Annual Day of Caring- 17th year!
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University School of the Lowcountry took part in the Trident United Way’s Day of Caring on November 22; this was our 17th consecutive year of participating. We contributed 700+ hours of service to our community! This national effort powerfully resonates in the Charleston area: the TUW has traditionally had some of the largest number of projects and volunteers among all United Way chapters over the last 20 ...
USL Tradition: JICP Festival of Lights
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An annual and beloved tradition at USL is participating in the Giant Greeting Card Competition and attending the James Island County Park Festival of Lights each fall. Changes in the shelter rental policy during the busy festival have made it harder to coordinate a school-wide event like we ...
USL Traditions: Cookie Baking & Delivering
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Each academic year, at the start of the semester, it is a beloved annual tradition to take part in cookie baking and delivering to our local neighbors along Coleman Blvd. We have done this for years, and its roots stem back to a summer activity in June 2007 before we opened our ...
Impacting community through service and stewardship
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University School believes in developing active and informed citizens who will uplift the world around them. USL students contribute 50+ hours of service to the community with their teachers (and some parents) during the school day each year. Since March 2020, USL has held over 160 weekend distributions to families-in-need in neighborhoods in N. Charleston and near us. Community members donate books/toys/shelf-stable food/paper ...
Students Remember Pearl Harbor
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University School students heard first-hand from WWII Veterans about the attack on Pearl Harbor at the 82nd Annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Ceremony at Patriot’s Point. December 7th marks the anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Navy Air Service, the start of WWII and a ...
A Halloween-inspired Mentor Night kicks off a fun week of celebrations
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Students enjoyed a Halloween-themed Mentor Night on Friday, October 28th, then started off the week on Halloween dressed in fun, inspiring, and festive costumes. They paraded along Coleman Blvd and some participated in a trick-or-treat visit with the Hibben preschoolers.
USL Places in State Quiz Bowl Competitions
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USL attended three days of competitions in Columbia as part of the South Carolina Independent School Association’s (SCISA) Quiz Bowl State Championship. The Intermediate School team went undefeated while the Upper and Middle school teams both placed 3rd all around. The culture of University School plays a big ...
USL Earns Top State Honors at SCISA Middle School Quiz Bowl Championship
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Congratulations to the team: Killian Fillippa, Ben Flessas, Frank Gibbes, Oakley Halpern, Waverly Lansford, and Clay Slaughter. They went undefeated against Porter-Gaud, St. Anthony’s (Florence), and Wilson Hall (Sumter)! This is our eighth year of competing in Middle School Quiz Bowl. This is our first State Championship. We’ve won six ...
