Special Report
Summerville High School and Fort Dorchester High School students competed this fall in the Rotary Club of Summerville's annual "Kickoff to End Hunger" canned food drive.
Imagine walking into first grade not speaking the language the teacher used for instruction. Then, months later, transitioning to learning from a virtual platform, where faulty internet connec…
Dorchester School District 2 officials have announced the district is now accepting student applications for R.H. Rollings Middle School of the Arts for the 2022-2023 school year.
The children of a prominent Pinewood Preparatory School leader have started a scholarship fund in their father's name.
First Steps organizations in Berkeley and Dorchester counties have received a nearly $200,000 grant to support an initiative to expose toddlers and young children to cultural institutions.
Dorchester School District 2 officials announced they have opened a survey to the public to gather input on potential names for a new middle school.
A viral social media trend on Tiktok called “devious licks” has been encouraging middle and high school students throughout the nation — including some locally — to record themselves vandalizi…
Trident United Way has partnered with local library systems, including those in Berkeley and Dorchester counties, to promote reading to children from birth to age 5 and improve regional litera…
When Carol McDowell and Sandra Gerler Flanagan met in their first grade class in Missouri, they had no idea they would one day be publishing a book together.
A federal judge has ruled that preventing schools from implementing mask mandates discriminated against children with disabilities, which has put a temporary ban on the South Carolina law that…
Dorchester School District Two officials have implemented new regulations regarding public comments and "disruptive behavior" at school board meetings, board members announced at their Sept. 2…
Last week, Fort Dorchester High School had emergency virtual learning due to a school wide power outage.
Hours after cadet Col. Olivia Barkasy and cadet Lt. Col. London Bernal began noticing local restaurants and companies honoring the 13 service members who died in the Aug. 26 suicide bomber att…
Schools in Dorchester District 2 will be virtual from Sept. 7 through Sept. 15.
The Gateway program, which has been offered to students at Dorchester District 2 for several decades, will be hosting their annual auditions soon.
As COVID-19 case numbers increase throughout the Lowcountry — and following the deaths of multiple Dorchester District Two staff members from the virus — many parents are increasing pressure o…
Charleston Southern University kicked off the school year by bringing in its largest incoming freshman class since 2016.
Two Summerville students with plans to pursue biology and environmental studies have each received $1,000 scholarships from the Berkeley Soil and Water Conservation District.
When Sloan Shelbourne graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2019, he didn't know that the next year would bring a worldwide pandemic.
Early on the morning of Aug. 16 students began filling into the hallways of schools throughout Dorchester District 2 and Berkeley County School District, as they were welcomed back for the fir…
Ladson teenager Eryn Edwards was recently announced the fourth-place winner of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s national 2021 Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship Essay Contest.
Dorchester District 2 has opened registration and is holding auditions for its Gifted and Talented Education with Artistic Youth (GATEWAY) program.
Three teachers at Pinewood Preparatory School have been recognized as "Master Teachers" by the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA), which uses the award to recognize educator…
As the start of the school year draws closer, both Berkeley County school district and Dorchester County 2 school districts are currently operating under legislative proviso 1.108, which was a…
Charleston Southern University announced an update to its BUCSAFE operations on Aug. 9. The updates became effective immediately and were in response to the current COVID-19 case surge through…
Berkeley Electric Cooperative recently announced that five local students were selected as winners in a statewide podcast competition.
Dorchester County Fire-Rescue is accepting school supply donations for the Community Resource Center’s sixth annual school supply drive.
Ashley Wimberly, member of the Dorchester School District Two Board of Trustees, was recently recognized by the South Carolina School Boards Association for her achievement in the association’…
Teaching physical education through a blended virtual and in person platform during a global pandemic, would stop a lot of teachers from making an impact. But for Brittne Guerry, recently name…
After 33 years in education, Ann Schuler, school counselor at Marrington Elementary School in the Berkeley County School District, has announced that she will be retiring.
Herd it Here Farm had it's grand opening Saturday with the arrival of fainting goats and alpacas.
A lesson on electricity involved students having fun taking apart old electronics from home.
Dorchester School District Two has announced that it will offer additional meals for students and their families in preparation for their upcoming spring break. The free student meal packs wil…
Amy Baldwin, Gateway to Technology teacher at Oak Brook Middle School, was named as South Carolina STEM Educator of the Year. The award was announced by the SC Coalition for Mathematics & …
The United States Attorney’s office’s 18th Annual Project Safe Neighborhoods Logo Contest is underway once again and Attorney M Rhett DeHart has announced a call for submissions for all grade …
The Summerville town council unanimously approved $150,000 to go towards an all inclusive playground in Saul Alexander Park during the monthly meeting on March 11.
Flowertown Elementary School’s Improvement Council was announced as one out of the five state finalists for the 2021 Riley Award for School Improvement Council Excellence. This year marks Flow…
Summerville High school hosted a mass vaccination clinic in its gym on March 8 as almost a full year has passed since the initial closure of schools due to COVID-19 cases hitting the states. T…
Students from the Building Trades class at the Dorchester County Career & Technology Center designed and built a “blessing box” for Flowertown Elementary School in Summerville. The box is …
For first year theater teachers at Stratford High school Maddie Latham and Chrystie Sticht, there have been hints of optimism even amidst COVID-19 as they began developing dynamics within the …
Teachers and educators will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday and Dorchester District Two is making emergency preparations to help their staff get access to the shots.
As cases continue to surge amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, health experts at the Medical University of South Carolina warn of massive increases in youth suicides occurring both on a nati…
Students throughout Dorchester District 2 have officially returned to the classrooms for face to face instruction for its first full a week, as of the district’s board of education meeting on …
Meg Skow, Art Teacher at Rollings Middle School of the Arts, was identified with a national award during the Dorchester District 2 board of education meeting on February 22. Patricia Raynor, d…
Pockets of hope amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are finding its way into the Berkeley County School District.
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has recognized DuBose Middle School’s Denise Harrel as the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program’s Educator of the Month for February.
The Berkeley Soil and Water Conservation District is offering two $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors for studies in natural resources, agriculture, conservation or forestry.
Scholarship Guidelines Berkeley Soil and Water Conservation District
At the February 8th Dorchester District 2 board of education meeting, one senior from Fort Dorchester high school was acknowledged in particular for receiving a perfect score of 600 on an End …
Members of the Dorchester Two Educational Foundation presented the board a check for $65,000 at the DD2 board of education meeting on February 8th. The funding was made possible through donati…
