CHS newspaper wins first Palmetto Award in 14 years

Camden High School's (CHS) Palmetto Leaf newspaper staff won a total of eight awards from the South Carolina Scholastic Press Association (SCSPA) in April. For the first time since 1999, the Leaf won the Palmetto Award for its class level, Class 1, according to newspaper advisor Amy Goodwin. This is Goodwin's first year back at CHS; she is a CHS graduate and previously taught at the school. ...

School board delays substitute teacher vote

A decision to hire a corporate staffing agency to provide substitute teachers in the Kershaw County School District (KCSD) will wait a little longer. The Kershaw County Board of School Trustees decided to put off a vote to hire Kelly Services at its meeting Tuesday night. Trustees originally learned about how the agency would recruit, hire, train and send substitute teachers into district classrooms ...

L-EHS student wins ‘BGTIME’

Victoria Phan won big in a media contest by interviewing her father. The Lugoff-Elgin High School (L-EHS) junior earned second place and a $750 scholarship in a contest called Bridging Generations through Technology, Information, Media and Engagement (BGTIME).

ATEC students qualify for national HOSA competition

Five Applied Technology Education Campus (ATEC) students have qualified to compete for national honors at a health science conference this summer after capturing medals at the state competition held recently in North Charleston.

School trustees, council discuss budget at meeting

Members of the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees and Kershaw County School District (KCSD) representatives met with members of Kershaw County Council Thursday to discuss the district's 2013-14 budget. During what school Trustee Matt Irick and Council Chair Gene Wise called the "informal" meeting, school trustees and administrators presented the district's working budget to council and the funding formula used to create its budget each year. Trustees and council also touched on the ...

Upton Trio ends 2013 education season at NCHS

The Upton Trio gave the final performance of its 2013 education project season Monday at North Central High School.

Leininger is 2013 KCSD Teacher of the Year

North Central Middle School (NCMS) teacher Brian Leininger is the Kershaw County School District's 2013 Teacher of the Year (TOY), selected at the district's annual gala Monday evening.

Medlin to join the National Society of College Scholars

Stephanie Elizabeth Medlin, the daughter of James and Jessica Medlin of Elgin, has been invited to join the National Society of College Scholars due to her outstanding academic performance at the University of South Carolina (USC). She is a Cardinal Newman Catholic High School graduate.

CMS wins 17 awards at the regional science fair

Eleven students from Camden Middle School won a total of seventeen awards at the Regional Science Fair. The winners are as follows --

KCSD website, photos earn state honors

Kershaw County School District's website and four photographs were winners in the SC chapter of the National School Public Relations Association's 2013 Rewards for Excellence.

MES cleans up as part of Earth Day

The Cassatt community celebrated Earth Day at Midway Elementary School (MES) April 22 by helping to renovate the school's campus.

Columbia mayor to Junior Leadership grads:

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin spoke to the 2013 graduating class of Junior Leadership Kershaw County (JLKC) at the program's 25th anniversary dinner April 25.

Teacher takes ESOL lessons into the classroom

One Kershaw County School District (KCSD) teacher has had the pleasure of teaching 50 students from as far away as Azerbaijan and Cambodia, and is taking what she taught them into her own classroom at Midway Elementary School (MES).

Geography Bee semifinalist

Montessori School of Camden sixth-grader J.D. Heaton (right) was a 2013 South Carolina National Geographic Bee semifinalist. The 2013 South Carolina National Geographic Bee is sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. This is the 25th anniversary of the Bee. Bees were held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade students throughout the state to determine each school's Bee winner. School-level winners then took a qualifying test, which they submitted to the national Geographic Society. In ...

KCSD has new plan for guidance counselors

A year-long study will redirect the focus of Kershaw County School District's (KCSD) guidance counselors.

S.C. Secretary of State visits North Central Middle

S.C. Secretary of State Mark Hammond gave North Central Middle School (NCMS) students an overview of his position within the state of South Carolina.

CMA graduate continues family legacy with graduation