Education

New Carnes Crossroads School Named For Late Board Member

Credit: Berkeley County School District

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Berkeley County School District’s new K-8 school under construction in Carnes Crossroads finally has a name.

Board members voted unanimously to name the new school Carolyn Lewis School at last Tuesday night’s board meeting.

According to the Berkeley County School District, the school is being named for Carolyn Lewis-Craft (often referred to as “Carolyn Lewis”), who was the first female Berkeley County School District school board member.

She served on the board 32 years, which included three consecutive terms as board chair. She passed away in September 2019 after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, Russell Craft, four children, 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.


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The announcement was met with applause and a standing ovation as the news was well received by a crowd that included Carolyn Lewis’s children –Nancy Leigh, Duane Lewis, Lori Knight and Darrell Lewis.

Nancy Leigh is the principal of BCSD’s other K-8 school, Daniel Island School, and Duane Lewis is sheriff of Berkeley County.

School district officials and community leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new K-8 school in late September. The school will be located across the street from Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital along U.S. Highway 176. It is slated to be completed by 2023.

Article provided by Monica Kreber/The Berkeley County School District.

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