Berkeley County School District (BCSD) has postponed the first day of school to Thursday, August 15, giving teachers and staff more time to prepare and students an extra day of summer break. This decision comes after recent severe weather and flooding prevented access to school buildings for three days, disrupting traditional classroom and school preparation time for teachers and staff.
“We value the dedication of our teachers and staff in preparing classrooms and schools, and this additional day will allow them to better prepare to receive more than 38,000 students on Thursday,” said BCSD Superintendent Dr. Anthony Dixon. “Last week, teachers completed virtual professional development and training so now they can focus on classroom and school needs Monday through Wednesday.”
School and district offices will be open regular hours, and extracurricular activities and athletic programs will also operate according to their normal schedule. Information and schedules for school specific meet the teacher and grade specific orientation days have been shared with families by school leaders.
Dixon added, “We understand that disruptions in schedules are not easy for anyone so we appreciate the understanding of our parents and community as we work to ensure that the first day is the best it can be for students and teachers on Thursday.”
Any weather day adjustments necessary as a result of this calendar change will be reviewed and communicated, if needed, at a later date.
BCSD transitions to virtual operations today, August 9
Due to unexpected flash flooding resulting in numerous road closures and impassable road conditions, Berkeley County School District (BCSD) schools and offices will transition to virtual operations Friday, August 9.
All extracurricular activities, athletics, and school programs are currently suspended Friday, August 9. BCSD leaders urge staff to stay off of the roads.
In collaboration with county and municipal leaders, BCSD will reassess conditions Friday and throughout the weekend and provide updates, as appropriate, concerning potential access to schools and offices.
BCSD leaders are working closely with Berkeley County Emergency Management and are receiving regular updates about the weather from the National Weather Service. As safety and security is our
Attention THS Parents & Students:
Timberland High School would like to formally invite all 9th grade students and parents to the 2024-2025 Freshman Orientation on Friday, August 9th in the THS auditorium. Student schedule pick-up will begin at 8:30am, with the presentation to students and parents from 9:00 - 9:40am. Students will be permitted to walk their schedule and briefly meet their teachers from 9:45 - 10:45am.
Is your student coming back to BCSD? Then don't forget to complete Returning Student Registration through the PowerSchool Parent Portal!
MORE INFO: https://www.bcsdschools.net/o/bcsd/page/returning-student-registration
The Youth Volleyball Camp will be held next week starting on July 15th. See Fyler for details.
All 7th-12th grade girls and their parents are invited to our girls basketball interest meeting next Tuesday, June 25! Our new head coach, Coach Greene, will be in the THS cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. to meet the future players and answer any questions.
ATTENTION STUDENTS!! Cheer tryouts start on Wednesday!
Trident United Way will host a Youth Seminar on July 13th at the Southstate Bank in North Charleston . The flyer is below and use the following link to register:
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Attention all students interested in JV and Varsity Cheer!
All Berkeley County School District graduation ceremonies are streamed live at https://www.bcsdschools.net/live.
The Miss & Mister Timberland Pageant will be tomorrow May 17th at 7:00 pm.
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.
MUSC C.A.R.E.S. will host a community heatlh event that will include free physical scans that can be used for athletics for the 2024-25 school year. See flyer for details!
At BCSD's last board meeting, our very own Alex Rush and JROTC Raider team were recognized for winning state titles! Go Wolves!
Interested in enrollment in Trident Technical College? See flyer for details on enrollment day!
Due to weather, the Softball playoff game scheduled for today has been rescheduled to tomorrow at 6:00 pm.
Save the date, this is a pageant you do not want to miss!
Our baseball team will travel to Barnwell High School to play the Warhorses tomorrow , April 29 at 6:30 pm. Admission is $8.00. Use this link to purchase tickets:
https://gofan.co/event/1512433?schoolId=SC144 or cash sales at the gate.
The game will be played behind Guinyard Butler Middle School. The address is 779 Allen St, Barnwell, SC 29812. The concession stand with both snacks and hot food will be available.
Let's Go Wolves!
Our boys' soccer team will travel to Lancaster, SC to compete against the Buford Yellow Jackets at 6:00pm. Use this link for online tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1511221?schoolId=SC312
Buford Yellow Jackets vs Timberland HS Wolves - Soccer - Apr 29, 2024
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Cash is also accepted at the gate ($8.00). Fans will park across the street from the stadium in the gym parking lot. Disabled fans are allowed to park in the small lot at the stadium.
Let's go Wolves!
May the 4th be with you! BCSD Family Night with the Charleston Battery is going to be a blast!
