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Lady's Island Elementary parents push for return of fifth grade

A group of Lady's Island Elementary parents is pushing for fifth-grade classes to return to the school.

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Camp exposes Beaufort County teens to 3-D technology (VIDEO)

Eight northern Beaufort County teens explored the use of 3-D design software and created plastic models with a 3-D printer during Beaufort Academy's Camp Make and Take.
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PHOTO: Historic Hilton Head mausoleum gets help from SCAD students

Students from the Savannah College of Art and Design are analyzing Baynard Mausoleum, the oldest intact structure on Hilton Head Island.
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Memorial book drive for drowned student

AMES Academy at Beaufort Elementary School will conduct the Norman "Kirk" Kirkland Memorial Book Drive Monday through Friday in conjunction with the school's spring book fair.
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Whale Branch school plans memorials for drowned student

Whale Branch Middle School has planned events next week to memorialize Norman Kirkland Jr., who drowned Saturday in Colleton County.
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Adult, youth orchestras in Beaufort to perform

A joint concert will feature 100 student and professional musicians on the same stage Sunday in the Beaufort High School Performing Arts Center.
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Beaufort County acting superintendent Rosswurm to retire

Beaufort County School District acting superintendent Jackie Rosswurm will retire at the end of this school year.
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National Merit scholar from Hilton Head focuses on robotics

Last week, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced T.J. Melanson is one of 32 South Carolina high school students - and the only in Beaufort County - to win the title of Merit Scholar and a $2,500 scholarship in its annual competition.
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Northern Beaufort County school board hears from residents on grade floors, school choice

Some Beaufort County residents would like to see stricter use of grade floors, more thorough teacher evaluations and greater collaboration by the school district and charter schools.
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Jasper County school district to take on cost, add additional school officer

Jasper County School District officials say federal budget cuts and a lack of state funding have forced them to spend about $194,000 more next year to make schools safer.
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Beaufort High assistant principal back to work after DUI arrest

A Beaufort High School assistant principal returned to work two days after his May 5 arrest on charges of driving while intoxicated.