Congratulations to Michael Wilkerson and Bridgette Scarborough on each receiving a $2,500 scholarship from BCSD Teacher Forum! From Hanahan High, Michael received the 2024 Teacher Forum CTE Student Scholarship. Representing Goose Creek High, Bridgette won the 2024 Teacher Forum Teacher Cadet Student Scholarship.
At last night's board meeting, Cane Bay High was recognized for its state title wins and North/South selections. Berkeley High was recognized for its North/South selections, All-State selections and South Carolina Senior Beta Convention first place wins. Goose Creek High, Philip Simmons High and Stratford High also had Beta Club members recognized for placing first at South Carolina Senior Beta Convention. Congratulations again!
Mrs. Regina Owens at Cane Bay High is a SUPERSTAR School Communicator! She was the top Rooms user districtwide for the fourth quarter with HUNDREDS of announcements and messages shared with students and parents. We surprised her this week with a small gift. Please help us thank Mrs. Owens for her commitment to keeping students and parents informed!
Congratulations to Nexton Elementary and Marrington Middle School of the Arts for being named May's i-Ready Super Schools! Because these two schools saw the most improvement in their i-Ready reading scores this year, they'll get to keep the precious banners until September.
From all our BCSD board members, congratulations to the Class of 2024!
Congratulations to Carolyn Lewis School's Olivia McKelvey on being one of the 55 state and territory winners of the Doodle for Google contest! Olivia will now go on to compete for one of the five national finalist spots. You can vote for Olivia's doodle to make it to the next round at https://doodle4google.com. #makingapositivedifference #arteducation
At this week's board meeting, Philip Simmons High was recognized for its state title wins, Shrine Bowl selections and North/South selections. Hanahan High's student broadcast team was also brought in to celebrate winning the 2023 Best Newscast in the Southeast from the National Academy for Screen Arts and Sciences. Congratulations again to the following students and programs:
Philip Simmons High: Girls XC team, Girls Tennis team, Troy Stevenson, Emmy Wood, Amelia Whirrett, Ansley Cohen, Sam Crocker, Peyton Tribolet, Robert Watson, Bryce Smalls and Alex Watson
Hanahan High: Hawk's Eye View
All Berkeley County School District graduation ceremonies are streamed live at https://www.bcsdschools.net/live.
Life can take you a lot of different places, but you should never forget where you came from. This morning many of our soon-to-be graduates walked the halls of their former elementary schools for the last time.
The 2024 Commencement Ceremony for Berkeley Middle College will be streamed live at 7 p.m. To view, visit https://www.bcsdschools.net/live.
As a way of continuing to promote child nutrition and adding to the many celebrations capping the end of the school year, Berkeley County School District’s Office of Child Nutrition Services will launch a special giveaway next week (May 20–24) that will offer some big prizes.
Elementary, middle and high school students eating lunch and/or breakfast next week will be entered into a drawing for prizes that include, but are not limited to:
*iPads
*Wireless earbuds/headphones
*Underwater cameras
*Projectors
*Action cameras
*Bluetooth speakers
Students will receive one entry into the drawing for each meal they eat. Winners will be drawn at random, and those who eat multiple meals will obviously have an increased chance of winning.
SHOP LOCAL. YOUR PENNY MAKES A DIFFERENCE! Did you know that Berkeley County voters passed a resolution in 2022 that benefits our ability to build and maintain schools? Commonly known as a "penny tax," the measure enacts a one-percent sales tax for specific construction projects. https://bcsdschools.net/pennyprojects
A little bit of rain certainly did not dampen the festivities this morning as Stratford High students and staff ventured outside to cheer on the boys soccer team as they boarded the bus to leave for the state championship! The bus left in style with vehicles from Goose Creek's police department and the fire department providing an escort off the campus.
Stratford High Knights will face off against the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 3 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Columbia. The team is led by Coach Jessie Stament.
At this week's board meeting, Daniel Island School, Timberland High and Goose Creek High were recognized for their state title wins and North/South selections. Congratulations again to the following students and programs:
Daniel Island School - Cate Angle
Timberland High - JROTC Raider team and state champion wrestler Alex Rush
Goose Creek High - North/South selections Aiyanna Moss, Shane Potts and Preston Rhodes and state champion wrestlers Montero Royal and Uriah Peters-Gutierrez
Our students put on a stellar performance at the Charleston Battery's May the 4th game! Philip Simmons High's choir brought down the house with the national anthem and Hanahan High's JROTC presented the colors.
Photos by Henry Taylor.
Our school nurses rock! To celebrate #NationalNursesWeek, BCSD Nursing Services delivered gifts to our school nurses for always providing great care to our students. Keep up the great work, ladies! #makingapositivedifference #nationalschoolnurseday
A health emergency can happen anywhere, even in a school. Our school nurses do an incredible job ensuring our students remain happy and healthy throughout the school year. #NationalNursesWeek
Our teachers make a positive difference in our students' lives everyday! During #TeacherAppreciationWeek, thank a teacher for the outstanding work they do to help students reach their full potential.
BCSD has some determined young readers! Congratulations to the Iron Horses for being named an i-Ready Super School after putting in the work to have the highest percentage of passed i-Ready reading lessons out of all the elementary schools in the district this past month.
Returning Student Registration opened today!
To ensure a smooth start for the upcoming school year, Berkeley County School District requires all parents/legal guardians of returning students to complete an Online Returning Student Registration through the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
MORE INFO: https://www.bcsdschools.net/o/bcsd/page/returning-student-registration
