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Beaufort County School District students have won 56 Southeast regional recognitions in the 2025 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition. (Please see attached for a sampling of the Gold Key award-winning artwork.)

Students in each 2025-2026 cohort will earn both high school and college credit for completing TCL classes taught by TCL instructors. Dual enrollment classes are free to district students. Uniquely, BCSD Tides students will complete the program as a cohort beginning in ninth grade and can graduate high school with two associate degrees and a technical certificate from TCL.

The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Bluffton High School located at 12 H.E. McCracken Circle in Bluffton. Interested candidates can register online at https://tinyurl.com/8nfjeabt.

“This project is made possible from the referendum approved by voters in November of 2023,” said Superintendent Frank Rodriguez. He expressed gratitude for having significant community support in support of students. “This new addition will support expanding CTE programs such as welding, automotive, nursing, and robotics to provide students the tools and skills needed to succeed in the modern workforce."

Moody’s Investors Service has again assigned the Beaufort County School District (BCSD) an Aa1 underlying credit rating, its second-highest possible score. There is not another District in South Carolina with a higher Moody’s rating.

The first forum will be Bluffton High School at 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 30. The second will be at Beaufort High School at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 1.

This 4^th annual African American History Education conference promises a robust series of activities and educational sessions for attendees. The three-day immersive experience (Feb. 13-15) includes live music and dance, art, cuisine, and in-depth presentations and panel discussions from local and nationally renowned artists, authors, educators, clergy, living legends, and historians.

Parker's Kitchen, a prominent convenience store and food service company, donated $75,000 to Beaufort County schools as part of their ongoing charitable initiative that supports education across their widespread consumer regions.

In addition to electing a new slate of officers, the Beaufort County Board of Education welcomed its new members.

(BCSD) Communications Department is actively exploring new options for a comprehensive communication platform

As a Parents as Teachers parent educator in the Beaufort County School District (BCSD) Office of Early Childhood, Freeman stood before 2,000 early childhood development professionals, a clear testament to her impact in the field.

May River High School Behavior Management Specialist Jennifer Jones-Brown was named as the Beaufort County School District’s 2024-25 “Support Staff of the Year” at the district’s annual celebratory Support Staff breakfast.

The SC Department of Education (SCDE) and the SC Education Oversight Committee (EOC) released the 2024 SC Report Cards for schools.

A veteran teacher with 37 years of experience has been named Beaufort County’s 2024-2025 District Teacher of the Year. Laura VanHorn, a second-grade teacher at Bluffton Elementary School, was selected and announced during a celebration honoring Teachers of the Year from all the district’s schools on Friday.

The grant will go towards after- school care programs. 

Two Beaufort County School District students have been announced as semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program and will advance to the next level of competition.

The previously approved calendar make-up days of December 23, 2024 and January 6, 2025 will be implemented to accommodate the two days of school closures associated with Tropical Storm Debby.

BCSD Schools were well represented at the 2024 All County Honor Band. The process started in November of 2023 when students auditioned for placement in either the Middle School Honor Band or the High School Honor Band.