Due to the potential for extreme weather conditions during dismissal time, especially high winds that cause dangerous conditions for bus operations, Anderson 3 will dismiss students early on Friday, March 3.
Middle and High School - 12:30 PM
Elementary - 1:30 PM
Meet the McCulloughs! 💕🐯
Dylan is our Chief Communications Officer, and Jordan is a 5th Grade Teacher at Iva Elementary! 📸👩🏻🏫
The pair met in elementary school and have been friends since 1st grade. "In high school, while working on the yearbook staff together, we began to 'talk,' but we didn't start dating until right after high school graduation. (Mrs. Sherry Holbrook called it long before we ever admitted it.) After four years of college and time together, we married in the infamous Covid year of 2020. Together, we live in Starr with our two long-haired dachshunds, Tillman and Sullivan, and are now expecting our first (human) child, Leland Wayne, in two weeks! In our free time, we love to travel together. Charleston, SC, is our personal favorite! P.S. Our picture is from our first year working together in Anderson 3, in Jordan's first classroom at Starr-Iva!" 💗
We are delighted to have these homegrown Tigertown Lovebirds in Anderson 3! 💛
How Cute are the Crafts?!? 🥰💞
Jeff is our Director of Athletics, and Shawn is a Digital Integration Specialist at the Elementary Level! 🥎💻
Lovey-dovey Info! 💕
"I first saw Shawn my senior year at Erskine, her freshman year. She was injured and lightly jogging along the sideline at soccer practice while I got the field ready for an intramural game….she was and still is the prettiest sight I have seen! We didn't really meet then; I just kind of followed her around campus for a few days trying to get the nerve to speak to her. She turned down my offer of a ride back to her dorm from her soccer practice TWICE (she denies this, but it's absolutely true!), and then I had a friend ask her if she would go out with me. I was and still am intimidated by her!😀 We eventually became a couple and got married in 1993, so getting ready for THIRTY YEARS!" -Jeff
"We met while I was playing soccer, and he was lining off the intramural field at Erskine. I rejected his offer for a ride across campus at least thrice until he wore me down - or I finally felt sorry for him. After dating on and off my freshman year, we got engaged my senior year. He made me promise I wouldn't make him move back down to Florida, and I made him promise we wouldn't move to Iva - again, he wore me down, or I felt sorry for him! We were married a year later, in June 1993." -Shawn
About Y'all! 👨👩👦
"We have two great kids, Eric and Ellie…and both are A3 grads. Free time is rare, but we try to make the most of it when we have it. "Date nights" are usually at Tiger athletic events, but we have made the time to take a couple of AWESOME trips over the last few years. We are different in many ways; she would tell you that she is the adult in the relationship and that I act like a small child. And she is probably correct. But nothing is greater than going through life with your ABSOLUTE best friend. We have FUN together….or at least I do! Shawn makes me smile, and that is a wonderful thing. FUN "FACT" (or fiction, possibly): Shawn really LOVES Weeki Wachee Springs in Florida, the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia, and other "old school" tourist stops. She also has the recently-acquired uncanny ability to determine the nationality of dogs simply by looking at them. I DO NOT. It's truly amazing." -Jeff
Meet our Tuesday Lovebirds, the Grays! 🥰💞
Cade is the Physical Education Teacher at Starr Elementary, and Aimee is the Chief Information Officer for Anderson 3. 🎾💻
Aimee was visiting a friend that went to Lander University one weekend in 1996. The friend's roommate had a crush on Cade and drove them all night in her Suzuki Samurai, looking for him. When they finally found him at a fraternity party, Cade tried to talk to Aimee, but she was uninterested because she had a boyfriend back at Clemson. Fast forward ten months, and they found themselves both single and at a mutual friend's apartment playing a game of Trivial Pursuit. When Aimee correctly answered a sports trivia question, Cade knew she was The One. They were married in March 1998. ⚾️
"Talking about outkicking your coverage; I kicked it through the end zone and out of the stadium." -Cade 🏈
"We have three wonderful kids, Landon (24), Ivey (20), and Caroline (14). We spend our time watching or playing sports and traveling. Fun Fact: When they first started dating, Cade worked construction with a man named Allen. He would tell Aimee about how crazy and funny Allen was, and he would talk to Allen about the girl he was dating. He mentioned Aimee's last name to Allen about two months into dating. That's when Allen realized that Cade was dating his daughter! Cade quit construction shortly after that." Another fun fact: Cade does all the laundry and dishes and puts gas in Aimee's car, and in return, Aimee makes all of his spreadsheets, proofread his Facebook posts, and fixes his computer every time he messes it up. 🧺💛
Have You Heard? 🦻🏼🎺🎶
Flat Rock Elementary is seeking a Music Teacher for the 2023-2024 School Year! For more details on this position and to apply, visit: bit.ly/A3Careers
While Bus Driver Appreciation Week may be over, we appreciate our drivers and aides all year! Thank you for safely transporting #A3Students 💛🚌
We LOVE the Russells! 💕🐯
Marty is a 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher, and Amy is the School Librarian, both serving at Starr-Iva Middle School! In addition to teaching, the pair are also heavily involved in Tiger Athletics as Coaches. 🏐📚
"We met in the gym at Crescent. I was coaching volleyball there during my junior year of college, and Marty had accepted a long-term sub position even though he was a certified teacher. He walked through the gym and smiled at me...and that was it. After that, we started doing FCA together at Crescent, and the rest is history!" 🥰
"We have three kids. Brody is a senior, Blake is a junior, and Branyon is in the 8th grade. Marty and I love to travel; our family has been to 45 states. We plan to check off three more this summer!" 🌎✈️
Loveuary continues with the Moores! 💕
David is an Assistant Principal at Starr-Iva Middle school, and Dawn is Starr Elementary's Librarian! 📚
"We both attended Starr-Iva, Crescent, and Erskine College at the same time, so we knew each other for years. However, we didn't go on our first date until about two weeks before David graduated from Erskine in 1994. We were married a year and a half later, in December 1995."
"We have three children. Taylor and Will are in college, and Draven is in elementary school. We both love to travel. David loves all things history, so many of our trips include multiple stops for taking pictures of historical sites or visiting historic homes and museums. We also love music and try to catch as many concerts as possible. Over the years, we have spent much of our time at soccer fields across the Southeast. Our older children played club soccer, and now Draven has started his soccer journey." 💖⚽️
This morning Starr-Iva Middle School staff volunteered at the Golden Harvest Food Bank. The group packed BackPack SnackPacks for Anderson County students! 🎒🍽️
Meet College Sweethearts Chad and Wendy Johnson! 😍❤️
Mr. Johnson is the Physical Education Teacher at Flat Rock Elementary, and Mrs. Johnson is a Social Studies Teacher at Crescent High School!
The couple met in 1992 during their sophomore year at Newberry College. After meeting in a math class, they started dating and have been together ever since, marrying in 1997. 🐺
Together the Johnsons have two children, Mason and Emma, who are both Crescent graduates. They enjoy attending both kids' sporting events (which often keeps them very busy.) They are now "empty nesters," which has been an adjustment, but the pair enjoy things they haven't had much time for, like traveling. They celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in 2022! 👰♀️🤵🏻♂️
Happy Valentine's Day from Today's Lovebirds, Jordan, and Amber Hall! 🥰💕
The Halls are both teachers and coaches in Anderson 3. Jordan is the Physical Education Teacher at Iva Elementary, and Amber is a Four-Year-Old Kindergarten Teacher at Flat Rock Elementary.
Prologue: Amber and Jordan attended different high schools in the same county but didn't know each other existed. Their schools were playing baseball against each other, and Amber happened to notice the 2nd baseman on the opposing team. After finding out his name, Amber HAD to add Jordan on MySpace because he was "sooooo cute!" 🤭
A few months after the meeting, the pair went on their first date to Chick-Fil-A! They made their relationship "Facebook official" in 2009. "Since we started dating as 'babies,' we've gotten to grow up together! We've gone from first cars, proms, and high school graduations, to college experiences such as first 'real' jobs, formals, getting through exams, and college graduations. We got engaged in the fall of 2018 at the beautiful Magnolia Gardens in Charleston, one of our favorite places! 🤍 Two years later, we got married on a gorgeous fall day at Trinity Episcopal Church, aka 'the pink church' (of course) in Abbeville. We started our teaching careers together and are so blessed to be in the same school district!!"
"We LOVE to travel! We love a spur-of-the-moment day/weekend trip. I (Amber) will take alllll the pictures, and Jordan will scope out the best foodie restaurants to try. But, while we get the travel bug often, our favorite nights are together at home. A perfect evening for us is listening to old records and cooking supper, then dining on the front porch while watching the sunset on the lake." ✈️🌅
We can't get enough of these two! 💗😍
This morning a water leak was found at Iva Elementary in a 1st Grade Classroom. School and district staff quickly jumped in to get classrooms dry and ready for students. We are thankful for our A3 Family! 💛🖤
#PridePurposePassion
How Cute are the Nelsons??😍 💖
Don is an Anderson 3 Special Needs Bus Driver, and Trish is a Special Education Paraprofessional at Flat Rock Elementary.
The pair were reintroduced in February 2001 and married on December 22, 2001. They first met at a ballpark in Homeland Park and had known each other for many years but never dated. ⚾️
Together Don and Trish have a blended family of 5 kids, ten grandchildren, and 3 1/2 great-grandchildren. The pair loves to visit the mountains (especially Dollywood with Iris), complete projects around the house, and spend time with family. 💕
5K Registration is Now Open!🎒✏️
Visit https://bit.ly/A3-ENROLL to register. Children must turn five on or before September 1, 2023. Students enrolled in our 4K program do not need to be registered through the new student portal.
📍 To view our elementary attendance zones visit: https://bit.ly/A3AttendanceZones
Meet the Holbrooks! 💖
Larry is the Area 1 representative of the Anderson 3 Board of Trustees, and Tammi is a Four-Year-Old Kindergarten Teacher at Iva Elementary. 🍎
"How did you meet?"
"An older gentleman introduced us at a church supper. Two weeks later, a few days before my birthday, Larry gave me a promise ring in the front yard of my best friend's house. We were engaged two months later and married two months after that!"
"We have been married forty-one years!........and they said it was too fast and it would never last! We have three children and nine grandchildren. Our kids were raised on a bus and in churches on many weekends as we traveled, and I sang with a local gospel group. We bought a camper about four years ago and camp often from Spring Break through the first part of November. We love to have a campfire. We actually camped 110 days last year!" ⛺️
The Grays are the CUTEST Lovebirds! 💖🦜
Josh teaches at Crescent High School, and Krista is Flat Rock Elementary's Librarian.
The pair met in Cairo, Egypt! After college, they both went overseas as Journeyman missionaries. They later married after finishing their service and returning home. After marrying and spending a couple of years at home in the states, they returned overseas for seven more years, where they lived in Egypt, Jordan, Wales, and England. ✈️🌍
"We have four kids - our daughter, a student at CHS, our twins, who go to SIMS; and our "baby," a 5th grader at FRES. Our kids were born all over the world. Our daughter was born in the states; she was four months old when we arrived back in Egypt. Our twins were born in Egypt (this was not planned! They just arrived 2 months early), and our youngest was born while we lived in Wales. We have been back home for a decade now. Between living on a farm and our kids being involved with different sports, we stay quite busy. We love to travel and visit National Parks. A couple of summers ago, we were able to visit Denali National Park in Alaska."
We are GRATEFUL for the Grays! 💕☺️
Flat Rock Robotics is moving on to STATE! 🌟
Congratulations to these students and their coaches!🎉
Mrs. Jamie Davis' 1st Graders at Starr Elementary had GLOW MUCH FUN during their Glow Reading Day! Students earned the glow day by increasing their reading stamina by reading independently for 30 minutes! 📚 🌟
We LOVE the Smiths! 🐯💖
Alex is a School Counselor at Crescent High School, and Laura Beth is the district's instructional support director.
"Alex and I are middle school sweethearts. He asked me to be his girlfriend when we were in middle school, and I wrote my phone number on his hand at a pep rally in the Starr-Iva gym on September 7, 1997. We dated all through middle school, high school, and college. He asked me to marry him on November 28, 2007. Our wedding anniversary is in July, and we will have been married for fifteen years! We got engaged, were married, and now live on his family's Century Farm in Anderson."
"We have a Beagle named Boone, a Chocolate Lab named Huck, and a cat named Tabby, our cat that we have had since we got married. She is sixteen years old! We have one nephew, Ryder Thomas, who is very special to us. Friday nights are spent with just the three of us playing games, going bowling, or whatever Ryder wants to do. We have always enjoyed traveling and completed all 50 states in 2021. We have been to Europe three times, South America once, and many Caribbean islands. Our latest adventures include trying to visit all the National Parks!" ✈️
Griffin Hardy, WYFF News 4 Meteorologist, visited Flat Rock Elementary, 4th Graders today. Mr. Hardy gave students a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to be a meteorologist. The visit tied directly into a 4th-grade weather project, allowing students to research, script, and produce a weather forecast! Thank you, Mr. Hardy, for visiting us!💧⚡️🌪
