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

Brenda Arnette Named Counselor Of The Year

Brenda Arnette, Dillon County Technology Center School Counselor, was named the 2012 Outstanding Counselor of the Year by the South Carolina Counseling Association at the association’s annual conference in Myrtle Beach on February 24.

PASS Parent Nights Held At South And Stewart Heights

Stewart Heights Elementary and South Elementary held special assessment meetings for the third grade students and their parents the last week in January.

LHS JROTC Leadership Team To Participate In Championship

After advancing through two phases of competition, the Latta High School JROTC Leadership team composed of Sarah Carter, Buster Causey, Ma’de-Cruz Wiggins, Amber Roberts and Maston Sweat will participate in the final championship round of The 2012 Army JROTC Leadership Symposium in Washington D.C., on the campus of George Mason University, June 22 – 26, 2012.

iPads Coming To Some Grades In Dillon District Four

Dillon District Four is using $138,625 in School Improvement Funds to implement iPads into some of the classrooms.

Aviation Aerospace Summer Camp Accepting Applicants

The Celebrate Freedom Foundation is pleased to announce it is accepting student applications to its SOaR Aviation Aerospace Summer Camp.

National School Counselors Week Observed

National School Counselors Week was observed the week of February 6-10.
Counselors across the nation were recognized for providing services and counseling to students.

Will Moody’s Program To Receive RAMP Designation

Richland School District Two’s Round Top Elementary School is receiving national accolades for establishing an outstanding counseling program.

Healthy Learners Gets Donation

First Bank has donated $2,500 to Healthy Learners, a non-profit organization providing access to health care for uninsured and underinsured students across South Carolina.

JVM Students ‘Follow The Drinking Gourd’

“The night was filled with darkness and shadows. The sounds of cricket songs were swarming in the air. Someone was hiding outside the small log cabin. It is 1851 and a woman whistled a song called Go Down, Moses. This was a secret code that only slaves knew how to decipher. They knew that Harriet Tubman had come to lead them out of slavery.”

Bus Drivers Visit South, Stewart Heights

Bus drivers in Dillon District Four visited Stewart Heights and South the second week in February.