Category Archives: School

Students present $6000 check for Veterans Honor Flight

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The Palmetto High School Air Force JROTC and the Palmetto High Student Council presented a check for $6,000 to Honor Flight Upstate South Carolina today (Wednesday, February 22) at Palmetto High School. Students at Palmetto High School and Cedar Grove Elementary supported the fundraiser for the upcoming spring Honor Flight that will depart from Greenville/Spartanburg International Airport. Pictured are Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper, Palmetto High Principal Adam Wardlaw, Student Body President Adam Wardlaw and Cadet Colonel Mikaela Mauldin. Skipper, who is on the Honor Flight Board for the upstate, accepted the check from the students.

ACTC students to compete in NASA challenge

Four students enrolled in the Project Lead the Way Aerospace Engineering course at the Anderson Districts I & II Career &Technology Center are competing in the NASA Real-World/In-World Design Challenge. ACTC students that will compete include (left to right) are: Adam Seiler (Junior-Palmetto High School), Jonathan Gambrell (Junior-Wren High School), Luke Howell (Junior-Belton Honea Path High School), and Dillon Thompson (Junior-Palmetto High School).

Miss Spartanburg visits Spearman

Hannah Barfield, Miss Spartanburg recently visited the students in the GoalPOST after school program at Spearman Elementary School in Piedmont. Miss Barfield read a book to the students, answered questions, and autographed pictures for each child.

Students to present check for veterans Honor Flight

The Palmetto High School Air Force JROTC and the Palmetto High Student Council will present a check for $6,000 to Honor Flight Upstate South Carolina Wednesday, February 22 at Palmetto High School. Students at Palmetto High School and Cedar Grove Elementary supported the fundraiser for the upcoming spring Honor Flight that will depart from Greenville/Spartanburg International Airport.

Dr. Kelly Pew named superintendent for School District of Pickens County

Former Wren High Administrator Dr. Kelly Pew has been named the new superintendent for the School District of Pickens County. During a their meeting Monday, the school board unanimously approved Dr. Pew to replace Dr. Henry Hunt, who is retiring at the end of June.

Greenville Schools excellent on nutrition

The National School Nutrition Association (SNA) recently announced that the Food and Nutrition Services (FANS) Department of Greenville County Schools has received the prestigious District of Excellence Distinction in School Nutrition designation.

New high school to relieve overcrowding

Meeting to discuss names – The Board of Trustees of Greenville County Schools is accepting suggestions for the name of the new high school to open in southern Greenville County in August 2017. The school, which will be located on Quillen Avenue in Fountain inn, will relieve overcrowding at Hillcrest, Mauldin, and Woodmont High Schools.

Performs at music conference

Woodmont High IB freshman Cedric Shell recently performed at the Piano Divisions Honors Recital as part of the SC Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference in Charleston.

Greenville County Schools Course Registration for 2012-13 begins Feb. 13

Registration for fall courses for Greenville County Schools students in grades 5-11 will be held February 13 – March 15, 2012. Parents and students should check with their school regarding specific grade-level registration dates.

Anderson One ESOL program to be showcased on SCETV

Anderson School District One was recently invited to share the district ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) program by the South Carolina Department of Education. It was filmed at SCETV in Columbia. Pictured( l-r): Jane Harrison, District ESOL Coordinator, Jennifer Clytus, SCDE Education Consultant, Katie Howard, 3rd grade teacher at West Pelzer and Lisa Stokes, Lead ESOL teacher for Anderson One.

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