Flora Update

Friday, March 27: International Day (see program below)

Tuesday, March 31: WIN Career Readiness Test (Juniors)

Friday, April 3 - Friday, April 10: Spring Break*

Richland One 25-26 Calendar

Richland One 26-27 Calendar

All Richland One schools and offices were closed January 26 due to the possibility of severe weather. Students will make up that day on April 3, which will be an e-learning day. April 3 would have been students’ first day of Spring Break. Details about expectations for this day are forthcoming.

Tomorrow, Friday, March 27, is our annual International Day. We will have an assembly followed by lunch. Students should bring cash to buy lunch from our clubs and student groups. Proceeds will go to one of the following charities: UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, Heifer International, and savemenow.org. The Heyward bus will depart at the usual time in the morning and bring students back early so they can attend the assembly. Afternoon Heyward students should plan to get the bus at 12:30 p.m.

See bell schedule, program, and vendors below.

Congratulations to our Heyward Career and Technology Center students who medaled in the recent South Carolina SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Competition. The event was held March 10-12 at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds.

Lamont Harris, Cayden Brown, and Edward Turner (pictured L to R) won gold medals in the Career Pathways Agriculture Contest and have advanced to the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, which will be held June 1-5 in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, Marissa de la Cruz earned a bronze medal in Restaurant Services Contest. See the entire list of winners for Richland One.

23 Flora students spent two hours at Bradley Elementary recently. This was their Impact Project day. They organized and led games, art, dance and snack for students in the aftercare program.
See photos below.

The Class of 2026 Senior Night will be held on Thursday, May 21, at 6:30 pm in the AC Flora Competition Gym. ALL seniors and their parents are invited to this annual event that honors the senior class and their accomplishments.

We are excited to celebrate your senior as we get closer to graduation! At Senior Night, we will present many awards, honor student achievements, have multiple performances and speeches, hand out cords, stoles, and other graduation regalia, and seniors will receive gifts from AC Flora. This will be a great time to spend one last evening together as a class before graduation, and we look forward to seeing ALL our seniors there!

Senior attire for this evening should be dressy casual (dress, suit, or nice shirt and pants). Ties are not required, but certainly not discouraged. This event will be nice, but not overly formal.

If you have any questions about Senior Night, please contact our Senior Class advisors, Ms. Dallas and/or Ms. Davis, at kathryn.dallas@richlandone.org and/or eleni.davis@richlandone.org.

We look forward to celebrating seniors as we get closer to the end of the school year! We know this is an exciting, emotional, and bittersweet time and we are thankful to be able to celebrate our seniors and our school community!

Please click here for rules and guidelines when decorating your 2026 graduation cap. This should be a positive experience for you and your family. We want to celebrate your achievements at Flora as well as what you will be doing after high school. We encourage you to be creative, unique, respectful, and positive as you decorate your cap. Failure to follow these rules will result in a replacement cap being given to you during commencement at your own cost ($25)! Cap decorating is an optional experience.

Faculty, students, and family: Please fill out this form to show our seniors how much you love them! Share a memory, shout-out, or positive thought with senior students that are special to you! You may send messages to as many seniors as you'd like; again, we want every senior to be recognized. All of the messages will be printed and given to our seniors at Senior Night on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Please submit your messages by Wednesday, April 1, by midnight.

Questions? Contact eleni.davis@richlandone.org or kathryn.dallas@richlandone.org.

Prom permission forms for A.C. Flora students, as well as outside guests, are now available in the Main Office and the Media Center! Please return your signature page to Ms. Michel in room 349 or Ms. Jacobs in room 355 (or Mr. Hearn in room 822 for outside guests!) by Thursday, April 23, at the latest. Click here for more information.

Each year, the Counseling Office asks the Senior class to complete two forms prior to the end of the year:

1. The Class of 2026 AC Flora Senior Scholarship Form tells the counseling department and the school district how much scholarship money you were offered from colleges and universities. You need to report ALL money received, even to schools you do not plan to attend. You should fill out this form each time you receive a new scholarship offer. This form can be completed multiple times so that you can add additional scholarships when they are received.

2. The Class of 2026 Senior Post-High School Information Sheet tells us what your plans are for next year.

Thank you!

Upcoming college and career visits:

All visits take place during Flight Time in the college room in guidance unless otherwise indicated.

Tuesday, March 31: Francis Marion University

Thursday, April 2: The Citadel

Click HERE for the latest Scholarship Update.

Juniors! QuestBridge College Prep Scholars Program

Apply now for scholarships and awards for high-achieving juniors with low-income backgrounds. Awards may include full scholarships to summer programs, personalized support, and more. Deadline to apply: March 24, 2026. Click here for more information.

Midlands Technical College Upcoming Events for Seniors:

High school seniors are invited to tour different Midlands Tech programs, apply for free, get FAFSA help, and have a free lunch! See registration links below:

Advanced Manufacturing & Skilled Trades at Airport

Health Care Day

Education, Public Service, Art, and Social Behavioral Day

Beltline Day: Business, IT, Automotive Technology, and Machine Tool Technology

For team updates, see www.FloraAthletics.com.
To buy Falcon gear, see www.GetFalconGear.com.

For team schedules, see Team Schedules.

Join the AC Flora PTSO!

Join or renew your membership in the AC Flora Parent Teacher Student Organization. As members, AC Flora parents, friends and businesses contribute to the PTSO’s continued support of classroom grants to teachers, awards and recognition programs for students, speakers, facility improvements, teacher appreciation events, and special student festivities throughout the school year. AC Flora is stronger with the support of our families, friends, and business sponsors.

To join and support the PTSO’s ongoing efforts in the AC Flora community, please click on the following links:

Friends and Family

https://flora.richlandone.org/parent-resources/ptso/family-friends-membership-online-form

Business Partner

As a Business Partner, you can promote your business to the large AC Flora community throughout the whole school year. All donations are tax deductible.

https://flora.richlandone.org/parent-resources/ptso/business-partner-online-form

Stay in the know about your student’s grade level.

For each grade level at AC Flora, the PTSO hosts a GroupMe in which the PTSO’s grade representatives will post and circulate information about events and activities for that grade. To get added to your student’s grade level GroupMe, please send an email to the following addresses:

FRESHMEN: florafreshmen@gmail.com

SOPHOMORES: florasophomores@gmail.com

JUNIORS: florajuniors@gmail.com

SENIORS: floraseniors@gmail.com

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Email: jennifer.collins@richlandone.org
Website: https://flora.richlandone.org/
Location: 1 Falcon Drive, Columbia, SC, USA
Phone: 803-738-7300
Instagram: @acflorahigh