and student organizations, namely: Beartracks, Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
Club, Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta is a United States mathematics honor society for high schools and two-year colleges. It has over 89,000 student members in more than 1,800 schools worldwide. Its main goals are to inspire keen interest in mathematics, develop strong scholarship in the subject, and promote the...
, Student Council, Service Over Self, National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, Futures in Health Care, Academic Team, Art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
Club, Beta Club, Future Farmers of America, Christian Crusaders on Campus
Campus Crusade for Christ
Campus Crusade for Christ is an interdenominational Christian organization that promotes evangelism and discipleship in more than 190 countries...
, Marine Corps Junior ROTC, Poetic Society, and National Technical Honor Society
National Technical Honor Society
The National Technical Honor Society is an honor society for outstanding career and technical students of workforce vocational education institutions in the United States....
.
Carver Bay was recognized as a Palmetto Gold school for the 2004-05 school year. The senior class of 2006 earned over $1.5 million in scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
awards. This is quite an accomplishment for a class of 100 graduates. MCJROTC students received a grade of "outstanding", the highest category possible, during their inspection. Almost 20% of the student body is involved in ROTC.
There are about 500 students enrolled and they are served by 90 staff.
Most notable characteristic of Carvers Bay High School is there are no bells used to mark the beginning or ending of the class periods. Students and staff go by the time just as people do in the real world
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
The most famous alumni is Robert Geathers
Robert Geathers
Robert Geathers is an American football player who currently plays defensive end and linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals. Geathers played at Choppee High School and later at Carvers Bay High School. As a senior, he recorded 100 tackles and nine sacks on defense and played quarterback on offense...
who plays football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
in the NFL Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
.
The school is also known for the band.The Carvers Bay High School High Steppin' Marching Bear Band "The Bear Pride", is a successful band under the direction of Mr.Floyd Q. Ruffin & Ms.Gwen Smith. The band is the new & official best band in the land of the lowcountry of South Carolina.
Carvers Bay Alma Mater
Alma mater
Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...
lyrics are as follows:
Far above all other high schools
Proudly does she stand
Carvers Bay our alma mater
Noblest in the land.
In the hearts of all her students
She stands first and last
Great and good her glowing future
Bears we hold thee fast.
Refrain
High we hold her crimson banner
Never shall it fall
Carvers Bay our alma mater
Noblest of them all.