HOSA Attends State Leadership Conference

The Blythewood High School Health Occupations Students of America group attended the state

leadership conference.  It was the largest showing of students in HOSA history with just under 1500 students competing. Placing in the top three allows students the opportunity to compete at the national conference in Anaheim, California later in June.  The BHS HOSA had a great showing with two students qualifying for the national conference and several other students finishing in the top ten.

Hannah Gafford - 2nd place (Extemporaneous Writing); $500 Health Science Education Scholarship

Angel Rispress - 3rd place (Physical Therapy)

Caroline Armstrong - top 10 finish (Transcultural Health Care)

Courtney Stutzman - top 10 (Veterinary Science)

Diamond Brown, Lauren Lenker, Rachel Reid - top 10 (Public Service Announcement)

Alex Johnson, Vanessa Kelly, Taylor Kemp - top 10 (Health Education)

(Pictured Left to Right: Hannah Gafford, Lauren Lenker, Rachel Reid, Bailey Lee, Caroline Armstrong, Courtney Stutzman, Angel Rispress, and Diamond Brown.  Not pictured: Alexandra Johnson, Vanessa Kelly, and Taylor Kemp)

FBLA Members to Participate in National Leadership Conference in Chicago

Blythewood High School Future Business Leaders of America

members participated in the 2014-2015 State Leadership Conference in Charleston, SC.  Four out of the ten students to participate are headed to the National Leadership Conference in Chicago, which will be held June 29 through July 2, 2015.

Student earn Sparkleberry scholarships

The Sparkleberry Fair Scholarship is a $1000.00 scholarship awarded to a Richland School District

Two senior that has a 3.0 GPA and one that demonstrates the need for an academic scholarship. The scholarship recipient must plan to attend a South Carolina four year college or university.  Blythewood High School is pleased to announce the following Sparkleberry Fair 

Scholarship recipients pictured Left to Right:  Taylor Harden, Sarah Dorsey, Meghan Sonatore, Anthony Maynard, Amy Johnson, and Caroline Hitchner

Inabinet inspires students

BY KATRINA SAMUELS, Junior

BLYTHEWOOD- Steve Inabinet (his students and team call his Coach Nabb) is a Personal Health teacher and girls basketball coach at Blythewood High School where he had been since the school opened in 2005. 

In college he majored in Health and Physical Education (Biology was his minor) and taught as soon as he could in Richland School District One. 

Inabinet was first introduced to teaching basketball when he was teaching physical education which was one of his first jobs out of college. 

“I never really thought about it at the time but I figured since they were offering, why not give it a shot,” Inabinet said. 

Drama to Perform You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Come see You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown on April 17-19th in BHS auditorium!  Tickets are

$5 in advance/$7 at the door and will be on sale in the BHS main office.

From L to R:  Sam Erard (Linus), Audrey Vail (Lucy), Liza Hunter (Sally), Will Stocker (Schroeder) & Avery Williams (Charlie Brown)