BCSD named Dorian Palladino 2016 Rookie Teacher of the Year
May 11, 2016
Berkeley County School District named St. Stephen Elementary’s Dorian Palladino, a Special Education teacher, as the 2016 Rookie Teacher of the Year on Monday, May 9. The District honored Ms.…
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Wells Fargo donates $50,000 to Trident Technical College Foundation
May 11, 2016
Grants will support workforce development programs and student scholarships The Wells Fargo Foundation recently awarded Trident Technical College Foundation $40,000 to support job training in high demand fields and…
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Charleston Metro Chamber awards 75 scholarships
May 11, 2016
The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce awarded 75 Accelerate Greater Charleston (AGC) Scholarships on May 10 in front of a packed room of business and educational leaders, proud parents and…
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Charleston County School of the Arts (SOA) Creative Writing Majors and North Charleston High School English Classes participate in personal story exchange
May 11, 2016Bringing High School students from a variety backgrounds together to document, write and share one another’s life stories. In an effort to incite an empathy revolution in our own hometown…
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RIT mechanical engineering Professor to speak at GSSM’s 27th commencement ceremony
May 11, 2016
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) announced Dr. Margaret Bailey, professor of mechanical engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and the senior faculty associate to…
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RIT mechanical engineering Professor to speak at GSSM’s 27th commencement ceremony
May 11, 2016
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) announced Dr. Margaret Bailey, professor of mechanical engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and the senior faculty associate to…
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Liberty Hill teacher selected for Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy
May 10, 2016
Liberty Hill Academy special education teacher Jennifer Sutton has been selected by the National Council of Teachers in Mathematics and the National Science Teachers Association to be trained at the…
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GSSM senior named semifinalist in U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
May 9, 2016
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that graduating senior, Hamza Ahmed, has been named a semifinalist in the U.S. Presidential Scholarship Program. Ahmed,…
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Two South Carolina school leaders receive top honors
May 9, 2016
Calhoun County School District Superintendent, Dr. Steve Wilson, has been named the 2017 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year, and District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties Chief Instructional Officer,…
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Two South Carolina school leaders receive top honors
May 9, 2016
Calhoun County School District Superintendent, Dr. Steve Wilson, has been named the 2017 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year, and District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties Chief Instructional Officer,…
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Science and Mathematics Governor’s School students take home 59 South Carolina Junior Academy of Science Awards
May 4, 2016
Forty-five students from the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) recently brought home 59 awards from the SC Junior Academy of Science (SCJAS) Annual Spring Meeting. The…
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South Carolina Federal Credit Union awards $10,000 in scholarships
May 4, 2016
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – South Carolina Federal Credit Union awarded $10,000 in scholarship prizes to eight area students. The sixth annual South Carolina Federal Scholarship Competition winners are: 1st place…
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BCSD Summer Feeding Program
May 2, 2016Berkeley County School District’s Summer Feeding Program, which serves free hot meals to children 18 years of age and younger, will be offered from Wednesday, June 1, 2016, through Friday,…
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2016 Coker College Summer Piano Institute accepting applications
April 29, 2016
HARTSVILLE, SC – The Coker College Summer Piano Institute, a summer program for select high school pianists hosted by Coker’s Department of Dance, Music and Theatre, is proud to announce two…
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2016 Coker College Summer Piano Institute accepting applications
April 29, 2016
HARTSVILLE, SC – The Coker College Summer Piano Institute, a summer program for select high school pianists hosted by Coker’s Department of Dance, Music and Theatre, is proud to announce two…
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Dr. Hector E. Flores Begins Role as GSSM’s New President
April 28, 2016
Hartsville, SC – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that its newest and third president in the School’s 28-year history, Dr. Hector E. Flores,…
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Dr. Hector E. Flores Begins Role as GSSM’s New President
April 28, 2016
Hartsville, SC – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that its newest and third president in the School’s 28-year history, Dr. Hector E. Flores,…
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Parker Poe launches innovative program designed to bring business school to firm
April 27, 2016
Law firm is one of the first in the U.S. to implement internal business fundamentals program normally found in external executive MBA classes Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP,…
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Parker Poe launches innovative program designed to bring business school to firm
April 27, 2016
Law firm is one of the first in the U.S. to implement internal business fundamentals program normally found in external executive MBA classes Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP,…
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GSSM Named Top-Performing U.S. School by The Washington Post
April 25, 2016
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) has been named one of “America’s Top-Performing Schools with Elite Students” by The Washington Post. GSSM was the only South Carolina…
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GSSM Named Top-Performing U.S. School by The Washington Post
April 25, 2016
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) has been named one of “America’s Top-Performing Schools with Elite Students” by The Washington Post. GSSM was the only South Carolina…
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Two Berkeley County high schools to the 2016 Best High Schools List
April 25, 2016MONCKS CORNER, SC – Cross and Goose Creek High Schools are on U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 Best High Schools list. The two schools received bronze medals based on how…
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Lowcountry Tech Principal selected for national scholarship to study cyber policy
April 22, 2016As the principal at Lowcountry Tech Academy, Sarah Earle works tirelessly to engage students in STEM/Cyber programs. A vocal advocate of the growing field of cyber security and the need…
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Lowcountry Tech Principal selected for national scholarship to study cyber policy
April 22, 2016
As the principal at Lowcountry Tech Academy, Sarah Earle works tirelessly to engage students in STEM/Cyber programs. A vocal advocate of the growing field of cyber security and the need…
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CSU Class of 2016 graduates May 7
April 20, 2016
Charleston Southern University will confer approximately 650 degrees Saturday, May 7 at 10 a.m.at the North Charleston Coliseum. Carolyn D. Hunter, president of C & A Unlimited, Inc., and owner…
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STEM Teacher of the Year taking state’s robotics champs to world competition
April 18, 2016
CCSD teacher who is also Citadel graduate student leading robotics team to Kentucky Their robots rumbled at the local, regional, and national competitions, and returned to West Ashley High…
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BCSD names Sharon Blackwood 2016 Teacher of the Year
April 18, 2016
Berkeley County School District named Sedgefield Intermediate’s Sharon Blackwood as the 2016 Teacher of the Year Friday, April 15. BCSD honored Blackwood, a third-grade teacher, and 41 school-level Teachers of…
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The Citadel School of Business Hall of Fame to induct newest honorees
April 18, 2016
Three influential South Carolina business leaders will be inducted into The Citadel School of Business Hall of Fame on Thursday, April 21. Honorees will include Jonathan Zucker, president of The…
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Coastal environment teacher at Sullivan’s Island Elementary to be recognized with STEM Award
April 18, 2016Holly Blair, the coastal environment teacher at Sullivan’s Island Elementary School, will be recognized next month for her dedication to educating future generations of environmental stewards. She will join six…
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Coastal environment teacher at Sullivan’s Island Elementary to be recognized with STEM Award
April 18, 2016
Holly Blair, the coastal environment teacher at Sullivan’s Island Elementary School, will be recognized next month for her dedication to educating future generations of environmental stewards. She will join six…
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Dr. Valerie Bullock presents final choral concert Friday
April 14, 2016
Dr. Valerie Bullock the Chair of the Horton School of Music and director of choral activities at Charleston Southern will be retiring at the end of this academic year after…
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College of Charleston announces commencement speakers
April 14, 2016
The College of Charleston has announced the speakers for Spring Commencement ceremonies on May 6 and 7, 2016, in the Cistern Yard. This year’s speakers are: United States Air Force…
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USC, IBM Extend collaboration; apply cognitive computing for IoT solutions
April 14, 2016
$25 million Joint Center for Applied Innovation Opens Doors in South Carolina’s Innovista Research District The University of South Carolina and IBM today announced a broadening of their collaboration, applying…
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USC, IBM Extend collaboration; apply cognitive computing for IoT solutions
April 14, 2016
$25 million Joint Center for Applied Innovation Opens Doors in South Carolina’s Innovista Research District The University of South Carolina and IBM today announced a broadening of their collaboration, applying…
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SOA Creative Writing Majors Sweep National Carl Sandburg Student Poetry Contest
April 13, 2016
National High School Winners for Carl Sandburg Student Poetry Contest: James Rode (12th Grade) – 1st Place for “Having Found the Gulf Motel” Liv Provosty (9th Grade) – 2nd Place…
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BCSD reports successful progress on 2012 bond referendum projects
April 13, 2016Berkeley County School District is successfully completing numerous building and renovation projects, on time and in budget, using the funds generated from the 2012 bond referendum. “We are excited to…
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BCSD announces three 2016 Rookie Teacher of the Year Finalists
April 13, 2016Berkeley County School District’s (BCSD) Rookie Teacher of the Year Committee has narrowed the list of candidates to just three. Erin Hoskins, Third Grade teacher at Marrington Elementary School; Dorian…
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One team to earn $10,000 and office space from the Bulldog Business Bowl
April 12, 2016
Entrepreneurs who are finalists in The Citadel Bulldog Business Bowl will soon compete for $10,000 in seed money, as well as office space. Five teams will present full business plans…
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Kids’ College and Teen University 2016 Summer Camps open for registrations
April 11, 2016
Trident Technical College Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development is accepting registrations for the 2016 Kids’ College (Ages 7-11) and Teen University (Ages 12-17) summer camps. The innovative series…
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Citadel Professor named a Knight Commander of the British Commonwealth
April 11, 2016
Governor-General of Grenada bestows honor upon Professor Sir Mallory Factor KCN The Citadel’s John C. West Professor of American Government and International Relations, Mallory Factor, will now be referred to…
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CSU student, athletics receive Campus Compact honors
April 11, 2016
Charleston Southern University students and athletic program were honored at Campus Compact Civic Engagement Leadership Summit and Awards Ceremony, hosted at the Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership on campus. The Charleston…
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Col. Cole C. Kingseed to address The Citadel Graduate College Class of 2016
April 11, 2016
CGC commencement ceremony to be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 Members of The Citadel Graduate College (CGC) Class of 2016 will be sent to the next…
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BCSD ready to move forward with long-awaited Tanner Plantation/Foster Creek area school
April 11, 2016Berkeley County School District (BCSD) announces significant progress on the long-awaited elementary school in the Tanner Plantation/Foster Creek area of Berkeley County. The school district has completed the school design…
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Mary Ellen Richardson Player, GSSM Class of 2000, named 2016 Outstanding Alumnus
April 11, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC -The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that Mary Ellen R. Player, Class of 2000, has won the 2016 Outstanding Alumnus…
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Mary Ellen Richardson Player, GSSM Class of 2000, named 2016 Outstanding Alumnus
April 11, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC -The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that Mary Ellen R. Player, Class of 2000, has won the 2016 Outstanding Alumnus…
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Financial Literacy Month Poll with Junior Achievement
April 8, 2016Poll: Two-Thirds of Teens See Borrowers, Not Government, Responsible for Paying Off Student Loan Debt Junior Achievement Financial Literacy Programs Can Help Teens Make Better Informed Choices about Paying for…
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Financial Literacy Month Poll with Junior Achievement
April 8, 2016
Poll: Two-Thirds of Teens See Borrowers, Not Government, Responsible for Paying Off Student Loan Debt Junior Achievement Financial Literacy Programs Can Help Teens Make Better Informed Choices about Paying for…
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Randy Robinson named as Berkeley High School varsity football coach
April 7, 2016MONCKS CORNER, SC – Berkeley High School (BHS) named Randy Robinson as the new varsity football coach. Robinson has been coaching at D.W. Daniel High School in Central, SC since 1995.…
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Charleston Southern University senior Brianna McNeal has received a 2016 Newman Civic Fellows Award
April 7, 2016
Charleston Southern University senior Brianna McNeal has received a 2016 Newman Civic Fellows Award Just 218 students, representing 36 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico, received the award in 2016. Sponsor…
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Winthrop benefactor descendant establishes endowed scholarship for history majors
April 7, 2016
ROCK HILL, SC – John Winthrop understands the importance of examining the past to prepare and plan for the future. A descendant of Winthrop University benefactor Robert C. Winthrop, he…
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