Education
BMW Scholars program open
The BMW Scholars application period is open for students accepted to Spartanburg Community College to start in Fall 2022 in the area of mechatronics, automotive, or management.
Miss GHS crowned
Miss GHS 2021 Lyndsey Cloninger crowned Emma Kate Kirkpatrick as Miss Greer High School 2022 on Saturday. Runners-up were: 1st - Payton Crook, 2nd - Sarah Styles, 3rd - Madison Harbin, and 4th - Destiny Austin.
GSSM accepting applications for residential, STEM programs
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science + Mathematics (GSSM) is now accepting applications for its residential, virtual, and STEM Foundations programs. Online applications are available at www.scgssm.org.
School News for the Week of Jan. 26
GREENVILLE COUNTY
RHS Miss Sakamow
pageant is Jan. 26,27
The Riverside High Miss Sakamow Pageant 2022 will be held Jan. 26 and 27, 7 p.m., in the school auditorium.
Freshmen and sophomores will compete on Wednesday. Juniors and seniors will compete on Thursday.
DHEC updates school employee guidelines
DHEC has updated the quarantine guidelines for school teachers and staff. With these new guidelines, Greenville County Schools employees who have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 and who have no symptoms are allowed to work during quarantine, regardless of vaccination status, during crisis staffing conditions.
Swamp Rabbits to honor good grades
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits will congratulate students in grades 2-12 for their hard work this school year with Report Card Day.