Education
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Mount Pleasant native Joe Semsar didn't go to school to become a teacher, but after the loss of his father he decided to follow in his footsteps and nurture the young minds that need it most.After graduating from Clemson University in May of 2009 he applied to serve as a Teach for America corps member in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "I wanted to participate because my mom has been an elementary school teacher at Sullivan's Island Elementary School for many years and in total has been teaching for 34 ...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Planter's Pointe a squeaky wheel
After various complaints from parents in the Planter's Pointe subdivision, Charleston County School district officials and Durham Bus Services officials are taking action.
But according to Jason A. Sakran, commun ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The start of school means the lazy days of summer are gone, replaced by car pools, sports practice, music rehearsals, homework and midnight science fair projects. That leaves little time for thinking about cooking healthy dinners or packing nutritiou ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The Wando High School Choirs have enjoyed a long tradition of excellence in choral music.
Composed of 240 singers from Wando High School, the choral program boasts five performance ensembles. They are Concert Choir, Advanced Concert Choir, Wando Si ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
MidAmerica Productions in New York City announced on Aug. 4 that Mr. Eric Wilkinson and the Wando High School Chorus have been invited for an April 2011 performance in New York's historic Carnegie Hall.
The choir will appear in their own performance ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Eight Bishop England students, along with Coach Tony Colizzi and Megan Parkerson, sailed around the British Virgin Islands for 11 days learning the ways of the water and the sailboat. From L to R, Colizzi, Jacob Smith, Emily Baker, Megan Parker ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The winner of the Mount Pleasant Artists Guild scholarship for the 2010-2011 school year is Kaitlyn Battistelli, a recent graduate of the Charleston County School of the Arts.
Battistelli lives in Mount Pleasant and has attended the School of the A ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Anyone who has children is conscious of those amazing days when you become aware of your child.
You see them at a distance, hear them on the phone or pass them in the kitchen. You push by in your usual business to get somewhere or something and it s ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
<I>Local grant is part of more than $12.8 million awarded for pediatric oncology research in 2010</I>
The St. Baldrick's Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, awarded a $60,000 ped ...
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Mellow Mushroom in Mt. Pleasant has been an official drop site to donate new school supplies for the Hootie and the Blowfish Foundation's "Homegrown Roundup, Back to School Basics."
On Wednesday, Aug. 11, the Mellow will be "truckin'" donated schoo ...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Fall semester enrollment deadline Aug. 13
The American College of the Building Arts (ACBA) (www.buildingartscollege.us) is still accepting applications for new students for the Fall 2010 semester. Potential students can apply through Aug. 13.
The C ...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Provost Academy, South Carolina's free online public high school, will offer extended year education, which began July 1.
This new option is being offered for students who would like to accelerate their education or for those who need additional ti ...
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
What better way for a Charleston County School district Palmetto Gold winner to celebrate than to open their new school at the start of the school year. Whitesides Elementary School principal Lona Pounder has been busy setting up furniture, giving pa ...
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Wando graduate Khailey Walsh signed her letter of intent to swim for Mars Hill College, which is a DII school located just outside of Asheville, N.C. and competes in the Appalachian Conference.
This year's team finished 3rd in the conference out of ...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Coastal Christian Prep's Senior Class received their diplomas on May 21 in the Graduation Ceremony held at First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant. The class of 2010 received more than $250,000 in scholarship money. College acceptances for the seni ...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Local schools won big in the GOGA challenge. With the goal of promoting a healthy lifestyle through recreation, nutrition and physical fitness activities, Get Out Get Active (GOGA) is a competitive program offered annually throughout Charleston Count ...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
For a number of high school students, finding a summer job this year has been particularly challenging. But the 57 rising seniors at the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) and select non-GSSM students from other publi ...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Caitlin Armstrong, Scott Forget and Walker Prince from Wando High School in Mount Pleasant took second place in the 2010 Capitol Hill Challenge (CHC). Representing U.S. Senator Jim DeMint, the three students competed against 1,060 other teams around ...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The College of Charleston School of Business has announced approval of its Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. The College's proposal for the program, which will launch this summer, was formally approved by the South Carolina Commission ...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Mount Pleasant native Joe Semsar didn't go to school to become a teacher, but after the loss of his father he decided to follow in his footsteps and nurture the young minds that need it most.After graduating from Clemson University in May of 2009 he ...
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Bishop England High School is proud to recognize that two of its faculty members were selected to participate in the annual Reading and scoring of the College Board's Advanced Placement Examinations this June.The faculty members were:Mrs. Desi Runey ...
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Trident Academy sixth-grader Caitlin Nevill is a winner of the Happy Halls Art Contest, sponsored by MUSC's Children's Hospital Volunteer Services. Caitlin's artwork was one of 430 entries submitted from 31 schools in Charleston County. A panel of ju ...
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Two South Carolina students, Jennifer Pham, 17, of Taylors and Alec Robinovitz, 10, of Mount Pleasant, were honored in the nation's capital last night for their outstanding volunteer work during the presentation of The 2010 Prudential Spirit of Commu ...
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Marissa Allen, a kindergarten teacher at Palmetto Christian Academy, has been named the Mount Pleasant Christian Teacher of the Year for 2010.Allen was chosen for her ability to let her faith show in her teaching, as well as her approach to students, ...
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Sophomore Ben Diebold from Wando High School, was honored at the annual Ambassadors of Economic Development Awards Ceremony during Industry Appreciation Week. Ben was saluted for being named a 2010 Young Entrepreneur by the SC Council on Economic Edu ...
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
The following scholarships are offered to alll students currently enrolled in school:1. Teen Travel Writing Scholarship (Deadline: August 1)Three $1000 Scholarships available. Applicants must be ages 13-18 and attending grades 8-12 as of May 15. Appl ...
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