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In the face of record teacher shortages in the state, the House Ways and Means Committee has proposed increasing statewide minimum teacher pay to $47,000 next school year.
The proposal came from the Education Budget Subcommittee of the House Ways …
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BY BRUCE MILLS
bruce@theitem.com | 2/22/24 06:00 AM
bruce@theitem.com | 2/22/24 06:00 AM
It appears there is division again among Morris College's Board of Trustees concerning the election of a new president.
An official news release on Thursday from Morris said a Wednesday meet-and-greet with a college presidential candidate, Said …
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BY BRUCE MILLS
bruce@theitem.com | 3/23/24 06:00 AM
bruce@theitem.com | 3/23/24 06:00 AM
Miss Sumter High School Madison Lyles visits R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy to read to kindergarten and first-grade classes this week.
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3/23/24 06:00 AM
The Ross McKenzie Emerging Leaders, consisting of 19 high school juniors from Sumter and Lee county school districts, spoke with local professionals, including The Sumter Item's Next Gen news editor and multimedia reporter Alaysha Maple, on Tuesday, …
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STAFF REPORT |
5/18/24 06:00 AM
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 …
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3/6/24 06:00 AM
Crestwood High School JROTC Unit 873 continues to excel. Under the leadership of retired Master Sgt. Eric Avery, Senior Aerospace Science instructor, and retired Master Sgt. Michael Selle, Aerospace Science instructor, Crestwood's Drill Team had an …
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5/18/24 06:00 AM
On Tuesday, April 25, Sumter High School AFJROTC Unit SC-011 finished the year as 2024 AFJROTC Field Day Champions for the district. Three SHS teams competed in 12 various field events against Crestwood, Lakewood, Manning and …
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5/1/24 06:00 AM
The Sumter High School AFJROTC Drill Team competed in their final drill meet of the year last week. The team of cadets won first place in the Unarmed Element Exhibition at the Top Gub Drill Meet hosted at McEntire Air National Guard Base. Drill …
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4/17/24 06:00 AM
Sumter High School senior Jada Collins, second from right, is recognized by Sumter School District's Board of Trustees on Monday, April 15, for receiving more than 60 college acceptance letters and $1.7 million in …
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4/17/24 06:00 AM
Fifth-grade students from Walker Gamble Elementary School visit The Sumter Item office on Thursday morning, April 25, to learn all about the world of journalism, everything from reporting on different topics and how to design a page of the newspaper …
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5/1/24 06:00 AM
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 …
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BY ASHLEY MILLER
ashley@theitem.com | 3/12/24 03:31 PM
ashley@theitem.com | 3/12/24 03:31 PM
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 …
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BY BRUCE MILLS
bruce@theitem.com | 3/6/24 06:00 AM
bruce@theitem.com | 3/6/24 06:00 AM
U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens
Capt. Savannah Bailey, a strength manager with U.S. Army Central, plays soccer with a student. Students from Cherryvale Elementary School visited Shaw Air Force Base for a "Spring Fling" hosted by …
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3/27/24 06:00 AM
University of South Carolina Sumter held its 2024 end-of-year commencement on Wednesday morning, May 1, on the local campus. Speakers celebrated the students and their achievements during their years at the …
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5/8/24 06:00 AM
Benita Evans' Social Enrichment Group at Ebenezer Middle School is collecting items for blessing bags for the homeless. They are also writing encouraging notes to place in each bag. The group is accepting donations at the school …
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3/27/24 06:00 AM
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 …
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BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com |
3/13/24 06:00 AM
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 …
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BY BRYN EDDY
bryn@theitem.com | 2/29/24 06:00 AM
bryn@theitem.com | 2/29/24 06:00 AM
BISHOPVILLE - Lee County School District has earned Cognia Accreditation, according to a news release from the school district. Cognia is a nonprofit organization that provides quality assurance for schools, school districts and …
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4/24/24 06:00 AM
Central Carolina Technical College students celebrated their graduation on Friday, May 3, 2024, at Sumter County Civic Center during the college's 60th commencement ceremonies. Accounting and management, computer science, criminal justice and …
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5/8/24 06:00 AM
Achieving the American dream is a little more in sight now for six Sumter School District seniors after they all received full college academic scholarships funded through a local private donor Monday.
Central Carolina Community Foundation, an …
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BY BRUCE MILLS
bruce@theitem.com | 5/1/24 06:00 AM
bruce@theitem.com | 5/1/24 06:00 AM
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