• There was something for children of all ages . . . from the climbing wall, generously sponsored by Grainger Honda, to the sports moonwalk and “Li’l Swings,” to our Raider Alley games like Go Fish and the “dreaded” Wet Sponge Throw. Herb and Ellie Pennington are remarkable volunteers, devoting many hours to make sure the games were refurbished, the prizes bought and helpers in place. We appreciate the efforts of Mrs. Melanie Shepherd and Mrs. Sherry LeBlang in encouraging National Honor Society members to devote public service hours to Super Saturday. They are a tremendous help.
   
• The popular Plant Sale took the lawn beside the cafeteria and transformed it into a lush garden, with everything from fountain grass to tomato plants for sale. Tony & Vicki Blocker of Chatham Nurseries and Jean Rahn of Rahn’s Greenhouses supplied beautiful plant specimens. Chairman Janet Stevenson worked tirelessly to ensure a successful pre-sale and Saturday event, and her efforts are, as always, much appreciated.
   
• Our own “Elvis,” Upper School Bible teacher Dr. Donnie Brannen, entertained live onstage for almost three hours, collecting tips for the Annual Fund for special requests. He was amazing!
   
• Our merchandise raffle made one lucky sixth-grader – Kaitlyn Reiter – the very happy winner of a brand new Ocean Pacific cruiser bicycle. Other raffled merchandise included kites, a set of nalgene sports bottles, a Best Buy gift card….and a giant tub of Cheese balls!
   
• Vendors provided sand-art crafts, spirit items and books; inside the cafeteria, Les Deloach with brought Chick-Fil-A the coupon wheel, and Bill Shaw demonstrated and answered questions about the his model trains as they whizzed around their tracks. New this year, SCPS grandparent Donna Gilliland brought equipment and ingredients from her Maui Smoothie store in downtown Savannah and made delicious fruit and yogurt concoctions all day! And the lines became so long for face painting that we recruited students to come in and lend a hand. We found some very talented face painters that way!
   
• And oh, the food! Barbequed chicken dinners were new this year, and there was barbeque pork, just slow-cooked on campus the night before. And of course there were juicy Roger Wood ‘Great Grillers’ hot dogs and quality hamburgers from Western Sizzlin’ in Pooler, as well as subs, pizza and everyone’s favorite carnival snacks: cotton candy, sno-kones and lemon swizzles! Frank Craven with food purveyor PYA Monarch was kind to help us with donated food items, as was DeWayne Thomas with Paper Chemical Supply, who donated paper products. SCPS Business Manager and Grandparent Mary Redding dons yet another hat each spring when she orchestrates the Super Saturday concessions from beginning to end. She is truly amazing. Special thanks go to Sandi Morgan of our cafeteria staff for supervising the work in the kitchen that day. Thanks also to Coastal Chevrolet for supplying the Raider Red & White concessions tent!
   
• Our 2005 Super Saturday “Surfer” T-shirts were the biggest sellers in history! There are some shirts left from our extended sale. If you’d like to reserve one, visit the Business Office or contact Amy Rhodes, arhodes@savcps.com or 234-1653 ext. 107.

Super Saturday is a collaborative event that nets great benefits not only in money raised for the Annual Fund, but also in fellowship and friendships created and strengthened among our SCPS family members over the years. Everyone has a great time. Hope to see you next year!

Super Saturday thank yous:

• Mark Grainger ’77, Grainger Honda
• Leslie Davis and Donna Gilliland, Maui Smoothies
• Les Deloach, Chick-Fil-A
• Coastal Chevrolet
• Tony & Vicki Blocker, Chatham Nurseries
• Jean Rahn, Rahn’s Nursery
• Alan Cowart, Western Sizzlin’
• David Solana, Roger Wood
• Frank Craven, PYA Monarch
• Herb & Ellie Pennington
• Donnie “Elvis” Brannen
• Melanie Shepherd
• National Honor Society
• Nancy Lee
• Janet Stevenson
• Laura Abbott
• Julie Murphy
• Linda Barnes
• Anne Hendrix
• Lynn Potter
• JoAnne Salter
• Joni Truax
• Megan, Ricky & Yvonne Long
• Kayla, Kevin & Lee Anne Walker
• Linda Whiddon
• Terry Aultman
• Wanda Bohnstedt
• Donna Bryant
• Debra Edenfield
• Rhonda Hambrick
• Caroline Hester
• Sonny Lady
• Penny Olliff
• Terry Turner
• Diane Ellison
• Frances Rowland
• Lari Rowland
• Lloyd Rowland
• Debbie Deal
• Angie Briotta
• Angie Ivey
• Sandi Morgan
• Lee Ann Reynolds
• Rachel Reynolds
• Jane Ebersoll
• Porter Lady
• Vicki Willard
• Lisa Rexroat
• Avery Edwards
• Mike Rexroat, Jr.
• Mike Rexroat, Sr.
• Shala Oglesby
• Mary Redding
• Cash Rhodes
• Clayborne Rhodes
• Beth Taylor
• Mary Ann Dudley
• Ruth Ann Yancey
• Ann Frech
• Harriet Garrison
• Ellen Ellington
• Gloria Tootle
• Sharon Long
• Lucy Brannen
• Mike CrosbyL
• Lynn Lewis
• Pat Sikes
• Karen Darieng
• Debbie Fairbanks
• Ellen Duggar
• Rick Tindol
• Linda Tucker
• Marolyn Strickland
• Bill & Jan Shaw
• Mark Biemiller
• Carson Carter
• JP McLean

• Chatham Nurseries
  Tony and Vicky Blocker (parents of Brooke, Class of 2006)
  1503 West Highway 80, Bloomingdale
  748-4160
   
• Rahn’s Greenhouses
  Jean Rahn
  308 Burton Rahn Road, Springfield
  754-3201

The plant sale would not have happened without the following hardworking volunteers:

• Plant Sale Pre-orders: Laura Abbott, Linda Barnes, Anne Hendrix, Julie Murphy, Penny Olliff, Lynn Potter, JoAnne Salter, Joni Truax. Plant Sale Setup: Megan, Ricky & Yvonne Long, Kayla, Kevin & Lee Anne Walker, Linda Whiddon.
   
• Saturday Plant Sales: Terry Aultman, Wanda Bohnstedt, Donna Bryant, Debra Edenfield, Rhonda Hambrick, Caroline Hester, Sonny Lady, Penny Olliff, Terry Turner.