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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