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School Board elects new officers
The Berkeley County School Board elected new officers at its monthly meeting on May 8. Board Member ... full story
Turning it around
Troubled students find new beginnings in Berkeley County Many words were spoken and stories told, ... full story
They’re Terrific!
Berkeley Elementary School recently announced its Terrific Kids for the month of April, with a focus ... full story

Seeing Double

Maybe there’s something in the water – or perhaps the gene pool. As long as most staff members can remember, several twins have attended H.E. Bonner Elementary and Macedonia Middle School, located on the same campus in the Macedonia commu ... full story

Free computer classes offered in May

The Public Computer Center at Trident Technical College’s Berkeley Campus is offering the following computer courses to the public, free of charge. The course schedule for May includes: • Wednesday, May 16: Using Microsoft Word Mail Merge ... full story

BHS Technology Club wins competition

The Berkeley High School Technology Club won the State Technology Student Association (TSA) competition recently, taking first place overall and racking up 13 individual first place finishes in the competition. Kayla Grainger, a forensics student ... full story

Local students earn Coastal Carolina diplomas

Several local students graduated from Coastal Carolina University on May 5. Coastal Carolina graduates in 2012 include Antquan J. Smith of Cross; Patrick S. Copeland and Keshia R. Kelly of Moncks Corner; Myeshia C. Bryant and Isaiah M. Perrin of St. ... full story

School Board elects new officers

The Berkeley County School Board elected new officers at its monthly meeting on May 8. Board Member Doug Cooper was unanimously elected to the position of School Board Chairman for the coming two years. Cooper replaces former chairperson Kathy Schwal ... full story

BCSD: Tens of millions needed for renovations

The numbers are staggering. In 1950 there were a little more than 200,000 people in the tri-county region of Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties. By 2010 the population had grown to well over 600,000. And the projection for 2020 is 800,000, ... full story

Turning it around

Troubled students find new beginnings in Berkeley County Many words were spoken and stories told, but the tears flowing from eyes of parents, guardians and educators said so much more. A total of 27 students from the Berkeley County School District ... full story

They’re Terrific!

Berkeley Elementary School recently announced its Terrific Kids for the month of April, with a focus on honesty and integrity. The Kiwanis Club sponsors the Terrific Kids program. Kindergarten winners were (front row) Grace Crawford, Avondrea Wigfall ... full story

BHS Forensics Team wins competition

The Berkeley Stags Forensics Team won the State Technology Student Association (TSA) competition recently, taking first place overall and racking up 13 individual first place finishes in the competition. Kayla Grainger, a forensics student at Berkel ... full story

Science Winners

Three St. John's Christian Academy students were winners at the recent SCISA State Science Fair. Congratulations to Dillon Biering, first place, senior division for Computer/Math Science; Julie Robinson, second place, senior division for General Scie ... full story

Tech-savvy camp offered for middle school students

Rising eighth and ninth graders from across Berkeley County can spend their summer getting “tech-savvy” at the ‘Innovation Technology and Entrepreneurship Among Middle Schoolers’ (iTEAMS) Camp, being held July 9-12 and July 16 ... full story

SJCA Terrific Kids

St. John’s Christian Academy recently announced its April Terrific Kids. The adjective to describe these children was "Caring." Pictured above are (back row) Clark Conley, Jake Lloyd, Kayla Mannis, Cynethia Morton, Haley Jacobs, Robbie Caison, ... full story

BCSD plans campaign for $240 million bond

The Berkeley County School District has announced its growth and building campaign plan, “Yes 4 Schools.” The campaign will encourage voters to pass a bond referendum Nov. 6 so that about $240 million can go to building new schools and re ... full story

Wounded Warriors visit St. John’s

Imagine a horseshoe drive lined with children waving flags, cheering, chanting U-S-A, U-S-A! That was the scene on March 30 at St. John’s Christian Academy when the Wounded Warriors drove through on their bicycles. The entire student body gath ... full story

Schools lauded with 2011-12 Palmetto Awards

Twenty-nine Berkeley County schools were awarded The South Carolina Department of Education’s Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards for 2011-2012. They are part of 853 schools across the state that were recognized in the area of “General ... full story

Hood earns honors at USC

Brigitte Lauren Hood, the 2011 Valedictorian at Timberland High School, has been named to the University of South Carolina President’s Honor List for the fall semester of 2011. The list dates back to 1973, and is the highest semester honors ran ... full story

Classes seek local business partners

While teachers in the Berkeley County School District work tirelessly, they can’t do everything. That’s why they’re up for adoption. The “Adopt-A-Teacher” program is already widely used at Westview, Cainhoy and Daniel I ... full story

Walmart gives $40K to schools

A $40,000 grant from Walmart given for Junior Achievement programs will train students in real-world jobs. Students at three Berkeley County schools will benefit: Macedonia Middle School, Westview Primary and Devon Forest Elementary. JA programs add ... full story

New district lines drawn for school board members

The Berkeley County School Board approved new board member district lines due to a population increase analysis from the South Carolina Budget and Control Board Office of Research and Statistics. The board met on March 27 in Moncks Corner. The board ... full story

Teachers gear up for contract renewals

Before South Carolina public school teachers earn their equivalent of tenure with a continuing contract, they go through rigorous evaluations during their first four years as a teacher. Berkeley County School District Executive Director of Leadershi ... full story

J.K. Gourdin announces honor roll

The following students made Principal’s List (All A’s) for the third nine weeks at J.K. Gourdin Elementary School: • Third Grade: LaBriah King and Brandonn Watts. • Fifth Grade: LahKeith McDaniel. The following studen ... full story

Cane Bay’s Petry named Teacher of the Year

Cane Bay High School’s Michael Petry was named the 2012 Berkeley County School District Teacher of the Year last week at the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce’s 35th Annual Teacher of the Year Awards. The event was held April 5 at Trident Tech ... full story

Unfunded mandates a challenge for school district

They come from Columbia seemingly every year: new mandates for public schools. The latest proposals include mandatory swimming lessons, criminal awareness classes, CPR training for all students, and suicide prevention training. The problem is, these ... full story

Tech to offer Spring Gardening Series

A three-class spring gardening series focused on Lowcountry garden and landscaping topics will be offered this April by Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development, in conjunction with Clemson Cooperati ... full story

‘Rebound Rumble’ attracts Lowcountry’s best science students

These aren’t your average robots, but then again, these aren’t your average students operating them. More than 1,000 high school students from six states descended on the North Charleston Coliseum over the weekend to compete in the Reboun ... full story