Is the deadline for new Horry County schools important or not? | Opinion | myhorrynews.com

"There seemed to be a great sense of urgency when a selection committee for the Horry County School District chose the winning bid for five new schools."
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Infrastructure catching up with booming coastal community - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather

"In the past 25 years, the Burgess community in Horry County has grown from a sleepy hamlet of less than 4,000 to more than 25,000 people. And now the infrastructure is catching up."
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‘Daisy Dashers’ running club promotes confidence in Loris-area girls | The Sun News

"Every Tuesday, rain or shine, a group of devoted teachers and 22 girls build self-esteem and physical fitness at Daisy Elementary School."
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New school delays could cost taxpayers | News | myhorrynews.com

"The five new schools slated for completion by spring of 2017 may not be done by then, and the delay could hit the pockets of county taxpayers."
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Ocean Bay Elementary teacher following in her mother's footsteps | Education | myhorrynews.com

"It wasn’t difficult for Shannon Peterson to continue on her mother’s path, she simply followed the footprints."
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Traffic relief possible to heavily developed portion of Socastee | WBTW.com

Horry County Leaders say traffic relief could be coming to areas in Socastee that have seen a lot of development.
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Carolina Panthers giving thousands to help local high schools with flood relief | The Sun News

Several local high schools are getting thousands of dollars to help their athletic programs recover any losses from the historic statewide flooding in October.
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Christian Academy falls late to St. James, defeats Lincoln Charter School | Basketball | myhorrynews.com

St. James outscored Christian Academy 19-11 in the final quarter to secure the win.
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Horry County Schools re-evaluates increasing class sizes, trimming teaching positions | Education | myhorrynews.com

The Horry County School Board’s joint Finance/Human Resource Committee is considering backing up on an earlier decision to increase class sizes by two students and cut 41 teaching positions.
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Is building solar powered schools a wise choice? | Editorial Cartoons | myhorrynews.com

The Horry County Board of Education recently decided to spend about $240 million to build five new schools that will be powered by solar panels. This is about $70 million more than what traditional schools would cost. Was going solar a wise choice for the school district? What do you think? Choices are:
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Loris High honors football teams with awards, dinner | Loris | myhorrynews.com

Team members, coaches and family of the Loris High School varsity and junior varsity football teams joined together to celebrate the achievements of the teams the past Tuesday, Dec. 8, with awards and dinner at LHS.
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Loris High girls’ volleyball, golf teams honored | Loris | myhorrynews.com

It was a busy night for Loris High School Lady Lions athletics as awards banquets for both girls’ volleyball teams and the school’s first ever girls’ golf team were held Nov. 30.
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Socastee High School retires Clemson standout Renfrow's high school jersey | Myrtle Beach | myhorrynews.com

Hunter Renfrow led the Socastee Braves football team to two back-to-back playoff bids when he was a junior and senior at the school in 2012 and 2013. He also stood out on the baseball diamond, getting attention from schools like Wofford and Furman.
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Horry County Schools purchases $1.9 million land for new Socastee middle school | The Sun News

Horry County Schools finally has all the land needed to build five new high-performance, energy-positive schools.
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Calcagni honored at LMS | Loris | myhorrynews.com

In just her fifth year at Loris Middle School, Ohio native Kelly Calcagni has been recognized by her co-teachers as the school’s teacher of the year.
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Forestbrook Middle School wins another mock trial competition | Education | myhorrynews.com

Forestbrook Middle School won the 12th annual S.C. Bar Conway Regional Middle School Mock Trial Competition on Dec. 5 at the Horry County Courthouse. North Myrtle Beach Middle School was named first runner-up.
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Myrtle Beach girls basketball team continues roll, beats Panthers | The Sun News

The Myrtle Beach girls basketball team is still unbeaten and continues to roll. However, the Seahawks are not satisfied. Not yet.
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Shaw Jr. returns to coach in the stadium named for his father | The Sun News

It would be hard to imagine a more fitting place for Doug Shaw Jr. to be coaching than the venue for Saturday’s Touchstone Energy Bowl North vs. South All-Star Football Game. The Palmetto High head coach will be an assistant on the North sideline at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium, which is named after his father, the legendary Myrtle Beach coach who died of a heart attack in 1994.
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School Districts Are Standing In The Way Of Public School Edtech | TechCrunch

For districts just getting started, implementing the Baldridge Excellence Framework can be a great first step. This system, used by organizations like Ritz-Carlton Hotels and Boeing, focuses less on micro-managing process and more on providing support for reaching high-level goals. We have seen it work in districts like Horry County Schools, South Carolina, which, despite its size, has been able to get a lot done.
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MB High School senior keeps positive attitude after told he can' - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather

One Myrtle Beach High School senior is keeping a positive attitude after finding out he could no longer play football or any sports in high school because of eligibility rules.
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Horry County Board of Education leaning toward keeping class sizes stable | The Sun News

After several weeks of debate and two separate motions, the Horry County Board of Education is leaning toward keeping class sizes stable.
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Horry County Board of Education votes against relocating most MB Family Learning Center tenants | The Sun News

Several agencies housed in the Myrtle Beach Family Learning Center are looking for a new place to operate as Horry County Schools moves forward on a school-building plan that includes the demolition of the center.
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Two-Star Tuesday: Hunter Renfrow is Clemson's latest walk-on wonder

“Hunter can play,” Swinney told The State. “Now he’s 175 pounds, he’s stronger and he’s still just a freshman. ... He is a legit Division I scholarship wide receiver.”
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High school roundup (Dec. 8) | The Sun News

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Williams tapped GSFE top teacher for 2015 | Loris | myhorrynews.com

Green Sea-Floyds Elementary School has always been known for being community proud and their choice of hometown girl Allyson Williams as the school’s Teacher of the Year only goes to prove that fact.
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Ready or not, the end is near (for high school football season, that is) | The Sun News

Myrtle Beach learned the cruel, sudden reality of playoff football this past Friday night, falling to Midland Valley in the Class AAA Lower State final. A mere week after completing a comeback for the ages in defeating top-ranked Hartsville, there was little magic left for the Seahawks in their trip to Graniteville, stymied and frustrated by a hungry group of Mustangs.
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High school roundup (Dec. 5) | The Sun News

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High School Scoreboard | Carolina Forest girls' basketball finishes second in Socastee tournament | Basketball | myhorrynews.com

Carolina Forest finished as the runner up team in the preseason Socastee Sand and Hoops Tournament over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Horry County Board of Education ignored $40,000 advice from consultant | The Sun News

The Horry County school board gave a consultant $40,000 only to reject his advice on which of three companies, including a local one, should be awarded a more than $240 million contract to construct five new schools over the next two years.
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Despite 25 points from Jenerette, Aynor boys fall to East Clarendon | The Sun News

Caleb Jenerette poured in a game-high 25 points but it wasn’t enough as Aynor dropped a contest, 51-44, to East Clarendon on Thursday.
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School board ignored consultant's advice | News | myhorrynews.com

The Horry County Board of Education recently tossed aside the advice of a consultant and voted to award a contract for the construction of five new schools to the project’s highest bidder.
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Why did Horry County Board of Education ignore its consultant’s advice? | Opinion | myhorrynews.com

The more we learn about the decision to award construction of five new Horry County schools to the high bidder, the more we shake our heads in disbelief.
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Eight area middle schools prepping cases for annual Conway regional mock trial competition | The Sun News

Middle schools along the Grand Strand are gearing up to argue the prosecution and defense sides of a fictitious criminal case before a panel of local volunteer lawyers and judges.
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Ladies lose to St. James | Sports | myhorrynews.com

St. James outscored Conway 10-5 down the stretch to eke out a 47-43 victory over the Lady Tigers Tuesday night at CHS.
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Final month of year stays festive with events | The Sun News

Upcoming Holiday events including our schools
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Carolina Forest NJROTC collecting Toys for Tots | Education | myhorrynews.com

Forty-seven of the 70 cadets enrolled in Carolina Forest High School’s NJROTC program this semester are collecting Toys for Tots.
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Horry County school board trying to find green for 'green' schools | Business | myhorrynews.com

With five new elementary and middle schools slated to be built in the near future, Horry County Schools is looking for options on how to finance their construction.
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Fudali named Loris Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year | Loris | myhorrynews.com

For Ridgewood, N.J. native Alyssa Fudali, Loris Elementary School has been her home as an educator since her career began five years ago. The young, dedicated fourth-grade teacher has gained the respect of her peers who selected Fudali as their school’s teacher of the year, and their representative in the quest for the state teacher of the year honors.
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Bellamy, Gore honored with NAAE National awards | Loris | myhorrynews.com

Two educators with Loris ties joined in with the South Carolina delegation of agricultural educators and attended the 67th annual convention of the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE), Nov. 17-21 in New Orleans, La.
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Loris High School Toys for Tots Drive | Calendar | myhorrynews.com

The Loris High School Student Council is running a Toys for Tots drive and asks that everyone please donate a new, unused and unwrapped toy, which will be given to a child this Christmas.
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Horry County police warns Carolina Forest drivers against illegal shortcuts | Crime | myhorrynews.com

Taking creative shortcuts to bypass traffic in Carolina Forest could land some student drivers in trouble with the law.
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Savannah’s Playground nonprofit raising Phase 1 funds | The Sun News

The idea for Savannah’s Playground, the enabling park taking shape at Grand Park in Myrtle Beach, came from special needs children playing ball at the Miracle Leagues field. “It just hit me,” says Mayor John Rhodes. “The Miracle League concept gave me the idea and Savannah was my inspiration.”
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A Commitment to Every Child | ED.gov Blog

Forestbrook Middle School, located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, serves more than 1,200 students. While the school’s motto of, “Excellence, Every Day, Everywhere” reflects what you find at Forestbrook, the school’s culture was perhaps best captured by a social studies teacher’s comment. The teacher said that he was motivated by the desire to “see every child grow,” and the collective commitment to this goal was apparent in each of the more than 20 classrooms I observed and in every conversation I had with adults and students.
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Horry County Schools committee votes to increase class size at middle, high schools | The Sun News

Horry County Schools started taking some preliminary looks at the districts 2016-17 budget this month, and some costs are expected to rise as usual.
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