What's New

Congratulations Kaya Tolly!  Her digital painting was chosen as the cover of the  Beaufort County School District River of Words publication.  The annual publication highlights student artwork and writing.  The River of Words Exhibition is on display at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina now through March 28th.

Congratulations DECA!  We are thrilled to share the incredible success of our DECA students at the South Carolina DECA State Competition, held from February 24-26 in Charleston, SC. Our students competed against over 1,400 competitors from across the state, demonstrating their business acumen and professionalism in various competitive events. Each participant completed a role play scenario in front of a judge, with their score combined with a comprehensive business exam to determine their final placement.

We are proud to announce that 15 of our students placed in the Top 10, including three who have qualified for DECA Nationals! Please join me in congratulating our outstanding competitors:

🏆 1st Place – National Qualifier

• Elizabeth Markowitz – Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series

🥈 2nd Place – National Qualifiers

• Janeal Stevens & Kimberly Uriostegui – Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making

🏅 Top 10 Finalists

• Connor Walker – Automotive Services Marketing Series
• Carmine Genovese – Business Services Marketing Series
• Cara Mears & Justin Shiflet – Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making
• Isabelle Drake & Yomaira DeJesus – Marketing Team Decision Making
• Emeli Perez Morales – Personal Financial Literacy
• Nick Korneluk – Personal Financial Literacy
• Heidi Martinez – Quick Service Restaurant Management Series
• Naira Alvarez – Retail Merchandising Series
• Caroline Connolly & Bella Gorrell – Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making

Congratulations to Myles Hickey, Pippa Parsons, Ixel Pineda on their Drexel HS Photography Contest acceptance!

The 2024 Drexel HS Photography Contest had over 2500 entries submitted by 980 individual students from 345 schools and 46 states. This year 188 students were accepted, and 27 states were represented in the exhibition.

If you are in the Philadelphia area you can check out the exhibition on the 4th floor of the Academic Building located on the NE corner of 33rd & Arch Streets (101 North 33rd Street) from February 15th to March 9th, 2025. To check out all the acceptances & winners without traveling to Phila, click on the link and peruse the six winners and the four galleries that highlight the 188 acceptances. https://drexelphotocontest.com/

The 2025 Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have been published! 

We are all VERY proud of our Hilton Head art students! If you are unfamiliar with these annual awards, the awards are the longest-running program that highlights art achievement amongst young artists in the US. If a student receives a Gold or Silver Key, it is the equivalent of achieving 1^st & 2^nd place in our region.

These awards have set quite the precedence in the art world for the past 101 years. All regional & national awards could turn into cash awards. For instance, Gold Keys are given $3,000 off your tuition and National Silver medals are worth $9,000 off your tuition at SCAD. All Gold keys advance to the national level for jurying.

Gold Key Recipients

Kelly Bolchoz (poem)

Maeve Dolan (drawing)

Charlotte Hussey (photography)

Abbey Pratt (photography)

Suleimy Santos (fashion)

Sienna Schutz (sculpture)

Kaya Tolly (sculpture & mixed media)

Kadence Wolfe (digital)

 

Silver Key Recipients

Jayson Arrieta (photography)

Christopher Garcia-Bruno (photography)

Jasper Grassi (photography)

Pippa Parsons (photography)

Ixel Pineda (portfolio)

Kaya Tolly (sculpture)

Angel Villeda (photography)

 

Honorable Mentions

Kelly Bolchoz - 3 poems

Jaime Casillo (photography)

Maeve Dolan  (sculpture)

Pippa Parsons (photography)

Chiara Solla (painting)

Ixel Pineda (photography)

Kaya Toll (painting)

Angel Villeda (photography)

The annual "World's Largest" Garage Sale put on by HHIHS is cancelled for the next two years due to construction of the new school.  Please do not contact the office.  Once construction is finalized, and a new parking lot is built, the intent is to restore the garage sale event.  Stay tuned for updates as construction ends.

Mr. Schidrich took SGA members on the roof to have a look at their new school footprint.  The construction process continues on the new 3 story building that will eventually replace much of the existing HHIHS building.  With the steel framing and concrete stairways rising into the sky, the students were able to envision their new school.

Mr. Schidrich was named Secondary Principal of the Year for SY 2023-24 by BCSD. We are so proud of all of his accomplishments and dedication to HHIHS! #WayToGoSeahawk