CCSD Press Releases

To access media advisories and learn more about upcoming district and school events, please visit the CCSD Mark Your Calendar! page. Archives: 2008-2009 and 2007-2008

March 2010

• District News:
  • Charleston's Heinsohn Named 2010 SC-SIC Advocate of the Year for 2010
    
• School News:
  • Jefferson Service Awards Students in Action Monthly Winner Announced - RB Stall High
  • HIS Story Guest Speaker Program - St. Andrew’s Middle School hosts U.S. Air Force Representatives
  • Help for Haiti - West Ashley Middle Raises Money to Support Clean Water Efforts in Haiti
  • Baraza Arts Festival for North Charleston Elementary School
  • James Island Students Collected Shoes for Global Donation
  • Wando High Student Recognized at Annual Ambassadors of Economic Development Awards Ceremony
  • “National History Day" - Moultrie Middle Winners in “Innovation in History”
  • Black History Month - Goodwin Elementary Hosts a Sidewalk Tour Back in African-American History
  • Murray LaSaine Elementary's Neighborhood Planning Team Requesting Community Input on School's Possible Magnet Focus
  • "Seuss Week!" Celebrating Dr. Seuss at James Island Elementary

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:
  • Sweet Grass Basket Demonstration - North Charleston Elementary
  • Poetry Cafe is a Hit - Chicora School of Communication

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:
  • North Charleston Police Support Community - Chicora Elementary's "NFLB" Dinner a Success
  • Cool Ray Visits Murray-LaSaine Elementary
  • Family Math Night at Murray-LaSaine Elementary
  • Charles Pinckney Elementary nominated for National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
  • James Simmons Elementary: Cocky's Reading Express
    

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