Middle School Teacher named Rookie Teacher of The Year
January 28, 2016
Muller Road Middle School teacher Katie Tyczynski has been named the 2016 Rookie Teacher of the Year by the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). She will be recognized…
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District Five to hold teacher recruitment event
January 28, 2016
Lexington-Richland School District Five will hold its 2016 Teacher Recruitment Event on Feb. 6 to give jobseekers an opportunity to learn more about schools and services in the district and talk one-on-one with…
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Howe Hall AIMS accepting applications
January 28, 2016Howe Hall Arts Infused Magnet School (AIMS) is now accepting applications for the 2016-2017 academic year. Applications must be postmarked by Friday, April 1, 2016. Parents interested in completing an…
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BCSD accepting applications for school bus drivers; February training scheduled
January 28, 2016WHO & WHAT: Berkeley County School District is currently accepting applications for school bus drivers and will host a training for drivers who apply. WHEN & WHERE: Apply online at…
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Charleston County School District offers an extension on the review of instructional materials
January 28, 2016Who: Community members interested in reviewing textbooks available for adoption in Charleston County School District. What: The South Carolina Department of Education finalized the list of instructional materials available for…
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University of South Carolina Daybook and Lookahead, Jan. 28
January 28, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – Below is a list of University of South Carolina experts, story ideas and events happening on the university’s campus. Contact the staff member listed with each item…
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Lexington One counselors named South Carolina School Counselors of the Year
January 28, 2016
LEXINGTON, SC – The Palmetto State School Counselor Association named two Lexington County School District One counselors as a School Counselor of the Year for 2015. One of the counselors…
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Classic French comedy with a ‘New Vaudeville’ twist: Scapin at UofSC’s Longstreet Theatre, February 19-27
January 28, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – The University of SC Department of Theatre and Dance will present the outrageous comedy Scapin, February 19-27 at Longstreet Theatre. Show times for Scapin are 8pm, Wednesdays through…
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Fewer teachers graduating, more teachers leaving
January 28, 2016
According to the results from the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement’s (CERRA) Fall 2015 Supply and Demand Survey, the gap between teacher supply and teacher demand continues to…
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News 2’s Cool Star School Award Finalists Announced
January 28, 2016The Charleston County School District (CCSD) announced that WCBD News 2, Charleston’s NBC affiliate, is the sponsor of the second annual Cool Star School Award to honor schools whose educators…
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Free income tax help at The W.R. Rogers Adult Education Center
January 28, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – It’s tax time and everyone could use a break. Richland Two’s W.R. Rogers Adult, Continuing & Technology Education Center has some good news for taxpayers. The W.R.…
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Joshua Strubel to serve as intern for Senator Tim Scott
January 27, 2016
Joshua Strubel, a junior engineering major at Bob Jones University, has been selected as an intern for U.S. Senator Tim Scott’s office in Greenville. Strubel, a resident of Mauldin, will…
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Coker College Receives 10 Year Accreditation from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
January 27, 2016
Coker College has received its 10-year accreditation with no follow up required from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The reaffirmation process focuses on continuous…
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Ten Central Carolina Technical College employees honored with State Service Awards
January 27, 2016
Ten Central Carolina Technical College employees were honored with State Service Awards during the Area Commission meeting held Thursday, January 21. Each employee received a special certificate and was acknowledged…
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RBHS students finalists in World Series of Innovation challenge
January 27, 2016
River Bluff High students are finalists in a global World Series of Innovation challenge for students that required the students to design an app for a smartphone or tablet computer…
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Tri-County first in state to offer community paramedic training
January 26, 2016
The first Community Paramedic Training program in the state will be offered by Tri-County Technical College beginning February 9 at the College’s Easley Campus. The course will be held on…
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$100,000 in scholarships for veterans at MTC Resource Fair
January 26, 2016
What: MTC Veterans Information and Resource Fair Who: Open to all veterans, active duty service members When: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, 6-8 p.m. Where: …
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Benedict College announces its 2016 Black History Month Events
January 26, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Benedict College will celebrate Black History Month with a series of events and activities highlighting and honoring the role and impact of African Americans throughout this country’s history. A…
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Carolina Day at the Statehouse set for Feb. 3
January 26, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – A stronger University of South Carolina system means a stronger South Carolina. That’s the message alumni, students and supporters from the university’s eight campuses will take to…
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Bill Mahoney, CEO, SCRA
January 26, 2016
The mission of the MidlandsBiz Podcast series is to support leadership in Giving Back, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Continuous Education, the Knowledge Economy and the Arts. Thanks to our Sponsor: …
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Applications for District Five magnet, choice programs now available
January 25, 2016
Lexington-Richland School District Five is now accepting applications for its magnet and other choice programs. The window for submitting a choice application opened on Monday, Jan. 25 at 8 a.m.…
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Midlands Technical College receives highest possible recognition in Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting
January 25, 2016
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has awarded Midlands Technical College the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (CAFR) for fiscal year 2013-2014. The Certificate is the highest…
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Mary Nell Anthony selected as GTCHS Principal
January 22, 2016
Dr. Robert Nash, Chairman of the Board Of Directors of Greenville Tech Charter High School, announced the selection of Mary Nell Anthony to fill the position of school Principal beginning…
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Fifteen start law school through dynamic new program
January 21, 2016
Fifteen new first-year students started classes this week at the Charleston School of Law through an innovative new admission program that reflects the entrepreneurship sparked since a change of leadership…
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Board honors football coach
January 21, 2016
The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees on Tuesday, January 19, honored Lexington High Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Josh Stepp for being chosen as the 2015…
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Central Carolina Technical College announces free tuition
January 21, 2016
During a press conference Thursday morning, January 21, Central Carolina Technical College announced a new scholarship initiative that provides the first two years at Central Carolina Technical College tuition-free. The…
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Thousands prep for Google/The Citadel’s Lowcountry STEM event
January 20, 2016
A record number of teams across South Carolina are preparing for the Sixth Annual Storm The Citadel Trebuchet Competition. The word has spread since 2011 when a dozen teams competed.…
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Goose Creek High’s VEX Robotics team receives Excellence Award
January 20, 2016
Goose Creek High’s VEX Robotics team, the Binary Botz, received the Excellence Award at the Bluffton High School New Year’s Bash VEX Competition earlier this month. The Excellence Award is…
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Two District Five schools named finalists for Palmetto’s Finest Schools Awards
January 20, 2016
Two schools in Lexington-Richland School District Five have been named finalists for the 2016 Palmetto’s Finest Schools Awards. Oak Pointe Elementary and Dutch Fork Middle are two of eight schools…
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Blythewood High School student receives scholarship to Global Leadership Summit
January 20, 2016
Blythewood High School junior Jada Hart has been honored as a scholarship recipient to attend the Education First Tours Global Student Leader Summit, Exploring Human Rights, June 25-26. in The…
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Spring at the Spartanburg Youth Theatre
January 20, 2016
Classes for K4-12 Include Matilda the Musical, Create Your Own Science Fiction Piece and More Spartanburg Youth Theatre (SYT) will offer several classes and workshops this spring for students…
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Trident Technical College launches new Workforce Pathways Scholarship program
January 19, 2016
Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development is offering a new Workforce Pathways Scholarship that will provide up to $2,000 per student per term for short-term training…
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Coker College awarded $41,000 Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) Program Development Grant
January 18, 2016
Coker College is the proud recipient of a $41,000 program development grant from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), which strives to enrich vocational exploration in undergraduate education.…
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Staller SC Council for Exceptional Children’s Exceptional Teacher of the Year
January 18, 2016
Donna Staller, Special Education Lead Teacher at Stratford High School, has been named the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children’s Exceptional Educator of the Year. The award is given in…
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BJU grad Steven Brundage receives national recognition
January 18, 2016
Steven Brundage, a 2011 Bob Jones University graduate and a DMA piano pedagogy candidate at the University of South Carolina, was recently awarded the American Music Teachermagazine’s Article of the…
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The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo supports District 5 Foundations Flood Victims Fund
January 18, 2016District 5 Foundation’s Paula Hite visited The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo’s weekly breakfast meeting. The District 5 Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that exists to support teachers and…
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The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo supports District 5 Foundations Flood Victims Fund
January 18, 2016
District 5 Foundation’s Paula Hite visited The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo’s weekly breakfast meeting. The District 5 Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that exists to support teachers and…
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District Five teacher’s algebra lesson featured in national publication
January 14, 2016
Dutch Fork Middle School math teacher LuAnn Graul knows students learn best when they can visualize and relate concepts to the real world. She is now sharing that lesson with…
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Spring Valley High School students earn National Recognition
January 14, 2016
Two Spring Valley High School seniors have been selected as 2016 Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists. Discovery magnet students Mohammad Arammash and Krishna Gorrepati will each receive a $1,000 award…
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District Five adult education program expands offerings with weekend class, new location
January 13, 2016Adult education students in Lexington-Richland School District Five now have more options for attending classes and earning their diploma. In addition to expanding class times at the main site at…
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Wofford students swab their navels, behind ears to study bacteria
January 13, 2016
For the month of January, future health care professionals and researchers are studying something that they can’t see — microorganisms — and they are looking at them in ways that…
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Gov. Nikki Haley announces 2016 Education Reform Initiative
January 13, 2016
“It’s time to deal with the facilities of the schools in our state.” Continuing her focus on statewide education reform, Governor Nikki Haley announced her 2016 Education Reform Initiative,…
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Gilbert High Principal and Athletic Director honored
January 13, 2016Gilbert High Principal Ann O’Cain and Athletic Director Barry Harley received recognition on Wednesday, January 13 as the 2015 3A Region 5 Principal of the Year and Athletic Director of…
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Furman Biology professor Victoria Turgeon receives grant to study spinal cord injury
January 12, 2016Furman University biology professor Dr. Victoria Turgeon has been awarded a grant from the South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund. With the two-year, nearly $80,000 grant, Turgeon will study…
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Mitchell Elementary School nurse named South Carolina School Nurse of the Year
January 12, 2016The South Carolina Association of School Nurses announced recently that the South Carolina School Nurse of the Year is Lidie Collier of Mitchell Math and Science Elementary School. Ms. Collier…
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UofSC College of Nursing No. 1 in U.S. News online graduate program rankings
January 12, 2016The University of South Carolina’s College of Nursing is ranked No. 1 in the nation for its online graduate programs in the 2016 U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online…
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Darla Moore School of Business Graduate, Pedro De Abreu, finalist in the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30
January 10, 2016University of South Carolina and Darla Moore School of Business graduate (USC ’14), Pedro De Abreu, 26, was one of the finalists of the 2016 FORBES magazine 30 Under 30.…
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Darla Moore School of Business Graduate, Pedro De Abreu, finalist in the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30
January 10, 2016
University of South Carolina and Darla Moore School of Business graduate (USC ’14), Pedro De Abreu, 26, was one of the finalists of the 2016 FORBES magazine 30 Under 30.…
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Lexington One Board names three finalists for superintendent
January 9, 2016
The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees has chosen three finalists as it continues its search for a superintendent to replace retiring Superintendent Karen Woodward, Ed.D. The three…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation accepting scholarship applications for 2016-2017 school year
January 8, 2016Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands expert on philanthropy, is accepting scholarship applications for the 2016-2017 school year through March 15, 2016. Interested students should visit the Student section at…
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