Standout Students

Congratulations Hunter Pilat, a senior from Boiling Springs, SC. Hunter is our January Student of the Month! This is Hunter’s fourth year at SC Whitmore School and he has been a great student during his time here. Hunter enrolled at the SC Whitmore School during his freshman year.

“I chose to enroll in SC Whitmore because I had reached the final grade at Calvert Academy, my former school,” said Hunter. “Many teachers from the former school recommended SC Whitmore, which peaked the attention of me and my mom. When we saw the great reviews the school had and even attended the introduction to the school, we knew that we had made the right choice.”

Hunter has enjoyed his experience at SC Whitmore School.

“My experience with this school has been nothing but an absolute blast,” said Hunter. “I struggled in my first year, as I wasn’t accustomed to the differences between this school and the previous one. Though I got the hang of it afterward and adjusted to SC Whitmore.”

The teachers at SC Whitmore have enjoyed Hunter as a student.

His English teacher Dr. White is seeing all of the hard work and effort he is putting into his lessons.

“Hunter is a very strong student,” said Dr. White. “He works diligently and pays great attention to detail. He communicates well with his teachers and obviously cares a lot about his learning. He is always respectful, kind, and courteous.”

Mr. Ball, SCWS English teacher, also says that Hunter is a joy to have in class.

“Hunter’s work is always exceptional, and he maintains a tremendous attitude,” said Mr. Ball.

Hunter stays on track with his assignments by keeping a schedule of what assignments he needs to complete in each course and using other tools like Microsoft Word, a TI-84 Plus CE calculator, Desmos, and Grammarly.

After graduating from SC Whitmore School, Hunter would like to attend Full Sail University. In the future, he would like to become a game developer or a writer.

“I plan on taking game development courses at Full Sail University so I can have the knowledge to properly become an indie developer,” said Hunter. “I hope to create my own video game franchise, as I already have one franchise idea in mind, and tons of ideas for games in that franchise.”

Hunter has great advice for any new students at SC Whitmore School.

“Don’t be afraid to ask the teacher for help,” said Hunter. “Even if the question might seem very simple, you’re better off asking for help than struggling and leaving it up to chance as to whether you properly understood something or not.”

In his free time, Hunter enjoys playing video games and writing.“I love playing multitudes of games, all just for fun. Hence why I want to become a game developer, as I want to make my own games for people to enjoy,” said Hunter. “Not only that, I like to come up with characters, worlds, lore, etc. in the meantime.”

We are very proud of all your accomplishments! Keep doing “School Your Way!”