Education

: By Greenville County Schools; Published: 01 October 2018

On Tuesday, October 2^nd at 9:30 a.m. Mauldin Middle School will welcome Governor Henry McMaster, National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Council Chairman Jake Steinfeld, Mauldin Mayor Dennis Raines and Superintendent Burke Royster to celebrate the school’s new DON’T QUIT!^TM Fitness Center.

The National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils selected Mauldin Middle School as a National Fitness Champion and installed the fitness center over the summer.

: By Christian Newswire; Published: 26 September 2018

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- Rebecca Friedrichs, Prager University Host, lead plaintiff in U.S. Supreme Court case Friedrichs v California Teachers' Association (which paved the way for the recent Janus win), and founder of For Kids and Country, is set to release a new exposé this fall. Using real-life stories of over 40 teachers abused, used, and harassed by their unions, Rebecca's book, titled Standing Up to Goliath: Battling State and National Teachers' Unions for the Heart and Soul of our Kids and Country marks Friedrichs's first collaboration with publisher Post Hill Press, and will be distributed by Simon & Schuster.

: By Washington Center; Published: 26 September 2018

Washington Center students press an augmentative device to hear and identify ways people use their voices during Music Class.

Students in Mrs. Julie Dail’s Washington Center music classes have been learning how to use their voices in 4 different ways and/or to recognize these sounds in the voices of others around them.

Students began their learning by singing and moving to a song, “Whisper, Talk, and Shout, and Sing.” As the Quavermusic song played, the teacher modeled sign language for each of the 4 voices and encouraged students to do the same. Later, students participated in an activity that helped them match teacher-made speech symbols of the sounds to the correct voice recorded on the voice output device.

: By The American Prize; Published: 26 September 2018

BJU Choirs & Symphony with Rivertree Singers, Warren Cook & Michael W. Moore, conductors has achieved Third Place in The American Prize in Choral Performance competition, 2017-18, in the college/university division. BJU Choirs & Symphony with Rivertree Singers were selected from applications reviewed recently from all across the United States. The American Prize is a series of new, non-profit, national competitions unique in scope and structure, designed to recognize and reward the best performing artists, ensembles and composers in the United States based on submitted recordings. The American Prize has attracted hundreds of qualified contestants from all fifty states since its founding, has awarded more than $50,000 in prizes in all categories since 2010, and is presented annually in many areas of the performing arts.

: By Lelia King, Build Carolina; Published: 24 September 2018

S.C. Department of Commerce Office of Innovation and Build Carolina to launch statewide SC Codes initiative

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The S.C. Department of Commerce's Office of Innovation, in collaboration with Build Carolina, today announced SC Codes, a new statewide program designed to provide free access to code education for all residents. A first-of-its-kind, state-funded resource, the new platform connects students with experienced industry mentors and provides pathways for continuing education and employment in technology-related fields.

: By Washington Center; Published: 24 September 2018

Washington Center students Janhavi Math and David Ugrimov assist in creating rain clouds. The students enjoyed seeing the cause and effect of clouds producing rain through the science experiment.

Students in Mary Grace Orr’s Washington Center class are working their way through the alphabet each week. An intense study of the letter is done through literacy activities, science activities, cooking projects, and sensory activities.

: By Karen V. S. Rogers; Published: 24 September 2018

Greenville Technical Charter High School’s lottery for openings in the 2019-2020 academic year will begin October 1st. An information session about the school will be held this Monday, September 24th, at 6:00 pm in the Bob Bayne Auditorium located at 506 S. Pleasantburg Drive in Building 120.