Local company donates harmonograph for special needs students
March 8, 2015IRMO, SC – A Midlands engineering company has donated a device they hope will bring art to special needs students at a Lexington-Richland District Five high school. Columbia Tool &…
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Technical Colleges Sign Letters of Intent with Clemson and USC
March 5, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Officials from the SC Technical College System, the University of South Carolina and Clemson University came together to sign letters of intent to offer coordinated admission—streamlining the…
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Coker College Hosts 2015 All-County Music Festival
March 4, 2015
HARTSVILLE, SC – Coker College’s Music Program is hosting the 2015 All-County Music Festival on Tuesday, March 10. This event will see over 150 middle and high school intermediate/advanced music students…
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Carswell Selected to Participate in Senior Leadership Academy
March 4, 2015HARTSVILLE, SC – William Carswell, associate provost for academic affairs and associate professor of music at Coker College, has been selected to participate in the 2015-2016 Senior Leadership Academy. Co-sponsored by…
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Richland One Teacher Named Finalist for SC Teacher of the Year
March 4, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Daniel Oddo, a mathematics teacher at Dreher High School, has been named one of five finalists for South Carolina’s Teacher of the Year. State Superintendent of Education Molly…
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Harris School Solutions and Softdocs Partner to Provide Integrated Document and Process Management Solutions
March 3, 2015Integration will provide enhanced services to improve K-12 district accounting and human resources processes. COLUMBIA, SC – Harris School Solutions, the premier provider of technology software in the K-12…
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Dennis Receives Financial Aid Honor
March 2, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Jeff Dennis, director of Financial Aid at Greenville Technical College, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SASFAA) at the…
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Fine Arts Students Invited to Perform at SC State House
March 2, 2015SPARTANBURG, SC – Fine arts students from the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind have been invited to perform before the SC House of Representatives on March 4.…
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Wofford announces finalists in entrepreneurship competition
March 2, 2015Students to pitch ideas for chance at $20,000 in cash, services SPARTANBURG, SC – Wofford College announces 10 students who will pitch their businesses and community impact projects to…
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Spartanburg Community College to Host March Open House Month at all SCC Campuses
March 2, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – Spartanburg Community College (SCC) will host free open house events each Tuesday afternoon throughout the month of March from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at all SCC campuses in Spartanburg, Union…
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School Board Selects Witherspoon As New Richland One Superintendent
March 2, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The Richland One Board of School Commissioners voted Friday to offer the position of superintendent to Dr. Craig Witherspoon, pending contract negotiations. Witherspoon, who most recently served…
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Institute for Child Success Awarded Pritzker Grants to Help South Carolina Children
March 2, 2015The Institute for Child Success (ICS) was recently awarded $285,000 in grant funding from the Chicago-based Pritzker Children’s Initiative in support of expanded efforts to advance the emerging field of…
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Institute for Child Success Awarded Pritzker Grants to Help South Carolina Children
March 2, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The Institute for Child Success (ICS) was recently awarded $285,000 in grant funding from the Chicago-based Pritzker Children’s Initiative in support of expanded efforts to advance the…
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Institute for Child Success Awarded Pritzker Grants to Help South Carolina Children
March 2, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The Institute for Child Success (ICS) was recently awarded $285,000 in grant funding from the Chicago-based Pritzker Children’s Initiative in support of expanded efforts to advance the…
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District Five student to represent SC in national Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
February 27, 2015CHAPIN, SC – A Lexington-Richland School District Five student received a top award at this year’s South Carolina Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, becoming one of two students from the…
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Lower Richland High School Earns AdvancED STEM Certification
February 26, 2015LRHS first school to earn esteemed accreditation in Richland One COLUMBIA, SC – Lower Richland High School has earned the coveted AdvancED Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Certification for…
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Lower Richland High School Earns AdvancED STEM Certification
February 26, 2015LRHS first school to earn esteemed accreditation in Richland One COLUMBIA, SC – Lower Richland High School has earned the coveted AdvancED Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Certification for…
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District Five assistant principal named a finalist for national award
February 25, 2015IRMO, SC – Dutch Fork High School Assistant Principal for Instruction Sarah Longshore has been named a finalist for a National Assistant Principal of the Year award. Pictured: Dutch Fork…
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Lexington One congratulates its 12 National Merit Scholarship finalists
February 25, 2015LEXINGTON, SC — Lexington County School District One congratulates 12 students who advance to the finalist level in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Competition. The program honors talented high school…
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Greenville Technical College partners with the University Center of Greenville for College Opportunity Fair
February 25, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The University Center of Greenville will offer an information session on academic programs and related careers on Tuesday, March 3 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the…
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Program Announced for 2015 Administrative Professionals Day Conference at Trident Technical College
February 23, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Trident Technical College Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development is pleased to announce the program lineup for the 21st Annual Administrative Professionals Day Conference. The 2015 conference…
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Council for Advancement and Support of Education: Names Midlands Technical College’s White Top CEO in the Southeast
February 23, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District III named Midlands Technical College president Dr. Marshall White, Jr. as the recipient of its Chief Executive…
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6 District Five students advance in National Merit scholarship contest
February 20, 2015IRMO, SC – Six students from Lexington-Richland School District Five have been named finalists in the 60th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Finalists from District Five include: Lucas Barnes (Chapin…
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USC Aiken Vice Chancellor Accepted to Leadership Program
February 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Mr. Ernest Pringle, Vice Chancellor of Information Technology and CIO at the University of South Carolina Aiken, has been accepted to the EDUCAUSE Leading Change Institute (LCI),…
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USC Aiken Vice Chancellor Accepted to Leadership Program
February 20, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Mr. Ernest Pringle, Vice Chancellor of Information Technology and CIO at the University of South Carolina Aiken, has been accepted to the EDUCAUSE Leading Change Institute (LCI),…
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Chapin High School former athletic director, coach to be inducted into SCAAA Hall of Fame
February 19, 2015CHAPIN, SC – A former Chapin High School athletic director and coach will soon be inducted into a hall of fame, recognizing the state’s top athletic administrators. Eddie Muldrow will…
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Richland Two Educator Wins Prestigious National Award
February 18, 2015COLUMBIA, SC — Richland Two Educator Terri Butts has received one of public education’s most prestigious honors, the National Education Association (NEA) Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence and a…
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The 2015 Great Books Giveaway provides more than $40,000 in materials to libraries in Ohio, California and South Carolina
February 18, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), named Lorain City High School in Ohio the recipient of its annual…
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Finalists chosen for USC Chamber Music Day and Competition
February 17, 2015Eight high school string quartets from four states will be coached by the renowned Parker Quartet COLUMBIA, SC – For the second year, University of South Carolina music students…
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Pharmacy pilot program improves health; saves money
February 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – A Comprehensive Medication Management Collaborative (CMMC)’s pilot program testing a new pharmacist-physician business model has shown enough potential for the program to expand to a new rural…
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Bingham-Mitchell Offer Plan to Save S.C. State
February 16, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Two S.C. House Members, a Republican and a Democrat, have offered legislation to keep S.C. State University open and to return the institution to financial solvency. S.C.…
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Columbia, SC, Educator Receives Prestigious National Award
February 15, 2015Terri Butts of Columbia, SC wins top honor at the NEA Foundation’s annual gala WASHINGTON, DC – The decisions I make concerning how I teach are based on the likes, loves,…
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Science & Mathematics Governor’s School Celebrates 20 National Merit Finalists
February 12, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is excited to announce that 20 members of the class of 2015 were recently named National Merit Finalists by…
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The Citadel names three finalists for provost; Hines to retire from position
February 11, 2015Dr. Sam Hines has helped lead The Citadel to national prominence during his tenure CHARLESTON, SC – Three finalists are under consideration for the position of provost and dean of…
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First Choice Member Scholarship Applications Due March 15
February 11, 2015NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – First Choice by Select Health of South Carolina is offering two scholarships to qualified applicants who are furthering their education or pursuing a second career in…
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Science & Mathematics Governor’s School Receives Support From The Boeing Company
February 11, 2015
Partnership Will Establish a STEM Continuous Engagement Partnership with Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five CHARLESTON, SC – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to…
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Greenville Technical College to Host FAFSA Fridays for Financial Aid Awareness Month
February 11, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – February is Financial Aid Awareness Month and the Financial Aid Office at Greenville Technical College (GTC) will host free FAFSA workshops called FAFSA Fridays. Financial aid officers…
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Allendale County Schools Awarded EPA Rebates to Replace Aging School Buses
February 10, 2015ATLANTA, SC – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Allendale County Schools via the South Carolina Department of Education has been awarded a portion of more than $3 million…
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At $41.7 billion, agribusiness remains SC’s No. 1 industry
February 10, 2015COLUMBIA, SC — The largest industry in South Carolina has cast aside the withering effects of the Great Recession and continued to flourish at an impressive rate, according to a…
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GSSM Robotics Team Wins South Carolina FTC FIRST Tech Challenge State Competition
February 9, 2015COLUMBIA, SC, February 6, 2015 – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics’ (GSSM) robotics team 772, Caveman with Rock, has been selected to represent South Carolina in the…
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White Knoll Elementary school nurse receives statewide honor
February 9, 2015LEXINGTON, SC – White Knoll Elementary School Nurse and 2014 Lexington One School Nurse of the Year Amy Wood was named the 2015 South Carolina School Nurse (RN) of the…
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WKHS Counselor Receives Statewide Honor
February 5, 2015LEXINGTON, SC – The Palmetto State School Counselor Association (PSSCA) named White Knoll High Director of Counseling and Advisement Crissy Roddy the South Carolina High School Counselor of the Year.…
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Midlands Technical College’s White Presented with Order of the Palmetto
February 4, 2015Dr. Marshall White, Jr., outgoing president of Midlands Technical College has been awarded the Order of the Palmetto by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. The award is the state’s highest…
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Roundtable Formed To Secure More Gifts And Grants For USC Upstate
February 3, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – As part of the Strategic Plan Objectives to “build a culture of philanthropy” and secure more gifts and grants for the University of South Carolina Upstate, a…
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USC Upstate Faculty Offered Innovation Grants
February 3, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – The University of South Carolina Upstate Foundation wants to invest in faculty members and encourage their creativity and innovation. Steve Harvey ’80, president of the USC Upstate…
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BHS National Board Teachers Honored
February 2, 2015COLUMBIA. SC – Blythewood High School’s newest National Board Certified teachers were recently honored at the Richland Two School Board meeting. Grace Ugro-Math, Sandra Deitel-Drama, and Meredith Blocker-Spanish are newly…
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LHS Athletic Director Receives 4A Region V Athletic Director of the Year Award
February 2, 2015LEXINGTON, SC – Athletic directors and principals in Region V chose Lexington High Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Josh Stepp as the 4A Region V Athletic Director of the…
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South Carolina Attorney Provides Opportunity for Alabama Students to See “Selma” After Their Superintendent Banned Field Trip
February 2, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – When South Carolina attorney, Carl L. Solomon, learned that an Alabama superintendent cancelled a field trip for high school students to see “Selma”, he sprung into action…
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Long-serving District Five teacher honored for more than 45 years of service
January 31, 2015IRMO, SC – When you’ve taught sixth grade as long as Penny Valek, you learn a lot about how best to keep students excited about learning. “Kids have to like…
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District Five to hold teacher recruitment fair
January 31, 2015IRMO, SC – Lexington-Richland School District Five will hold its 2015 Teacher Recruitment Fair on Feb. 7 to give jobseekers an opportunity to learn more about schools and services in the…
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