Northwestern High School Art Show

MYRIAD:

A Juried Exhibition

 

Northwestern's art students would like to invite you to experience a "MYRIAD" of artwork created by our talented art I, II, III, and IV students.  This spectacular show will feature a selection of both 2-D and 3-D work chosen by the ART IV students. 

 

The Show will be hung in Northwestern's AMPHORA Gallery and will be on display from December 4th through January 15^th.

 

There will be an opening reception on January 13th at 6:00 p.m.  Refreshments will be served and many of the talented artists will be in attendance.

 

Education Week's 2009 Quality Counts Report

Education Week is releasing their 2009 Quality Counts report of public education. Their 50 state report card can be found here and their map showing grades for all 50 states can be found here. You can configure a comparison of South Carolina with other states here.

John Hardin on WRHI's Straight Talk

John Hardin was on WRHI's Straight Talk on December 31. John has a very rich personal history and has a great way of describing the past. If you are interested in some of Rock Hill's interesting history, this is well worth your time to listen to. You can hear it here.

The Call to Dunkirk

I support everyone looking at information and making decisions on their own. I do not support this video. While I support folks who take their children out of public school because they want a more religious education, I find the slanderous comments in this video to be somewhat "unchristian". Watch the video and come to your own conclusions, or visit their web site.. Or better yet, see what Ethics Daily has to say about it.

While you are at it, see what Ethics Daily has to say about our founding as a religious nation.

Tec Dowling

Thomas E Dowling
MURRELLS INLET - Thomas Edward Calhoun Dowling (TEC) of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2009, after a long and valiant battle against cancer. Mr. Dowling was born June 24, 1947, in Mullins, South Carolina. He was the son of the late James Harry and Sarah Lane Dowling.

Mr. Dowling is survived by his wife, Tippy Dowling; one son, Eddie, wife Kelli, two granddaughters Abby and Emma Dowling of Fort Mill; two daughters, Krissy Larson, husband Chris of Myrtle Beach and Kelsey Dowling of Fort Mill; sister Sarah Lane Norton, husband Ronnie of Murrells Inlet, and brother, Joe Dowling, wife Kathy of Garden City; and many other family and friends who will miss him.

Mr. Dowling received a Bachelor of Science degree from Pembroke State University and a Master of Education and Education Specialist degrees from the University of South Carolina. His teaching career began at Blenheim Elementary School and continued at Clio High School where he also served as coach of both boys and girls basketball teams and football team. Mr. Dowling's career carried him through successive positions as assistant principal of Butler High School, Hartsville, South Carolina; then principal of Lamar High School in Lamar, South Carolina; Supervisor with the Office of School District Accreditation and Assessment of the State Department of Education; Director of Middle and Secondary Education for Dorchester School District Two, Summerville, South Carolina; District Superintendent of Newberry County; Superintendent of Fort Mill School District and Interim Superintendent for Richland/Lexington District 5, Irmo, South Carolina.

Upon retirement to Murrells Inlet, he continued to serve the field of education by serving as an Education Consultant for Moseley Architect.

His strong faith and altruistic spirit is reflected in his dedicated
service through numerous activities which include Clio Rescue Squad,
Hartsville Sertoma Club, Lamar Christmas Parade Committee, Lamar UMC, SC High School League Executive Committee, Newberry and Fort Mill Rotary Clubs, Fort Mill Chamber of Commerce, and YMCA Board.

In addition to his community activities, Mr. Dowling served on numerous educational consortia such as The Olde English Consortium, and other associations and committees relating to the field of education such as S.C. Association of School Administrators, and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Mr. Dowling was named Conference Coach of the Year, for basketball and football, and has been recognized as one of the Outstanding Young Men in America. He also received service awards from the town of Lamar and the S.C. High School League, and SACS CASI Service Award and was selected by the S.C. Vocational Directors Association as Superintendent of the Year.

He was recognized by the S.C. House of Representatives with Resolution H3970 as well as with the Paul Harris Fellow Award by the Fort Mill Rotary Club. He has published numerous articles, has been a respected lecturer at different events across the state, and was active in the implementation of the Summer Leadership Conference for School Administrators.

Mr. Dowling's dedication to his career was matched by his love for his family and friends. He was a beloved "Papaâ" to his grandchildren, the instigator of golf tournaments in Newberry and Myrtle Beach which were cherished by everyone that participated. He enjoyed most being surrounded by his family where he would cook his infamous chili and Hoppinâ' John while practicing his shagging techniques. More often you would find him playing golf, fishing, or just enjoying a good book. He was a beloved husband, father, brother, educator, mentor, and friend.

Funeral Services will be held 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at
Surfside United Methodist Church, Directed by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday, January 5, 2009, at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel.

Rock Hill Schools Dominate State in Football

Barry Byers has a good article today on what a great year all the area schools had in football for the 2008 season. You can read it in Wednesday's Herald here. One thing that Barry left out, all the Rock Hill Youth Football teams won the state championship in their age division this year as well.

Gary Simrill Talks About Act 388

Reprensentative Gary Simrill talks about Act 388 and other SC legislative issues on the Dec. 18 edition of WRHI's Straight Talk.