Auditions for our STEP program are right around the corner, and parents have until the Tuesday before Thanksgiving Break to sign up their students. STEP serves our fourth through 12th graders who have been identified through auditions as gifted in fine arts. Sign up to audition at https://www.bcsdschools.net/STEP/.
Congratulations to Hanahan High's marching band on placing 10th in Class AAA at the SCBDA State Marching Band Championships! Go Hawks!
We are witch-ing all our students a fab-boo-lous and safe Halloween!
We're ready for you at the Cane Bay YMCA! This might be the biggest Halloween event in our area! We have free books and of course, candy! The event starts at noon and ends at 3.
Live drug free! This week schools across the district celebrated Red Ribbon Week.
Spooky season is all about having some skele-fun! We had a blast passing out books at the Moncks Corner Halloween Festival last night. #makingapositivedifference #communityoutreach #spookyseason
Congratulations to William Coker, Andrew Tumbleston, Jayden Middleton, Sam Crocker and Landon Stradcutter on making the roster for the 2023 Touchstone Energy Bowl. The annual contest, formerly known as the North-South game, will be held Dec. 9 at Myrtle Beach High.
There's never a bad time for a good cup of coffee! Thank you to everyone who came out to the Cross General Store to speak to Dr. Dixon at our latest Coffee & Conversations event.
Congratulations to Daniel Island School middle schoolers and Philip Simmons Elementary for being October's i-Ready Super Schools! This month's schools were selected because they had the highest percentage of passed i-Ready reading lessons.
Stop, drop and hold! Along with schools across the nation, Macedonia Middle practiced earthquake drills for the "Great American ShakeOut!"
Do you have a bachelor's degree? You could be a teacher in Berkeley County!
There will be two alternative certification info sessions for prospective teachers. The first session will be held virtually on October 18 at 6 p.m., and the second will be on November 1 at 4:30 p.m. at our main office in Moncks Corner.
Learn More: https://www.bcsdschools.net/article/1270631
Over the weekend, Stratford High's marching band made school history during its first appearance at the Bands of America Regional Championship. Competing against 23 bands from three different states, the Marching Knights advanced to the Finals and placed eighth. Go band! #makingpositivedifference #ICYMI #bandkids #marchingband
Superintendent Dixon had a great time mixing and mingling with students and parents from Berkeley High's feeder pattern at Alien Cow in Moncks Corner.
Two Howe Hall AIMS teachers, Jennifer Dragotta and Maria Earl, were awarded the Ray Doughty Arts Integration Award. This award honors individuals who embody the true spirit of arts integration through the successful utilization of community partnerships and resources. Awesome job, ladies!
Please take a moment to review this BCSD Office of Special Services newsletter. It includes information about multiple events and opportunities. https://www.smore.com/ra6x7
We had a great turnout for our YMCA membership sign-up event! Don't worry, if you're a BCSD employee who wasn't able to make it last night, you can activate your free membership at the Cane Bay Family YMCA or Berkeley County Family YMCA with your district ID badge.
To ensure their "Year One" is a slam dunk, our first-year teachers attended the first of several GUIDE professional development sessions last week.
Interested in working on a nursing degree while still in high school? Trident Tech is holding a couple of information sessions! Details: https://5il.co/25w67
Grab that helmet and lace up those cleats, it's time for the Shrine Bowl! Philip Simmons High's Troy Stevenson, a cornerback/receiver, is not only our sole football player to be selected this year, but the first player from PSH to make the cut.
To better serve the physical and mental wellbeing of those who work for BCSD, the YMCA has partnered with the school district to provide FREE memberships to BCSD employees.
In celebration of this partnership, BCSD employees are invited to come out to the Cane Bay Family YMCA on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. for the formal announcement of the partnership, and to activate their memberships and tour the Cane Bay facility. Learn more at https://berkeleycosdsc.sites.thrillshare.com/article/1252290
