CCSD's 2009-2010 Press Releases

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June 2010

• District News:
  • 2010 Summer Leadership Institute for CCSD Administrators
  • CCSD's Child and Family Development Center Earns National Accreditation

May 2010

• School News:
  • Haut Gap Middle: Students and Staff Host Environmental Summit
  • James Island Elementary: Child Development and Kindergaten RoundUp
  • James Island Elementary: Library Night
  • James Island Elementary: Career Fest
  • Mitchell Elementary and St. Andrew's School of Math and Science: Schools Partner in Math Bowl
  • North Charleston Elementary: Tricounty Youth Service Day
  • School of the Arts: Teacher Named Gibbes' Art Educator of the Year
  • St. Andrew's Middle: Elvis Sighted at Local School!
  • St. Andrew's School of Math and Science: Teacher Selected for Michelson ExxonMobil Teacher Academy
  • West Ashley Middle: Thankful Thursday
  • West Ashley High: School Awards Trevino Scholarship
  • West Ashley High: DUI Rodeo

April 2010

• School News:
  • Goodwin Elementary: Spirit of South Carolina
  • Goodwin Elementary: Children's Museum of the Lowcountry
  • Goodwin Elementary: Celebrates Earth Day
  • Haut Gap Middle: Poetry Slam
  • Hunley Park: Students Host "Have a Heart Fundraiser"
  • Moultrie Middle: Metamorphosis at Moultrie
  • Moultrie Middle: History Day
  • North Charleston Elementary: Signing to Success
  • North Charleston High: Welcome, Author Dori Sanders
  • Stall: Jefferson Award ceremony on 5/3/10
  • West Ashley Middle: SIDS Fundraiser

March 2010

• District News:
  • The Mark Wood Experience
  • Teacher of the Year Finalists Celebrated
  • Charleston's Heinsohn Named 2010 SC-SIC Advocate of the Year for 2010
  • CCSD's Montessori Programs Celebrate "Children Around the World" Event
    
• School News:
  • Chicora Elementary: Teacher Awarded ETV Award
  • Goodwin Elementary: School Hosts a Sidewalk Tour Back in African-American History
  • James Island Elementary: "Seuss Week!"
  • James Island High: Students Collected Shoes for Global Donation
  • Memminger School of Global Studies: School Partners with Water Missions International
  • Moultrie Middle: "National History Day" Winners in “Innovation in History”
  • Moultrie Middle: Bridge Run
  • Moultrie Middle: Students Count On Hands-On Math Instruction
  • Murray-LaSaine Elementary: Neighborhood Planning Team Requesting Community Input on School's Possible Magnet Focus
  • Murray-LaSaine Elementary: Cat in the Hat Supports School's Literacy Focus
  • North Charleston Elementary: Baraza Arts Festival
  • Stall High: Jefferson Service Awards Students in Action Monthly Winner Announced
  • Stall: Clean Cities Sweep
  • St. Andrews Elementary: Wonder of Words with the Community
  • St. Andrews Elementary: Student Wins Geographic Bee
  • St. Andrews Middle: HIS Story Guest Speaker Program - St. Andrew’s Middle School hosts U.S. Air Force Representatives
  • St. Johns High: Awarded Lowe's Grant
  • Wando High: Student Recognized at Annual Ambassadors of Economic Development Awards Ceremony
  • West Ashley Middle: School Raises Money to Support Clean Water Efforts in Haiti

February 2010

• District News:
  • “TOP” Teachers Celebrated - Program Honors Teachers for Student Growth
  • New Pass Scores Released - CCSD Students Continue to Outperform State Peers
    
• School News:
  • Chicora School of Communication: Poetry Cafe
  • Midland Park Elementary: PASS Kick-Off
  • North Charleston Elementary: Sweet Grass Basket Demonstration
  • North Charleston Elementary: Monster Trucks Help Drive Literacy Skills
  • St. Andrews Middle: Student Wins Photo Contest

January 2010

• District News:
  • State Releases AYP Results - Charleston County Far Exceeds State in Percentage of Schools Meeting All Targets
  • CCSD Awarded $2.5 Million Early Head Start Expansion Grant
  • Nearly 800 teachers achieve National Board certification; state keeps third-place ranking
  • President Obama Honors Outstanding Teachers and Mentors at White House
    
• School News:
  • Charles Pinckney Elementary: Nominated for National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
  • Chicora Elementary: North Charleston Police Supports "NFLB" Dinner
  • James Simons Elementary: School Partners to Present Science Night
  • James Simons Elementary: Cocky's Reading Express
  • Murray-LaSaine Elementary: Cool-Ray Visits Schools
  • Murray-LaSaine Elementary: Family Math Night
  • North Charleston High: Students Donate Time to Service During Holiday
  • St. Andrews Middle: AYP Success!
  • West Ashley High: Seniors Prepare for Life After High School
    

December 2009

• District News:
  • CCSD Teachers Become Nationally Board-Certified
  • Academic Magnet, School of the Arts, and Garrett Academy Recognized as Three of the Nation's Best High Schools
• School News:
  • James Island Baptist Shepherd’s Cloak Project Reaches Out to Murray-LaSaine Students
  • Springfield Elementary Celebrates Its Second Annual Book Fair Weekend

November 2009

• District News:
  • Three Quarters of CCSD Students Pass High School Exit Exam on First Attempt
  • CCSD Superintendent Dr. Nancy McGinley Named State Parks and Recreation's Local Government Official of the Year
  • Dr. Charlie Smith and St. Andrew's School of Math and Science Recognized by State Board for Exceptional Volunteer Service

• School News:
  • James Island Elementary Receives Bi Lo Grant
  • North Charleston Elementary Holds Its First Science Fair
  • School of the Arts Proudly Presents WordFest
  • Work of West Ashley High School Photography Students Displayed in Columbia Exhibit
  • "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"- Family Literacy Night at Murray-LaSaine Elementary
  • Goodwin Elementary's Lights On After School Event
  • Chicora Elementary Celebrates On-Time Families
  • James Island Elementary Hosts Root for Reading Night
  • West Ashley High Hosts First Jefferson Awards Ceremony
  • Storyteller Packs Springfield Elementary's Literacy Night
  • Magnet Waiting List: Chicora Elementary Has Limited Spots for New Students
  • Local Musicians Support Young Musicians at Charleston County School of the Arts
  • North Charleston Elementary School Students Win Honorable Mention in SubWay Contest

October 2009

• District News:
  • Charleston Students Become All-Stars Through the “Reading, Running, and the RiverDogs” Program
  • WAHS's Teacher Katherine Henderson Wins Milken Award
  • CCSD Earns $125,000 in Federal Grants for Technology
  • District Awarded Grant for District Security
  • Five CCSD Students Named 2010 National Achievement Scholarship Finalists (list of students)
• School News:
  • North Charleston High Multimedia Students Attend Lecture Series
  • Stall's Top 50 HSAP Students Rewarded
  • West Ashley High: Bouncing for Books Event
  • Goodwin Donates Blood
  • Wando Earns Second Place in State in the 2009 Summer Reading Program
  • Chicora Elementary Begins 25 Book Campaign
  • Author Kimberly Johnson Visits Chicora School of Communications
  • School of the Arts Student named to National High School Orchestra
  • School of the Arts Visual Artist Named Best in Show at State Fair
  • Wando High Student named Merrill Lynch Young Entrepeneur

September 2009

• District News:
  • Wando High's Lucy Beckham Named National Principal of the Year
• School News:
  • Mt. Pleasant Academy Hosts Book Signing By Mary Gordon Kerr
  • Springfield Elementary Celebrates South Carolina Day
  • Springfield Elementary Learns About Swahili During MOJA
  • St. Andrews Middle Band Takes First Place in MOJA Parade
  • Day of Caring at Chicora Elementary: Success on Success St.
  • St. Andrew's Middle School to Sponsor Kiwanis Club
  • St. Andrew's School of Math & Science Builds Nature Trail
  • The Incredible Year Program Begins at Burns Elementary
  • Day of Caring at Murray-LaSaine Draws Volunteers from all Sectors
  • 2009 Day of Caring- CC Blaney Elementary

August 2009

• District News:
  • SAT Scores Released: CCSD Students Increase Math Scores
  • ACT Scores Continue to Increase
• School News:
  • MUSC Partners with Burns Elementary
  • Rick Hendrick Honda Supports St. Andrew's Middle

July 2009

• District News
  • Lucy Beckham Named Finalist for National Principal of the Year