An school official at Bridgewater Academy charter school said work is progressing at the site for the school’s new building and should be more visible in the near future.
Jennifer Walters, chair of the school’s board of directors, said the contractor was working on the subbase for the parking lot this week at the site on River Landing Boulevard, off U.S. 501 in Myrtle Beach, near the Intracoastal Waterway. She said workers also are installing utility conduit crossings, and expect next week to install the parking lot’s base material, after which Pac Van units can be delivered.
In December, Walters said the school would be on target to open this month if the weather cooperated, but that a spring break opening would be more practical for the students.
Bridgewater was established in 2003 as Horry County’s first charter school and serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Classes have been held at Christ United Methodist Church in Myrtle Beach since last year, and Walters said they have an agreement with the church that they can remain there all year if necessary.
Three honored for adult education work
A community leader and two Horry County Schools’ Adult and Community Education educators were recognized at the S.C. Department of Education’s Adult Education Practitioners’ Spring Training Day held in Columbia earlier this month.
The S.C. Association of Adult & Community Education presented Frank M. Hart Jr. with the Citizenship Leadership Award for his work with the Myrtle Beach Family Learning Center Adult and Community Education Steering Committee since 2009. A retired police officer, Hart is an accredited police instructor and teaches or lectures regularly at the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy, Coastal Carolina University, Horry-Georgetown Technical College and Horry County Schools.
Adult Education Global Career Development Facilitator Tony Kroll was awarded the Region IV Transition Specialist of the Year and the S.C. State Transition Specialist of the Year. Community Education Coordinator and Student Intake Specialist Lynda Smallen was awarded the Region IV Paraprofessional of the Year.
Kroll and Adult Education teachers Lisa Burgess and Jim Pate, along with program director Virginia Simmons, provided training for adult education teachers and directors from throughout the state.
For more information about Adult and Community Education programs, classes and services, call the Adult Education office at 843-488-6200.
Georgetown teacher honored by reading association
Tacha McCray, a first-grade teacher at Sampit Elementary School in Georgetown, is one of the 26 educators who have been named a Distinguished Teacher of Reading in South Carolina this year.
The honor comes from the S.C. State Council of the International Reading Association, which will fete McCray and the other winners at the 37th annual SCIRA Conference Feb. 23-25 in Myrtle Beach.
Pawleys center to hold Black History Month event
The Pawleys Island Child Development Center’s second annual Black History Month event will be held Feb. 16 at Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church in Pawleys Island at 7 p.m.
This year’s speaker will be Tracy Bailey, founder and director of the Freedom Readers program in Horry County, which aims to improve reading skills in low wealth communities by providing one-to-one literacy tutoring, free books and an environment that inspires learning.
Her presentation will honor the life and work of Marian Wright Edelman, author of “The Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small.” Edelman, who is from Bennettsville, is founder and director of the Children’s Defense Fund.
Local historian Lee Brockington will introduce Bailey, and the program will include the Men of Zion Singers and Praise Dancers. A reception will be held after the program, and the public is invited to attend.
Attendance is free, but seating is limited. Call 237-4765 for reservations.
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