Hilton Head High School Seniors Raise Funds and Honor Principal
Posted by Abigail Beal on 03 Jul 2007 in: Dinners, Events
The Hilton Head High School seniors have a tradition each year of holding an event called Ribfest. Held in the parking lot of The Smokehouse on a Sunday afternoon, it is the last effort to raise funds for the school’s commencement event, presents for the senior class and also a class gift for the school.
The Beaufort County School District pays for the graduation ceremony, but students on Hilton Head Island typically choose to invite a guest speaker and host some events for the graduating seniors. With money the students have raised, annual events for the seniors traditionally include a breakfast, a graduation rehearsal picnic and a senior slide show.
At the Ribfest event, Hilton Head students raised about $6,000. The event included a barbeque, live music, a bake sale and a silent auction.
“It was amazing,” said Britney Allton, senior class vice president.” We had such a good turnout.”
Source: The Island Packet Online
The seniors have chosen to honor their principal with the installation of a statue of children reading. Ryan, now 60, is retiring at the end of the school year. She has been the principal for six years at the Hilton Head Island school.
Previous gifts from senior classes include benches, plaques, a time capsule, a statue of the school mascot (a seahawk) and a mosaic of the faces of each senior.
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