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Georgia Pacific-Clarendon gives $5K to local college for mechatronics program
Georgia Pacific-Clarendon has given thousands of dollars to a local college in support of mechatronics instruction. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, Central Carolina Technical College and Georgia Pacific-Clarendon, one of the world's leading makers of … more
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'Thank you for being my bus driver': District closing gap some in vacancies, touts increased pay, family atmosphere
If you like to drive, watch the sunrise, be home at night, with weekends, holidays and summer break off to boot, then becoming a Sumter School District bus driver could be the job for you. Add recently increased entry-level pay adjusted to $18 … more
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Mayewood Middle football field budget estimates before board Monday
At Monday's Sumter school board meeting, district administration will present the much-anticipated budget estimate request for renovations to a middle school football field after work continued at the site in the fall. That follows a board … more
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Help Manning High School student council raise funds by attending Feb. 19 Clarendon County Food Truck Festival
Clarendon students need residents' help by attending an event, and it's easy to help by doing what many love - eating. Manning High School's student council is hosting its second-annual Clarendon County Food Truck Festival on Monday, Feb. 19, … more
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Lemira Elementary School celebrates kindness
It's Kindness Awareness Month, and the Lemira Elementary School Lions hosted Author Anne Ferguson, who wrote "You Can Sit with Me." The book centered on the theme of kindness. Students spoke about ways to be kind and learned about … more
State recognizes Liberty STEAM as 1st Purple Star-designated charter school
Liberty STEAM Charter School can add to its list of accomplishments that it is now the first Purple Star-designated public charter school in South Carolina. Officials from Liberty STEAM, the state Public Charter School District and Shaw Air Force … more
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Liberty STEAM Charter School's long-term goal is school on Shaw Air Force Base
Liberty STEAM Charter School's long-term vision now also includes a K-8 school on Shaw Air Force Base to increase the number of military dependents who can attend Sumter's first tuition-free public charter school. Liberty STEAM Board Chairman … more
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Sumter School District Board's curriculum and facilities' committees to meet Wednesday
It will be a doubleheader of sorts for Sumter school board on Wednesday with two committee meetings at the district office. The district's Board of Trustees' Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee will meet at 9 a.m., followed by the … more
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Teacher retention becomes key focus in Sumter school district; Number of new teacher hires from state colleges continues to dwindle
With numerous vacancies across the state and a smaller pipeline for producing new teacher hires out of colleges, times have changed in the teacher recruitment market, but Sumter School District has changed with it. More aggressive recruitment and … more
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School board members and attorney say recent Sumter NAACP allegations not true
Sumter school board members and their attorney say accusations of racial mistreatment and harassment of the superintendent and concern about a supposed merger with Liberty STEAM Charter School and Wilson Hall are unfounded. Sumter School District … more
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Sumter High School senior Jada Collins receives 60 acceptance letters and $1.7M in scholarship offers so far
Jada Collins, a senior at Sumter High School who has received more than 60 acceptance letters and $1.7 million in scholarship offers so far, gives credit to the Gear Up program. According to Jada, the Gear Up program has prepared her for her college … more
Sumter High School senior Eriyonna Walcott accepted into Coast Guard Academy Scholar program
Eriyonna Walcott, a senior at Sumter High School, has been accepted into the Coast Guard Academy Scholar program. She is the first student in more than 12 years who has been accepted into a service academy from Sumter School District and the only … more
Wilson Hall students learn CPR after donation of kits in December 2023
In December 2023, Wilson Hall received a donation of 10 CPR kits from Mary and Craig Simmons, owners of C. Simmons Construction in Sumter. This donation has since equipped teachers, staff and select students with CPR training (not … more
Sumter sheriff presents award to adult education director
Sheriff Anthony Dennis presented Vanessa Canty with the Citizen of the Year award for her partnership and collaboration with the Sumter/Lee Detention Center. Canty is the director of Sumter Adult Education. more
Traffic study for new Clarendon school shows work is needed
After residents raised concerns about the new Walker Gamble Elementary School, Freedom of Information Act requests reveal a traffic and environmental study was completed with road work needed for safety. In November 2023 at a pre-bid meeting, … more
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Sumter students say YES! to the Magic School Bus
Sumter Opera House hosted students and teachers from Wilder, Cherryvale, Willow Drive, Crosswell Drive, Pocalla Springs and Oakland Primary elementary schools for two showings of The Magic School Bus musical … more
Sumter's Next Generation, presented by CCTC: Lemira Elementary Percussion Ensemble loves sound, support of being in the band
In the hushed hallways, silence holds its breath in anticipation. Suddenly, the tap of sticks against the drumheads bounces off the brick walls, its cadence cutting through the once-serene atmosphere and painting the walls in its infectious … more
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A role model in academics and athletics: Sumter High junior IB student, golfer Kelly Gristwood selected to S.C. student-athlete advisory council
When someone is a role model for others, people generally want to put that person on a platform. Sumter High School's Kelly Gristwood is just that role model for student-athletes. Competitiveness and character both in the classroom and on the … more
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Canty says superintendent was insubordinate for not providing budget estimate and continuing some football field renovations
Sumter school board's chairman took exception Monday with the superintendent for what has been a four-month delay in getting a budget estimate request for renovations to a middle school football field while work continued. In early September, the … more
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Shutts named Sumter Christian School Teacher of the Year for 2023-24
Autumn Shutts has been selected as Sumter Christian Teacher of the Year for the 2023-24 school year. Shutts received her Bachelor of Science degree from The Crown College in Powell, Tennessee. She taught kindergarten in West Virginia … more
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