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Teen Advisory group meeting
The Dorchester County Library in Summerville will be holding their next Teen Advisory Group Meeting on Saturday March 20th at 3:30pm. TAG meets to talk about books, music, movies, and plan library programs for teens. For more information, contact Jas ...  full story
Effective Parenting: Defuse Power Struggles with The Method of Choice
(Editor’s Note: The following is part of a continuing series on parenting provided by the Dorchester Children’s Center.)I was visiting some friends who were in a mighty power struggle trying to get their five-year-old son to put on his coat so we cou ...  full story
Student Leadership at FDES
Fifth-grade students at Fort Dorchester Elementary School put the democratic process to the test by electing Student Council members. Pictured (from left) are Patrick Sobak, fifth-grade teacher and student council sponsor; Crystal Howard, presid ...  full story
College of Charleston fall graduates
The following students from Summerville earned Bachelor’s degrees from the College of Charleston on Dec. 20, 2009 in a ceremony at the Carolina First Arena: Dana Bolin, Gisella Ernst, Brittany Jones, Samantha Lytle, Patrick McGinn, Melanie Pigott, Ma ...  full story
Gregg Middle School ‘Superdance’
All night fundraiser makes students dance for donationsOn March 26 Gregg Middle School will host a fundraiser to support school curriculum and student activities. In order to do so, GMS is hosting its first “Superdance,” an all night event filled wit ...  full story
SCS students win 16 engineering awards
Summerville Catholic School junior high students helped celebrate National Engineers’ Week by participating in the annual bridge competition held at The Citadel. The fair is held annually to expose Lowcountry middle and high school students to fundam ...  full story
Talking tilapia at Beech Hill
There’s nothing fishy about honoring Dorchester District Two Board Members at Beech Hill Elementary for School Board Appreciation Month in January. Board members were invited to a tasty lunch of Tilapia, dirty rice, green beans and strawberry shortca ...  full story
FDES SNAP Squad
The Fort Dorchester Elementary School SNAP Squad is a group of 16 third and fourth graders who promote positive behavior and our school wide SNAP rules. The SNAP rules are a proactive approach to school-wide discipline and outline the expectations fo ...  full story
SHS Navy Jr. ROTC competes at nationals
Summerville High School Orienteering Team competed in the Navy JROTC National Orienteering Championship Invitational at Camp Rutledge Hard Labor Creek State Park in Rutledge, Ga. on Feb. 14, 2010. Orienteering is a sport that involves land navigation ...  full story
Effective Parenting: Problems Aren’t All Bad!
Editor’s Note: The following is part of a continuing series on parenting provided by the Dorchester Children’s Center.)Ever wonder what distinguishes healthy, happy families from those that flounder in endless frustration and turmoil, like in some TV ...  full story
Winning with flying colors
The DD2 Color Guard Cadets just after they place first in their season premier Color Guard Competitionat West Ashley High School on Jan. 26. The team is made up of all middle school girls from Dorchester District 2. ...  full story
Elementary robotics
The Summerville Elementary School robotics team “the Seabots” competed in the First Lego League Robotics competition at Trident Technical College in January with their robot R-O-S-E. The team finished in the top 10 and will attend the state finals at ...  full story
Rollings presents musical 'Archy and Mehitabel'
A cockroach who writes love poems to a free-spirited alley cat has been spotted at Rollings Middle School and will soon be seen at another school. That’s the premise of “Archy and Mehitabel,” a jazz musical. Rollings students will perform five times ...  full story
 
 
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