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For the third year in a row, the Conway High School FFA program has another state champion team! This year, the team brought home first place in the Soil Judging Career Development Event.

Congratulations to Phyllis Elvington! Our Green Sea Floyds High coach has been named the 2025 1A Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year by the South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association!

It's Holiday Show time across Horry County Schools! 

Our district Fine Arts Calendar is your one-stop shop to get in the spirit of the season. From show choirs and orchestras to tree lightings, plays, and band concerts, our schools offer something for everyone.

Congratulations to Conway Elementary School’s Go Green Club, led by STEM teacher Sandra Matthews, on winning a Champion of the Environment Award this year from the SC Department of Environmental Services! They are one of 13 schools to win the award this year, out of 85 applicants.

Congratulations to the Socastee High Theatre Company. They competed at the South Carolina Theatre Association’s annual convention and brought home major awards.

Socastee won the Studio Series competition and the Overall Best Ensemble Award. Individual honors were also earned by director Meredith Taylor, who won Best Director, and by Justin Rivera, who won Best Actor. Landen Christensen, Quion Johnson Allen, and Parker Vile were named to the All-Star Cast.

Socastee will represent Horry County at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in March in Chattanooga, TN.

Congratulations to the Myrtle Beach High Theatre Company. They competed at the South Carolina Theatre Association’s annual convention and brought home major awards.

Myrtle Beach won the state championship for their production of “The Ninth Train.” Three students earned All-Star Cast honors: Grace Pena, Ethan Benezra, and Jasmine Parlier.

Myrtle Beach will represent Horry County at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in March in Chattanooga, TN.

Mr. Clifford Jones, Superintendent of Horry County Schools, will be holding “Coffee and Conversation with Cliff” events throughout the school year.

The events will both consist of informal listening sessions and discussions. Everyone is invited, and no registration or appointment is needed. Come to any event that meets your schedule.

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Congratulations to the Green Sea Floyds High Boys Cross Country Team! The Trojans ran Friday, November 14 at the Aiken Steeplechase and won the Class A State Championship!

Each Horry County School has selected its Teacher of the Year for the 2025-26 school year. These outstanding educators will be evaluated in the coming months, and one of them will be named the 2027 Horry County Schools Teacher of the Year in the spring. Congratulations and good luck to all of our school-level winners!

On last year’s report card, HCS Scholars Academy High School was ranked the #1 high school in the state. This year, the school went a step further, earning a report card score of 99.7 out of 100, which ranks it #1 among all 1,309 schools in the state that receive a report card, regardless of grade level. Congratulations, Scholars Academy!

Click below for more about HCS' state report card results.

Horry County Schools’ performance on the 2025 state report cards, based on overall ratings, shows that 38 out of 57 district schools were rated as Excellent or Good. Of those, 16 HCS schools were rated Excellent and 22 were rated Good, while 18 earned a score of Average.

HCS Scholars Academy High School is ranked #1 of all 1,309 schools in the state, earning a report card score of 99.7 out of 100!

Congratulations to the Socastee High School Boys Volleyball team, SC State Champions!

The South Carolina Council for the Social Studies has named Carolina Forest High’s Tracy Todd as the winner of the 2025 Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Excellence in Teaching Award.

Congratulations to Ella Kate Barnett from Aynor High School!

Ella Kate claimed 1st Place in the AAA Girls Golf State Championship.

HCS welcomes the county's first Parker's Kitchen, which held its ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new location in Conway on Monday, October 27. At the ceremony, Parker's Kitchen presented HCS with a $5,000 check as part of its Fueling the Community program

The Horry County Board of Education announced that Dr. David Benson is the newly appointed Executive Director of Transportation for Horry County Schools. Dr. Benson has most recently held the position of Director of Student Transportation for the past 19 years, out of his 30-year career in education at Chesapeake Public Schools in Virginia.

The South Carolina State Fair is an annual event held in Columbia every year since 1869. Over the years, it has also added art competitions to its annual lineup. Several Horry County students submitted their artwork to this year’s fair, and we're proud to announce 6 of our students placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in their categories!

Myrtle Beach High's Sarah Merli has been recognized by the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program as one of their Distinguished Teachers for 2025.

Four Horry County Board of Education members earned recognition from the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) for achievement in the association’s 2024-2025 Boardmanship Institute.  

Wendy Hodges (District 4) and Darrell Ricketts (District 11) both received certificates for completing Level One. Tracy Winters (District 3) and James Edwards (District 9) completed Level Three, earning them both a certificate and a gold pin in recognition of their accomplishments

Congratulations to Jack Guthinger from St. James High School. Jack claimed 1st Place for the Boys, Class AAAAA D2 200 Yard IM at the SC Swimming State Championship on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Rise with Reading is a districtwide literacy challenge designed to motivate and celebrate reading among our 48,000 K-12 students. Through achievable goals, recognition, and engaging resources, we aim to build a community of readers and celebrate the joy of learning.

On May 5, 2025, the Horry County Board of Education reviewed the Superintendent’s Comprehensive Budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which does not require a tax increase. The final vote and public hearing regarding the budget are scheduled for June 2, 2025

Congratulations, JoLynn Prochaska of Ten Oaks Middle, our 2026 Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations, Holly McMillan of Myrtle Beach High, our 2026 Support Staff Employee of the Year!