Loris High School in Horry County and McDonald Elementary in Georgetown County are among sixteen South Carolina schools competing for the 2009 Carolina First Palmetto’s Finest Schools Awards.
According to a news release, last fall, 25 South Carolina schools submitted a 20-page application and received an onsite examination visit by a review committee. The 16 finalists are now undergoing a second onsite evaluation.
The finalist schools will gather in Columbia on Monday, March 9, at the Koger Center for the Arts, at 6:30 p.m. to learn which four or five of them have won the top honors. The awards, sponsored by Carolina First Bank and the SC Association of School Administrators, are presented each year to two elementary schools, one middle school, one high school and possibly one special category school, the release said.
The 14 other finalists are as follows:
Bell’s Crossing Elementary, Greenville County
Guinyard Elementary, Calhoun County
Midway Elementary, Anderson 5
Oakland Elementary, Spartanburg 2
Skyland Elementary, Greenville County
Springfield Elementary, Greenwood 50
West View Elementary, Spartanburg 6
Lugoff-Elgin Middle, Kershaw County
Riverside Middle, Greenville County
Camden High, Kershaw County
Spring Valley High, Richland 2
Wade Hampton High, Greenville County
Wren High, Anderson 1
Greenville Technical Charter High, Greenville County
"We’re pleased once again to partner with Carolina First Bank to offer this recognition for outstanding and innovative schools,” said Molly Spearman, SCASA executive director. “Carolina First’s support validates the importance of quality education for South Carolina’s young people.”
According to the release, the awards each year go to two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school for offering “the best in innovative, effective educational programs.“ This year, SCASA created a special category for schools such as charter and magnet schools, and Greenville Technical Charter High School is the first to compete in this category, the release said.
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