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Riley Silverman earns The Prudential Spirit of Community Award
Riley Silverman, 12, a seventh-grader at Haut Gap Middle School, actively works to fight hunger in his community. Silverman’s efforts include helping pack weekend meals for students in need, maintaining a school vegetable garden that provides fresh produce to a local shelter, and raising money to pay off student lunch debts.
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Ten CCSD schools reduce waste by recycling more
Recycling Education Grant funds were recently awarded to 10 Charleston County School District (CCSD) schools by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Funds can be used toward the purchase of recycling and/or composting equipment and supplies, share table equipment/supplies, and recycling-related field trips.
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R.B. Stall student earns scholarship for Air Force JROTC Flight Academ
R.B. Stall High School is proud to announce that senior Andrew Whitney, a Cadet Lieutenant Colonel in the school’s Air Force Junior ROTC program, has received a scholarship to attend an accredited aviation university participating in a private pilot license training in the summer of 2020. Whitney is one of 200 Air Force JROTC cadets from around the world to receive the scholarship from Headquarters Air Force ROTC Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, AL. Close to 2,600 cadets applied for this opportunity. There are more than 125,000 high school students enrolled in Air Force JROTC at almost 900 high schools in the U.S. and overseas. The scholarship covers transportation, room and board, classes, and flight hours required to potentially earn a private pilot license. Whitney will also earn college credit through this process. The scholarship is valued at approximately $22,500.
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Five CCSD students benefit from Computers With a Cause
Five Charleston County School District (CCSD) students were awarded a brand new computer Monday, February 10, 2020 from Dr. Bobby Baker through his nonprofit Computers With A Cause. The organization awards free computers to deserving children.
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CCSD Board Priorities for Serving ALL CCSD Students
After months of intense study and listening, the CCSD Board of Trustees recently approved a set of bold actions taking steps to better align the work of the district and schools with the stated value that students are “the heart” of our work.
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Focus on CCSD - February Online Edition
Focus on Charleston County School District is published for, by and about CCSD, the state of South Carolina's premier school district where Students are the Heart of our Work.
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Unsung Educator of the Week
The "Unsung Educator of the Week" is a weekly honor given to a CCSD educator. The winner is nominated by a peer because of their determination to go above and beyond for our students. The winner for the week is published each Friday in the CCSD All Staff newsletter.
