Category: Education

News from Dillon District Four (Dillon and Lake View), Dillon District Three (Latta Schools), Dillon Christian School, NETC (Northeastern Technical College), and other schools and colleges

McLeod Awards Scholarships

Three area residents were awarded scholarships through McLeod Dillon.  Each received a $1,000 scholarship.  

Swindler Named ‘Parents as Teachers’ Home Visitor

Dillon County First Steps is proud to announce that Ms. Jessica Swindler will be the new ‘Parents as Teachers’ Home Visitor effective August 1.

Dillon Native Named Mellichamp Elementary School Teacher Of The Year

Mellichamp Elementary School located in Orangeburg, South Carolina is extremely proud to announce that Jessica McCormick has been named the 2016-2017 Teacher of the Year.

LHS Junior Is Delegate To Congress Of Future Medical Leaders

Brianna Shelley, a junior at Latta High School of Latta,  was a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, MA on June 25-27, 2016.

ATEC Budget Balanced

Director Jerry Strickland presented the Dillon County ATEC budget at the Dillon County Board of Education’s meeting in June.

County Board Of Education Officers Elected

The Dillon County Board of Education voted unanimously to keep their same slate of officers at a recent meeting.

Dillon District Four School Board Approves Budget

The Dillon District Four School Board approved their 2016-2017 budget at a recent meeting.

NETC Selected For Second Chance Pell Program

Only weeks after learning of being named as one of 44 colleges nationally, and one of two colleges in the state, to participate in the Dual Enrollment Pell Grant experiment, Northeastern Technical College has also been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Education’s new Second Chance Pell program.

Latta Schools Budget Is Balanced

The General Fund budget for School Year 2016-17 for the Latta School District is balanced and approved by the Latta School Board of Trustees and the Dillon County Board of Trustees in the amount of $10,394,054.

CFS Of Dillon County Holds First Book Initiative

Communities for Students of Dillon County (CFS) continues its commitment to education and needs for students of Dillon County by adopting the First Book literacy initiative.