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PRITCHARDVILLE ELEMENTARY EARNS TOP RECOGNITION
Pritchardville Elementary School has been named a 2021 Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School. The award will be presented to the school during the Blue Ribbon Schools’ Conference in Orlando, Fla., at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Convention Center on Dec. 3. Designation as a Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School lasts for five years, at which time Pritchardville Elementary will be eligible for renewal.
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD SETS ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR
The Beaufort County Board of Education has set its 20212022 academic calendar. The first day for students will be Monday, Aug. 16; the final day of classes will be Friday, May 27, 2022. Holiday dates are Sept. 6 (Labor Day); Nov. 11 (Veterans Day); Nov. 24-26 (Thanksgiving); Dec. 20-Jan. 3, 2022 (winter break); Jan. 17, 2022 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day); Feb. 21, 2022 (President’s Day); April 11-15, 2022 (spring break, includes Good Friday); and May 30 (Memorial Day). Potential virtual weather make-up days are Dec. 20-21 and April 11.
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