WASHINGTON,
DC –
Representatives from Carolina Elementary School in Hartsville went to nation’s capital this week for events recognizing
exemplary school achievement as a National Blue Ribbon School.
Representatives from five of the state’s public schools - including Carolina Elementary - attended the 2009 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Award ceremonies. This program, run by the federal Department
of Education, honors public and private K-12 schools that are either
academically superior or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student
achievement.
Public school winners that took part in the recognition were Chukker Creek Elementary in the Aiken County School District, Carolina Elementary in Hartsville (Darlington County School District), Midland Elementary in Galivants Ferry (Horry County School District), Ninety Six High School in Greenwood District 52 and Chapin High in School District Five of Lexington and Richland counties.
They were among the 314 Blue Ribbon Schools announced this past September by U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The awards program included school presentations, followed by a bus tour of Washington.There was also a breakfast Tuesday morning, plus an address by the
national Teacher of the Year and panel presentations. Each school received a plaque
and a flag to signify their Blue Ribbon School status.
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