The Seahawks Rocked and Rolled To 40 By: Celia Walter and Lizzy Markowitz

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Hilton Head Island High School, the school hosted a rock concert on Saturday April 22, 2023, from seven to ten p.m. in the Seahawk Cultural Center which was open to the public.

The concert setlist included performances from several different bands consisting of alumni and community members

Local rapper and HHIHS alum Q. Smalls opened the show, followed by Emma Stanton, class of 2013; Andriana Urato, a former teacher; Sara Burns, class of 2010; who was followed by The Domino Theory which included former teacher Duncan Aspinwall-Winter and several community members After intermission Dr Bob Savarese performed followed by Annie Thompson and Chick O’Shea

The Beagles were the final act and concluded the show with several crowd-pleasing songs from The Beatles. The Alumni Band assisted multiple performers. Dakota Sabados played guitar and vocals, Dallas Ackerman played drums, George Sloan played bass and Alex Tye played guitar for the band

To the delight of everyone in the audience, the principal, Mr Schidrich, performed at the concert. He sang alongside Adriana Urato and the Alumni Band performing “Gimme Shelter” which was originally performed by the Rolling Stones.

Before the concert, band and orchestra students performed their own mini concert in the SCC lobby for community members to showcase what they had learned in their classes There were also several art displays throughout the Seahawk Cultural Center related to the school and music from the show which was available for community members to look at before and after the show, as well as during intermission. Mrs. Schoelkopf-Lewis, the photography teacher at Hilton Head Island High School, created a gallery of past yearbook photos as part of the art display Art students also painted pictures of rock bands on vinyl records

Proceeds from the concert went to the Foundation for Educational Excellence. The foundation distributes grants every fall to schools throughout Beaufort County for small projects that need outside funding

During intermission Mr Schidrich talked with community members who were interested in the plans for the referendum, which is the renovation of Hilton Head Island High School. The last 40 years have been exciting for Hilton Head Island High School and students have made lasting memories while learning, but the building is ready for a new renovation to create an environment where lasting memories can be made by students in the years to come

Mrs Sturgis, the coordinator for the rock concert, stated, “There have been some steady presences here that kind of helped it grow. But then we have a lot of new blood too that gives us new ideas.”

The concert had a great turnout and support by the local community. The entire show has been posted to the school YouTube channel With the support from the community, Hilton Head Island High School was able to celebrate the school and its accomplishments from the last 40 years while also raising money for charity.

HHIHS Announces TOY and SOY 2023

By: Journalism Class Spring 2023

On Friday March 5, 2023, which was the final day of Teacher Appreciation Week, HHIHS announced the 2023 Teacher of the Year and Staff Member of the year

Mr. Best, who teaches Cybersecurity, Computer Science, and runs the Robotics club won Teacher of the Year.

Mrs Burke who has been the school social worker for just over a year, is the Staff Member of the Year

HHIHS is lucky to have so may great staff members and the Seahawks appreciate all that they do for the school.

HHIHS Prom King: Ben Lewis and Prom Queen: Isabella Samaha