District Five graduates over 1,100 students, 2016 graduating class earns over $146 million in scholarships
June 4, 2016IRMO, SC – Lexington-Richland School District Five’s class of 2016 walked the stage on May 31 and June 1 to receive their high school diplomas. Over 1,100 students graduated from…
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$200,000 federal grant awarded to SC Technical College System to expand apprenticeship in South Carolina
June 3, 2016
Funding to be used to promote apprenticeships across all industries and increase awareness of youth apprenticeship programs in South Carolina COLUMBIA, SC – The U.S. Department of Labor awarded…
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$200,000 federal grant awarded to SC Technical College System to expand apprenticeship in South Carolina
June 3, 2016
Funding to be used to promote apprenticeships across all industries and increase awareness of youth apprenticeship programs in South Carolina COLUMBIA, SC – The U.S. Department of Labor awarded…
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Welcoming Exceed Real Estate School to downtown Columbia
June 3, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – Exceed Real Estate School has opened in downtown Columbia at 3020 Devine Street. Exceed Real Estate School currently offers licensing courses required to obtain a South Carolina Real Estate…
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Welcoming Exceed Real Estate School to downtown Columbia
June 3, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Exceed Real Estate School has opened in downtown Columbia at 3020 Devine Street. Exceed Real Estate School currently offers licensing courses required to obtain a South Carolina Real Estate…
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Columbia College McNair Center for Entrepreneurism becomes Certified Partner with the national Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Youth Entrepreneurship South Carolina
June 2, 2016
Columbia College’s McNair Center for Entrepreneurism has become a certified partner of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship. The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship’s national mission is to provide programs that inspire…
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Spring Valley High School accepted to TransformSC’s statewide network
June 2, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Spring Valley has been accepted to TransformSC’s network of innovative schools. There are now 51 TransformSC schools in 21 districts across the state. “More and more schools…
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Furbright EU Fellowship awarded to Furman alumnus Cary Fontana
May 31, 2016Cary Fontana, a 2010 Furman University political science and economics graduate, has won a Fulbright-Schuman grant from the U.S. State Department. Also known as the European Union (EU) Fulbright, the…
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Richland Northeast High School names new basketball coach
May 29, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Jabari Deas has been named the Head Girls Basketball Coach at Richland Northeast High School. Deas comes to Richland Two from Lee County School District where he…
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Ridge View High School names new head basketball coach
May 29, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – The boys’ basketball program at Ridge View High School has a new head coach. Yerrick Stoneman comes to Richland Two from Virginia. He was an Assistant Gold…
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Wonder what all the gesturing is about? Observe conductors training
May 27, 2016
Observe conductors training during USC’s Conductors Institute of South Carolina The esteemed Conductors Institute of South Carolina, in its 31st year, is on the must-do list for both aspiring and…
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Blythewood names new Athletics Director
May 27, 2016
BLYTHEWOOD, SC – The Richland District Two School Board voted Tuesday to approve Barry Mizzell as the new Athletic Director at Blythewood High School. Mizzell will take over for Vince Lowry,…
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The other 2016 election issue: a fix to the college admissions madness
May 27, 2016
By Greg Kaplan As the nation’s student loan debt burden skyrockets, the cost of a college education has become an election issue. Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump…
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Lockheed Martin adds to endowed scholarship fund at Greenville Technical College
May 26, 2016Lockheed Martin Greenville Operations has added $25,000 to an endowed fund established in 1995 to provide scholarships for Aircraft Maintenance Technology (AMT) students at Greenville Technical College. The Aircraft Maintenance…
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John Cobb appointed Executive Director Early Childhood/Elementary Learning Community
May 25, 2016Charleston County School District (CCSD) announces that John E. Cobb has been appointed Executive Director Early Childhood/Elementary Learning Community. Cobb has served as Interim Executive Director Early Childhood/Elementary Learning Community…
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Jeffrey Borowy appointed Chief Operating Officer
May 25, 2016Charleston County School District (CCSD) announces that Jeffrey Borowy has been appointed Chief Operating Officer. Borowy has served as Deputy for Capital Programs since 2014 after more than 28 years…
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Glenn Stiegman appointed Chief Financial Officer
May 25, 2016Charleston County School District (CCSD) announces that Glenn A. Stiegman, Jr. has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Stiegman has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer during the 2015-2016 school year…
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Furman Undergraduate Kelsey Orr selected for Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program
May 24, 2016Kelsey Orr, a rising senior at Furman University, is one of 10 undergraduates from across the country to be selected as a 2016 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow. Managed…
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Furmans Classics professor Blackwell collaborates with Leipzig University, recipient of Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant
May 24, 2016Furman University Classics professor Dr. Christopher W. Blackwell will collaborate with faculty at Leipzig University (Germany), which was awarded a $204,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant…
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EdVenture launches Military Appreciation Days May 30th, July 4th and November 11th
May 24, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – EdVenture Children’s Museum will host Military Appreciation Days on May 30, July 4 and November 11th offering free admission to all military members and dependents. The three days…
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Irmo Middle School receives research grant from Lowes for Monarch Migration
May 24, 2016
IRMO, SC – Irmo Middle School (IMS) has received a $2,425.00 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant for students to continue their research project titled Monarch and Milkweed Migration. The grant…
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C2C donation
May 23, 2016The Bank of America Charitable Foundation provided a $5,000 grant to Tri-County Technical College’s Connect to College (C2C) program to provide enrolled students with textbooks. The program provides academically capable…
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LRU holds joint commencement ceremony in Columbia
May 23, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Center for Graduate Studies of Columbia and the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary held a joint commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 21 at Ebenezer Lutheran Church…
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Meadow Glen Middle School teacher receives state award
May 20, 2016
LEXINGTON, SC – Lexington County School District One congratulates Meadow Glen Middle School Sixth-Grade Social Studies Teacher Albert Robertson on receiving the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History 2016 South…
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Dr. Karen Woodward named administrator of the year
May 19, 2016
LEXINGTON, SC – Lexington County School District One congratulates former Lexington One Superintendent Karen C. Woodward, Ed.D., who received the Lexington County School District One Educational Foundation 2016 Joseph M.…
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2016 Ken Bower Scholarship recipients announced
May 19, 2016
Five Teacher Cadets awarded from across the state The Ken Bower Teacher Cadet Scholarship, named in memory of Dr. Ken Bower, an architect of the original Teacher Cadet course…
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2016 Ken Bower Scholarship recipients announced
May 19, 2016
Five Teacher Cadets awarded from across the state The Ken Bower Teacher Cadet Scholarship, named in memory of Dr. Ken Bower, an architect of the original Teacher Cadet course…
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Liberty Hill Teacher Selected for Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy
May 18, 2016Liberty 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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Richland Two social worker honored
May 18, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Richland Two School Social Worker Brenda Creighton received the School Social Worker of the Year Award from the South Carolina Association of School Social Workers (SCASSW). “The desire…
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Richland Two names Nurse of the Year
May 18, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Summit Parkway Middle School’s (SPMS) Stacey Harris has been named the Richland Two Nurse of the Year. Harris has been with Richland Two as a school nurse…
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Wanda Hughes appointed Principal of E.B. Ellington Elementary School
May 18, 2016Charleston County School District (CCSD) announces that Wanda Lee Hughes has been appointed Principal at E.B. Ellington Elementary School. Hughes has served as Interim Principal at E.B. Ellington during the…
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Vanessa Brown appointed Principal of Baptist Hill Middle-High School
May 18, 2016Charleston County School District (CCSD) announces that Vanessa Brown has been appointed Principal at Baptist Hill Middle-High School. Brown has served as Interim Principal at Baptist Hill during the 2015-2016…
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Sherry Eppelsheimer, Ed.D. appointed Principal of Wando High School
May 18, 2016Charleston County School District (CCSD) announces that Dr. Sherry Eppelsheimer has been appointed Principal at Wando High School. Dr. Eppelsheimer has served as Interim Principal at Wando High during the…
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Paul Padron appointed Principal of Deer Park Middle School
May 18, 2016Charleston County School District (CCSD) announces that Paul Padron has been appointed Principal at Deer Park Middle School. Padron has served as Interim Associate Superintendent of the Middle School Learning…
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Richland Two students win National Merit Scholarships
May 18, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Three graduating seniors are the recipients of National Merit Scholarships. The students are Itai Almor, Richland Northeast High School; and Krishna T. Gorrepati and Samuel H. Bell,…
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District principal, teachers honored for conservation efforts
May 18, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – A Richland Two principal and a teacher are the newest recipients of Conservation Education Awards from the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). Catawba Trail Elementary…
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New study examines State’s teacher shortage
May 17, 2016
South Carolina not producing enough teachers to fill vacancies For several years, data from the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement’s (CERRA’s) Supply and Demand Survey Reports have indicated…
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New study examines State’s teacher shortage
May 17, 2016
South Carolina not producing enough teachers to fill vacancies For several years, data from the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement’s (CERRA’s) Supply and Demand Survey Reports have indicated…
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CCSD receives $5,000 grant to continue tobacco use prevention education
May 16, 2016The Charleston County School District (CCSD) has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative for use in preventive education. CCSD plans to use this funding for…
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Blythewood Middle School teacher receives award for Excellence in Communications
May 16, 2016
The South Carolina (SC) Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) celebrated the effectiveness of 145 programs and projects from across the state at its annual Rewards for…
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Richland School District Two announces new principals
May 15, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Richland School District Two is proud to announce new principals for three elementary schools in the district. Stacey M. Franklin takes over as principal of Killian Elementary…
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Anthony Sampedro wins SC Bar scholarship competition
May 13, 2016The SC Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD) sponsored a video scholarship competition on Instagram* this spring called “My Voice. My Vote.” for South Carolina high school seniors. Blythewood High School…
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Bioblitz at Congaree National Park to feature wide range of activities
May 13, 2016
Friday, May 20 and Saturday May 21, 2016 A cast of characters will soon converge at Congaree National Park. Scientists, with binoculars in hand; students, gazing intently at the treetops;…
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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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Westwood High names new head basketball coach
May 11, 2016
The boys basketball program at Westwood High School has a new head coach. Jeffrey DiBattisto comes to Richland Two from Dreher High School in Richland One where he served as…
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Lexington High School teacher receives award
May 11, 2016
LEXINGTON, SC – Lexington County School District One congratulates Lexington High School AP Statistics and International Baccalaureate Mathematics Teacher Sheryn Billue, who received a National Center for Women and Information…
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Former Lexington Mayor Halfacre is CIU Development Community Liaison
May 11, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Former Lexington mayor Randy Halfacre is the new development community liaison for Columbia International University. Halfacre served as mayor from 2004 to 2013 leading the town 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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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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Clemson president reflects on issues, achievements at year-end meeting
May 9, 2016
Clemson University President James P. Clements lauded the accomplishments of faculty and staff and acknowledged work to be done to move Clemson forward during the May 6, year-end general faculty…
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