Francis Marion University is putting together a comprehensive plan to keep students, faculty, and staff safe when fall 2020 classes begin in late August. FMU, like all public colleges and universities in South Carolina, was closed by the governor’s mid-Ma

Standing behind a “We Love Our Teachers” banner, Principal Pamela Johnson and the administrative staff of Williams Middle School held a drive-through teacher appreciation luncheon on May 7. The meal was catered by Firehouse Subs.

Four middle school students have made the American Choral Directors Association 2020 Honor All-State Chorus. Southside Middle School’s all-state chorus members are Trinitty Gade, 8th grade soprano; Jacob Gray, 7th grade tenor; Ryan Matney, 7th grade bass;

Wilson High School students in Dr. Lucia Huang’s German classes received a special treat during their eLearning session last week. Dr. Morgan Koerner, chairperson of the Department of German and Russian Studies at the College of Charleston, joined Huang’s

J.C. Lynch Elementary School recently announced it has been recognized as a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School for providing broad access to transformative learning opportunities for students through PLTW Launch. J.C. Lynch Elementary is one

The Francis Marion University women’s basketball team recently announced the signing of 5-6 guard Ravyn Madaris of Austell, Ga., to a national letter of intent. Madaris is a senior at Pebblebrook High School, where she played for coach Tina Hadley. As a

Three seniors at Trinity-Byrnes recently signed National Letters of Intent to play at the collegiate level. Kershaw Sturkie will play baseball for USC-Sumter. Kershaw batted .315, with four doubles, a home run, and collected 20 strikeouts as a pitcher for

In continuing efforts to provide support for students and their families, Florence 1 Schools has launched a family support hotline. The F1S Cares Support Line is available Monday- Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays throug

Di’Onna McFadden of West Florence High School, center, was recently awarded a $500 scholarship from the Florence Section of the National Council of Negro Women. Presenting the check is NCNW President Modestine Samuel, second from left.

In a letter signed by the principals from South Florence, West Florence and Wilson high schools and posted online, F1S announced April 30 that commencement ceremonies will be held May 27-29 outside the Florence Center. Wilson, with a graduating class esti

Four sophomore members of the Francis Marion University softball team – third baseman and pitcher Janecia Hemingway, designated player Taylor Lutian, first baseman Addie May, and outfielder Liberty Schultz – were recently named to the 2020 Peach Belt Conf

Francis Marion University seniors Henri Broeseler and Mauricio Guerrero and junior Paul Meuwissen were recently named to the 2020 Peach Belt Conference Tennis All-Academic Team. Joining them on the women’s all-academic team were Elisa Lang, Fredrika Regne

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics is now accepting applications for two summer camps - iTEAMS Xtreme: Next Generation, and GoSci Tech. iTEAMS Xtreme: Next Generation is GSSM’s computer science and technology day camp for ris

In February, middle and high school students from Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School competed in the National Mythology Exam sponsored by the American Classical League. Topics of the exam were basic mythology, Perseus, The Odyssey, and The Metamorphoses of

Due to the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, Florence-Darlington Technical College will hold the majority of its summer classes online. Traditional 10-week and 8-week lecture classes will be taught strictly online. Those classes will go live on the