Award-winning South Carolina schools participate in Palmetto Gold/Silver Showcase
August 26, 2009
CHARLESTON, SC – August 26, 2009 – One hundred and three award-winning Palmetto Gold and Palmetto Silver schools are sharing their success stories with others through the South Carolina Department of Education’s 2008-09 Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards Showcase.
These schools received their awards earlier. Initiated five years ago, the showcase is part of the Palmetto Gold and Silver Program created by the Education Accountability Act to recognize and reward academic achievement.
About one-fourth of the state’s 1,100 schools receive either a Gold or Silver award each year. Awards criteria are set by the Education Oversight Committee and are based on absolute and improvement ratings on the school report card.
Schools featured in the showcase provide one-page summaries describing programs or topics that they believe directly impact student achievement. Their summaries offer good tips and practical ideas on various issues ranging from instructional practices that increase student learning to innovative community involvement strategies.
“The showcase provides an excellent way for educators to learn about best practices in neighboring schools, creating learning communities among all schools across the state,” said State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex. “There are thousands of success stories that are worth sharing.”
Showcase summaries, along with other school information including poverty levels, enrollment and demographic characteristics, are posted on the Department of Education’s Web site at: http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Academic-Standards/old/cso/goldandsilver/PGSshowcase.html.
The following is a list of schools taking part in this year’s Showcase:
SCHOOL NAME SCHOOL DISTRICT
Chukker Creek Elementary Aiken
Aiken County Career Center Aiken
T L Hanna High Anderson 5
McCants Middle Anderson 5
Southwood Middle Anderson 5
Concord Elementary Anderson 5
Westside High Anderson 5
Beaufort High Beaufort
Battery Creek High Beaufort
Hilton Head Island Middle Beaufort
Mossy Oaks Elementary Beaufort
Academy for Career Excellence Beaufort-Jasper
Cross High Berkeley
Hanahan High Berkeley
Hanahan Elementary Berkeley
Cheraw High Chesterfield
Chesterfield High Chesterfield
Ruby Elementary Chesterfield
Scotts Branch High Clarendon 1
Edisto Beach Elementary Colleton
Northside Elementary Colleton
Mayo High School for Math, Science Darlington
Rollings Middle School of the Arts Dorchester 2
Fox Creek High Edgefield
Fairfield Career and Technology Center Fairfield
Wilson Senior High Florence 1
Carver Elementary Florence 1
Florence Career Center Florence 1
J C Lynch Elementary Florence 3
Andrews High Georgetown
Waccamaw High Georgetown
Berea High Greenville
Hillcrest Senior High Greenville
Mauldin High Greenville
Beck Academy Greenville
Blythe Academy Greenville
Skyland Elementary Greenville
Sevier Middle Greenville
Oakview Elementary Greenville
Greenville Technical Charter Greenville
Emerald High Greenwood 50
Greenwood High Greenwood 50
Brunson Elementary Hampton 1
Loris High Horry
Lakewood Elementary Horry
St James Middle Horry
North Myrtle Beach Elementary Horry
Burgess Elementary Horry
Ridgeland High Jasper
Camden High Kershaw
Lugoff-Elgin Middle Kershaw
Andrew Jackson High Lancaster
Lancaster High Lancaster
Gilbert High Lexington 1
Lexington Intermediate Lexington 1
Oak Grove Elementary Lexington 1
White Knoll Middle Lexington 1
Midway Elementary Lexington 1
Lake Murray Elementary Lexington 1
R H Fulmer Middle Lexington 2
Springdale Elementary Lexington 2
Batesburg-Leesville High Lexington 3
Chapin High Lexington 5
Irmo High Lexington 5
CrossRoads Middle Lexington 5
Dutch Fork High Lexington 5
Lake Murray Elementary Lexington 5
Ballentine Elementary Lexington 5
Creek Bridge High Marion 7
Marlboro County School of Discovery Marlboro
Walhalla Senior High Oconee
Keowee Elementary Oconee
Northside Elementary Oconee
Walhalla Elementary Oconee
Bethune-Bowman Middle High Orangeburg 5
Sheridan Elementary Orangeburg 5
North High Orangeburg 5
Clemson Elementary Pickens
Six Mile Elementary Pickens
Columbia High Richland 1
W J Keenan High Richland 1
Samuel A Heyward Career and Technology Center Richland 1
Landrum High Spartanburg 1
Inman Elementary Spartanburg 1
New Prospect Elementary Spartanburg 1
Carlisle-Foster’s Grove Elementary Spartanburg 2
James F Byrnes High Spartanburg 5
Duncan Elementary Spartanburg 5
Houston Elementary Spartanburg 7
Sumter High School Sumter 17
Union High Union
St Mark Elementary Williamsburg
Harold C. Johnson Middle York 1
Floyd D Johnson Technology Center York 1
Bethany Elementary York 2
Griggs Road Elementary York 2
Kinnard Elementary York 2
Rock Hill High York 3
Belleview Elementary York 3
Rosewood Elementary York 3
India Hook Elementary York 3
Fort Mill High York 4
Gold Hill Middle York 4
