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Past Oakview Honors and Awards

2005-06

Oakview Elementary Earns Champion's Award

Columbia - Oakview's program, "Students in Action: Making a Difference," has earned a $500 award from Champions of the Environment to expand our environmental efforts.  "The environmental efforts at Oakview are quite substantial," said Lynne LaSalle, DHEC program coordinator for Champions of the Environment. "They have a comprehensive recycling program, which processes many kinds of recyclables including paper and aluminum, but also cell phones, ink cartridges, ...batteries, [six pack rings and tennis shoes]."

In addition to the cash prize, the school will receive Champions of the Environment gives-away items. A television commercial about the project will air on WIS-TV in Columbia.

Champions of the Environment is in its 13th year of promoting environmental education by providing reward and recognition. The Champions program is sponsored by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, International Paper, Eastman Chemical Company and WIS TV.

Greenville County Science Fair Winners Announced

The Greenville County Science Fair Awards Ceremony was held Thursday, April 27th at Roper Mountain Science Center. In third grade, Mrs. Wiltberger's class came in second place with "What a Bright Idea," winning a certificate and a giant cookie for their class. In fifth grade, Mrs. White's class won second place for "Which Garbage Bag Holds the Most Reading Books?" Mrs. Greenway's class came in third with "By Golly -- By Gum." Both fifth grade classes also receive a certificate and giant cookie for their class.

Chandler Satterfield, a third grade student at Oakview, won first place with "Hang Time" while Molly Lynch brought home fourth place with "Gum Problem." Fifth grader Quinn Taylor won first place for her project, "Pollution's Effect on Plants." Individual winners received a certificate and a prize bag. Nathan Chou has been nominated for the 2006 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge. Nathan received a certificate, an official lapel pin and the nomination to participate in the national challenge.

The 2006 Grand Prize Winner for the District Science Fair Award is Christopher Bressett in Mrs. Henderson's fifth grade class at Pelham Road Elementary.

Science Fair Winner Pictures

Other Oakview Science Fair Winners

Oakview students and teachers had hundreds of entries at the Greenville County Elementary School Science Fair at the Palmetto Expo Center on April 27th. Chandler Satterfield, third grade, and Quinn Taylor, fifth grade, won 1st place awards for their individual projects. Molly Lynch, third grade, placed 4th in the county for her individual project.  For classroom projects, Beth Wiltberger’s class placed 2nd in the 3rd grade competition, and Avis White’s class placed 2nd and Lisa Greenway’s class placed 3rd in the fifth grade competition. The following students earned gold awards for their individual projects: John Crowder, Christopher Nelon, Gil Gonzoles, Quinn Taylor, Spencer Peay, Nathan Chou, Jack Lynch, Taylor Bour, and Zack Hughes.  The following students won silver awards for their individual projects:  Jordan Gower, Joey Russell,  Sophie Forstein. Paige Yanity,  Madison Kemp, Brittany Storer, Sarah Emily Boyt, Ramya Kappantula, and Michaela Myers. Classes that earned a gold award are as follows:  3rd grade - Kristina Joyner, Katie Skelton, and Beth Wiltberger, 4th grade - Angela Larsen, Carolyn Lattimore, Maribeth Whiteside, and Emily Gerard, 5th grade - Martha Hill, Avis White, and Lisa Greenway.  Classes that earned a silver award are as follows:  3rd grade - Susan Gray, Barbara Sebree, Donna Bradt, 4th grade - Clare Laye, 5th grade - Lori Beth Satterfield, Kristi Haarsgaard, Donna Miller, and Betsy Deichmann. Many of our 5th graders were at Barrier Island and could not participate in the Communication competition.  Nathan Chou did participate, received a gold award, and was invited to participate in the Discovery Young Scientist contest.

 

Oakview Elementary Nominated for National Blue Ribbon Schools Program

GREENVILLE, SC - Oakview Elementary School has been nominated as one of five South Carolina schools to compete in the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. The nomination was announced today by the State Department of Education.

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which was modified in 2001 to correspond with the goals of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, allows the State Department of Education to submit five nominees that meet one of two criteria:

  • Schools that draw at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds and show dramatic improvement in test scores to high levels in read (language arts or English) and mathematics.

  • Schools, regardless of their demographics, that achieve in the top 10 percent of schools in the state.

Oakview Elementary, with an enrollment of about 1,100 students, along with Thomas C. Cario Middle School and Lexington High School, was nominated based on the second criterion. All three schools performed at the top 10 percent in the state and the difference in student achievement between demographic subgroups was reduced.

Oakview Elementary was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2000-01 based on the previous criteria for selection. The school is also a Palmetto’s Finest School and recipient of the Red Carpet Schools Award.

Two other schools, Brown’s Ferry Elementary School and Seven Oaks Elementary School, were identified under the first criterion. All five nominated schools not only met the basic criteria, but also scored higher against those criteria than other schools.

All nominees had to have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under NCLB for the 2004-05 school year, and also will have to make AYP for the 2005-06 school year to be eligible for recognition as National Blue Ribbon schools.

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program of the U.S. Department of Education honors public and private K-12 schools that are either academically superior in their states or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement.

Greenville County Schools has 12 previous National Blue Ribbon Schools winners. They are Augusta Circle Elementary, Baker’s Chapel Elementary, Bethel Elementary, Brushy Creek Elementary, Buena Vista Elementary, Hillcrest Middle, League Academy, Mauldin High, Mitchell Road Elementary, Oakview Elementary, Pelham Road Elementary, and Taylors Elementary.

The 2006 winners will be announced in Washington next fall, and the recognition ceremony will be held in Washington in November.

21 Schools, Two Career Centers Earn Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards

 

Twenty-one Greenville County schools and two career centers have earned cash awards recognizing high levels of academic achievement and high rates of student academic improvement through the Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards program.
 

The Education Accountability Act established the Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards Program to recognize and reward schools that attain high levels of absolute performance and schools that attain high rates of improvement. The specific criteria used to identify recipient schools are established by the Accountability Division of the Education Oversight Committee (EOC).
 

The financial award is determined by several factors, including the type of award received, student enrollment, student attendance, teacher attendance and dropout rates.  The minimum amount for a Gold award is $1,500, and the minimum for a Silver award is $1,000.

 

Oakview has received the Gold Award in the amount of $16,099.00.
 

 

2006 Bronze Award

 2006 Webmaster's Choice Bronze Award - Oakview Website
This certification recognizes schools that uphold the highest standards in parent involvement.
National Blue Ribbon Award For Excellence  2000-2001
Palmetto's Finest--1999
South Carolina's highest award for exemplary schools

 

 

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2004

Oakview Elementary Receives $10,000 Sea World Environmental Grant
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2004

Mrs. Kristi Haarsgaard  Runner-Up to the District Reading Teacher Award
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2004

Ms. Betsy Deichmann  Oakview's Science Teacher of the Year
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2004

Oakview Elementary Receives $10,000 Sea World Environmental Grant
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2003

South Carolina's DHEC's May Champions of the Environment winner for Oakview's South Carolina Garden, $500
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National Gardening Association-Fine Gardening Design Award, $250
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 100% Governor's Reading Honor Roll Program 

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South Carolina Forestry Commission and the US Forest Service-Urban and Community Forestry Grant Winner, $6,600
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2003

Wal-Mart Foundation-Environmental Grant--$500
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2003

Mrs. Kathy Miller--Oakview's PTA Teacher of the Year

2003

Winning the Webmaster's Choice Award is highly competitive.  It is in recognition of the professional design and content of the school web site. The award is presented to web sites whose web design, originality and content have achieved levels of excellence deserving of professional recognition by The School District of Greenville County.
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2002

Oakview wins the state 2002 Red Carpet Schools award.
Award Leaf 2002 Winners of Make Every Day Earth Day contest (Sponsored by Greenville Garden Club)
Award Leaf 2002 Betsy M. Campbell Gardening with Children Symposium, First Place Poster, Theme: Youth Leadership Through Gardening, $450
Award Leaf 2002 Phoebe Apperson Hearst-National PTA Excellence in Education Partnership Award, Honorable Mention. This was one of five awards given nationwide, $500
Award Leaf 2002 Wal-Mart Foundation-Environmental Education Grant, $500
Award Leaf 2002 Greenville Consortium for Tech Prep and School-To-Work Mini-Grant, $495
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Mrs. Kathy Miller, Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, $7,500
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South Carolina DHEC's April Champions of the Environment  winner for the school's environmental education program and apple orchard, $500.
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South Carolina DHEC's Champions of the Environment  winner for the school's environmental education program and apple orchard
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South Carolina DHEC's Champions of the Environment  third place winner in the statefor the school's environmental education program and apple orchard, $1,000
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South Carolina Chapter of the National School Public Relations Award
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Service Learning Mini-Grant, $1,2000
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Mrs. Kathy Miller, Greenville County Outstanding Elementary Science Teacher
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South Carolina's DHEC's Recycle Guys' South Carolina Recycling School of the Year--runner-up
Award Leaf 2001 National Blue Ribbon Award For Excellence
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South Carolina DHEC's October Champions of the Environment  winner for the school's recycling and environmental education program, $500.
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Can Manufacturer's Institute's "Cans for Cash" Media winner for the best communication and media coverage of its America Recycles Day "Cans for Cash" contest, $500
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South Carolina's DHEC's Recycle Guys' South Carolina Recycling School of the Year
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1999

Our science teacher, Ms. Kathy Miller, was awarded the Christa McAullife Award.
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South Carolina DHEC's Environmental Education Grant, $400 for our Schoolyard Habitat
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1999

Schools of Promise, the Flagship Level

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Palmetto's Finest
Award Leaf 1999 South Carolina's highest award for exemplary schools

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1998

South Carolina's first DHEC's America Recycles Day Recycling School of the Year
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Healthy Schools Award
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SC State Incentive Awards for  4 out of 5 years

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1998

$10,000 Arts in Education Grant awarded to Ms. Dianne McGee, art teacher
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South Carolina ETV Environmental Grant, $400 for our Schoolyard Habitat
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Mrs. Kathy Miller, Oakview's science lab teacher, won the Greenville County Conservation Teacher of the Year, Greenville County Soil and Water Conservation District.
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Milken Family Foundation Festival for Youth Grant
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South Carolina PTA award: Overall outstanding PTA unit in the state, honored as one of top five outstanding units nationally
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