Congratulations to these students for being selected for
All-District Choir 2024
Join the Hurricane Team! Apply today!
Looking ahead, in less than 60 days we will celebrate our amazing military-connected students. Purple Up! April is the month of the military child.
Apply today
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Our Wren Middle School Art students have shared their POP ART selections with the Anderson District One main office. We are very impressed with the talents of these students and thankful that they are sharing them with our district.
National School Counseling Week 2024, "School Counseling: Standards-Based, Student-Focused," will be celebrated February 5-9, 2024, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.
Anderson School District One is extremely thankful to have such a group of compassionate and talented counselors who continually serve students, as well as support school staff and administration. Thank you for maintaining our Tradition to Excellence!
Coming Soon!
Anderson School District One
Board of Trustees Meeting
January 30, 2024
6:00 PM
Palmetto Middle School Cafeteria
We're hiring a classroom nurse at Palmetto Elementary!
Apply at anderson1.org
We are thrilled to showcase our talented students' artwork here at the district office. We are now hosting artwork from our West Pelzer Elementary School students. They have done a beautiful job and we appreciate their willingness to share their talents.
We're hiring substitute nurses. Apply today!
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"
Artwork from our Hunt Meadows Elementary School art students is now being showcased in our district office. Thank you to each of these students for sharing their talents. We always love having an opportunity to brag about our students.
January 9, 2024, is designated as Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.
Anderson School District One is very grateful for the officers who serve and protect our students, families, and communities each day.
If you or a loved one serve in this capacity, we share our appreciation for your service to your communities as well. Thank you.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
No School for Students
Schools/District Office Closed
January 15, 2024
Art Contest
Students in Grades K - 12
Go to: artcontest.ess.com
for more details and to enter
January is designated as School Board Recognition Month. Anderson School District One is honored to have these seven individuals representing all areas of our district.
Our sincerest appreciation goes to Nancy Upton, Chair, Area 7; David Merrit, Jr., Secretary, Area 3; Wendy Burgess, Area 5; Michael S. Wilson, Area 2; Pat Cox, Area 4: Melissa Hood, Area 1; and Brenda Ellison, Vice-Chair, Area 6.
In case you ever wondered what school boards are all about...The following are five reasons school boards are the decision-makers in today’s schools:
1. Your school board looks out for children – first and foremost. Education is not a line item in your school board’s budget – it is the only item.
2. Your school board is the advocate for your community when decisions are made about your children’s education. The school board represents the public’s voice in public education, providing citizen governance for what the public schools need and what the community wants.
3. Your school board sets the standard for achievement in your district, incorporating the community’s view of what students should know and be able to do at each grade level. Your school board is also responsible for working with the superintendent to establish a valid process for measuring student success and, when necessary, shifting resources to ensure that the district’s goals are achieved.
4. Your school board is accessible to you and accountable for the performance of the schools in your district. If the schools are not producing, it is your right as a voter to elect new board members who will see to it that your students and your schools succeed.
5. Your school board is your community’s education watchdog, ensuring that taxpayers get the most for their tax dollars. Public education in South Carolina is a $6.5 billion business. In the majority of districts, school boards have taxing authority. That direct oversight – and responsibility – should not be given to politicians whose first priority is something other than education.
Here is a famous quote from former Governor of South Carolina, “As a product of the public education system, I want all American students to have what I had—access to a quality education that enables them to pursue any career they wish, and take on any challenge they choose. Giving our students the best education in the world is a moral imperative and, especially, an economic necessity.”
—Richard Riley, former U.S. Secretary of Education See less
Happy New Year
Wishing our Anderson School District 1 family a very joyous holiday season!
Winter has arrived!
