Sangaree
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The State
The ‘recognition' that wasn't free: How SC charter school paid for a flattering TV profile
In early 2025, GREEN Charter Schools filmed an episode of Empowered , a public television program hosted by the actress Meg Ryan. The documentary-style program, which highlights “the most critical stories that affect the way consumers live across the planet,” produced a five-minute feature on the Greenville-based charter chain to air on public television stations across the country. The segment , bookended by the “ Sleepless in Seattle ” star, portrays the renewable energy-focused network of schools as an example of educational innovation where “every student is empowered to pursue their dreams and equipped to impact the world for the better.” “This was nothing GREEN sought,” then-executive director Tom Cronin told board members before playing the video at a May 2025 meeting. “This was something that sought us. We were somehow noted as one of 17 finalists for the Empowered recognition.” What Cronin did not mention — or perhaps even recognize — was that GREEN’s Empowered honor was manufactured. The show is what PBS calls a “pay-for-play production.” The taxpayer-funded charter network paid more than $30,000 to Summit Studios, LLC , the production company behind Empowered, to create the video, invoices obtained by The State Media Co. show. In exchange
Lexington County Chronicle
River Bluff High student named PalmettoPride youth ambassador
River Bluff High junior Divija Viswabrahmana was recently named a PalmettoPride Youth Ambassador. Viswabrahmana is among 16 students selected statewide from nearly 200 applicants. Viswabrahmana is an Eagle Scout candidate who has rallied fellow Scouts to join the Lakeside Litter Sweep on Lake Murray. She has volunteered more than 60...
WIS-TV
New documentary honors Wilkinson High School legacy in Orangeburg
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - A new documentary, “Strive to Excel, Not to Equal: The Story of Wilkinson High School,” honors the educators, families, and students who built a legacy at Orangeburg’s first historically Black high school. Civil rights photographer Cecil Williams and educator and board member Dr....
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SC State names new Mister and Miss Honors College for 2026-27
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — South Carolina State University has named Charles Butler Jr. and Jada Gittings as Mister and Miss Honors College for the 2026-27 academic year. The two Presidential Scholars will serve as ambassadors for the Dr. Emily England Clyburn Honors College, promoting leadership, scholarship, and community...
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College of Charleston students gain election experience through Democracy in Action course
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – About 40 College of Charleston students are getting a firsthand look at how elections work through a political science course that connects classroom lessons with real-world civic engagement. Students enrolled in the course, called Democracy in Action, have spent the semester learning about the electoral process through a partnership between the […]
blufftontoday.com
Technical College of the Lowcountry culinary students win $9K at Chefs Table Competition
BEAUFORT, S.C. – Four culinary students from Technical College of the Lowcountry won a combined $9,000 in awards at the second annual US Foods TCL Chefs Table Student Culinary Competition, held October 8 at the College's Culinary Institute of the South in Bluffton. The competition is part of the...
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Orangeburg-Wilkinson High senior named 2027 Coca-Cola Scholars semifinalist
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — An Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School senior has been named a semifinalist for the 2027 Coca-Cola Scholars Program. Patrick “PJ” Hubbard Jr. is one of 1,227 students selected from more than 113,000 applicants nationwide, representing about 1% of applicants. Hubbard serves as student body...
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blufftontoday.com
Predicting Southside Christian vs. Chesnee and other top football games in Week 10
This article previews the top 10 high school football games in South Carolina's Upstate for Week 10 of the season. The Game of the Week features No. 14 Southside Christian against No. 17 Chesnee, both known for their high-scoring offenses. Here are the Upstate’s top 10 high school football games...
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Charleston City Paper
Ground scans show ‘possible’ grave sites at 106 Coming St.
MORNING HEADLINES | A redacted report on ground-penetrating radar (GPR) scans at 106 Coming St., the site of the College of Charleston’s proposed dormitory, refers to “potential” and “possible” grave shafts at the property. Plans for the dorm to house 1,000 students at the site...