Trinity-Byrnes announces new Board of Trustees
Trinity-Byrnes has announced their Board of Trustees for the 2017-2018 school year. Pictured are Dr. William Naso, Chairman of the Board, Marvin Sto.Domingo, Mike Roach, Treasurer, Kennedy Breeden, Jim Brown, Chris Scott, Dr. Paul Davis, Terry Lowe, Dr. Howard Farrell, Vice Chair, Octavia Williams-Blake, Sally Warren, Dr. Kievers Cunningham, Gailey Saleeby, Tara Jeffords, Belle Zeigler, Elizabeth Poston, Ed Hoffman and Dr. Tom...
Trinity-Byrnes hosts annual Beach Blast
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School recently hosted their fifth annual Beach Blast and it was a tremendous success. “We exceeded our goal of $80,000, raising $84,600, enabling us to purchase a new charter bus for transporting athletic teams, transportation for educational field trips and club activities. Stated Mr. Hoffman, Head of School. Our parents really stepped forward and responded, said April Munn, director of Admissions and...
Backyard Stargazer Sept. 2017
By Francis Parnell For early risers, September’s dawn sky offers a number of interesting groupings that will be fun to view with naked eyes or binoculars. Looking east before dawn on the 1st, you can’t miss sparkling white Venus. 45 minutes after sunset on the 1st, look for bright Jupiter 10-degrees above the west-southwest horizon; “Spica” the brightest star in VIRGO, the Virgin, gleams about 4-degrees lower...
Trinity-Byrnes starts year with largest enrollment in school’s history
School is back in session at Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School. “Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School opened with the largest enrollment in school history of 267 students,” said Ed Hoffman, Head of School. “The mission of a college preparatory education is extremely important to the vitality of the Pee Dee region, particularly when courting new businesses and their employees.” “Trinity-Byrnes has been a beacon of academic excellence,” said...
Coker College awards inaugural Excellence in Teaching Scholarships
Coker College awarded its first-ever Excellence in Teaching scholarships to two deserving Teachers of the Year: a full-tuition scholarship was awarded to Nicole Lester, an English teacher at Spaulding Middle School in Lamar and 2017-2018 Teacher of the Year for her district, and a single-term scholarship was awarded to Johnathan Skaris, a social studies teacher at Hartsville High School and 2011-2012 Teacher of the Year for Hartsville...
FMU’s Hyman Fine Arts Center to host two new exhibits
Artists from North and South Carolina will exhibit their works throughout August and September at the Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. “Rasa-Kruti” by Vilas Tonape and “Jewelry” by Kate Furman will take center stage at the University’s Hyman Fine Arts Center with works focusing on the usage of color and natural elements. The exhibits will be hosted at Francis Marion until Sept. 28 and open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5...