HORRY COUNTY SCHOOLS

:::End of the school-year reminders::: All schools will dismiss 2 1/2 hours early on Tuesday, June 4 and Wednesday June 5. Wednesday, June 5 is the last day of school!

In observance of #MemorialDay, all Horry County Schools and offices will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2024.

The Horry County Board of Education appointed Dr. Eddie Ingram as the interim superintendent of Horry County Schools on May 15, 2024, and he will begin his employment on July 1, 2024. Dr. Ingram’s 42-year-long career in education has been spent mainly in North Carolina, including as superintendent of Franklin County Schools from 2009 to 2013. He served as superintendent of Darlington County School District beginning in 2013 and then Berkeley County School District starting in 2017 before retiring in 2021. In his retirement, Dr. Ingram has served as the interim superintendent of Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools in North Carolina and the interim executive director of Foxborough Regional Charter School in Massachusetts. He received his doctorate in education from East Carolina University in 2002. The Horry County Board of Education is currently in the process of receiving proposals from superintendent search firms. These firms will have the opportunity to present their proposals to the Board at an upcoming meeting. Following this, the Board will select and engage a firm to assist with a comprehensive national search for the District’s next superintendent. #superintendent #education #sceducation #southcarolinaeducation #educator

Congratulations, Joey Hernandez of the Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology, the 2025 HCS Teacher of the Year! #teacheroftheyear #teacher #educator

Before our livestream begins (6 pm at https://lnkd.in/eEwDyw4x ), take a few minutes to meet each of the Top 5 Finalists for Horry County Schools Teacher of the Year: Joey Hernandez, Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology Sandra Matthews, Conway Elementary Brooke Hall, Loris High Katie Suggs, Socastee Elementary Chad Hamilton, St. James Middle #TeacheroftheYear #educators #education #teachers

Congratulations to our music educators across the district! For the seventh time in eight years, Horry County Schools has received the prestigious Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (#NAMM) Foundation. The Foundation advances lifelong participation in music-making by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving, and public service programs. HCS is one of only eight school districts in South Carolina to earn the designation this year. #musicinourschools #musiceducation #music

Happy School Communicators Day! Thanks to our staff who create newsletters and social media posts, update websites and signage, and keep our school news flowing out to the community each day! Along those lines, the HCS Communications team, Conway Elementary, and North Myrtle Beach High brought back a combined total of 19 awards from the South Carolina chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (SC/NSPRA). Among those were a Golden Achievement award and one of only two Medallion Awards given out this year. Congratulations to our communicators at the school and district levels! Visit https://bit.ly/3JTn1kq to learn more. #publicrelations #nationalschoolspublicrelationsassociation #nspra #scnspra #schoolcommunicators

The South Carolina Band Directors Association has given the Outstanding Performance Award to four HCS band programs for their success during the 2023-24 school year. Congratulations to the following bands and their directors! - Ocean Bay Middle School, directed by Martha Gasque - Socastee Middle School, directed by Raymond Dobell - Ten Oaks Middle School, directed by Jose Pope - Carolina Forest High School, directed by Mark Roddy #scbda #schoolmusic #musicinourschools #schoolband #finearts #performingarts

Today, May 8, 2024, is National School Nurse Day! We honor more than 95,000 school nurses in the United States and our dedicated school nurses in Horry County Schools who make a difference in the lives of children every day! School nurses lead the way to advance health and support education by ensuring that students are healthy, safe, and ready to learn. Let’s celebrate our school nurses today and always! #schoolnurses #educators #studenthealth

Congratulations, Liz Whaley of Socastee Elementary, our 2025 Rookie Teacher of the Year! #rookieteacheroftheyear #teacher #educator #education #elementaryschoolteacher