Education
Top Ten Finalists Announced for 2012-13 GCS Teacher of the Year
- By Press Release
Ten finalists have been selected in the 2012-13 Greenville County Teacher of the Year program.
They are, in alphabetical order: Abigail Cook, Chemistry, Wade Hampton High; Matt Critell, Kindergarten, Fork Shoals School; Jillian Grimsley, Fifth Grade, Stone Academy of Communication Arts; Jessica Jackson, Special Education, West Greenville School; Brian Morgan, Art, Duncan Chapel Elementary; Sara Newell, Fifth Grade, Sterling School; Will Ragland, Drama, Woodmont High; Rex Smith, Sixth Grade Science, League Academy of Communication Arts; Jennifer Valenti, Eighth Grade Spanish, Northwood Middle; and Sherryan Yarbrough, Kindergarten, Blythe Academy of Languages.
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Education Superintendent Exposes Secret Meeting
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
South Carolinians of good will need to know what Superintendent of Education, Dr. Mick Zais, is facing as he boldly attempts to carry out the mandate given to him by voters to improve education in South Carolina public schools. The Public Affairs Office of the SC Department of Education released the following information:
South Carolina State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais issued the following statement after attending an event at Scott’s Branch High School in Summerton, South Carolina, where U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made a public appearance.
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Congressmen Committed to “No Compromise Conservatism”
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The state senators who re-drew the South Carolina Congressional District boundary lines to conform with the 2010 census split Greenville County from east to west. The northern part of the county remains part of the Fourth Congressional District represented by Rep. Trey Gowdy. The Southern part of the county now joins the Third Congressional District represented by Rep. Jeff Duncan. Both congressmen are first term Republicans and are part of a conservative congressional block that has made history in Washington by standing firm on the principles they went to Washington to defend.
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Washington Center’s Dr. Wanda Brownlee Honored as SCCEC Principal of the Year
- By Press Release
Dr. Wanda Brownlee, principal of Washington Center, has been recognized as the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (SCCEC) Principal of the Year.
Since being named Washington Center principal in 2007, Dr. Brownlee has served the needs of about 130 moderate to severely disabled students, ages 3 to 21, who exhibit severe cognitive challenges and medical fragility.
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Voorhees College Honors Dr. Michelle Meekins
- By Press Release
Dr. Michelle Meekins, Assistant Superintendent for Principal Supervision, has been named to the Voorhees College Hall of Fame for her outstanding contributions.
Dr. Meekins enrolled in Voorhees College at age 15 and graduated in 1974 with honors as an English major. During her years at Voorhees College, Dr. Meekins distinguished herself as an outstanding student, class officer, charter member of the Eta Nu Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, member of several organizations and honor societies, member of Who’s Who Among College and University Students (1974), and Miss United Negro College Fund. She later attended Furman University and the University of South Carolina, where she received her master’s degree and Ph.D., respectively.
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North Greenville University Begins D.Min. Program
- By Press Release
Students may apply for admission any time during the academic year
Tigerville, SC - NGU celebrated a new chapter in its institutional history with the beginning of its first doctoral degree program. On Monday, October 3, the T. Walter Brashier Graduate School in Greer began its first seminar week of its Great Commission Studies with Discipleship and Spiritual Formation taught by Dean of the Graduate School of Christian Ministry, Dr. Larry McDonald. The week-long spring seminar on Church Growth and Revitalization will be taught by Dr. Ken Hemphill, Director of NGU’s Center for Church Planting and Revitalization (CPR).
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Superintendent Reports: “The Best School Opening in Memory”
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
South Carolina's Largest District off to Smooth Start
Last Tuesday night, Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher, Superintendent of Greenville County Schools, gave what will likely be her final school opening report. Dr. Fisher has submitted her resignation and is expected to leave the district as soon as a replacement is hired and given sufficient time for orientation.
Fisher assumed the duties of superintendent in May 2004 on very short notice due to the sudden resignation (or firing) of Dr. William Harner. (The reason for Harner’s hasty departure was never made public due to a secrecy pact agreed to by the departing superintendent and the school board.)
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