A Palmetto Elementary School student in Anderson School District One was recently diagnosed with Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. On June 15, 2013 the school was notified with the information. As soon as it could be verified, the district took measures to contact the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and follow the district plan for communicating such information, school officials said.
Category Archives: Anderson District One
Graduation schedule
Area graduates will walk the stage and receive diplomas this week . . .
Graduation ceremonies Thursday – Palmetto High
Graduation services for Palmetto High seniors will be held at 10 a.m. June 6 at LittleJohn Coliseum in Clemson.
Participating in the Palmetto High School graduation program will be Honor Grad Martin Elizabeth Brooks who will lead the Pledge of Allegiance and the Senior Singers will present the National Anthem. Honor Grad Jennifer Lynn Wagner will give the invocation. Honor Grad Carson Mikell Heatherly will welcome guests.
Charges dropped in PTO embezzlement at West Pelzer
The West Pelzer Police Department investigation of an incident of embezzlement involving a member of the West Pelzer Elementary School PTO has been closed with no charges filed. According to West Pelzer Police Chief M. D. Clardy, the investigation initially showed approximately $3300 of PTO funds were taken and converted to personal use by the PTO treasurer at the time. During the investigation, it was determined an additional $1000 was missing from the account, Chief Clardy said.
Graduation Services
Woodmont High Graduation services will be held Wednesday, June 5 at 7 p.m. at Furman’s Timmons Arena. Valedictorian is Andrew John Emerson. Salutatorian is Lucille Anne Southwell. There area 311 graduates in the Class of 2013.
Wren High Graduation will be June 6 at 2 p.m. at LittleJohn Coliseum in Clemson.
Graduation services for Palmetto High seniors will be held at 10 a.m. June 6 at LittleJohn Coliseum in Clemson.
The Journal will publish our annual Graduation Section next week honoring Palmetto, Wren and Woodmont graduates! Don’t Miss It!
Baccalaureate Service Sunday at Palmetto High
The Palmetto High Baccalaureate program will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday June 2. Jeremy Sargent will be the speaker. Charli Kirby will welcome guests, Casey Philyaw will give the invocation. A congregational hymn will be led by Stacie Poock and Mikal Frazier will read scripture. Megan Cortez will offer a prayer.
Retiring Superintendent honored at meeting
Anderson School District One Superintendent Dr. Wayne Fowler (center) was presented a commemotrative piece of wallpaper from the George Seaborn Board Room at the District Office which is being remodeled. Boardmember David “Moochie” Merritt (left) and Associate Superintendent David Havird share a laugh at the presentation which was part of honoring Fowler during his last board meeting as District One School Superintendent. A conference room at the District Office was named in his honor by the Board.
School District One dips into reserves to balance budget
The Anderson School District One Board of Trustees unanimously approved the 2013-2014 budget with expenditures of $57,798,143 during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday. With expected revenues of $57,249,543, the board will need $548,600 from their general fund balance to balance the budget.
McCullough receives AIAA Aerospace Achievement award
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation recently honored the winners of the 2013 AIAA Foundation Educator Achievement Awards at the AIAA Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala on May 8, in Washington, D.C.
Sean McCullough, Project Lead the Way Instructor at the Anderson Districts I & II Career & Technology Center, was among those teachers receiving the award. The AIAA Foundation presents the Educator Achievement Awards every two years to classroom teachers who have demonstrated exemplary efforts in exciting students in grades K–12 about the study of mathematics, science, and related technical studies, and in preparing them to use and contribute to tomorrow’s technologies.
Palmetto’s Boozer named SC School Counselor of the Year
Jeff Boozer, Counselor at Palmetto High School in Anderson School District 1, has been named the 2012-2013 South Carolina State School Counselor of the Year. He was also named the Pendleton Region Barbara H. James School Counselor of the Year for 2012-2013.
Boozer presently serves as the Freshman Academy Counselor Boozer is currently serving the students at Palmetto in his 15th year. He served his first 7 years at Palmetto in teaching US History, AP US History, AP Psychology, and World History and World Regional Geography in the Freshman Academy.
