Philip Simmons Elementary

Philip Simmons Elementary is excited to announce the successful renewal of its ABC School Certification. This demonstrates the school’s strategic commitment to making the arts an ...

At the Oct. 20, 2025 BCSD board meeting, Berkeley County School District's 2026 - 2027 instructional calendar was passed. Notable dates are as follows: August 12, 2026: Firs...

BCSD students have a special "quest" next week: eat breakfast in their school cafeterias! The week of March 2 is National School Breakfast Week, an annual celebration that is hel...

Berkeley County School District is excited to welcome families to the “Taste, Play, Connect, Educate” event happening in March! Last year, BCSD’s Child Nutrition Services hosted a ...

Berkeley County School District is excited to acknowledge its 47 Teachers of the Year for the 2025-2026 school year. The district's Teacher of the Year committee will soon select...

Berkeley County School District is excited to recognize its students who placed in the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE)’s Kids for Conservation Arts Competition. Philip Si...

If there is ever a time “to put on the Ritz”, it is at Berkeley County School District’s upcoming hiring event. BCSD is opening two new schools in August. With new schools comes ...

With January being Martin Luther King, Jr.’s month of birth, the BCSD Division of Student Support Services invited students to participate in a district-wide Martin Luther King, J...

Berkeley County School District visual art students racked up the awards at the Coastal Carolina Fair Youth Art Show. Competing against students from across the Lowcountry, 72 of o...

Philip Simmons Elementary is "on a roll" with its test scores! On Nov. 18, Philip Simmons Elementary staff celebrated the school's 8.2 percent growth in SC Ready English/language...

Philip Simmons Elementary hosted its annual Veterans Day program Tuesday morning by inviting students' veteran family members out to the school for a special breakfast. Visitors t...

Residents and community members looking for ways to give back this holiday season are encouraged to sponsor a child in Berkeley County School District through the annual Berkeley ...

Philip Simmons Elementary is one of four Berkeley County School District schools to score an ABC Advancement Grant worth $13,000 this year to support the arts. ABC Advancement Gr...

We are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where all our students can learn, grow and thrive! On Wednesday, Oct. 22, all our schools will observe Unity ...

Three…two…one...BLAST OFF! Berkeley County School District is excited to announce the launch of our district’s reading challenge – Berkeley Book Blast: Igniting a Love for Readin...

Get ready to travel the globe — right from the school cafeteria. The week of Oct. 13 is National School Lunch Week, an annual celebration that is held the second full week of Oct...

As you may be aware, current forecasts indicate the possibility of severe weather from tropical system 94L (which is expected to be named Imelda) which has strengthened into a hur...

Berkeley County School District wants to make its families aware of voluntary student accident insurance plans being offered by HSR for the 2025-2026 school year. HSR is an indep...

Parents, teachers, administrators and more can nominate a student to be screened for Berkeley County School District's Gifted and Talented Academic Program from now until Sunday, ...

Smiles, laughter, and first-day excitement -- BCSD students are back and ready for a new year of learning!