Reminder: In honor of the Fourth of July, all BCSD schools and offices are closed today. Have a fun and safe holiday!
about 2 hours ago, Berkeley County School District
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On Monday, the Berkeley County Board of Education approved the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 General Fund Budget, a financial plan that invests in students and employees while making responsible use of taxpayer dollars. Review key components of the approved budget at https://www.bcsdschools.net/article/3019537.
1 day ago, Berkeley County School District
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🏅 At last night's board meeting, we were proud to once again celebrate the incredible athletic excellence across Berkeley County as we recognized our individual and team Track & Field State Champions!

This year, student-athletes from Philip Simmons, Goose Creek, Timberland, Hanahan, and Stratford captured individual state championships. Philip Simmons girls and boys track teams also won a state title.

Congratulations to all of our state champions, coaches, and supporters for representing BCSD with determination, hard work, and excellence!

Philip Simmons High School (Class 2A)

Team State Champions

Girls Track & Field Team
Boys Track & Field Team

Relay State Champions

Girls 4x800m Relay
Boys 4x800m Relay

Individual State Champions

Ashley Roush — Girls Pole Vault
Laura Perry — Girls 1600m
Laura Perry — Girls 3200m
Flynn Taylor — Girls 800m
Julia Reilly — Girls Triple Jump
Jeremiah Richardson — Boys 200m Dash

Goose Creek High School (Class 5A Division II)

Kourtney Horne — Girls 100m Hurdles

Timberland High School (Class 2A)

Malyk Goodman — Boys 400m Hurdles
Carter Hawkins — Boys Triple Jump

Hanahan High School (Class 3A)

Avery Manus — Girls Pole Vault

Stratford High School (Class 5A Division I)

Lukas Kowlok — Boys Pole Vault
3 days ago, Berkeley County School District
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We are so proud of these students for choosing to have a career in the classroom! At Monday night's board meeting, we recognized our 13 South Carolina Teaching Fellows for pursuing a career in education. Again, congratulations to Cane Bay High for having the most recipients in the state from a single school!
14 days ago, Berkeley County School District
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The Berkeley County School District (BCSD) administration presented the first reading of the proposed 2026-2027 General Fund Budget to the Board of Education on June 15, outlining a fiscally responsible spending plan that strengthens student learning and supports, invests in employees, and meets the needs of one South Carolina’s fastest-growing school districts, without increasing taxes on Berkeley County taxpayers. Review key components of the proposed budget at https://www.bcsdschools.net/article/2999771.

17 days ago, Berkeley County School District
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Our Future Business Leaders of America students from Berkeley Middle, Berkeley High and Timberland High took care of business at this year's State Leadership Conference! All first place finishers were recognized at our most recent board meeting.
17 days ago, Berkeley County School District
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Welcome to the hive! We had a another great turnout at our ribbon cutting ceremony at Bee Tree Elementary! BTE will be welcoming its founding Bees this August.
17 days ago, Berkeley County School District
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A group of people stand in a lobby; one girl interacts with a large inflatable bee.
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The Astros are ready for takeoff! Last night's ribbon cutting at Midtown Middle was out of this world with a huge turnout from the Nexton community!
23 days ago, Berkeley County School District
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A group of adults stands in a hallway holding ribbons for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Bright balloons and banners adorn the scene.
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Indoors, a group of adults and children are standing. Two women and a girl hold hands.
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These people chose the next phase of their career to take place in a classroom, and for that we couldn't be more grateful. Yesterday, we celebrated our alternative certification program participants across BCSD!
28 days ago, Berkeley County School District
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A book titled "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss, with a colorful spiral design, featuring a small glass block.
A man in a light blue shirt and brown tie converses with a woman in a blue shirt, both wearing glasses. Behind them, a woman sits at a table with drinks and flowers.
A woman in a blue top speaks into a microphone at a podium, with a white wall and colorful balloons in the background.
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Cane Bay Middle is fit and fabulous! CBM claimed the Grand Prize at this year's BCSD Wellness Team Awards and received $2,000 to go toward its wellness initiatives. Overall, the MUSC Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness donated $22, 300 to participating BCSD schools. Awesome job, Cobras!
about 1 month ago, Berkeley County School District
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Congratulations to Cainhoy Elementary and Westview Primary for being our second semester's i-Ready Super Schools! CHE showed the most growth in its i-Ready ELA scores, and this is third consecutive semester the Tigers have been named an i-Ready Super School. For the first time, Westview Primary is receiving the i-Ready banner after showing the most growth in their i-Ready math scores!
about 1 month ago, Berkeley County School District
Group of people from Cainhoy Elementary, including adults and children, standing together and holding a banner that says "i-Ready Super School!" Confetti falling.
A group of people from Westview Primary, including adults and children, stand behind a banner with a trophy. They are on a stage with a blue curtain backdrop.
Hanahan High's softball team is state bound! They'll be facing off against Crescent High in a best-of-three series for the state title. Fly high, Hawkettes!
about 1 month ago, Berkeley County School District
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Ready...set...PLAY! Devon Forest Elementary is the site of BCSD's newest inclusive playground! Special services students and their general education buddies got to break in the playground at a special ribbon cutting ceremony last Thursday.
about 1 month ago, Berkeley County School District
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In honor of Memorial Day, all BCSD schools and offices are closed today, May 25. Students will return to school Tuesday, May 26.
about 1 month ago, Berkeley County School District
Flag with "Remember and Honor Memorial Day" text. Flag on blue background with date May 25, 2026.
Along with our students, Meagan Brooks, our 2026 District Teacher of the Year, was also recognized by the board on Monday for being selected as this year's BCSD TOY. Meagan was gifted a banner to display at Cane Bay Elementary to celebrate her accomplishment and the Judy Rainey Passion Project Scholarship in the amount of $1,000, which she can elect to spend on any project supporting student success at CBE.
about 1 month ago, Berkeley County School District
Meagan Brooks with Principal Watson and board members with Teacher of the Year banner
Meagan Brooks with Teacher Forum representatives and board members and passion project scholarship check
We've got some accomplished kids in BCSD! Last night, Stratford High's JROTC archery team, Hanahan High's "Hawk's Eye View" and a delegation from Cane Bay High's AFJROTC unit stopped by the board meeting to be recognized for meeting incredible milestones throughout the school year.

For the second year in a row, Stratford High's archery team won the South Carolina NASP State Championship in two divisions, Bullseye and 3-D. Cane Bay High's AFJROTC was applauded for receiving the Sword of Excellence again, which goes to the top AFJROTC unit in the state. And last but not least, "Hawk's Eye View" was celebrated for winning the program's third Best High School Newscast in the Southeast from the National Academy for Screen Arts and Sciences.
about 1 month ago, Berkeley County School District
SHS JROTC Archery team with board members
CBH AFJROTC delegation with board members
HHS Hawk's Eye View with board members
Congratulations to Kaylen Bradshaw and Nicole Arias on each receiving a $2,500 scholarship from BCSD Teacher Forum! From Berkeley High, Kaylen received the 2026 Teacher Forum Teacher Cadet Student Scholarship. Representing Cane Bay High, Nicole won the 2026 Teacher Forum CTE Student Scholarship for her commitment to agricultural and veterinary sciences.
about 1 month ago, Berkeley County School District
Kaylen Bradshaw with scholarship check presented by Teacher Forum
Nicole Rae Arias with scholarship check presented by Teacher Forum
Our 2025 District Ambassadors Academy program wrapped up last week at one of the buzziest new schools in Berkeley County, Bee Tree Elementary. This is a very special initiative designed to provide an insider’s perspective on how the district operates to residents and Berkeley County business/community leaders. Keep an eye out for program applications this summer!
about 2 months ago, Berkeley County School District
A group of adults stands around the Bee Tree Elementary logo on the floor of BTE. Background includes brick walls and glass doors.
A man in a suit and a woman with tattoos in a large, empty gym.
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A huge congratulations to Philip Simmons High's girls and boys track teams on completing the sweep and winning the state championships last night! For the girls this is their second straight state championship! #makingapositivedifference
about 2 months ago, Berkeley County School District
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girls group photo

Not to brag, but we have the best career specialist in the tri-county area! Jessica Galati, BCSD's career specialist at Cane Bay High, was named the Career Specialist of the Year for the Trident Region — which is comprised of Berkeley, Dorchester and Charleston counties — by the South Carolina Department of Education. Well deserved, Jessica!

about 2 months ago, Berkeley County School District
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A woman in a colorful shirt stands with a bouquet of flowers and holds a framed certificate.