Week 7 Pools and Palms Athlete of the Week is Brayden Jones, Varsity Football. Brayden Jones is a Defensive End for the Braves and he had 9 Tackles and anchored the defense backside against the run all night. Brayden is described as a hard-nosed, high energy player who gives great effort from an undersized Defensive Line all season long. Brayden chose to recognize Coach Hanks the Defensive Coordinator and his former position coach as well as his past Gov/Econ teacher. Brayden says Coach Hanks was an interesting teacher who has pushed him in the classroom and on the field.
Week 6 Pools and Palms Athlete’s of the Week are Markus Duke, Varsity Football and Layla Holladay, Women’s Cross Country. Markus is a leader by example for the entire offense. He processes like AI. If he makes a mistake, we address it and he doesn’t make the same mistake again. He is a shining example of what we ask our players to be. He is committed in both the classroom and the locker room, he is selfless and he is passionate. Layla won the Pee Dee Classic on Saturday. Her grit to regain the lead showed a strength that was unrivaled and helped win her team the race. Markus has chosen to recognize Coach Luke Little, his Strength and Conditioning Coach and Layla has chosen her Honors English IV teacher, Ms. Troiani. Layla says Ms. Troiani is such a her worker and she is so compassionate about her job and her students. She brings a ton of energy to her students. Markus appreciates how Coach Little has worked hard to increase strength training and he is an excellent coach and takes an interest in all the athletes. Congrats to Markus, Layla, Ms. Troiani and Coach Little.
Week 5 Pools and Palms Athlete of the Week is Nathan Ludeman, Men’s Swimming. Nathan is Captain of the Boys swim team. He won both the 100 Freestyle and the 100 Backstroke at the 16 team Socastee Invitational this past Saturday and he led the boys to a 1st place finish in the 200 Medley Relay! His swimming sparked them to an overall 1st place finish in this large meet which included all the teams in the northeast SC Region! He is currently ranked 3rd in the state in the 50 Freestyle and 4th in the 100 Backstroke! Nathan has chosen to recognize his IB Psychology teacher, Mrs. Bogart-Rowan. Nathan chose the adjectives involved and caring to describe Mrs. Bogart-Rowan. She has a classroom atmosphere that promotes everyone and is geared towards learning. Congrats Nathan and Mrs. Bogart-Rowan.
Week 4 Pools and Palms Athlete of the Week is Bryson Smith, Men’s Volleyball. Bryson so far this season has been dominating on the court. He has been a crucial leader for this team. This season, Bryson has 55 kills, 7 blocks, 10 aces, 18 digs. Bryson has chosen to recognize Mr. Litwhiler his former Biology teacher. Mr. Litwhiler is a huge sports fan and keeps track of his students athletic accomplishments. Bryson says that he made Biology fun and that he learned a lot while taking his class. Congrats to Bryson and Mr. Litwhiler.
Week 3 Pools and Palms Athlete of the Week is Modene Shirley, Women’s Volleyball. Her coaches nominated Modene and comment that she works harder than almost any player I’ve seen since I’ve been here for almost 8 years. She Is a phenomenal athlete and as tough as they come! She played a key role in our win against Conway last week. Modene chose to recognize her former Honors Physical Science Teacher, Ms. O’Shea. Modene stated that she loved having Ms. O’Shea’s class and it was her favorite and that Ms. O’Shea is a top level teacher. Congrats to Modene and Ms. O’Shea.
Week 2 Pools and Palms Athlete of the Week is Brayden Partridge, Men’s Cross Country. Brayden came in 1st overall in the Under the Lights meet at Market Commons, which led the team to a 1st overall team win. Brayden chose to recognize Coach Wilson. Brayden states Coach Wilson is a terrific coach, her personal traits are that she is a motivator, she is funny and she listens to her athletes and students. Coach Wilson is also an outstanding History teacher. Congrats Brayden and Coach Wilson.
The Pools and Palms Week 1, Athlete of the Week is Logan Mendieta, Men’s Swimming. Logan dominated at the first swim meet of the season! He won the 100 Butterfly & the 100 Breaststroke, both with Automatic State Qualifying times! He also swam Butterfly in the winning 200 Medley Relay and he Anchored the winning 200 Freestyle Relay. Logan has chosen to recognize his former Science teacher, Mr. Weeks. Logan states that Mr. Weeks is an all around awesome teacher who makes sure his students understand his teachings and he shows an interest in all of them beyond his class.
