CHARLESTON, South Carolina, May 22 -- Charleston County School District issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Charleston County School District's (CCSD) Division of Human Resources hosted the fourth annual Future Teacher Signing Day on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Over 30 current high school seniors made a pledge to pursue degrees in education and return to teach in CCSD after college through a recruitment program called Elevate Charleston. "I am so impressed with this group of future   more

AIKEN, South Carolina, May 22 (TNSres) -- The University of South Carolina's Aiken Campus issued the following news: A former University of South Carolina Aiken graduate, Nalany Richardson was named a candidate in the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). The program is one of the most prestigious in the United States, awarded to outstanding students in the STEM fields who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees. The five-year program is  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, May 22 -- Charleston County School District issued the following news release: Angel Oak Elementary School, C.E. Williams Middle School South Campus, Matilda F. Dunston Elementary School, Memminger Elementary School, Pinehurst Elementary School, and Simmons-Pinckney Middle School, were among 200 schools from 40 states to receive a $5,000 grant through the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries. The foundation is dedicated to helping school libraries expand, d  more

CONWAY, South Carolina, May 22 (TNSres) -- Coastal Carolina University issued the following news: Johnny LaVecchia, a 2024 Coastal Carolina University graduate, was recently awarded a $7,000 Fulbright-Hays Fellowship for Advanced Overseas Chinese Language Study in Taiwan this summer. LaVecchia, who earned bachelor's degrees in languages and intercultural studies and political science as well as a minor in Asian studies, is the first CCU student to receive this prestigious national scholarship.   more

AIKEN, South Carolina, May 22 -- The University of South Carolina's Aiken Campus issued the following news: The Gregg-Graniteville Foundation established three newly endowed scholarships that will support students from the University of South Carolina Aiken who live in Aiken and surrounding communities. The Tim Wertz Scholarship will assist upper-level students in accounting at USCA, with a 2.75 minimum GPA, and a resident of Aiken County. The R. Keith and Angela Wood Scholarship will support   more