Education
School News for the Week of Jan. 1

Chandler Creek
to hold science fair
Chandler Creek Elementary’s annual science fair is Feb. 7, 2014. Third through fifth grade students are encouraged to enter. They should see their teacher for the guidelines.
School News for the Week of Dec. 18

Greenville County
Chandler Creek student
wins skateboard
Aspen Pena Chandler Creek fourth grader won a skateboard at the PTA meeting raffle last week.
EHS singer places second in scholarship contest

Eastside senior Patience Kearse has been singing all her life. Her mom, who also sings, noticed her talent at a young age.
Her mom got her involved, “And I’ve been singing ever since,” she said.
School board chooses lottery for school choice

The song goes, ‘No more pencils, no more books,’ but it’s no more lines for Greenville County Schools.
The board of trustees recently voted to replace the first-come first-serve process in favor of a computer generated lottery system in school choice. It’s in effect for the 2014-15 school year.