Week 1 Pools and Palms Athlete of the Week is Christian Royals, Varsity Football. Christian had 2 TD passes against Aynor in the the CNB Kick off classic Friday night. Christian has chosen to recognize his Pre-Calc teacher Mr. Melko. He says Mr. Melko is just an all around helpful person and takes an interest in his students in and out of the classroom. Mr. Melko is just an awesome guy!
Pools and Palms Week 2 Athlete of the Week is Max Duke, Men’s Volleyball. Max has been a huge part of the early success for the Men’s Volleyball team. They finished 4-1 and took second place at the Byrnes Spikefest Tournament. Max stepped up and has taken on the role of setter and helped the team to their very first win over rival CF. Max has chosen to recognize Mrs. Lange his English 1 Honors and English 2 Honors teacher. Max says Mrs. Lange was a terrific teacher and she puts a lot of effort into her students and makes sure to show interest in them beyond the classroom. She makes English and exciting class.
Pools and Palms Week 3 Athlete of the Week is Nathan Ludeman, Men’s Swimming. He led off the 200 Medley Relay, which got an Automatic Q time. He swam the 200 Free and got an Automatic Q Time in that. In the 100 Back he improved the Automatic Q time, which he already had, by a full second. In the 200 Free Relay, he anchored them to a time that is only 0.37 seconds off the Q time! Nathan has chosen to recognize Coach Kelley French whom he says has been a terrific coach and very supportive of her athletes.
Pools and Palms Week 4 Athlete of the Week is Layla Holladay, Cross Country. At the Wilmington Beach Blast Layla placed 1st in the Varsity girls race with a time of 20:25 out of 101 girls. Layla has chosen to recognize Mr. Alexander her AP US History teacher. Layla says Mr. Alexander loves teaching, and he has a passion for teaching and makes each semester an amazing experience for all his students. He also supports the students who participate in extracurricular activities.
Week 5 Pools and Palms Athlete of the Week is Brayden Hodge, Golf. Braden had a 2nd place, silver medal finish at the Special Olympics Golf Championships. Braden has chosen to recognize Mrs. Brauner. He says Mrs. Brauner is so nice and makes it fun to come to school every day. He also has recognized his dad, Coach Steve Hodge. Coach Hodge has shown compassion and great coaching for decades here at SHS. He has helped mold 100’s to 1,000’s of students and athletes, including his two older children. It is awesome to see his huge smile for his youngest child Brayden, bringing home the Silver Medal to SHS.
Pools and Palms Week 6 Athlete of the Week, Landen Christensen, Men’s Swimming. Landen has been a huge part of a terrific Men’s Swim team. Landen is the only swimmer in recent history to attain an Automatic State Qualifying cut but not be a Year Round swimmer!!! Logan has chosen to recognize Mrs. Beaudry. Logan says Mrs. Beaudry is jus terrific as a teacher but more so as a champion of her students. She backs every single kid she teaches and they know how much she cares.
Pools and Palms Week 7 Athlete of the Week, Miller Locklear, JV Football. Miller has had an outstanding 9th grade campaign for the undefeated JV football team, including a game winning kickoff return. Miller chose to recognize his Science teacher, Mr. French. He says Mr. French makes Science fun and shows an interest in his student athletes.
Pools and Palms Week 8 Athlete of the week is Logan Mendieta, Men’s Swimming. Logan had a great day at the Region Swim Meet. He won 2 individual championships and a relay championship, which helped the team win the Region Title. Logan has chosen to recognize staff member Mrs. French. Mrs. French has been a great swim coach and she is a great teacher. Mrs. French has now won 4 Region Titles in a row, way to go Logan and Mrs. French.
