John Cabot “J” SETH, Sr.^[1]

• Name	John Cabot “J” SETH  [2, 3]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Gender	Male
  HIST	Sumter family offers advice to students PHOTO PROVIDED Sumter family offers advice to students From left, J Seth, Jacob Seth and Tonia Seth show off Jacob's diploma from St. Francis Xavier High School earlier this year. He is now attending Mount St. Mary University and enjoying the ROTC program. BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com Editor's note: This is the first article in a series on Sumter graduates who are now in their first year of college and their families. The Seth family sent their youngest child to college this fall. "It was harder than I thought," Tonia Seth said. "I always had something to do with school or I took care of a child. All of a sudden, 'Oh. Freedom!'" Trained as a registered nurse, she is a stay-at-home mom who works part-time for Family Honor Inc., a Columbia-based nonprofit organization. "With the other four leaving, we had a routine," J Seth said. "We knew how to get all the finances together, but then we came back, and it was us and a little dog running around." He is an attorney with Jones, Seth, Shuler, Jones. Jacob Seth attended St. Anne Catholic School from kindergarten through eighth grade before going on to graduate from St. Francis Xavier High School. He is now a freshman at Mount St. Mary University in Emmitsburg, Md. He is active in the ROTC program and plans to major in history. "It's a childhood love," he said. Military history is his favorite, and Jacob plans to enter the Army after he graduates college. When he considered where he wanted to go for higher education, he thought about where his sisters and brothers went, and he knew he wanted to continue with the Catholic education. His oldest sibling, Hilary, graduated from Mount St. Mary in 2000, and he'd visited her there. "I knew the campus, and the people were nice," Jacob said. "Knowing the campus a little more and the atmosphere really made it almost feel like home." For his academic achievements, he earned a Dean Scholarship from the school worth $16,000, but the family still had to take out some loans. He felt he'd done well this semester, but at the time he spoke to The Item, he had not received his final grades. "The jury is still out, but Jacob is always optimistic," J Seth said. "I'm sure he did fine." He took Western fiction and film, a secondary level English class, a history class on origins of the west, a freshman seminar, military science and Algebra 101 this semester. Tonia and J Seth agreed all five of their children received an education at St. Anne and St. Francis that prepared them for college. "All five were very, very well prepared," J Seth said. "They've attended four different Catholic universities. They were different children with different motivations, but they had the tools they needed to do well." Jacob agreed. "Yes, academically it prepared me for college life," he said. "It gave me the tools and taught me how to handle the work load. In high school, I had multiple sports and multiple classes with big work loads, so I'm able to take less of a workload in college and still be on top of it." Jacob ran cross country for five years, swam for two, played basketball for five and did soccer six. He said he felt he "wasn't particularly gifted" in any one sport, but his father "disagrees on how talented he was." Jacob's passion now is ROTC. ROTC students meet three times a week at 6:30 a.m. and every other weekend to have day activities. But his favorite part of college so far is military science lab where he and his fellow students do field training exercises. "Making new friends is the easy part," Jacob said. "Trying to juggle activities, academics and trying to stay healthy is more challenging. You don't have that parent over your shoulder telling you to go to class, go to practice or whatever else. Everything is upon your shoulders to do." Jacob and his parents had advice for others preparing for this step in life. "It's definitely about grades, SAT and GPA," Jacob said. "If you don't get those, you won't get the position and place you want. Higher is better." Once in college, he recommended making friends with similar interests and learning how to study and make time for fun. Also, leave the computer games and game systems at home. "I thought it was really neat at Christmas he was talking about this, that and the other, and I heard him say, 'I don't think I want any computer games this year. I won't have time to play them,'" J Seth said. "I thought, 'Hurray!'" "I had to pick myself up off the floor," Tonia Seth said. "I thought, 'He made the turn. Outstanding.'" Jacob also advised taking care with a college's meal plans. "The meal plan will go fast before you know it," he said. "Food is expensive. It's better to be light at the beginning and eat heavy at the end. Any money at the end of the semester you can go to the food court or book store and buy 20 packs of gum and Goldfish." Tonia Seth's advice for parents was to step back. "They've got to learn from their mistakes now," she said. "If you've had the right foundation at home, they'll do fine. Don't send a lot of money. Keep them poor. They won't starve." J Seth agreed. "Jacob is a good, prudent young man, (but) if you have too much money, it's harder to make good choices," he said. "It's important to set a realistic student budget. "Get way ahead with FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Take care of the finance side as quick as you can (because) you can't do anything without student aid." Tonia Seth also said she had to learn to text. "They don't call now," she said. "They text. He sends a few words just about daily." Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250. Posted in Local news, News on Wednesday, January 4, 2012  [2]
  HIST	Sumter family offers advice to students PHOTO PROVIDED Sumter family offers advice to students From left, J Seth, Jacob Seth and Tonia Seth show off Jacob's diploma from St. Francis Xavier High School earlier this year. He is now attending Mount St. Mary University and enjoying the ROTC program. BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com Editor's note: This is the first article in a series on Sumter graduates who are now in their first year of college and their families. The Seth family sent their youngest child to college this fall. "It was harder than I thought," Tonia Seth said. "I always had something to do with school or I took care of a child. All of a sudden, 'Oh. Freedom!'" Trained as a registered nurse, she is a stay-at-home mom who works part-time for Family Honor Inc., a Columbia-based nonprofit organization. "With the other four leaving, we had a routine," J Seth said. "We knew how to get all the finances together, but then we came back, and it was us and a little dog running around." He is an attorney with Jones, Seth, Shuler, Jones. Jacob Seth attended St. Anne Catholic School from kindergarten through eighth grade before going on to graduate from St. Francis Xavier High School. He is now a freshman at Mount St. Mary University in Emmitsburg, Md. He is active in the ROTC program and plans to major in history. "It's a childhood love," he said. Military history is his favorite, and Jacob plans to enter the Army after he graduates college. When he considered where he wanted to go for higher education, he thought about where his sisters and brothers went, and he knew he wanted to continue with the Catholic education. His oldest sibling, Hilary, graduated from Mount St. Mary in 2000, and he'd visited her there. "I knew the campus, and the people were nice," Jacob said. "Knowing the campus a little more and the atmosphere really made it almost feel like home." For his academic achievements, he earned a Dean Scholarship from the school worth $16,000, but the family still had to take out some loans. He felt he'd done well this semester, but at the time he spoke to The Item, he had not received his final grades. "The jury is still out, but Jacob is always optimistic," J Seth said. "I'm sure he did fine." He took Western fiction and film, a secondary level English class, a history class on origins of the west, a freshman seminar, military science and Algebra 101 this semester. Tonia and J Seth agreed all five of their children received an education at St. Anne and St. Francis that prepared them for college. "All five were very, very well prepared," J Seth said. "They've attended four different Catholic universities. They were different children with different motivations, but they had the tools they needed to do well." Jacob agreed. "Yes, academically it prepared me for college life," he said. "It gave me the tools and taught me how to handle the work load. In high school, I had multiple sports and multiple classes with big work loads, so I'm able to take less of a workload in college and still be on top of it." Jacob ran cross country for five years, swam for two, played basketball for five and did soccer six. He said he felt he "wasn't particularly gifted" in any one sport, but his father "disagrees on how talented he was." Jacob's passion now is ROTC. ROTC students meet three times a week at 6:30 a.m. and every other weekend to have day activities. But his favorite part of college so far is military science lab where he and his fellow students do field training exercises. "Making new friends is the easy part," Jacob said. "Trying to juggle activities, academics and trying to stay healthy is more challenging. You don't have that parent over your shoulder telling you to go to class, go to practice or whatever else. Everything is upon your shoulders to do." Jacob and his parents had advice for others preparing for this step in life. "It's definitely about grades, SAT and GPA," Jacob said. "If you don't get those, you won't get the position and place you want. Higher is better." Once in college, he recommended making friends with similar interests and learning how to study and make time for fun. Also, leave the computer games and game systems at home. "I thought it was really neat at Christmas he was talking about this, that and the other, and I heard him say, 'I don't think I want any computer games this year. I won't have time to play them,'" J Seth said. "I thought, 'Hurray!'" "I had to pick myself up off the floor," Tonia Seth said. "I thought, 'He made the turn. Outstanding.'" Jacob also advised taking care with a college's meal plans. "The meal plan will go fast before you know it," he said. "Food is expensive. It's better to be light at the beginning and eat heavy at the end. Any money at the end of the semester you can go to the food court or book store and buy 20 packs of gum and Goldfish." Tonia Seth's advice for parents was to step back. "They've got to learn from their mistakes now," she said. "If you've had the right foundation at home, they'll do fine. Don't send a lot of money. Keep them poor. They won't starve." J Seth agreed. "Jacob is a good, prudent young man, (but) if you have too much money, it's harder to make good choices," he said. "It's important to set a realistic student budget. "Get way ahead with FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Take care of the finance side as quick as you can (because) you can't do anything without student aid." Tonia Seth also said she had to learn to text. "They don't call now," she said. "They text. He sends a few words just about daily." Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250. Posted in Local news, News on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
  Occupation	he is an attorney with Jones, Seth, Shuler, Jones  [2]
  Occupation	he is an attorney with Jones, Seth, Shuler, Jones  [2]
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  Person ID	I275190	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Richard George SETH   d. 1976
  Mother	Rita Barbara McCOOEY,   b. 26 Sep 1923, Erie, Pennsylvania d. 11 Feb 2024, at home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	1945  [4]
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  Family ID	F185168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tonia
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  _UID	FCC00723A0214E69B87983D33C68FFF07827
  Children	1. Living   2. Hilary SETH   3. Lauren Jane SETH   4. John Cabot SETH, Jr.   5. Elissa SETH
  Family ID	F185162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2012

  
  

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