WINNSBORO, SC – Mrs. Chantell Berry, Executive Director and Principal of Midlands STEM Charter School (MSCS), has been named the 2025 Rookie of the Year Award, by the school’s authorizer, the Charter Institute at Erskine (Institute). The statewide award was presented to Berry during the Institute’s 7th annual Awards Banquet, in front of an audience…
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WEST COLUMBIA, SC – The Charter Institute at Erskine announced Aimee Connell, a South Carolina Virtual Charter School (SCVCS) high school teacher, as the 2025-2026 Nathan Yon Institute Virtual Teacher of the Year. This award was presented in front of more than 500 attendees at the Institute’s annual Banquet, which was started as a Teacher…
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BOILING SPRINGS, SC –Ashley Cooper, an elementary school teacher from Libertas Academy – Boiling Springs (LABSA), was recently named the 2025-2026 Nathan Yon Institute Brick-and-Mortar Teacher of the Year. This was announced on May 15 at the Institute’s seventh annual Awards Banquet. Each year, the Institute hosts the Banquet as part of its Teacher Retention…
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WEST COLUMBIA, SC – A full-ride scholarship to Duke University isn’t the only thing that Jack Stapleton accomplishment that he’s taking from his senior year. Now, the South Carolina Virtual Charter School (SCVCS) senior can add 2025 High School Student of the Year to his resume. Jack was honored with this award at the Charter…
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CLINTON, SC – Thornwell Charter School (Thornwell) 8th grade student William “Bear” Gunter has been named the 2025 Middle School Student of the Year by the Charter Institute at Erskine (Institute). The announcement was made during the Institute’s Awards Banquet on May 15, where over 500 attendees gathered to celebrate outstanding teachers, students, volunteers, and…
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COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Connections Academy (SCCA) 3rd grade student Lilly Oliver was named the 2025 Elementary School Student of the Year at the Charter Institute at Erskine’s Awards Banquet on May 15. In addition to being an excellent student, Lilly has shown the ability to transform grief into something positive at a very…
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Greenwood Charter Academy (GCA) parent Ms. Chelsea Blakeley was named the 2025 Lynn Higgins Volunteer of the Year at the Charter Institute at Erskine’s Awards Banquet on Thursday night. Blakeley was nominated for this statewide award by her school community. Kirsten Mobley, GCA Principal, shares that Blakeley spends “all of her extra time” at the…
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