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Football Youth Camp
July 14, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Age: Rising Grades 1 - 5
Time: 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Drop Off & Pick Up Time: 8:45 a.m. drop-off; 12-12:30 p.m. pick-up (drop-off and pick-up at the football stadium)
Cost: $100 (includes t-shirt and photo from photo shoot)
Football Youth Camp
July 15, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Age: Rising Grades 1 - 5
Time: 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Drop Off & Pick Up Time: 8:45 a.m. drop-off; 12-12:30 p.m. pick-up (drop-off and pick-up at the football stadium)
Cost: $100 (includes t-shirt and photo from photo shoot)
Football Youth Camp
July 16, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Age: Rising Grades 1 - 5
Time: 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Drop Off & Pick Up Time: 8:45 a.m. drop-off; 12-12:30 p.m. pick-up (drop-off and pick-up at the football stadium)
Cost: $100 (includes t-shirt and photo from photo shoot)
Volleyball Youth Camp
July 20, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Age: 1st - 8th grades
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Drop Off & Pick Up Time: 8:45 a.m. drop-off; 12-12:30 p.m. pick-up
Cost: $100 (includes camp t-shirt)
Volleyball Youth Camp
July 21, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Age: 1st - 8th grades
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Drop Off & Pick Up Time: 8:45 a.m. drop-off; 12-12:30 p.m. pick-up
Cost: $100 (includes camp t-shirt)
Volleyball Youth Camp
July 22, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Age: 1st - 8th grades
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Drop Off & Pick Up Time: 8:45 a.m. drop-off; 12-12:30 p.m. pick-up
Cost: $100 (includes camp t-shirt)
Volleyball Youth Camp
July 23, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Age: 1st - 8th grades
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Drop Off & Pick Up Time: 8:45 a.m. drop-off; 12-12:30 p.m. pick-up
Cost: $100 (includes camp t-shirt)
Administration Returns Full-Time
July 27, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Cheer Camp
July 27, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Age: 4-11 years (will accept 3-year-olds if potty trained)
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Drop Off & Pick Up Time: Drop-off and pick-up at main gym entrance at 7:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. respectively
Cost: $100 (includes water & snack each day, camp t-shirt if registered by July 8)
Cheer Camp
July 28, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Age: 4-11 years (will accept 3-year-olds if potty trained)
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Drop Off & Pick Up Time: Drop-off and pick-up at main gym entrance at 7:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. respectively
Cost: $100 (includes water & snack each day, camp t-shirt if registered by July 8)
Cheer Camp
July 29, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Age: 4-11 years (will accept 3-year-olds if potty trained)
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Drop Off & Pick Up Time: Drop-off and pick-up at main gym entrance at 7:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. respectively
Cost: $100 (includes water & snack each day, camp t-shirt if registered by July 8)
Cheer Camp
July 30, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Age: 4-11 years (will accept 3-year-olds if potty trained)
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Drop Off & Pick Up Time: Drop-off and pick-up at main gym entrance at 7:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. respectively
Cost: $100 (includes water & snack each day, camp t-shirt if registered by July 8)
Returning Boarding Students Arrive
August 10, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
New MS Student Orientation
August 11, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
This year we have decided to adjust our traditional orientationactivities. Please note the following details:
- Only 5th Grade, 6th Grade, and NEW 7th and 8th Grade students will attend orientation.
- There will be no “Open Campus” this year. Returning 7th and 8th Graders will report to school on Wednesday for the first day.
- Students must wear a mask for Orientation.
- Students should dress comfortably. Campus Wear is not required for Orientation Day.
- Orientation will only last 45 minutes for each group (schedule below).
- Students should be dropped off in the Middle School pick-up/drop-off area (located behind the Middle School). This area is highlighted in the Middle School Information Packet.
- To limit the number of attendees in the buildings, we request that parents wait in their cars.
- Teachers will greet the students as they arrive and direct them to the Dining Hall where they will receive a general welcome from the Principal and Director of Academics. Social distancing will be practiced.
- Students will be divided up into small groups for a tour of campus and to meet their teachers!
- At the listed end time (below), students will be reunited with their parents in the Car-Line for departure.
9:00-9:45 AM: All 5th Grade Students
10:00-10:45 AM: All 6th Grade Students
11:00-11:45 AM: All NEW 7th and 8th Grade Students
2:00-2:30 PM: Online Learners should pick up books and materials at theMS Office.
New HS Student Open Campus
August 11, 2020
New Student Open Campus - Drop -in from 9 AM -12 PM. Meet in the front lobby of the high school. New students ingrades 9 - 12 come stop by school to walk through your schedule with a currentBen Lippen student, get your books, parking stickers and have questionsanswered before the first day of school.
Returning Boarding Students Arrive
August 11, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Lower School Open Campuses
August 11, 2020
Each year, we offer Open Campus the morning prior to the first day of school. This year, we are asking that each family send ONE adult to assist students in dropping off school supplies (lists found at SchoolSupply Lists). Masks will be expected during Open Campus. To limit the number of people gathering at one time, we are asking that families arrive according to the first letter of their last name as scheduled below:
At MR- A – M from 9:00 -10:30 N – Z from 10:30 - 12:00
At SAR- N – Z from 9:00 -10:30 A – M from 10:30 – 12:00
MAP Testing for Grades 5-7
August 25, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
MAP Testing for Grades 5-7
August 26, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
MAP Testing for Grades 5-7
August 27, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
MAP Testing for Grades 5-7
August 28, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Lower School Independence Day
September 4, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Headmaster Coffee
September 10, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Main Lobby Conference Room in the ASC
See You at the Pole - ALL Campuses
September 23, 2020
Join us for SYATP to pray for our school, community, elected officials and world missions,etc. Upper School will meet at 7:30 a.m. in front of the flagpole in Hathaway-Weeber Stadium.
Our lower school classes will meet at the flagpole at their respective campuses shortly after school begins at 8:20 a.m.
1/2 Day for All School - 11:45 a.m. Dismissal for Lower School and 12:00 p.m. Dismissal for Upper School
October 2, 2020
Headmaster Coffee
October 8, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Main Lobby Conference Room in the ASC
Middle School Informational Night for Trips
October 12, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
1/2 Day for All School - 11:45 a.m. Dismissal for Lower School and 12:00 p.m. Dismissal for Upper School
October 14, 2020
PSAT Testing for Grades 8, 10 and 11
October 14, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Touch-A-Truck - CANCELLED
November 7, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: BL Upper School campus
Touch-A-Truck will be tons of fun and a unique opportunity for your children to meet the people who build, move, protect, and serve our city. Children of all ages can climb, sit, and play on a variety of trucks! From big rigs to tractors to fire trucks, there will be plenty of vehicles to explore. The free event features large trucks and heavy equipment from all over the City of Columbia.
Also, come enjoy several of Columbia's best food vendors.
Headmaster Coffee
November 12, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Main Lobby Conference Room in the ASC
Thanksgiving Lunch at SAR Lower School
November 20, 2020
500 St Andrews Rd, Columbia, SC 29210, USA
Thanksgiving Lunch at MR Lower School
November 20, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Boarding Houses Close
November 20, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Lower School Christmas Program
December 3, 2020
500 St Andrews Rd, Columbia, SC 29210, USA
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center
MS "Spirit of Giving" Week
December 7, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
MS "Spirit of Giving" Week
December 8, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
MS "Spirit of Giving" Week
December 9, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Headmaster Coffee
December 10, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Main Lobby Conference Room in the ASC
Upper School Christmas Concert
December 10, 2020
500 St Andrews Rd, Columbia, SC 29210, USA
MS "Spirit of Giving" Week
December 10, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
MS "Spirit of Giving" Week
December 11, 2020
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Headmaster Coffee
January 14, 2021
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Main Lobby Conference Room in the ASC
Headmaster Coffee
February 11, 2021
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Main Lobby Conference Room in the ASC
ERB Testing - Grades 9-10
March 9, 2021
7435 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
ERB Testing - Grades 9-10
March 10, 2021
7435 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Headmaster Coffee
March 11, 2021
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Main Lobby Conference Room in the ASC
Headmaster Coffee
April 8, 2021
7401 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Main Lobby Conference Room in the ASC