Jesse S. Bobo Elementary School

Principal: Patrick Suber

495 Powell Mill Road
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29301

Telephone: (864) 576-2085

Fax: (864) 576-3180

Grades:
PK (4 Year Olds) – 5th Grade

Enrollment:
450

School Location:
One half mile off Highway 29 at the Family Video Store

Principal:
Patrick Suber

School Colors:
Blue and Gold

School Mascot:
Jesse

School Motto:
"Where Every Child is a STARS Among Stars!”

Achievements and Awards
2001-2002 Exemplary Writing Award
2003-2004 Red Carpet Award Recipient
2004-2005 Palmetto Gold and Silver Program (Silver Award)
2004 Relay for Life Silver Award
2005 Relay for Life Bronze Award
2006-2007 Spring Venture Step Show (3rd Place)
2006 Greenville Drive Inaugural Program Participation
PBIS Grant Recipient
EIA Grant Award Winners
Junior League Grant
Success by Six _ United Way

Outstanding Features and Programs
A and A/B Honor Roll
Behavior Blast
Beta Club
Boys and Girls Club
Career Week – Dress for Success Day
Computer Lab
Counselor

Good News Club
Honors Chorus
Horizons Gifted and Talented Program
Perfect Attendance Awards
PTO
STEP Team

Student Achievement
Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT)
Percent Students Scoring Basic and Above

Extracurricular Activities
Barrier Island
Bear Buck Celebration
Beta Club
Book Fair
Cultural Diversity Program
Dental Screenings
Farmer’s Day
Field Day
First Day of School
Fitness Club
Horizons
100 Book Challenge
PTO Open House
Reading Is Fundamental
ROCK Stars (Radically Outstanding Character in Kids)
Santa Shop
See You At the Pole
Student Council
Terrific Kid Program
Veterans Day Program

Faculty Profile
2 Administrators
41 Teachers
26 Support Staff
56.7% Teachers with Master’s Degree or Above
93.1% Teacher Attendance

Community Involvement
2007-08 Parent-Teacher Organization President:
Debra James

2007-08 School Improvement Council Chairperson:
Debra James

Business/Education Partnership Program
Golden Corral, Papa John’s Pizza, Spartanburg Methodist College, Converse College, Furman University, University of SC – Upstate, Chick Fil A, Zaxby’s, Pizza Inn, McAllister’s, Burger King, Applebee’s, Outback Steak House, Woodward Funeral Home, Long John Silvers, Dominos Pizza, Garfield’s Drs. Higginbotham and Nease , Reidville Road United Methodist Church, Saxon Baptist Church, St. James United Methodist Church, North Spartanburg First Baptist Church.