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

Retired Educators Association Meets

The Dillon County Educators Association-Retired met on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. with seven members and two guests in attendance.

County School Board Reviews Budgets

The Dillon County Board of Education reviewed budgets at their last meeting.
Some budgets had to be revised for presentation due to the change in the school funding formula.

Library’s GrandFamily Resource Center Opening

The Dillon County Library is proud to announce the newest thing going on at the library: GrandFamily Resource Center.

J.V. Martin Receives $2M School Improvement Grant

JV Martin Jr. High School has received the School Improvement Grant for $2,176,476 to support high quality, sustainable school improvement activities over a three year period.

Latta School Board Meets

The Latta School Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, August 10th.

Funding Solutions Being Looked Into For Dillon County’s Alternative School

Possible funding solutions for Dillon County’s alternative school were discussed at the Dillon County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday morning.

County Board Of Education Meeting Changed

Dillon County Board of Education meeting will be held August 24th at
9:30 a.m. on the third floor of the City-County Complex in Dillon.

ACT Scores Released

South Carolina’s 2010 public high school graduates matched last year’s performance on the ACT college entrance exam despite an increase of more than 1,100 additional test-takers, the company said. The national average was down slightly.

Bull Lee Memorial Chapel To Be Dedicated On Friday

The Bull Lee Memorial Chapel at Dillon Christian School will be dedicated on Friday, August 20th at 6:15 p.m., according to Headmaster John Davis.

School Begins! (with slide show)

Students headed back-to-school on Monday. As of press time, The Herald heard that the opening went smoothly with no major problems.