Student Organizations
DECA
Skills USA
In South Carolina, Skills USA coordinates state competitions that support the curriculum of Engineering and Industrial Technology. Over 40 events allow students to demonstrate skills and competencies in such areas as welding auto mechanics, cosmetology, and computer-assisted drafting. The South Carolina association enjoys the support of business partners that host state and local competitions by supplying necessary materials and scholarships.
Membership in Skills USA is open to students in the following career clusters: Architecture & Construction; Arts, A/V Technology & Communication; Business Management & Administration; Hospitality & Tourism; Human Services; Information Technology; Law, Public Safety & Security; Manufacturing; Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics; and Transportation, Distribution & Logistics.
FFA
FFA is an intracurricular student organization for those interested in agriculture and leadership. It is one of the three components of agricultural education. FFA develops members’ potential and helps them discover their talent through their Supervised Agriculture Experiences (SAE), hands-on projects which give members the tools to achieve real-world success.
Our members are not just future farmers, they aspire to be chemists, veterinarians, government officials, entrepreneurs, bankers, international business leaders, teachers and premier professionals in many career fields.
Members who are active in the organization have opportunities to attend speciality camps throughout the year, leadership conferences, state and national conventions and compete in Career and Leadership Development Events.
FFA Vision
Growing the next generation of leaders who will change the world.
FFA Mission
FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
FFA Motto
Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.
RD Anderson ATC chapter advisors are Elizabeth Morton, Genie Phillips, Lisa Stansell, Elise Tannery
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National Technical Honor Society
Prior to 1984, little was being done to lift up outstanding career and technical students, and this, often as not, was too little and too late. In spite of all the rhetoric about the poor, negative image associated with career and technical education and the critical need for student recognition, no national initiative existed.
While our vision was small, my colleague, Jon H. Poteat and I were motivated out of concern for our outstanding students at H.B. Swofford Career Center, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. We wanted to lift them up, and proclaim their success to the people of our community. Our hope was that other educators would see the need for a national honor society for career and technical students.
In a short time, a group of educators and business people who shared our vision joined with us, lending their names and influence to launch the National Vocational - Technical Honor Society.
Over the years, educators have seen NTHS at work, lifting up students, advancing excellence in career and technical education, and raising the bar for student achievement. They have witnessed the Society build a strong, positive image in their local community and have seen the difference NTHS has made for their students and programs.
Today, the Society serves thousands of member schools and honors more individuals for their achievement and leadership every year.
In 2003, the National Board of Directors unanimously agreed to change the name of the organization from the National Vocational-Technical Honor Society to the National Technical Honor Society.
NTHS continues to carry out its mission to lift up and publicly recognize men and women committed to excellence, values, courage, and achievement.
R.D. Anderson students are invited to join the RD Anderson NTHS each semester during the school year.