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Carolina High School and Academy Wins Parent-Communication Grant

GREENVILLE, SC – Reliance Communications, Inc., makers of the SchoolMessenger™ family of parent-notification solutions, recently awarded Carolina High School and Academy a parent-communication grant valued at $5,000.

Carolina High was selected from hundreds of applicants to win the grant, based on its comprehensive plan to improve attendance and achievement with the SchoolMessenger Desktop Calling System. The system will be implemented by Dr. Sandra McLendon, technology specialist at Carolina High.

The grant award consists of the SchoolMessenger Desktop Calling System, a parent-notification tool that allows educators to communicate with thousands of families efficiently and consistently through the phone. Two years of parent-communication program support are also included with the grant.

Stone, Hillcrest MS, Mauldin HS Websites Earn Distinction of “Best of the Web - 2003”

GREENVILLE, SC – Websites for Stone Academy of Communication Arts, Hillcrest Middle, and Mauldin High have been named “Best of the Web - 2003” by School Superintendent Dr. William E. Harner.

Each school’s website was evaluated using the District’s School Website Evaluation self-assessment tool. Each site was evaluated by a team of webmasters in the areas of site content, design, navigation, timeliness, parent information, school calendar, staff directory, examples of student work, and following legal guidelines.

Last spring, about 30 schools earned gold, silver, or bronze “Webmaster’s Choice” awards. These schools’ sites were then evaluated for the overall “Best of the Web - 2003” honor.

Superintendent Dr. Harner said, “The variety of student arts and activities and the clear, clean design made a virtual trip to Stone Academy pure pleasure!” Also, “No visitor to the Hillcrest Middle site could doubt that these students are actively involved in their studies – and loving it!” Regarding the Mauldin High site, he stated, “The Mauldin Mavericks have mastered the art of providing a great deal of important information in an interesting, quick, and easy-to-read style.”

Greenville County Schools webmaster John Woggon added, “Our visitor numbers continue to climb dramatically. Last year, we were averaging 150,000 web visits per month. That number has more than doubled this year. I’m convinced the reason for the substantial increase in site visits is the tremendous increase in student content. These three winning sites are leaders in providing good, solid examples of the best of our student achievement.”

Congratulations to Stone Academy webmaster Charlie Slate; Hillcrest Middle webmaster Gregg Davis; and Mauldin High webmaster Jonathan Cooper.

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Greenville County Schools Shining Stars!
Seventeen District Schools Earn Red Carpet Status

RED CARPET SCHOOLS

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Seventeen schools in The School District of Greenville County earned the status as "Red Carpet Schools," an award presented by the State Department of Education that recognizes schools with outstanding family-friendly environments. Winning schools receive red carpets with the state seal to display in their lobbies.

"The efforts these schools have made are affirmations that Greenville County public schools are improving their approach to create warm and friendly environments for parents and visitors," said Superintendent Dr. William Harner

Parker Middle Academy Selected Semi-Finalist for 2003 National School Change Awards

GREENVILLE, SC -- Parker Middle Academy has been selected as one of 72 semi-finalists nationwide for the 2003 National School Change Awards, presented by the American Association of School Administrators, Fordham University, and Pearson Education.

To earn the recognition, the faculty and staff of each school presented documentation on where they had been, and a plan for moving forward. Using 16 specified criteria, they responded to the questions, "Have we brought about significant school change?" and "What do we need to do to sustain that change and move forward?"

All nominated schools will be recognized at the national Principals Leadership Institute in July. Six schools nationwide will be recognized as this year's National School Change Awards winners.

For more information, contact Parker Academy, at 241-3285.

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District Site Wins SC State Web Award

The 2003 Award of Excellence has been awarded to Greenville Schools Online by the South Carolina Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association. The award is presented to web sites whose web design, originality and content have achieved levels of excellence deserving of professional recognition by the association.  The District site also won this award in  2002.

Winning the Award of Excellence is a recognition of the professional design and content of the District web site. 

Created and founded by School Public Relations Professionals, the Association is dedicated to providing a common ground for which members of the association, both students and regular members, could come together with their respective peers, via the Internet, to participate in activities and common interests.

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