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.
Category Archives: Moonville
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.
Local Allstate agent recognized for service
Allstate agent Wes Porter, right, presents a check to Katie Crispin, Community Manager of The Relay For Life with The American Cancer Society.
Piedmont (Moonville) Allstate agency owner Wes Porter received the 2012 Allstate Agency Hands in the Community Award for his commitment to helping others. With this award came a $1000 grant from The Allstate Foundation for the American Cancer Society Inc., in Piedmont, where Porter volunteers.
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.
Moped struck by SUV
People gather at the scene of a moped accident Sunday evening at the intersection of West Georgia and Reedy Fork Roads where a moped was struck by an SUV in the intersection near Woodmont High School. The seventeen year old moped driver was flown to Greenville Memorial Hospital by Greenville Hospital System Med Trans helicopter. South Greenville firefighters and Greenville EMS provided patient care until the helicopter arrived. It was the second accident in South Greenville County involving mopeds in two days. (Photo by David Rogers)
Cub Scouts tour The Journal
Cub Scout Pack 707 recently toured The Journal. Managing Editor David C. Meade explained how The Journal is put together each week and the printing and distribution process. Pictured are (Back row l-r) Richard Towne (Cubmaster), David Caron (Den Leader), David Meade (Editor). Front Row (left to right): Christofer Tucker, Micah Towne,
Greenville County Schools 2012-13 School Calendar
The 2012-13 calendar for Greenville County Schools was recently approved. The 2012-13 school year begins for students on Wednesday, August 22, and ends on Thursday, June 6, 2013. State law requires that school districts begin school no earlier than the third Monday in August, and the calendar must include three makeup days, 180 days for students, and 190 days for teachers.
Greenville Schools registration 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.
Woodmont Middle School Improvement Council selected State Honor
The School Improvement Councils (SICs) of two Greenville County schools have been named to the S.C. School Improvement Council’s (SC-SIC) 2012 Honor Roll for their significant efforts to foster civic engagement in public education. The SICs at Woodmont Middle School and Blythe Elementary Academy of Languages will continue in the running for the SC-SIC’s annual Dick and Tunky Riley Award for School Improvement Council Excellence.
Piedmont SC History added to The Journal-Online website
Several historical information posts have been added to The Journal-Online website this week. Added are posts with information compiled mainly by Piedmont Historian Don Roper going back as far as the late 1700s to 2002. We hope you enjoy reading about the history of Piedmont this week. Additional history and other information about Williamston, Pelzer, West Pelzer and Piedmont will be posted to the website periodically as we continue to update the new site.
