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Riverview Charter accepting applications

Riverview Charter School is now accepting Kindergarten through 6th Grade applications for the 2024-2025 school year. Riverview no longer enrolls new students for 7th and 8th grade so new student applications for these grades are not available.

Open enrollment will run through January 31. Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on January 31 to be considered part of open enrollment and included in any ensuing lottery. Applications received after this day and time will only be considered on a space- available basis and in the order upon which they are received, with those students’ names being added to the end of the wait-list.

Applications may be submitted online at www.RiverviewCharterSchool.org.

Anyone interested in learning more about Beaufort County’s first charter school can attend the our Open House on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. Visit www.RiverviewCharterSchool.org for more details.

As a public school in the Beaufort County School District, Riverview is open to all Beaufort County residents. There is no tuition and no selection process.

Before and after care for students from 7:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. is available daily (scholarships available). The school participates in the USDA Federal Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program. Riverview does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin or ethnicity in admission. The school, located at 81 Savannah Highway, administers all required state tests in compliance with the South Carolina educational system.

BJHEC meeting canceled

The Beaufort Jasper Higher Education Commission (BJHEC) meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 9 was canceled. The meeting will be rescheduled at a later date.

Ramirez on Western Carolina Chancellor’s List

Nana Ramirez of Beaufort was named to the Western Carolina University Fall 2023 Chancellor’s List.

Ramirez was among more than 1,600 students to achieve this honor. To qualify for the Chancellor’s List, students must earn a GPA of 3.8 or higher while completing a minimum of 12 credit hours.

As the westernmost institution in the University of North Carolina System, WCU in Cullowhee, N.C., attracts students from around the globe for its nationally ranked programs, affordability through N.C. Promise and exceptional student support.

McBurney on Piedmont’s Dean’s List

Beaufort’s Eric McBurney is among the nearly 270 Piedmont University students who earned a GPA of 3.50-3.99 to qualify for the Dean’s List for the fall 2023 semester at Piedmonr University in Demorest, Ga. Piedmont, which congratulates all of the students on the Dean’s List for their academic success, is a private, comprehensive liberal arts institution offering a variety of career-oriented majors in the arts and sciences, business, education, and nursing. Piedmont’s campus is nestled in the foothills of the north Georgia mountains, with a satellite campus situated in the heart of downtown Athens.

– Staff reports

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