The Monarch Showdown was a great success Saturday! Thank you to the Lee Central High School Marching Stallions and the Darlington High School Marching Falcons for helping make this event exciting for the Clarendon County Community!










🎷Enjoy a night of jazz and dinner with the Monarch Connection Jazz Band🎺
🗓May 2nd
⏰6:30 PM
🎟$15 adults | students and children $10 | Table $110
📍The Matrix Center

Congratulations to the Manning High School Chapter winners of FBLA who participated in this week's FBLA State Leadership Conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Dawson Palmer won first place in Sports and Entertainment Management, and Jalen Benbow placed third in Website Coding and Development. Both students will represent South Carolina at the national conference this summer. Honorable mention goes to Jalayshia Hilton and Amani Ferrell. They will participate in the FBLA open competitive events at the FBLA National Conference in Orlando, Florida.


Our Monarch Olympics was a blast! An entire school activity with 10 people teams to play disc golf, dodgeball, relay races, flag football, and many other games. There were 4 food trucks with a great variety of food.
Auditions are coming up! No experience necessary! You just need to be teachable and trainable! Prior membership is no guarantee! Scan the code to apply. Come out and see if you have what it takes to be a part of the Manning High School 2024-2025 Auxiliary Line and Drum line!


The Pride of I-95 took the streets of Sumter by storm as they marched in the 2024 Festival on the Avenue Parade! 🥁


Congratulations to Anita Hatfield, our March teacher feature of the month, and Cindy Nerheim, our staff feature of the month. We appreciate your dedication to MHS! Special thanks to our sponsors, Manning Times and Substation II, for our winners' gifts.


🌟✍️ State Testing Season is Upon Us! ✍️🌟
As we approach the state testing period, we want to remind our students and parents of the importance of preparation and rest. 📚💤 Our dedicated staff has worked hard to ensure our students are ready to shine and showcase their knowledge. 🌈👩🏫👨🏫
Here are a few tips to help our stars excel:
1. Get plenty of sleep the night before. 🛌💫
2. Eat a healthy breakfast each morning. 🍎🥐
3. Stay positive and believe in yourself. 🌟💪
4. Arrive on time and ready to do your best. ⏰📝
Together, we can achieve great things! Let’s make this testing season the best one yet. 🎉🏆
🗓Check with your student's school for the testing schedule.
#StateTesting #PreparationIsKey #AchieveGreatness #ClarendonCSD

Get ready for the Monarch Showdown Gym Battle! Crestwood High School Knights, Lee Central High School Stallions, Darlington High School Falcons, and Manning High School Golden Pride will be in Thames Arena! Get your ticket in advance!

Miles Farmer received an award for the Optimist Club of Clarendon's Annual Scholarship Essay. Topic this year: Optimism: How It Connects Us. Congratulations Miles!!
Congratulations to our Manning High Wrestlers for representing us at The National High School Wrestling tournament in Virginia Beach.




🚨Reminder: All CCSD schools will participate in e-Learning tomorrow, 4/8. Please make sure students check their Google Classroom for assignments.

🚨CCSD will shift to an e-learning day on Monday, April 8th, in observance of the solar eclipse. All sporting practices and games will be canceled. 🌒
CCSD e-Learning Expectations link below:
🔗 https://www.clarendoncsd.org/documents/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/ccsd-e-learning-expectations/425309

🎵🎺🥁 Calling all supporters of the arts and music enthusiasts! 🎶✨ Our talented marching band is gearing up for an unforgettable trip, and we need YOUR help to make it happen!
🚌🌟 Destination: 2024 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC!
Our dedicated students have been practicing tirelessly, perfecting their performances to represent our school and community with pride. Now, we're excited to announce an incredible opportunity for businesses and individuals to sponsor our journey.
By becoming a sponsor, you're not just supporting a trip – you're investing in the future of these young musicians of Clarendon County providing them with invaluable experiences and memories that will last a lifetime. Come on Clarendon community! Let's make it happen!!!

During the MHS' Career Cafe, Mrs. Graham/Cosmetology and Mr. Griffin/Building & Construction from FEDCC and USC-Sumter Reps were speaking with interested students during lunch today. Nevaeh Garland won a big prize by guessing how many hair rollers were in the bin - 120! Congratulations Nevaeh!
Congratulations to the Manning High School Symphonic Band! They traveled to West Ashley High School to participate in the South Carolina Band Directors Association Concert Performance Assessment! The band received a SUPERIOR rating! This is Manning’s first SUPERIOR rating at CPA since 2000! The ensemble received straight 1’s for their stage performance! Congratulations to our students and Mr. Jordan Jefferson, our band director, for a stellar performance!








Mrs. Thomas' students were to choose something they observed outside at MHS, and create it with the 4 elements of art they have learned.
Dr. Lemon showed his appreciation for his staff and teachers' hard work this week with a lunch fish fry 🐟 cooked by Mr. Gardner. Thank you for continuing to showcase your P.O.W.E.R. MHS Teachers and Staff! 💪🏼
🗳 Vote for your favorite teacher this week and see them awarded by WLTX TV. Anyone can nominate an educator for this award. All you have to do is email TOW@wltx.com and say who you are nominating, what school they teach at, and why they deserve to be our Teacher of the Week. 🏆
Let's vote for our great teachers in CCSD!
Mrs. Joni Brown came to work with the Manning High School Symphonic Band as we prepare for Concert Performance Assessment! Your musical ear and interpretation of musical concepts helped us so much!


