And they're off! Philip Simmons High's girls volleyball team is facing off against Landrum High in the state title game tomorrow! Good luck, Iron Horses! 🏐
Cainhoy Elementary is small but mighty! Today, students, staff and community members celebrated seeing more than 10 percent growth in CHE's SC Ready ELA, SC Ready Math and SC Ready Science scores AND the school's Good rating on the State Report Card.
Devon Forest Elementary ended the 2024-2025 school year with a mighty roar! Not only did the Dragons show more than five percent growth in their SC Ready ELA and SC Ready Math scores, they also increased their State Report Card rating to Average. To celebrate, DFE's staff was surprised with the news and cookies from Twisted Sugar.
Congratulations to Cross High on being named a South Carolina Blue Ribbon School! To celebrate this incredible achievement, Cross High's school administration, students and staff were recognized today at the South Carolina State House by S.C. Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver and Governor McMaster.

At H.E. Bonner Elementary, nothing is impopsicle! HBE celebrated seeing at least five percent growth in its SC Ready Science scores and 10 percent growth in its SC Ready ELA and SC Ready Math scores by providing popsicles for students on Halloween.





Is your student gifted in fine arts? Sign them up to audition for our STEP program! STEP serves our fourth through 12th graders who have been identified through auditions as gifted in fine arts. The audition forms accepting student nominations will close at 4 p.m. on Nov. 21. Learn more at https://www.bcsdschools.net/STEP.

We were booked and busy this weekend! Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table for Berkeley County Emergency Services Day at Cypress Gardens.






Let's BOO-gie!👻 Sangaree Middle hosted its annual Unified Halloween Dance with Unified programs from multiple BCSD middle schools coming to SRM to dance the fright away!










It's always a gourd time at Mount Holly Elementary! Both students and staff were showing off their haunt couture during MHE's annual Boo Parade! 🎃
Our Office of Federal and State Programs, Office of Transportation and Facility Services Division had a fa-boo-lous time at the Town of Moncks Corner's Halloween Festival last night! Thanks to everyone who stopped by one of our tables!
Life is a puzzle, solve it drug free! Like Hanahan Elementary here, schools across BCSD are celebrating Red Ribbon Week.

There were no tricks, just treats at our Spooktacular Hiring Event! If you were unable to make it and don't want to ghost your future, visit https://www.bcsdschools.net/careers.
Choose kindness over cruelty. With over 150 submissions, we've selected the three winners of the anti-bullying poster contest commissioned by BCSD's Office of Student Support Services . Congratulations to Martin Enrique Lopez-Mendez at College Park Elementary, Maret Corressel-Weiss at Marrington Middle School, and Angel Ragay at Goose Creek High!
Be a hero! Don't be a bully! Students and staff all across BCSD showed their support for fostering a safe and friendly learning environment during BCSD Anti-Bullying Week.






We look good in pink! In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our central office staff wore pink today to honor the fighters, celebrate the survivors, remember those lost, and raise awareness.
CPR saves lives. Now, with the help of the American Heart Association, every one of our high schools has a CPR in Schools kit, which can be used repeatedly to teach students the lifesaving skills of CPR and AED use.
BCSD students and staff were rocking their orange today for Unity Day!




At Bowen's Corner Elementary, anything is popsicle! BCE celebrated seeing at least 10 percent growth in its SC Ready ELA scores by popping up with popsicles for students and staff at the Hawk's Nest Park Fun Run.



The Gators have risen to the occasion! Today, Goose Creek High's staff celebrated the school's increased passage rates on THREE major end of course exams. GCH saw at least five percent growth in students passing their U.S. History and Algebra I EOCs and more than 10 percent growth in Biology I.










Reminder: Monday, Oct. 13, is a Teacher Workday/Staff Development Day. School campuses will be closed to students.

