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Clarendon Hall students earn top awards at SCISA Music Festival
SUBMITTED On Thursday, March 7, four students from grades 5-12 represented Clarendon Hall at the SCISA (South Carolina Independent School Association) Music Festival held at the University of South Carolina School of Music. According to SCISA, … more
Sumter school board to ask CCTC for 2-year extension on technical high school property
Sumter School District’s Board of Trustees wants a two-year extension from Central Carolina Technical College on developing land on Broad Street for a future district technical high school. The … more
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Liberty STEAM honors staff of the year, 6 total winners recognized
Liberty STEAM Charter School honored its 2023-24 staff of the year at its two campuses on Monday. At the Primary Academy campus, first-grade teacher Adriana Marigliana was named the lead teacher of the year, Emeral Franklin was the teaching … more
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LMA becomes first in Clarendon to be a Grief-Sensitive School
A local Clarendon private school has received hundreds of dollars in a grant from a grief-sensitive initiative organization. Lawrence Manning Academy recently received a $500 grant from New York … more
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Sumter Item reporter speaks to Furman middle school students about creative writing
Item newsletter editor and reporter Bryn Eddy spoke to Furman Middle School students on March 7 for Literacy Week. She told them that most of being a good writer is being a good reader and adventurer, noting that a writer's favorite books and … more
Millwood Elementary School's Character Parade shares love of reading
Students and staff at Millwood Elementary School participated in the annual Character Parade on Thursday morning, March 7, as part of their Read Across America Week celebrations. The school's been putting on … more
'They think it's the coolest job, and it is': Bicycle Corp. of America workers teach Manning students how to build bikes on tour of plant
Two hardworking students in Manning received bicycles for free after their afterschool program went on a tour of the local Bicycle Corporation of America facility and helped build and learned all about the world of manufacturing bikes. Ten years … more
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Public participation, superintendent's report before Sumter School Board on March 11
Public participation and the superintendent's report are the headline topics before Sumter School District's Board of Trustees on Monday, March 11. A district staff member posted the meeting agenda … more
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South Carolina Supreme Court to decide if new private school voucher program is legal
COLUMBIA (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether a law passed last year allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private schools violates part of the he … more
Dozens of Sumter students take part in 8th Manufacturing EXPO/STEAM Challenge Event
Chestnut Oaks Middle School students participated in the 8th-Annual Manufacturing EXPO/STEAM Challenge Event on Friday, March 1. Twenty eighth-graders and 10 seventh-graders were selected from each middle school in the area to partake in a full day … more
Sumter Reading Rumble's focus is developing love for reading
In the spirit that reading is fundamental to all student success and engaging students in that endeavor, Sumter School District held its second-annual Reading Rumble on Saturday for elementary school students. A total of 10 district elementary … more
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Sumter police help local students in need
PHOTO PROVIDED Members of Sumter Sumter Police Department collected shoes to donate to Wilder Elementary School students this week. more
Dominion Energy, S.C. Department of Education accepting entries for annual student essay contest
SUBMITTED COLUMBIA - Junior and senior high school students in South Carolina can participate in Dominion Energy and the South Carolina Department of Education's (SCDE) fourth annual Strong Men & Women in S.C. History essay contest. Winners will … more
Looking ahead for summer activities? See local options at 2nd-annual Summer Camp Fair on March 17 at Wilson Hall
If a parent is looking to see what summer camp options are available in Sumter this year, Wilson Hall will host the area's second-annual Summer Camp Fair soon. About 20 organizations have already signed up to showcase their summer camps at booths … more
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Tri-county high-schoolers to learn financial literacy with program funded by SAFE Federal Credit Union
Schools throughout South Carolina, including public and private schools in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties, now have access to a course teaching financial literacy. SAFE Federal Credit Union has invested more than $100,000 to create an online … more
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Students learn through Maker Space activities
Mrs. Wheeler's sixth-grade students explored the Maker Space Media Center last week and participated in hands-on, engaging activities including the Flight Simulator, checkers challenges, Sphero Bolts, Sphero RVs and a Lego challenge. Mrs. Lloyd, … more
Sumter School District board OKs school climate survey for teachers
In the spirit that school climate is essential for retaining teachers and retention itself is critical given nationwide teacher shortages, Sumter school board will engage with a private firm to conduct a school climate survey. Sumter School … more
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Sumter School District's grading system before board again Monday
After an extensive discussion at the board's last meeting, the district's grading system will take center stage again at Sumter School District's Board of Trustees' meeting on Monday night. Board members spoke for nearly 50 minutes on related … more
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Lu interactive playground reimagining education at Sumter school
Technology continues to change the classroom and in this case even the gym for physical education. Oakland Primary School is the first school in Sumter School District to implement a relatively new innovation initiative called Lu that is an … more
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2 Sumter public schools receive CPR training kits
Sumter public school parents are joining the initiative to turn bystanders into lifesavers by donating CPR kits to local schools to further educate faculty, staff and students on the life-saving tool. Kenneth Mims, who is not only a parent, but … more
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