GSSM celebrates 16 National Merit Finalists
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that 16 members of the class of 2018 were recently named National Merit Finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). These academically motivated students are now eligible for continued competition in the National Merit Scholarship Program. GSSM’s National Merit Finalists are: • James Byrne, child of Diana...
Founding president of Francis Marion University passes away
FLORENCE – Dr. Walter Douglas “Doug” Smith, Francis Marion University’s beloved founding president, has passed away.
Smith, who served the university from its opening in 1970 through 1983, died last weekend in a Columbia, S.C. hospital. He was 99.
Newman chosen as DCSD Superintendent
Dr. Tim Newman will be the new superintendent of the Darlington County School District. The Darlington County Board of Education voted tonight to extend an offer to Newman, who accepted via conference call. Newman is currently the superintendent of Orangeburg Consolidated School District 4.
FMU Trustees approve resolutions to help combat teacher shortage
Thursday night, the Francis Marion Board of Trustees unanimously approved three resolutions, two of which they hope will help combat the K-12 teacher shortage across the region, state and country.
