District promotes Stoy to PMS Title I project administrator
December 9, 2016
During the November 15, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the promotion of Allyson Richards Stoy to Title I…
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Citadel pursuing plans for major improvement to Johnson Hagood Stadium
December 8, 2016Early in the new year The Citadel will be exploring possibilities to replace the deteriorated eastside stands at Johnson Hagood Stadium. “The Citadel Board approved a motion allowing the administration to…
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Beyond the hardwood: Whipple’s legacy proves more than just the game of basketball
December 8, 2016As he sits in his office filled with awards, trophies and pictures of previous teams, Irmo High School boys’ basketball head coach Tim Whipple has not had much time to…
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UofSC economists: 2017 SC economy strong and stable amid political uncertainty
December 8, 2016
Steady economic gains are expected for South Carolina in 2017 despite the political uncertainty that comes with new governor and U.S. president. The gains build on positive growth across most…
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Citadel space star to lead his second International Space Station expedition
December 8, 2016NASA’s Col. Randy Bresnik’s mission covered by cadet to support STEM learning Veteran NASA astronaut and Citadel alumnus, Col. Randy Bresnik, USMC (Ret.), is training for his next mission: he…
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Legendary Stags football coach being inducted into South Carolina Hall of Fame
December 8, 2016Gerald Moody Joins the Ranks of Coaching Greats Friday Evening Former Berkeley High School Stags football coach Gerald Moody will be inducted into the South Carolina Football Coaches Association Hall…
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AT&T and Teach For America expand computer science opportunities to South Carolina students
December 8, 2016
Teach For America has announced that it will expand its Computer Science (CS) initiative, bringing high-quality opportunities to teachers and students in South Carolina with support from AT&T. Through its…
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AT&T and Teach For America expand computer science opportunities to South Carolina students
December 8, 2016
Teach For America has announced that it will expand its Computer Science (CS) initiative, bringing high-quality opportunities to teachers and students in South Carolina with support from AT&T. Through its…
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Start-up app allows you to skip long bar and restaurant waits
December 8, 2016Depending on one’s definition of lines, estimates are the average person spends up to five years standing in queue during their lifetime. Three South Carolina entrepreneurs have hatched an idea…
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Start-up app allows you to skip long bar and restaurant waits
December 8, 2016Depending on one’s definition of lines, estimates are the average person spends up to five years standing in queue during their lifetime. Three South Carolina entrepreneurs have hatched an idea…
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Clemson leads the way in closing the achievement gap with its inaugural Men of Color National Summit and Tiger Alliance Cohort
December 8, 2016
Clemson University is launching a major initiative to foster a more inclusive, supportive, and diverse South Carolina. On April 27-28, 2017, Clemson’s Office of Inclusion and Equity will present its…
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Clemson leads the way in closing the achievement gap with its inaugural Men of Color National Summit and Tiger Alliance Cohort
December 7, 2016
Clemson University is launching a major initiative to foster a more inclusive, supportive, and diverse South Carolina. On April 27-28, 2017, Clemson’s Office of Inclusion and Equity will present its…
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Two Charleston County rural schools win grant to help students after school
December 7, 2016
Two Charleston County schools will receive nearly $700,000 to launch after-school programs through a federal grant program aimed at providing academic and enrichment activities at high-poverty schools. St. James-Santee Elementary…
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Cindy Bohn Coats elected as SCSBA Region 2 Director
December 7, 2016
Cindy Bohn Coats, Charleston County School District Board member, was elected as Region 2 Director of the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) during the association’s annual Delegate Assembly this…
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District Five roots mold a special bond for brothers at Naval Academy
December 7, 2016It is challenging enough to get an appointment to the United States Naval Academy (USNA). It is even more challenging for two brothers to earn that same feat. Irmo High…
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Pelion High FFA’s poinsettia sales bloom
December 6, 2016Buzzing with activity and bursting with red and green plants, the Pelion High School FFA classroom looks like Santa’s workshop as students prepare poinsettias for homes and business across Lexington…
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SCASA honors Ricard as Assistant Principal of the Year
December 6, 2016
LEXINGTON, SC – The South Carolina Association of School Administrators named Janet B. Ricard, assistant principal of Saxe Gotha Elementary School, the 2017 Elementary School Assistant Principal of the Year.…
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Pelion High FFA’s poinsettia sales bloom
December 6, 2016
Buzzing with activity and bursting with red and green plants, the Pelion High School FFA classroom looks like Santa’s workshop as students prepare poinsettias for homes and business across Lexington…
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Student becomes youngest elected official in South Carolina
December 5, 2016
Armed with $30, his Facebook friends and just a week to campaign, Wofford College junior Phillip Habib managed to become the current youngest elected official in South Carolina. The 20-year-old…
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Former Furman President David Shi, Angela Halfacre Shi, make $500,000 gift to support Sustainability at University
December 5, 2016Former Furman University President David E. Shi and his wife, Angela Halfacre Shi, have made a $500,000 gift to the university that will provide additional financial support for students who…
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2016 Legislative Advocacy Program of the Year Award
December 5, 2016
The legislative advocacy efforts of the Fort Mill School District and School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties school boards during the 2016 legislative session have been deemed the…
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Two Wofford students awarded Gilman International Scholarships
December 5, 2016
SPARTANBURG, SC – Two Wofford College students are among more than 850 undergraduate students from nearly 360 colleges and universities across the U.S. selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A.…
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Queenie M. Boyd elected as SCSBA president
December 5, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Queenie M. Boyd, board member of the Lee County School District Board, was elected as president of the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) during the association’s…
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Queenie M. Boyd elected as SCSBA president
December 5, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Queenie M. Boyd, board member of the Lee County School District Board, was elected as president of the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) during the association’s…
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Gilbert High students entertain second-graders at the fair
December 5, 2016For one day only, the fair came to Gilbert Primary School. Vendors didn’t sell funnel cakes or popcorn, but dozens of miniature amusement park rides designed and built by Gilbert…
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Gilbert High students entertain second-graders at the fair
December 5, 2016
For one day only, the fair came to Gilbert Primary School. Vendors didn’t sell funnel cakes or popcorn, but dozens of miniature amusement park rides designed and built by Gilbert…
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Teach For America–South Carolina receives $5,000 grant from AT&T to support STEM education initiative
December 4, 2016
Teach For America–South Carolina received a $5,000 grant from AT&T South Carolina to support the region’s InnovateSC initiative, which seeks to increase statewide Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education…
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South Carolina school district superintendents affirm support for military-connected students
December 4, 2016
South Carolina school district superintendents and senior leaders from the Active Duty military, the National Guard and Reserves came together at the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) Building…
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South Carolina school district superintendents affirm support for military-connected students
December 4, 2016
South Carolina school district superintendents and senior leaders from the Active Duty military, the National Guard and Reserves came together at the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) Building…
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Midlands Technical College’s Mechatronics Lab named in honor of Michelin
December 4, 2016
Michelin North America donated $35,000 to provide equipment for the Mechatronics Technology Certificate program at Midlands Technical College (MTC). In recognition of the commitment, MTC has named its Mechatronics Laboratory…
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USC Upstate honors 445 graduates during December 13 Convocation
December 1, 2016
Todd Horne Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award The University of South Carolina Upstate will hold its Convocation Honoring December Graduates on Tuesday, December 13 at 3 p.m. at the Spartanburg Memorial…
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South Carolinians favor repairing schools before roads, new poll finds
December 1, 2016
Fifty-four percent of South Carolinians favor fixing the state’s schools before repairing roads. That is among the surprising findings of a newly released scientific poll of 600 residents conducted across…
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South Carolinians favor repairing schools before roads, new poll finds
December 1, 2016
Fifty-four percent of South Carolinians favor fixing the state’s schools before repairing roads. That is among the surprising findings of a newly released scientific poll of 600 residents conducted across…
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South Carolina Association of Technical College Commissioners announces new board
December 1, 2016
The South Carolina Association of Technical College Commissioners announces the election of new board members, appointed in June for terms to run two years. Herbert Watts, who serves on the…
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South Carolina Association of Technical College Commissioners announces new board
December 1, 2016
The South Carolina Association of Technical College Commissioners announces the election of new board members, appointed in June for terms to run two years. Herbert Watts, who serves on the…
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Kelly Mill Middle retains AVID National Demonstration School status
November 30, 2016Kelly Mill Middle School has once again received AVID National Demonstration School status. Kelly Mill is one of only two schools in the state to receive this honor and joins…
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Richland Two principal selected as South Carolina Elementary School Principal of the Year
November 30, 2016
Catawba Trail Elementary Principal Denise Barth was announced as the South Carolina Elementary School Principal of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA), during a surprise…
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SC State Athletic Director resigns
November 30, 2016
SC State University Athletic Director Paul Bryant, who has held the position for three years, resigned from his post, effective Dec. 15. Bryant will head to Grambling State University as…
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Denise Barth named Elementary Principal of the Year
November 30, 2016
Mrs. Denise Barth, principal of Catawba Trail Elementary School in Richland School District Two, has been named the 2017 South Carolina Elementary Principal of the Year by the South Carolina…
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Pair of UofSC professors named AAAS Fellows
November 30, 2016
University of South Carolina sociology professor Douglas Anderton and chemistry professor Stephen Morgan have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a…
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Clemson horticulture, Landscape Services teach proper tree planting
November 30, 2016
Clemson University students are learning from the best about how to correctly plant a tree and watch it grow. And a Clemson horticulturist has some expert advice to help homeowners…
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Clemson horticulture, Landscape Services teach proper tree planting
November 30, 2016
Clemson University students are learning from the best about how to correctly plant a tree and watch it grow. And a Clemson horticulturist has some expert advice to help homeowners…
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Nicole Thompson named Middle School Assistant Principal of the Year
November 30, 2016
Nicole Thompson, assistant principal of Oakridge Middle School in York School District Two, has been named the 2017 South Carolina Middle Level Assistant Principal of the Year by the South…
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Lexington student receives presidential honor for community service
November 30, 2016LEXINGTON, SC – Awards from the President of the United States don’t come along every day, but Paul Kim can now display his award proudly. A student at Lexington High,…
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College of Charleston MBA Program resumes free, monthly information sessions
November 30, 2016
Choosing the right MBA program can be a challenge – but getting information shouldn’t be. Meet, mingle and discover the benefits of a degree from the College of Charleston’s global…
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Lexington student receives presidential honor for community service
November 30, 2016
LEXINGTON, SC – Awards from the President of the United States don’t come along every day, but Paul Kim can now display his award proudly. A student at Lexington High,…
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Tri-District Arts Consortium Summer Program nominations now being accepted
November 29, 2016
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 Tri-District Arts Consortium Summer Program. Middle school students who attend the public schools of Lexington One, Lexington/Richland Five and Richland Two are…
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Anonymous donor contributes $75K to three existing Winthrop Funds
November 29, 2016
An anonymous $75,000 gift will boost financial support for Winthrop students by endowing one existing fund and providing substantial contributions to two additional existing funds. This gift will provide $25,000…
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Three Rock Hill residents receive Top 2016 Alumni Awards
November 28, 2016
ROCK HILL, SC – Rock Hill residents Joann McMaster ’45, Harry Dalton ’86 and Debbie Garrick ’87, ’89 garnered the top 2016 Alumni Awards during Winthrop’s Homecoming & Reunion Weekend…
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Two District Five principals named as 2017 South Carolina Principals of the Year
November 28, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) has named two principals in Lexington-Richland School District Five as 2017 South Carolina Principals of the Year. Dr. Gerald…
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