BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Board of Education voted and unanimously approved the name of the new school to be built in the Tanner Plantation/Foster Creek area at its Tuesday, September 27, meeting. The name of the new school will be Bowen’s Corner Elementary School. Berkeley County School District Board member and Naming Committee Chair, Dr. Kent Murray, said, “The […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Janie Langley has been named as the interim principal of Cane Bay High School in Summerville, South Carolina. Langley has been supporting the Cane Bay High administrative team since school opened in August after former Cane Bay High Principal Dr. Lee Westberry was named the Executive Director of Secondary Programs in July. Langley will serve as the interim […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District will host a series of six public forum meetings, entitled Moving Berkeley Forward, a community that empowers every student for success. Community members who attend the forum will hear a short presentation and have an opportunity to ask questions to a panel of district officials. The purpose of the forums is to allow the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County School District leaders, Monday, October 17, 2016 has been scheduled as the make-up day for the Friday, September 2, 2016, weather-related school closing. Earlier this month, Tropical Storm Hermine forced school districts across the Tri-County to cancel classes as it moved across the region with high winds and heavy rain. The date was already designated […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis, Berkeley County School District Superintendent Dr. Blackburn and Cane Bay High School Principal Dr. Westberry signed the charter for the new Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Academy at Cane Bay High School. Sheriff Lewis stated, “This is an exceptional opportunity for the Sheriff’s Office to not only partner with the School District but to […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–“You shall go from hence to the place from whence you came, and from thence the place of execution; where you shall be hanged by the neck until you are dead. And the God of infinite mercies be merciful to your soul.” These were the last words at the Charleston trial of pirate Stede Bonnet, also referred to […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Due to the forecast of heavy rain and winds, resulting from Tropical Storm Hermine, Berkeley County School District has cancelled classes and closed offices for tomorrow, Friday, September 2, 2016. District officials say they made this decision after consulting with staff at the Berkeley County Emergency Preparedness Center and receiving updated weather advisories from the National Weather […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District’s class of 2016 was the first class required by the state to take the ACT as high school juniors. As seniors, this class improved its composite score by .4 percentage points compared to their previous year’s results. This growth from 17.5 to 17.9 is considered statistically significant, district leaders stated. “Considering this is the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.– Dr. Gretchen Bowles, band director at Hanahan High School, was recently selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). Each year student members of NSHSS are invited to nominate the educator who has made the most significant contribution to their academic career for the Claes Nobel Educator of […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, SC — Not even a full week since students have been back to school and complaints to the Berkeley County School District have been rolling in about the school bus system. A cell phone video that’s been shared via social media shows students on a crowded bus standing and sitting in a bus aisle. “My child is my responsibility. […]
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