BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.-Since announcing their candidacy for District 2, both Mac McQuillin and Rindy Ryan have picked up numerous endorsements. Both candidates call Daniel Island home. Ryan is a former elementary school teacher and a past representative for the Daniel Island Neighborhood Association on the Berkeley County School District’s community committee. McQuillin is a local attorney. Mac McQuillin picks up […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County seniors taking the SAT, a national college admissions exam, surpassed the state average this year, according to district officials. The average composite score for district students taking the exam was 1438 — 9 points above the state average score of 1429 — and 5 points above last year’s score of 1433. School leaders say Berkeley County […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Another school board member is throwing in the towel several months before his term is officially up. Doug Cooper, who represents Daniel Island and part of Hanahan in District 2, resigned from his position on September 24th. His term did not officially expire until November. Cooper was not seeking re-election. Daniel Island residents Mac McQuillin and Rindy Ryan […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Monday, Berkeley High School participated in “National Stomp Out Bullying Day” by wearing blue. Students and faculty hope to send a message that their school is fully committed to “stomping” on bullying on their campus. According to the Journal of American Medical Association approximately 30% of all children and youth in grades 6 through 10 have been […]
Berkeley County students have exceeded the South Carolina average class scores on end-of-course exams for the fifth year in a row, according district school officials. The South Carolina Secretary of Education released the 2013-2014 results on Tuesday, September 30. The district has balanced its continued growth and expansion with concentration on maintaining rigorous classroom standards. This focus has helped Berkeley […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The United States Department of Education announced today that Hanahan Elementary School and Hanahan Middle School were chosen in the 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Hanahan Elementary was one of only five for school throughout the state to be honored and Hanahan Middle is the only middle school in the state to be nominated for the prestigious […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to the district’s Chief Administrative Officer Deon Jackson, Sheldon Etheridge has announced his resignation as school board member for District 6. The district includes Sangaree, St. Stephen, Cross, Macedonia and Moncks Corner. His resignation comes after announcing a move to Clarendon County. Jackson says Etheridge’s last day will be September 30th. His term was not set to […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—The Berkeley County School District may soon have to look for another superintendent. According to The Post & Courier, Rodney Thompson sent an email to district employees Tuesday night asking to be released from his contract during the summer of 2015. Thompson became the superintendent in 2011 after serving as the district’s chief administrative officer. Prior to that, […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler will present a fall lecture series on the history of Goose Creek again this year. The seven-part series will be held in City Hall on Thursdays from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. from October 2 – November 13, admission will be free. The Mayor held his first lecture series in 2007, which drew over […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Legal troubles against the Berkeley County School District continue to mount. A mother is suing the school district as well as the principal of Marrington Middle School of the Arts, James Spencer. She alleges that school officials failed to stop a boy from sexually assaulting her 12-year-old daughter at the school. “This is basically a real extreme bullying […]
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