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![Photo of Linda Freeman accepting the National Parent Educator of the Year Award.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732134444/beaufortk12scus/kd8uiftztyjok0rh8aih/LindaFreeman.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732134444/beaufortk12scus/kd8uiftztyjok0rh8aih/LindaFreeman.png","width":504}])
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.
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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.
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The SC Department of Education (SCDE) and the SC Education Oversight Committee (EOC) released the 2024 SC Report Cards for schools.
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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.
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The grant will go towards after- school care programs.
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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.
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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.
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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.