Education
ARMES window open
The nomination window for the Arts Reaching Middle and Elementary Schools (ARMES) opened to Greenville County students on Feb. 1.
ARMES is a tuition-free, rigorous, artistically gifted and talented program designed to meet the needs of identified third through eighth grade Greenville County students.
School News for the Week of Jan. 31
GREENVILLE COUNTY
Skyland plans
Cocoa with Counselors
Skyland Elementary will hold Cocoa with the Counselors on Friday, Feb. 2, 8-9:15 a.m. in the school cafeteria.
The conversation will include strategies to support a child’s behavioral, emotional, and academic growth.
Lake Robinson scholarship window open
The Friends of Lake Robinson has opened its Memorial Scholarship Fund application window for 2024.
The scholarship fund was established to remember those who have died and given themselves to preserve Lake Robinson as an economic, recreational, and environmental resource for the greater Greer community.
DAR Legacy Scholarship accepting applications
Undergraduate and graduate students studying music with ambitions for future careers can take time over the holiday break to apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship. S
GCS implements new cell phone policy for 2024
A new cell phone policy for Greenville County Schools went into effect Jan. 1 with the return from Winter Break.
GATE program expands
Starting next year, the Greenville Alternative Teacher Education (GATE) program will add elementary music, art, drama, dance, band, and orchestra to its lineup of teaching specialties.
School News for the Week of Jan. 3
Reflections Contest
entries due soon
The National PTSA 2023-2024 Reflections Contest is ending soon.
This year’s theme is “I am Hopeful Because…”