After spending 40 years in newsrooms and locker rooms,Warren Peper is spending his days in conference rooms and the halls of academia in his new role as director of the Graduate School at Charleston Southern University. “It’s kind of crazy how it’s come full circle,” said Peper, a 1974 Charleston Southern graduate. “The place still has a palpable feel to […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Sedgefield Middle School was awarded a $6,000 grant from the Tides Foundation on the recommendation of Google Data Centers Grants Fund. Three eighth grade teachers at the school wrote the grant and submitted it to Google Data Centers. Google then worked with the Tides Foundation to secure the money for the school. The grant will be used to […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County School District practiced its responses to a simulated crisis at the Cainhoy Elementary and Middle School this morning. District staff and principals coordinated the planning and execution of the crisis simulation with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, Berkeley County Emergency Preparedness Department, Berkeley County EMS and Cainhoy Fire Department. Law enforcement, first responders and School […]
BERKELEY COUNTY– Stratford High School Senior, TJ Deveaux, won his second consecutive state wrestling championship. Deveaux participated in the state competition at the end of February at the Civic Center of Anderson. He wrestled one match on Friday and two on Saturday. He won the Finals match 8-3 to conclude his senior season overall record 38-1 and in-state record 34-0. Deveaux completes […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County School District is still registering three-, four-, and five-year olds for its early childhood programs for the 2015-16 school year. Programs include the Head Start (K-3 and K-4), the Childhood Development Education Program (CDEP) (K-4) and Kindergarten (K-5). Dr. Karen Whitley, the District’s Associate Superintendent for Program Support, said, “By registering now, parents can help us […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Math (GSSM) is bringing iTeams Xtreme, a free day camp for rising seventh and eighth graders, to Berkeley County. The day camp will be at Berkeley High School, 406 West Main Street, Moncks Corner, Monday, July 27, 2015 through Thursday, July 30, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. daily. […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–Donna Timko, registered nurse and Health Science teacher at Hanahan High School, has been elected to be the next President of the Parent Teacher Association for the state of South Carolina. Timko is a long-term member of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA), first in North Carolina, then in South Carolina, after moving to the state twelve years ago. She […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County School District potentially will save taxpayers millions of dollars as a result of Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services upgrading the district’s credit ratings. The better the credit rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s Services, the lower the interest rate for the district, directly passing on those savings to taxpayers in Berkeley County. Berkeley County School […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Ingrid Dukes, Principal of College Park Middle School, was selected to serve on State Superintendent of Education, Mollie Spearman’s, Principal Advisory Council. “I am very excited to be given this opportunity and I’m equally excited that our State Superintendent is opening dialogue with school administrators,” Dukes said. Superintendent Spearman formed the Principal’s Advisory Council to gain principals’ perspective […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Hanahan High School Media Specialist, Dr. Charlene Zehner, was named the South Carolina School Library Media Specialist of the Year. The award honors full-time media specialists for their exemplary library media programs as well as active participation and service to the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL) and other related professional organizations. Exemplary media programs integrate collaboration, […]
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