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Seniors Celebrate the End of Four Years at ECHS
Seniors celebrated four successful years at ECHS by taking home scholarships from HGTC, CCU, USC, and FMU.  Students will graduate from their base high schools on May 31 or June 1.  Congratulations to our seniors.  Bianca Forte and Telvin Armour shared their reflections and prophecy with classmates.  Yaritza Tinoco and friends shared a slide show of photos from their four years at ECHS.
More photos taken by Janet Blackmon Morgan with The Sun News.
 


Civics Students Work Recognized by Horry County Council
Through Project Citizen, Civics students identified texting and driving as a significant community issue.  As a part of their community action, the group would like to see the State Legislature to take action to pass a law against this dangerous act.  Tre'Dessa Smalls presented to the HC Council's Public Safety Commission in April.  At the May 1 Council meeting, a resolution was passed by HC Council asking the State Legislature to pass a law that would prevent texting and driving.

Catch Up on All the Latest ECHS News
Read all the latest news to include our 3rd quarter Honor and Merit Rolls, junior and senior news, teacher and student of the month and more. May ECHo

2012 ECHS Report to Parents
Each year, the School Improvement Council (SIC) is charged with providing a summary report of school progress toward meeting goals as well as information about the school's accomplishments.  The 2012 Report to Parents

ECH Students Take Awards at State National History Day Competion
State awards were won by Dan Febbroriello, Tiffanie Winzenried, Riley Lynch, Ryley Hughes, Capri Fire, Jessie Terpening, Kaitlyn Jordan, Kirsten Edmonds, and Brianna Bellamy.  Tiffanie Winzenreid and the team of Hughes, Lynch, Fire, and Terpening are eligible to compete in the national History Day competition at the University of Maryland in June.

ECHo Newsletter
Read more about the NHD winners, the March Teacher and Student of the Month and more.
ECHo March Newsletter
   

Samantha Lohr Named 2012 ECHS Teacher of the Year
Students, parents, and teachers participated in the selection of the 2012
Teacher of the Year. Congratulations to our Ms. Lohr on being selected.  A graduate of both Socastee High and Coastal Carolina University, Ms. Lohr teaches Civics and AVID and co-sponsors the Mock Trial team and our Girls Club.  She engages students in service to the community through Habitat for Humanity, Fostering Hope, Myrtle Beach Feed the Hunger, and others.  Ms. Lohr is in her fifth year as a teacher at ECHS where the social studies department was recently named "Program of the Year" by the SC Council for the Social Studies.  In 2011, her students were recognized as the high school Project Citizen winner for the state.

For more information, contact Joan Grimmett, Principal, HCS Early College High School at (843) 349-7102 or e-mail jgrimmett@horrycountyschools.net.

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