Education

: By Washington Center; Published: 30 August 2018

Camari Boyd, student in Mrs. Jean Ashmore's Washington Center class, has started the school year reading the book We're All Wonders, by R.J. Palacio. While reading, they discussed what makes us all wonders in the eyes of others. After the reading, Camari completed an art project by making a poster that said, "Look with kindness and you will always find wonder."

: By Washington Center; Published: 27 August 2018

Washington Center Medically Homebound students celebrate the First Day of School. Left to right: Will, Caleb and Danny.

: By USPIE; Published: 27 August 2018

Proposed USED/DOL Merger Will Compound Harmful Federal Education Mandates USPIE opposes all efforts to convert American education into a workforce development system and opposes enabling massive data collection of citizens, especially children, facilitated and coordinated by the Federal government. USPIE believes the effort to make this dramatic conversion through government schools is misunderstood by most Americans and nearly all elected officials.

: By Randy Page - BJU; Published: 26 August 2018

BJU Commencement 2018

Bob Jones University students have one of the lowest student debt figures in South Carolina according to the recently published LendEDU report. Within the state of South Carolina, Bob Jones University ranked 2nd out of 18 schools and 57th among all similar private schools across the nation.

To inform potential borrowers of the amount of debt they will incur while attending college, LendEDU analyzed information from Peterson’s voluntary financial aid survey which collected responses from 1,080 four year public and private institutions of higher education.

: By North Greenville University; Published: 26 August 2018

NGU’s Tim Brashier Campus at Greer offers professional development opportunities beginning this fall.

Tigerville, SC – Beginning in Fall 2018, North Greenville University’s Greer campus will add new professional development opportunities, including seminars and professional certificates consisting of 8-week courses.

Professional development at NGU is designed both for current business professionals, church leaders, and nonprofit workers who want to continue learning new skills and knowledge they need to excel in their positions.

: By Greenville Election Commission; Published: 26 August 2018

Filing opened at Noon, Friday, August 24th, 2018 for the Special Election to fill the vacancy created in the Greenville School Trustee District 21 seat to be filled for the remainder of the term when Danna Rohleder resigned. Filing will remain open until Noon on Tuesday, September 4th, 2018. The Special Election to fill the vacancy is scheduled for November 6th, 2018, in conjunction with the General Election.

: By Press Release; Published: 20 August 2018

Fulfilling an Eagle Scout requirement, Pratamesh Ramasubramanian, with the assistance of his friends, donated, installed and planted items to add to Washington Center’s new Nature Trail.

Visitors to Washington Center’s recently completed nature trail cannot help but be impressed by the beautiful sensory garden designed, built and donated to the school by Pratamesh Ramasubramanian. Mr. Ramasubramanian is a senior honor student at Riverside High School; and, the sensory garden, which includes blooming flowers, wind chimes and decorative rocks, fulfills one of his Eagle Scout requirements. We are most grateful to him for having chosen us as the beneficiary of his efforts.