We are so very blessed with the gifts and talents of our students. It is our pleasure to recognize the students who participated in the many school competitions this year.
The Association of Christian Schools International, ACSI, sponsors several competitions throughout the year.
The ACSI Spelling Bees for Grades 1 - 6 were in-house this year at Briarwood. This competition was by grade level.
We would like to recognize the following students for placing in the top four for their grades:
3rd grade
4th place - Beau Eades
3rd place - Knox Petty
2nd place - Aubree Galloway
1st place - Hank Cullum
4th grade
4th place - Ella Garrett
3rd place - Arabella Barbour
2nd place - Caroline Barnhill
1st place - Asher Allen
5th grade
4th place - Jaydon Lisenbee
3rd place - Piper Pierce
2nd place - Nivaan Amin
1st place - Luke Jackson
6th grade
4th place - Matthew Duncan
3rd place - Hailey Grace Sanders
2nd place - Emma Kate Morgan
1st place - Andrew Kilgore
Congratulations to all of you!
The ACSI Math Olympics is designed to recognize the achievements of students in mathematics in grades 3 - 8.
All of our students in grades 3 - 6 competed in the school competition.
6 students from each grade went on to compete with students from 7 schools in the ACSI district virtual Math Olympics in February.
We would like to recognize those placing in the top 5 for their grades.
3rd Grade Computation
5th place: River Jones
3rd place: Hank Cullum
3rd Grade Reasoning
5th place: Beau Eades
1st place and medal: Isaac Goodman
4th Grade Computation
5th place: Noah Darroch
1st place: Kaira Escue
4th Grade Reasoning
5th place: Sam Smith
3rd place: William McMillian
1st place: Matthew Genin
5th Grade Reasoning
3rd place: Luke Jackson
1st place: Gregory Herum
6th Grade Computation
4th place: Tye Price
2nd place: Carolyn Acton
6th Grade Reasoning
2nd place: Elana Herum
This year ACSI sponsored a Divisional and National Math Olympics.
These 14 students went on to compete in the ACSI Divisional Math Olympics with students from approximately 40 schools from all over the Southeast.
The following students placed in the top fifteen in their category and were invited to participate in the ACSI National Math Olympics.
3rd grade Computation: River Jones
3rd grade Reasoning: Isaac Goodman
4th grade Reasoning: Matthew Genin
5th grade Reasoning: Gregory Herum
We are excited to announce that Gregory Herum placed 3rd in the nation in 5th-grade reasoning.
The ACSI Creative Writing Festival offers an opportunity for students in grades 4 - 6 to have their best-written works evaluated.
10 students represented Briarwood Christian School and all received recognition in the ACSI District Creative Writing Festival. Today we are presenting the results of this competition.
Receiving a Good for her Short Story:
Emma Cloar
Receiving an Excellent for their Short Stories:
Rhealyn Youngblood
Claire Pughsley
Brinley Laechelt
Lily Klamer
Wynn Crowe
Gregory Herum
Selah Betz
Receiving a Superior for her Short Story:
Ava Hellings
Receiving a Superior for her Rhymed Poetry:
Sally Daniel
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsors an annual American History Essay Contest for students in grades 5 - 8.
This year the students were given the topic of “ Stars and Stripes Forever”.
They were asked to imagine they were a newspaper reporter for The Philadelphia Times on May 14, 1897. The newspaper editor asked them to attend and report on the first public performance of John Philip Sousa’s new march, “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”
Rita Carroll’s essay won first place in the local chapter competition for fifth grade.
Rhealyn Youngblood’s essay won first place in the local chapter competition for sixth grade.
Both of these girls were invited to read their essays to the General Sumter Chapter of the DAR. Their essays were then submitted to the state-level competition.
Rbealyn ‘s essay won 1st place in the state for 6th grade.
