The Berkeley County Board of Education unanimously agreed at its July 8 meeting to contract with BWP & Associates, a national educational leadership search firm, for assistance in finding Berkeley County School District’s next superintendent.
Chester Floyd, who has been Berkeley’s superintendent since 1997, plans to retire effective Jan. 19, 2009.
Cassie Horton is a "Who."
If there was a "Who’s Who" list of those expected to go on to accomplish great things, this honors student at Hanahan High School would most certainly be on it. The 18-year-old Daniel Island resident was recently named one of the "Top 5" graduating seniors at Hanahan, a distinction that does not come as much of a surprise to those who know her.
"Cassie is, well…tenacious," said James Harrelson, a Hanahan High engineering instructor and one of Cassie’s mentors. "She has a vision for her future, sets goals and accomplishes them. (She) is tough minded, yet has a good sense of humor. She always finds time to help others and sets a great example for others to follow."
ELIZABETH BUSH
(l to r) Bishop England students Katie Stacy, Shannon Graham, Shelby McCarthy, and Rachel Miller are members of Angel Touch, an organization formed in memory of Mary Marquardt, a BE student who passed away last year after battling cancer. The group is raising money to benefit the pediatric oncology unit at the MUSC Children’s Hospital, a cause dear to Mary’s heart.
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Mary Marquardt was expected to graduate in May 2009 from Bishop England, but a hard-fought battle with cancer would cut her life tragically short. Mary, whom her friends described as an effervescent and vibrant teenager with an ever-ready smile, passed away just over a year ago, leaving those who knew her immersed in unimaginable grief.
"It was the day after she passed away," said Shelby McCarthy, one of Mary’s closest friends. "I came home from school and my mom was like ‘I just don’t like sitting here, I feel like we should do something. I feel like all the girls can’t say goodbye.’"
Doug Cooper
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Four months after his election to Berkeley County school board, Daniel Island’s Doug Cooper defeated fellow board member Terry Hardesty in a 5-4 vote May 13 to become board president.
Cooper replaces District 8’s Frank Wright, who was president last year. Wright was unanimously elected vice chairman and District 4 board member Jimmy Hinson will serve as secretary.
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