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KCSD adjusts after millage increase denial
Kershaw County Council's denial of Kershaw County School District's (KCSD) millage increase request may leave some wondering how the district will proceed financially and its impact on students.
School news - Oct. 15, 2012
Freshman music major Andrea Nobles, of Camden, is among the 206 participants in Eastern Kentucky University's NOVA program, which serves students with academic potential who are the first in their family to pursue a four-year degree.
Return of the Gene Machine
Greenwood Genetic Center's (GGC) Gene Machine visited the Applied Technology Education Campus (ATEC ) last week.
Author’s Tea
Midway Elementary School student Madison Hensley, 7, was chosen to tell her story about the rewards of being kind during the school's first Author's Tea of the school year Tuesday. Madison helped a student who dropped her books and the student rewarded Madison by talking about her kindness on Midway's morning news show. "It was scary, but it ended up being OK," said the second-grader of her news show debut. ...
Noted children’s author speaks at L-EMS
A math and science kid, New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman said his writing started off as a hobby.
CCU athletic hallway named for trustee Duke Brown
Robert Duke Brown of Camden, a longtime Coastal Carolina University (CCU) trustee, was recently honored with the naming of the "Robert Duke Brown Hall of Champions" in the University's Adkins Field House. The hallway, which connects the George F. "Buddy" Sasser Hall of Fame to the building's Football Suite, was named for Brown to recognize his staunch advocacy and support of CCU's football program. <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left; ...
KCSD four-year graduation rate up
Kershaw County School District's (KCSD) graduation rate is at 87 percent this year.
ATEC auditorium named for founding director
Kershaw County School District personnel and Kershaw County community members helped celebrate the dedication of the Dr. Gilbert G. Woolard Auditorium at Applied Technology Education Campus (ATEC) Tuesday night. ATEC Director Chet Horton; Kershaw County School Board of Trustees Chair Mara Jones; Kershaw County Voccational Education Foundation (KCVEF) Chair Charles Baxley; and former ATEC directors Betty Sue Webber and Allen Teal helped make the ...
The year begins for 2012-2013 Junior Leadership class
Junior Leadership Kershaw County kicked off its 25th year in August with a two-day retreat for the 2012-13 class that included conquering a high ropes course.
Strike up the band!
Camden High School's (CHS) new band director is looking to add more trophies to the band room's display.
KC students earn high PASS marks
Kershaw County School District (KCSD) students surpassed the average 2012 Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) scores in 15 of 24 areas.
Land donation to aid North Central area
Kershaw County School District Board of Trustees (KCSB) recognized North Central-area resident Leonard Price for another "generous" donation to the Kershaw County School District (KCSD) at their board meeting on Tuesday night.
Asbestos abatement delays old CMS demolition
Demolition on the old Camden Middle School (CMS) building will resume in a "few weeks" as work to rid the former school of asbestos continues.
Revolutionary
The KC Revolutionists (KCR) robotics team members is changing the way we build the future.
Articles by Section - Education
The steel bear
Boyd Parker (first photo, center, in "flame" welding hood), a student at Central Carolina Technical College's (CCTC) Camden campus, welds portions of a steel bear as David Karrell (left, in black and yellow hood) of CCTC's Sumter campus assists. For their efforts, Parker, Karrell and their other classmates won first place at an annual "welding rodeo" held at CCTC's Camden campus near I-20 in April. Camden instructor Shawn Hankins said CCTC has ...
Trustees split in favor of substitute teacher contract
Kelly Services will provide contract substitute teachers to the Kershaw County School District (KCSD). However, the vote to do so was split, 5-4, among members of the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees at their meeting Tuesday.
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.
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