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Two HCS Teachers Nominated for National History Day® Teacher of the Year

Adam Powley, from Early College High School and Michael Macheski, from St. James Middle School, were nominated for the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year award in the senior and junior divisions of the National History Day National Contest.

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HCS Receives Best Communities For Music Education Designation For Third Consecutive Year

Horry County Schools is one of only six districts in SC to have received the prestigious Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for 2021

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Kimberly Rothberg Chosen as State Finalist for Presidential Teaching Award

Kimberly Rothberg, a Carolina Forest Elementary School teacher, was chosen by the South Carolina Department of Education as a state finalist in mathematics for the Presidential Teaching Award.

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Conway High School Coach James "Nate" Thompson Inducted Into Hall of Fame

Conway High School's current assistant football coach James "Nate" Thompson, will be inducted into the South Carolina Coaches Association Hall of Fame this summer.

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Conway High School’s FFA Chapter Wins State Award

Conway High School’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter was awarded the South Carolina FFA State Champion for the Turf and Lawn Evaluation Career Development Event.

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Monica Brisbon, CFHS, Named Financial Literacy Educator of the Month

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has recognized Carolina Forest High School’s Monica Brisbon as the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program’s Educator of the Month for March.

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Myrtle Beach Middle SIC Named 2021 Finalist for State Riley Award for SIC Excellence

Myrtle Beach Middle was one of five South Carolina SICs named as a statewide finalist for their accomplishments in family and civic engagement within their school communities.

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"Beth" Hendrick Selected as a Finalist for South Carolina Teacher of the Year.

Superintendent Molly Spearman Announced Elizabeth Hendrick as a Finalist for SC Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Hendrick will go on to the next stage of competition and the winner will be announced on May 5 in Columbia.

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AAST Successfully Completes Cognia STEM Recertification

The Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology (AAST) has completed the renewal process for STEM recertification with Cognia.

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Gaye Driggers Named the 2021 SCAAA 5A Principal of the Year.

Gaye Driggers, Principal at Carolina Forest High School, was named the 2021 SCAAA 5A Principal of the Year by the South Carolina Athletic Administrators Association.

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Jimmy McCullough Named Principal of Loris High School, effective July 1, 2021.

The Horry County Board of Education named Jimmy McCullough the new principal at Loris High School beginning the 2021-2022 school year.

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HCS Receives $35,000 Food Lion Feeds Grant

Food Lion Feeds grants were distributed to five school districts across South Carolina and Virginia, including Horry County Schools.

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Pipkin-Jones Named 2021 SC Family & Consumer Science Teacher of the Year

Marissa Pipkin-Jones from St. James High School, was named the 2021 South Carolina Association Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher of the Year.

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Socastee High Named a Safe Sports School, First Team

Congratulations to Socastee High for being named a Safe Sports School, First Team by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association

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St. James Middle School Earns National 2021 Schools to Watch® Designation

St. James Middle School has earned the national 2021 Schools To Watch® re-designation award by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform.

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Eight HCS Students Named National Merit Finalists

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced eight students from Horry County Schools are Finalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They will compete for 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million.

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HCS Awarded For Excellence in Financial Reporting

The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) awarded Horry County Schools the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting.

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Two HCS Schools Named to State SC-SIC Honor Roll for 2021

Myrtle Beach Middle and St. James High School were named to the state SC-SIC Honor Roll for 2021. Read more about the honor here.

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Smith Recognized for 20 Years of School Board Service

HCS board member Helen Smith has been recognized by the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) for 20 years of school board service.

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HCS Awarded For Outstanding Budget Presentation

HCS Awarded for excellence in budget presentation with the Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) for the 2020–2021 budget year.

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