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Georgetown schools reschedule flu vaccine

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:51 EDT

The Georgetown County School District is having to delay giving a free H1N1 vaccine to middle school and high school students because of a lack of availability from the S.C. Department of Environmental and Health Control.

"We will have to reschedule some schools, but others will remain as scheduled," said district spokesman Ray White. "For elementary and intermediate schools, the vaccines will be available as previously scheduled. That age group is a priority."

Middle and high schools will be rescheduled for the free DHEC clinic as the vaccines become available.

Loris man to join school board

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:32 EDT

Gov. Mark Sanford appointed Neil James of Loris to fill the unexpired term of Chris Shannon on the Horry County School Board, according to a news release issued today.

Shannon was indicted in June on charges of using an employer's money for personal use. He was formally charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent and Sanford suspended him following the issuance of an indictment.

James is an engineer with Santee Cooper and serves as chairman of the Loris Area Schools Advisory Board and is a board member of the Loris Athletic Booster Club and Loris Future Farmers of America Booster Club.

Coastal narrows search for AD

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:59 EDT

Coastal Carolina whittled down its athletic director candidate pool to 12 Monday.

The school's 14-person selection committee received 120 total applications and will now begin an informal interview process with the remaining candidates, said Charlie Hodge, a Coastal board of trustees member and the selection committee chairman. Names of the candidates were not released.

"Almost all the 120 applicants were good," Hodge said. "During the process you go from good to very good to great. Then you get to the superstars."

Georgetown school district wants to ban guns

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:44 EDT

Parents, school employees and visitors could soon be banned from having concealed weapons in their cars on any Georgetown County School District property under a proposal before the school board.

The policy revisions are in response to a state law enacted in June that created an exception to the state's prohibition of weapons on school grounds. That law allows people with concealed weapons permits to have a gun in their car on school grounds. The weapon must remain inside a locked or attended motor vehicle in a secure compartment or trunk.

The intent of the state bill was to make sure parents and school staffers were not penalized for having weapons in their cars.

School calendars for Horry, Georgetown and Brunswick county schools

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:23 EDT

2009-2010 Horry County Schools Calendar

Aug. 24 | First day of school

Sept. 7 | Holiday

Horry County panel OKs new charter school; Debate to continue on changes to honors recognition system

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:49 EDT

Horry County will have a second charter school beginning in the 2010-11 school year, according to a decision by school officials Monday.

The Horry County Board of Education also voted Monday to table a proposal to change the district's system for recognizing high school honor graduates.

The decisions came during a meeting of the school board Monday night.

Construction aims to beat school bell

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:23 EDT

As students raced out the doors when schools let out earlier this month, construction companies raced in to begin renovations, additions and new construction.

That race continues through August to get the work done before students return to school. Summer projects totaling more than $69 million for Horry, Georgetown and Brunswick, N.C., county schools are on track so far. Even the threat of a more- dangerous-than-normal storm season does not seem to have school officials worried.

"Most all of these [projects] could have a contingency plan if we have any kind of weather delays," said Steve Miley, director of operations for Brunswick County Schools.