Rip Blackstone is SCISA Teacher of the Year
May 02, 2016 Heathwood Hall math teacher Rip Blackstone has been named 2015-2016 South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) High School Teacher of the Year. He is the 11th Heathwood teacher...
View ArticleFormer Gamecock Marcus Lattimore to Join the Heathwood Football Staff
May 06, 2016 Byline: Andrew Richardson A familiar and legendary name in football will be on the Heathwood Hall sideline this fall, as former Byrnes HS standout, South Carolina All-American, and San...
View ArticleGirls Track & Field Caps off Strong Season with Remarkable Performance at...
May 16, 2016 Byline: Willis Ware After earning last year’s state runner-up trophy with an unprecedented score (125 pts.) for a second place team, the Lady Highlanders knew the 2016 season would be a...
View ArticleSummer Reading for Grown-ups: Recommendations from Heathwood Teachers and Staff
May 25, 2016 It’s that time of year again, when teachers are putting together summer reading lists for their students—but don’t parents deserve to do some great reading over the summer too? With that...
View ArticleKirby Shealy ('89, P '18) is 1st Recipient of Weston Award
May 27, 2016 Heathwood Hall alumnus, parent, and trustee Kirby D. Shealy III (’89, P ’18) is the inaugural recipient of the Anne Thornhill Weston Award.Named for longtime Heathwood teacher and...
View ArticleRetiring Art Teacher Clare Scurry Honored with Mac Arthur Goodwin Award and...
June 01, 2016 Heathwood Middle School Art Teacher Clare Scurry is this year’s winner of the Columbia Museum of Art’s Mac Arthur Goodwin Award for excellence in education in the arts. She is also one of...
View ArticleLinda Rogers and Sharon Savoca Honored With Hickman Awards
June 01, 2016 Heathwood parents Linda Rogers and Sharon Savoca are this year’s recipients of the Hickman Award.read more
View Article3rd Grader Jack Hinchey Wins “Smiling Faces, Beatiful Places” Essay Contest
June 01, 2016 Heathwood 3rd Grader Jack Hinchey is this year’s independent school/homeschool winner of Congressman Joe Wilson’s “Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places” essay contest, which invites elementary...
View ArticleBoys Varsity Soccer is State Finalist, Sends Three to All-Region
June 01, 2016 A strong season ended in impressive—and dramatic—fashion for the Boys Varsity Soccer Team, who made it all the way to the state finals before falling to perennial powerhouse Porter Gaud...
View ArticleJunior Jaylen Davis’s Science Research to be Published, Presented Nationally
June 01, 2016 The awards just keep coming for rising Senior Jaylen Davis’s scientific research.read more
View ArticleHeathwood Yearbook Wins Multiple SCISA Awards
June 01, 2016 Heathwood’s 2015-16 yearbook was the clear standout in this year’s SCISA competition, winning three of five categories and receiving honorable mention in a fourth.read more
View ArticleJohn Pulford Receives Devanny Award, Retires After 33 Years at Heathwood
June 02, 2016 Upper School history teacher John Pulford joined Heathwood’s faculty in 1983—meaning that upon his retirement this spring, he will have been a member of the Heathwood community for half...
View ArticleHeathwood Teachers Strengthen Their Columbia Connections Through In-Service...
August 18, 2016 There are countless ways Heathwood students can contribute to the Columbia community. And there are countless ways the community can contribute to our students’ education.Those are just...
View ArticleNFL All-Pro Player Rackers Visits Heathwood 4th Grade
August 22, 2016 Always set goals for yourself, and then make a plan for achieving them.That was the core piece of advice NFL All-Pro kicker Neil Rackers shared with Heathwood’s 4th graders when he...
View ArticleJunior Highlander Club Offers New Opportunities for Early Childhood and Lower...
August 22, 2016 The Highlander Club is excited to announce that it’s re-launching its athletic booster program for Heathwood’s youngest students—the Junior Highlander Club.read more
View ArticleAlumni Profile: Alumni Board Representative Peyton Bryant, ’06: “Speaking...
August 22, 2016 Heathwood lifer Peyton Bryant, ’06, has just begun his tenure as the alumni representative on Heathwood’s Board of Trustees. In that role he is the voice for all Heathwood alumni. His...
View ArticleCongratulations, Coach Richardson, on Being Named NSCAA Coach of the Year!
August 23, 2016 Heathwood Boys Varsity Head Soccer Coach Andrew Richardson capped off a stellar 2015-16 season by being honored as S.C. Private/Parochial School Coach of the Year by the National Soccer...
View ArticlePEAK Student Leaders Add Energy and Excitement to Popular Outdoor Education...
August 23, 2016 Heathwood’s popular PEAK Student Leadership (PSL) program is primed for another successful year now that 40 Upper School students completed the Basic Training program that allows them...
View ArticleMeet New Heathwood Plus Director Jill McCain
August 30, 2016 We are excited to introduce Jill McCain as the new Director of Summer Programs and Heathwood Plus. Jill joined the Heathwood community last May as Executive Assistant to Head of School...
View ArticleThe Tourville Center for Strength, Conditioning, and Rehabilitation is Now Open!
August 31, 2016 Thanks to the generosity of many donors and the vision of Heathwood Head of School Chris Hinchey, Athletics Director Jeff Whalen, and our athletics coaches and trainers, Heathwood...
View ArticleClass of '95 Reunion a Big Success
September 22, 2016 Byline: Stacy Sox Gross, '95 The Heathwood Class of 1995 had an absolutely fabulous reunion weekend in September! We began with a Friday afternoon/evening informal Happy Hour...
View ArticleRip Blackstone is Heathwood's 11th SCISA Teacher of the Year Since 2001
September 23, 2016 When Upper School math teacher Rip Blackstone was named 2015-16 South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) High School Teacher of the Year, he became the 11th Heathwood...
View ArticleGrowing in the Arts at Heathwood: HHarts charts a new course, seeking to...
September 28, 2016 Byline: Jennifer Falvey, HHarts Chair Arts on Campusread more
View ArticleWelcome, New Faculty!
October 04, 2016 We are excited to welcome 15 new teachers to Heathwood this year—five in Early Childhood, three in the Lower School, four in the Middle School, and three in the Upper School. They are...
View ArticleFresh Vegetables, Grown on Our Campus, Now Available to Heathwood Families
October 04, 2016 Byline: Erin Eisele, City Roots City Roots’ CSA at Heathwood Hallread more
View ArticleVisiting Author Edward Bloor Captivates Middle Schoolers
October 04, 2016 Byline: Nancy Reeder Heathwood Middle School students gave a warm welcome to our visiting author, Edward Bloor on September 29. Mr. Bloor spoke to all MS students in two assemblies...
View ArticleMeet Middle School Head Suzanne Nagy
October 10, 2016 Meet New Middle School Head Suzanne NagySuzanne Nagy, ’90, knows better than most what it’s like to be a Middle Schooler here at Heathwood—she used to be one. She has, in fact, spent...
View ArticleColumbia Connections: Students Meet NASA Astronaut at Aerospace Dinner
October 11, 2016 “It was so amazing to see pictures of this guy in space and then have him be right there in front of you.”That was Sophomore Spears Goodlett’s reaction when he attended the Annual...
View ArticleHeathwood Dominates September SCISA Individual Athlete Awards
October 13, 2016 Byline: Andrew Richardson Each week, the South Carolina Independent School Athletic Association (SCISA) surveys the entire state of South Carolina and selects three or four statewide...
View ArticleHeathwood Sweeps Optimist International Oratorical Competition
April 26, 2016 Heathwood Upper School students swept the top awards at the 2016 Optimist International Oratorical Competition, held April 16 at the University of South Carolina. All three Heathwood...
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