Horry County School District mulls putting tablets in hands of third and fourth graders | Education | myhorrynews.com

"Third and fourth grade students in Horry County schools haven’t been issued personal tablet computers yet, but that could change soon. And compared to middle and high school students, elementary students might be better suited to caring for the electronics."
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High School Scoreboard | Carolina Forest boys advance to quarterfinals for first time in 10 years | Basketball | myhorrynews.com

"Carolina Forest’s magical season has come to an end, but not first without turning a few heads in Class AAAA. The Panthers finished the season at 18-8 after falling 61-45 to Irmo on Feb. 23. CFHS reached the quarterfinals for the first time in a decade after defeating Bluffton on Feb. 17 and James Island on Feb. 20 in a contest that went into overtime."
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SALTT crowns Trail champions | Conway | myhorrynews.com

"Competitors in the Student Angler League Tournament Trail (SALTT) had a final chance to move up in the season standings, as well as rack up prizes and awards during the last of the season’s four trail events Saturday in Georgetown."
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High school roundup (March 9, 2016) | The Sun News

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Former Conway Tigers helping next generation of wrestlers | Conway | myhorrynews.com

"Keith won the state championship in the 125-pound weight class during a successful prep career at Conway High School. In addition to winning the state title his senior year in 1997, Keith was a two-time region champion and state qualifier. He finished his varsity career with a 67-12 record and helped lead Conway to region titles in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997."
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David Cox not running for re-election to Horry County Board of Education | The Sun News

"David Cox, vice chairman of the Horry County Board of Education, will not seek a third term this year. Cox was elected to the board in 2008, and during his campaign he promised to only seek two terms. He’s sticking to that promise."
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Five finalists chosen for 2016-17 Horry Teacher of the Year | The Sun News

"Five area teachers are in the running for Horry County Schools 2016-17 Teacher of the Year. The finalists were chosen from 10 semi-finalists released in January. Semi-finalists were interviewed by a panel and asked to provide examples of student achievement, and all five finalists will undergo a series of classroom observations, according to the district."
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Two Biggest Reasons Ransomware Keeps Winning

""One reason that ransomware is so effective is that the cybersecurity field is not entirely prepared for its resurgence," wrote researchers. Security applications do not quickly recognize ransomware's maliciousness, because, ransomware itself "effectively acts as a security application. It denies access to data or encrypts the data. The only difference is that the owner of the system does not own the control.""
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High school roundup (March 8, 2016) | The Sun News

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LHS, GSFH baseball compete in pre-season Border Battle Tournament | Baseball | myhorrynews.com

"Both of our local varsity baseball teams of Loris High School and Green Sea Floyds High School, along with Lake View, Pee Dee Academy and our North Carolina neighbor, South Columbus, teams participated in the annual Border Battle Tournament the week of Feb. 26 – March 1 as a warm-up for the 2016 high school baseball season"
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Ocean Bay Middle student Henry Hein headed to Scripps National Spelling Bee | The Sun News

"Henry Hein took home the gold at his first-ever spelling bee Tuesday night. Hein, of Ocean Bay Middle School, was the only speller left after 21 rounds and two hours at the 28th annual The Sun News Regional Spelling Bee."
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Officials: Horry schools make up day should not impact spring break | The Sun News

"Horry County Schools officials are aiming this week to set the date for students to make up the day missed last month due to the threat of severe weather. Superintendent Rick Maxey said Monday that he’s meeting with area principals Wednesday to discuss a day for students to make up school missed Feb. 24 when severe wind was expected to hit the Grand Strand. The district is expected to finalize a make up day by the end of this week, Maxey said."
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Socastee finishes second at Palmetto Tennis Tournament | Tennis | myhorrynews.com

"The Socastee Braves began their tennis season by finishing second in the 2016 Palmetto Tennis Classic High School Invitational Boys Tournament held Feb. 26-28 at the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center in Cayce. This second annual three-day tournament had 10 of the top Region VI-AAAA teams from around the state. Each team played four rounds and then a final championship match."
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Carolina Country Music Fest hosts golf classic to benefit Myrtle Beach schools music programs | WBTW.com

"CMF is raising funds to benefit music programs at Myrtle Beach middle and high schools by providing funding for new musical instruments in Ryan Huie’s name."
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Loris KOC donates to LHS, DES special needs students | Loris | myhorrynews.com

"Continuing the more than 130-year tradition of serving mentally and physically challenged children, the Loris council of the Knights of Columbus presented the Trainable Mentally Disabled (TMD) classes of Loris High School and Daisy Elementary School with a check for slightly more than $1,433 on Thursday, March 3."
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Teachers from Florence, Myrtle Beach area finalists for Teacher of the Year | WBTW.com

"South Carolina’s State Superintendent of Education paid a surprise visit Monday to two local teachers. In Horry County, Molly Spearman stopped in to tell Joey Trail he’s one of five finalists for South Carolina “Teacher of the Year.” Trail teaches seventh grade Language Arts at Forestbrook Middle School. “What i’m trying to do is teach kids to be authentic, their authentic selves, to be kind and to be better citizens, because that’s the ultimate.  But hopefully they will remember this tall weird guy with a weird sense of humor that was a kind person and tried to do the right thing and hopefully they can emulate that.”"
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Athletic director Cahill named best in the state | Sports | myhorrynews.com

"If you go to any sporting event at Myrtle Beach High School, it’ll be hard to miss athletic director John Cahill.  Season after season, Cahill works tirelessly to ensure everything is up to par and beyond for everyone involved, including those visiting from other schools.  All in all, the seven-year veteran of Myrtle Beach High has certainly made his mark."
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Five new Horry County Schools under construction - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather

"Five new schools are under construction in Horry County and all projects are expected to be complete for the opening of the 2017-2018 school year. The Horry County Board of Education approved the construction on November 23, 2015."
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Horry County School District holds educator recruitment fair - WFXG FOX54 Augusta - Your News One Hour Earlier

"There is high demand for teachers in our state right now to help recruit potential teachers the Horry County School district held its annual educator recruitment fair today, called Teach at the Beach at Conway High School."
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High school roundup: A.C. Flora takes down Socastee in lacrosse | The Sun News

"AC Flora 14, Socastee 2 | A long trip to the coast proved mighty productive for the A.C. Flora boys lacrosse team Saturday afternoon, the Falcons dominant in a 14-2 win over Socastee."
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The Sun News Regional Spelling Bee title up for grabs | The Sun News

"Hannah “Gracie” Benton is preparing to defend her title in this year’s The Sun News Regional Spelling Bee on Tuesday. The 28th annual spelling bee features 54 elementary and middle school students from Horry and Georgetown counties who will vie for the chance to represent the Grand Strand at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C."
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Late mistakes costly for Myrtle Beach in Class AAA state final | The Sun News

"Against the majority of its opponents this year, the Myrtle Beach girls basketball team could get away with sloppy play during extended stretches. The Seahawks’ overall talent level and the ability of multiple players to take over at any given time usually far outweighed any negatives. Most of those opponents, however, weren’t Dreher."
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Socastee girls gain confidence after win over St. James | The Sun News

"On Friday, the Socastee Braves girls lacrosse team got off to a quick start and never slowed down en route to 28 shots on goal and an 18-7 victory over the St. James Sharks. "
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This week along the Grand Strand | Myrtle Beach | myhorrynews.com

"Congratulations to six Horry County Schools’ students who were named candidates for the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program:"
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Horry County pays nearly $10k to ‘ransomware’ hackers | WBTW.com

"Horry County Schools paid nearly $10,000 to hackers who attacked the district’s network, district spokesperson Teal Harding confirmed on Monday."
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Horry teacher Joey Trail named as finalist for S.C. Teacher of the Year | The Sun News

"Joey Trail won the hearts of Forestbrook Middle School administration in 2012. Then the hearts of Horry County Schools officials in 2015. Now, educators at the state level have recognized Trail’s love of students and passion for education."
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Horry County discusses iPad rollout to third and fourth grades | The Sun News

"The Horry County Board of Education is still pondering the pros and cons of providing elementary-aged students with iPads. The board voted to expand the Personalized Digital Learning, or PDL, initiative – which gives each student a digital device – to fifth grade only in February 2015. The final deployment phase would give each third- and fourth-grader an iPad that cannot be left at home. "
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Teachers in Myrtle Beach, Florence nominated for S.C. Teacher of - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather

" South Carolina State Superintendent of Education, Molly M. Spearman, announced that Dr. Leah Barley, a teacher at Royall Elementary School in Florence School District One, and Joey Trail, a teacher at Forestbrook Middle School in Horry County Schools, are both finalists for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award."
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"Trailblazers' honored at Conway High School Ethnic Buffet | News | myhorrynews.com

"Five Horry County black women were applauded as trailblazers this past week at Conway High School’s 23rd annual Ethnic Buffet. The large crowd in the Tiger’s Den enjoyed songs and a meal of fried chicken, stewed chicken, ribs, ham, macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes, collards, green beans, slaw, rice and rolls before hearing about and from the honorees."
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Socastee boys lacrosse team rolls to win over Myrtle Beach | The Sun News

"The Socastee Braves beat the Myrtle Beach Seahawks 13-3 at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in lacrosse on March 3. Socastee was coming off three straight losses and had a pair of hat tricks in the win. Myrtle Beach's Noah Thomas scored twice, and Hadou Slimani had one goal. The sport's growth has been steadily increasing across the Grand Strand. mmckinnon@thesunnews.com"
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Horry County remembers Kay Loftus | Education | myhorrynews.com

"“She once told me that she was an educator, not a politician, and the way she went about her business with the board I can say that she truly was an educator first, and politics only came in as a secondary thought,” said Horry County Board of Education Chairman Joe DeFeo, speaking of board member Kay Loftus."
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Horry County School Board candidate hopes to improve learning by reducing stress | News | myhorrynews.com

"A 24-year teaching veteran, who says Horry County’s schoolchildren are unnecessarily stressed and medicated, hopes to replace John Poston on the Horry County School Board. As a candidate for the District 8 seat, Patricia Milley says she’ll work to get children more outside recreation time and more age-appropriate lessons, which she believes will restore children’s mental health."
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Robots assaulting castles? It's just the Myrtle Beach FIRST Robotics Competition | Education | myhorrynews.com

"After six weeks of preparation, the competition was fierce at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center last weekend. Students cheered on their schools and celebrated wins by dancing in the aisles. From the high energy levels, you would think it was a sporting event. but this competition wasn’t an athletic event. It was a robotics competition– the FIRST Robotics Competition."
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Aynor's Johnson enjoys rodeo thrills and spills | Sports | myhorrynews.com

"Aynor freshman Mackenzie Johnson has competed on the state rodeo circuit for a couple of years, but having most events at least three hours away makes it hard for her friends to attend. That will change March 11 and 12 when RES-LES Farms in Conway hosts a S.C. High School Rodeo Association event for the second consecutive year. Although she has friends from all over the state, Johnson is looking forward to having some of her local friends and classmates at Aynor High School cheering her on."
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"Mary Poppins" coming to Carolina Forest High School stage | Education | myhorrynews.com

"Not only the students performing in “Mary Poppins” know that “Anything can happen if you let it,” but so does Carolina Forest High School fine arts department director Wayne Canady. “Mary Poppins” is the story of London, England’s Banks family who needs a nanny for the children, Jane and Michael."
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School staff, board committee disagree on management roles | Education | myhorrynews.com

"With five new schools in the works for the next two years, the Horry County School District is trying to figure out whether to hire a project manager or to contract with a project management company to oversee their construction."
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Horry County school board member from Myrtle Beach area dies | Education | myhorrynews.com

"A Myrtle Beach area woman who's served on the Horry County Board of Education for the past 14 years has died. Horry County Schools said in a post to its Facebook page and on its website that Kay Loftus died Monday."
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Socastee boys soccer team shuts out Waccamaw | The Sun News

"The Braves (3-1) didn’t allow the Warriors to record a shot on goal as Socastee goalkeepers Cole Renfrow and John Cetin combined for a clean sheet. Zendon Andrews and Tanner Goshert added one goal apiece, and Cian Gormley had three assists for the Braves."
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Young aims for the moon | Sports | myhorrynews.com

"G.K. Young was one of the most feared long ball hitters in the state during his four years at Conway High School. He blasted 29 home runs during a recordsetting career with the Tigers, including 13 in 2011 when he had more four-base knocks than any other high school player in all of South Carolina. Young hit so many home runs that fans ran out of words to describe his latest antics. It was a dinger one night, a four-bagger the next, followed by a moon shot, or a tater."
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Tigers to field young baseball team in 2016 | Sports | myhorrynews.com

"Conway will be a very young baseball team in 2016. Although the Tigers have only three seniors in Reid Hardwick, Frankie Edwards and Trystan Causey, they are all very talented."
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High School Scoreboard | Carolina Forest girls soccer grounds Gilbert | Soccer | myhorrynews.com

"Carolina Forest kicked off its 2016 soccer season, facing Gilbert in the first round of the Cavalier Kick Off tournament, and found success with a 3-1 win Friday."
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Carolina Forest student only one of 11 students worldwide to earn perfect score on calculus exam | Carolina Forest | myhorrynews.com

"Carolina Forest resident John Mastroberti is one of 11 students in the world who earned a perfect score—every point possible—on the Advanced Placement BC Calculus exam. There were 4.5 million AP exams taken by 2.5 million public high school students in this country in 2015. Of those, 322 earned every point possible on an AP exam."
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Forestbrook Middle School principal given promotion | Education | myhorrynews.com

"At the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, students at Forestbrook Middle School will see many new faces, but one will be conspicuously absent."
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Horry County Schools board member Kay Loftus passes away | WBTW.com

"Horry County Schools Board of Education member Kay Loftus passed away Monday morning. Horry County Schools reports Loftus, who served District 4 of the school district for 14 years, died Monday. HCS says Loftus has been a part of numerous organizations including the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association, the Myrtle Beach area Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina Hotel-Motel Association. Her board term was set to expire this year, according to the HCS website."
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