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

DMS Students Participate In Band Clinic

0 Nine students from Dillon Middle School participated in the 2nd Annual Limestone College Honor Band Clinic which was held on November 19 – 21, 2015.  Directors from 36 different schools nominated over 320 students to be a part of this clinic.  Approximately 160 participated in the clinic, in two bands. Directing the Blue band…

Stewart Heights Participates In The Dillon Herald’s Toy And Food Drive

0 Stewart Heights Elementary participated in a service learning project during the month of December.  The students collected canned goods for the less fortunate.  All canned goods were boxed up and taken to The Dillon Herald to be distributed during the holiday season. (Photo by Johnnie Daniels/The Dillon Herald)

LVHS Ensemble Entertains At Thorne’s

0 On Thursday, December 10, 2015, Lake View High School’s Swampy the Mascot and members of the LVHS Ensemble entertained residents of Thorne Retirement Home in Lake View with a medley of holiday tunes. The ensemble is under the direction of Mr. Starlian Lee.

DMS Beta Club Visits Nursing Home

0 The 6th grade Beta Club visited Pines Nursing Home on Tuesday, November 24th with their favorite picture book.  They also brought gift bags filled with items such as gloves, socks, lotions, and many other personal items for the residents.  The students read their books to them and passed out gift bags to the residents.…

Stewart Heights Students Get Special Visit From Santa

The boys and girls at Stewart Heights Elementary school received a special visit on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. 

VIDEO: Dillon County Board of Education- December 15, 2015

Video from the Dillon County Board of Education meeting on December 15, 2015.

Scholarships Presented

0 Nina Annas Lee Scholarship 2015-2016—Mr. W.C. Lee, husband of the late Nina Annas Lee, presented the seventeenth annual Nina Annas Lee Scholarship to Hugh McSwain, a seventh grader at Dillon Christian School.  Hugh is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom McSwain. Hugh is an outstanding student involved in many extra-curricular activities at Dillon…

Latta School Board Unofficial Minutes- November 2015

The Latta School Board of Trustees met for the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the District Administrative Conference Room.

DHS Student Wins Office At Palmetto Girls State

0 Dillon High School is proud to announce that while attending Palmetto Girls State this past summer, Kierria Pernell was elected to serve in the House of Representatives and as Secretary of State. Palmetto Girls State is a one week leadership and citizenship training program, created to educate outstanding high school students about state and…

Morgan Rogers Awarded Second Place In Scholarship Competition

Leanna Morgan Rogers, a senior at Lake View High School, was awarded second place in the George F. Spradley Scholarship.