Stratford High

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.

🏅 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

Our Betas are the best! At the recent BCSD Board of Education meeting, the SHS Betas who won first place in individual competitions at the South Carolina Senior Beta Convention were recognized for their hard work and academic excellence. Good luck to this terrific group of students at National Beta Convention in June!

WOW! Students in our Take the Lead mentoring program raised $6,000 in support of the Ronald McDonald House in downtown Charleston, which is TRIPLE the amount they donated last year. Kudos to all our mentees on this incredible achievement —especially those from Cane Bay High, who donated the most to this special cause.

We could not be prouder of our Marching Knights and their Directors for making history this past weekend at State! They finished 5th overall in the 2025 SCBDA 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! GO KNIGHTS!

Mark your calendars for 1st Semester Open House!

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Is your student coming back to BCSD? Then don't forget to complete the Returning Student Update through the PowerSchool Parent Portal! For more information, visit https://www.bcsdschools.net/registration.

On Tuesday, May 13, the Stratford Betas held a pack party to benefit the Lowcountry Period Pixies, a local nonprofit that distributes period supplies to schools and community organizations throughout the Lowcountry. The Betas worked together to package 414 community packs for the cause. We love hands-on projects that help us help our community. #NationalBeta #LowcountryPeriodPixies

The Stratford High School Orchestra gained major wins at the Music in the Parks festival at Carowinds- Saturday, May 17th: 1st Place (Superior): SHS Chamber Orchestra 2nd Place (Superior): SHS Combined Orchestras Overall Winner: Orchestra Division- Stratford High School We are so proud of our Orchestra!

We've got some accomplished kids in BCSD! Last night, Stratford High's JROTC archery team, Hanahan High's "Hawk's Eye View" and Nina Nassyrov from Philip Simmons Middle were recognized by our school board for their competition wins on the state and national level.

Spring has sprung! We hope all our students have a safe and fun spring break! Students will return to school April 21.

On April 5th, the Stratford Betas volunteered at the Goose Creek Recreation's Easter Egg Hunt at the Carolyn Lewis Fields. We helped distribute the eggs for the hunt, ran the craft area, supported the photo location, and manned the yard games. We even assisted Mr. Bunny, Miss Bunny, and Broose the Goose throughout the event. Everyone had a blast!

Stratford brought 7 students to the SCSTA competition . Every single student ranked Superior (highest ranking for the competition)!!. We had 3 students qualify for the finals for Comedic Musical Theatre Solo and 2 students qualify for the finals for Dramatic Duet Scene. Mia Embree Stone and Tyler Goodhall placed 3rd in the state for Dramatic Duet Scene! So proud of all of our kids who competed!

SHS Chamber Orchestra received a rating of "Superior with Distinction" at the SC Orchestra Division Concert Performance Assessment. This rating is the highest that any orchestra can achieve at a state competition! Way to go Knights!

The BCSD Student, Teacher, and Parent Climate Surveys window opened on Monday March 3rd and will close Friday March 21st. All students in grades 3-12 and all teachers, librarians, guidance counselors, ROTC instructors, career specialists, and speech therapists are expected to participate in the survey. All parents are encouraged to participate. Please see the 2024-25 Student, Teacher, and Parent Climate Surveys document for additional information. LINK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UigwCvef4eJ34aO4dpSct7cy_e1Yt138/view

Our school social workers are sparking change, one student at a time. Thank a school social worker this week for being a light in their students' lives!

Ready to solve the case of the missing breakfast? National School Breakfast Week starts today! To celebrate, students will get to try new menu items for breakfast and be entered to win daily and grand prizes from BCSD Child Nutrition Services.