Rock Hill Schools Graduate on Saturday

It will be a long day for Rock Hill School Board members on Saturday, with graduations starting at 10 am and going through with the last one at 6 pm. Never-the-less, this is one of the things I enjoy most about being on the school board. Nothing shows what our schools are all about more than graduation. This years group of students have thrilled us, entertained us, and on Saturday, they'll demonstrate why we should have confidence in the future.

2008 - 09 has been a remarkable year for our High Schools. Some of those accomplishments are:

• South Carolina Teacher of the Year - Bryan Coburn, Northwestern High School
• South Carolina Administrator of The Year - Judy Mobley, Rock Hill High School
• South Carolina 4A, Division II football champions - Undefeated and Nationally ranked South Pointe High School
• National and South Carolina Boys Soccer Champions - Undefeated Northwestern High School
• South Carolina 4A Wrestling Champions - Rock Hill High School
• South Carolina 4A Band Champions - Northwestern High School
• South Carolina Mr. Football - South Pointe's Stephon Gilmore
• South Carolina Soccer Player of the Year - Northwestern's Enzo Martinez
• South Carolina Cross Country Champion - Rock Hill's Hannah Robinson
• Business Week "Best Places to Raise Your Kids" - Rock Hill
  
• South Carolina 4A, Division II football runner up - Northwestern High School
• South Carolina 4A, Girls track runner up - Northwestern High School
• South Carolina 5A Band Upper State Champions and State runners up - Rock Hill High School
• South Carolina Choral runners up - Northwestern High School

And what brings it all together is great support from the community. Rock Hill's WRHI 1340 has the best high school football pregame show and Rock Hill's The Herald has the best newspaper coverage of our schools and athletic teams in the state.

Thanks to all for making this year - one for the books.