ScienceSouth coming to Cheraw Intermediate
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ScienceSouth is coming to Cheraw Intermediate School.
Chesterfield General Hospital has donated $4,200.00 to CIS to augment its science program. This money has been designated to fund 12 days of highly engaging, hands-on standard based science workshops.
Students in each grade level will participate in two of the learning activities. “I am so excited that Chesterfield General Hospital has afforded my students the opportunity to experience science instruction and discovery in a science lab environment,” Principal Scott Eddins says. “The students will be learning about topics ranging from animals and soil to the properties of light and the effects of pollution.”
ScienceSouth is a non-profit educational organization located in Florence.
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Chesterfield County School District shows gains on AYP
by Ken Buck
Public Information Officer
The Chesterfield County School District met 86.2 percent of the objectives in 2009 on the federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), an improvement over the 2008 results, when the district met 69 percent of the objectives.
Chesterfield County Schools also reported a 78.9 percent graduation rate, better than the 73.7 percent state average. Chesterfield County was also higher than all surrounding counties, except for Darlington County’s 79.6 percent.
Central High School had the best graduation rate in the county at 83.1 percent. more>>
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McBee High recognized for 'rapid improvement' on ACT
by Ken Buck
Public Information Officer
McBee High School has been recognized by the State Department of Education for “rapid improvement” on the ACT for 2009.
McBee High was among fourteen high schools statewide to win a performance award for significant improvement on the ACT tests.
In their first year, the ACT/SAT Performance Improvement Awards (ASPI) were created to showcase schools that showed high performance on the ACT or SAT and those that have had rapid or continuous improvement in their scores. more>>
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New Heights student wins state Jr. Beta Club award
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Troy Hatcher, an eighth grade Jr. Beta Club member at New Heights Middle School, received the John W. Harris Leadership Award at the state Jr. Beta Club Convention held in Myrtle Beach in December.
Groups of students from New Heights Middle participated in the following competitions: Living Literature, Beta Club Banner, Group Talent (Step Team), Tower of Power, Quiz Bowl, Math Bowl, Science Bowl and Poster. NHMS won first place in the Jr. Beta Club Banner Contest. Eighth grade student Katherine Miller, sang the National Anthem during the Opening Session, with approximately 3,000 in attendance.
Each year, The National Beta Club recognizes deserving students in Junior and Senior Beta Clubs throughout the country with the John W. Harris Leadership Award. The success of these Beta members is an inspiration to all and serves as motivation to improve the school and community. The central theme for this year was "Leadership Through Service Builds Character." As a result, the criteria focused on proven leadership skills, services to school and community and character traits in the Beta Club Creed. Nominees must be a Beta in good standing.
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Area students attend SAT/ACT workshop
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Forty-three students from Cheraw and McBee High Schools attended an ACT/ SAT Workshop at Cheraw High School on Jan. 21.
The workshop was presented by Larry Mills, an expert in testing from Columbia.
The workshop was funded by the Malloy Foundation. Juniors and seniors who participated were looking to improve their scores for college entrance or scholarship purposes.
Pictured: Instructor Larry Mills, along with students Mary Haupert, Amber Jordan, and Linda Stallings.
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