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![ECSD has introduced a streamlined reporting service for concerns of bullying and peer conflict.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790792086/edgefieldk12scus/ive24150jybncc6dqego/ECSDSecondaryEnhancedReportingScreenshot.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1790792086/edgefieldk12scus/ive24150jybncc6dqego/ECSDSecondaryEnhancedReportingScreenshot.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1790792086/edgefieldk12scus/ive24150jybncc6dqego/ECSDSecondaryEnhancedReportingScreenshot.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790792086/edgefieldk12scus/ive24150jybncc6dqego/ECSDSecondaryEnhancedReportingScreenshot.png","width":988}])
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about Streamlined Reporting for Bullying, Harassment, and Peer Conflict: What Parents and Guardians Need to Know
![2026 Homecoming winners included Second Runner-Up Madison Coleman, First Runner-Up Nichole Brown, and Homecoming Queen Natalie Hardy.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790257317/edgefieldk12scus/movukbrgd3wkhyjhvhth/2026HomecomingCourtWinners.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1790257317/edgefieldk12scus/movukbrgd3wkhyjhvhth/2026HomecomingCourtWinners.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1790257317/edgefieldk12scus/movukbrgd3wkhyjhvhth/2026HomecomingCourtWinners.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1790257317/edgefieldk12scus/movukbrgd3wkhyjhvhth/2026HomecomingCourtWinners.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1790257317/edgefieldk12scus/movukbrgd3wkhyjhvhth/2026HomecomingCourtWinners.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790257317/edgefieldk12scus/movukbrgd3wkhyjhvhth/2026HomecomingCourtWinners.jpg","width":2048}])
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about Natalie Hardy Crowned 2026 Strom Thurmond High Homecoming Queen; Nichole Brown First Runner-Up, Madison Coleman Second Runner-Up
![Members of the STHS 2026 S.C. Mock Trial State Championship Team received their title rings on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789740113/edgefieldk12scus/xphbhczxniz89nayljlc/2026STHSMockTrialStateTitleRingsWebPromoPic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1789740113/edgefieldk12scus/xphbhczxniz89nayljlc/2026STHSMockTrialStateTitleRingsWebPromoPic.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1789740113/edgefieldk12scus/xphbhczxniz89nayljlc/2026STHSMockTrialStateTitleRingsWebPromoPic.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1789740113/edgefieldk12scus/xphbhczxniz89nayljlc/2026STHSMockTrialStateTitleRingsWebPromoPic.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1789740113/edgefieldk12scus/xphbhczxniz89nayljlc/2026STHSMockTrialStateTitleRingsWebPromoPic.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1789740113/edgefieldk12scus/xphbhczxniz89nayljlc/2026STHSMockTrialStateTitleRingsWebPromoPic.jpg","width":2048}])
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about A Familiar Ring: Strom Thurmond High School Mock Trial Team Receives Latest State Title Rings; Attorney Coach Blair Massey Honored for 20 Years of Service
![District awards for Teacher of the Year, Support Staff of the Year, and Bus Driver of the Year were presented on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789564896/edgefieldk12scus/qhftmzk1riqxfz1db9te/2026ECSDPRDISTRICTTOYSSOYBDOYAWARDS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1789564896/edgefieldk12scus/qhftmzk1riqxfz1db9te/2026ECSDPRDISTRICTTOYSSOYBDOYAWARDS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1789564896/edgefieldk12scus/qhftmzk1riqxfz1db9te/2026ECSDPRDISTRICTTOYSSOYBDOYAWARDS.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1789564896/edgefieldk12scus/qhftmzk1riqxfz1db9te/2026ECSDPRDISTRICTTOYSSOYBDOYAWARDS.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1789564896/edgefieldk12scus/qhftmzk1riqxfz1db9te/2026ECSDPRDISTRICTTOYSSOYBDOYAWARDS.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1789564896/edgefieldk12scus/qhftmzk1riqxfz1db9te/2026ECSDPRDISTRICTTOYSSOYBDOYAWARDS.jpg","width":2048}])
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about Douglas Elementary’s Ashlee Chinn and Misty Reynolds Named Teacher of the Year, Support Staff of the Year; Barbara Bussey Named Bus Driver of the Year
![ECSD revealed the names of its 2026-27 Teacher of the Year finalists on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1787753283/edgefieldk12scus/gdqjqmddbfonrtrfcfra/2026ECSDPRTOYFINALISTSWebThumb2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1787753283/edgefieldk12scus/gdqjqmddbfonrtrfcfra/2026ECSDPRTOYFINALISTSWebThumb2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1787753283/edgefieldk12scus/gdqjqmddbfonrtrfcfra/2026ECSDPRTOYFINALISTSWebThumb2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1787753283/edgefieldk12scus/gdqjqmddbfonrtrfcfra/2026ECSDPRTOYFINALISTSWebThumb2.png","width":1080}])
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about District Reveals 2026-27 Teacher of the Year Finalists: Jennifer Brucker (MES), Ashlee Chinn (DES), and Ginger Wates (JET)!
![ECSD Child Nutrition administrative assistant LaNor Browder helps deliver summer meals in the community.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1787054205/edgefieldk12scus/sgiehdjxjqzik30be3ej/2026ECSDPRMESMMSSUMMERMEALSWeb2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1787054205/edgefieldk12scus/sgiehdjxjqzik30be3ej/2026ECSDPRMESMMSSUMMERMEALSWeb2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1787054205/edgefieldk12scus/sgiehdjxjqzik30be3ej/2026ECSDPRMESMMSSUMMERMEALSWeb2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1787054205/edgefieldk12scus/sgiehdjxjqzik30be3ej/2026ECSDPRMESMMSSUMMERMEALSWeb2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1787054205/edgefieldk12scus/sgiehdjxjqzik30be3ej/2026ECSDPRMESMMSSUMMERMEALSWeb2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1787054205/edgefieldk12scus/sgiehdjxjqzik30be3ej/2026ECSDPRMESMMSSUMMERMEALSWeb2.jpg","width":2048}])
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about District's Child Nutrition Team Facilitates Delivery of over 30,000 summer meals to ECSD Families