High School Option Info Meetings for 8th grade students and their families

The next four years are all about you and getting you ready for the rest of your life. Make the most of your high school experience with a personalized program that gets you ready for your future.

You are invited to come to an informational meeting and learn about opportunities to earn college credits, jump-start careers, and apply to specialized programs.

Dates & Locations (all meetings will begin at 6:00 PM)

Nov. 12 - Loris High School

Nov. 16 - Conway High School

Nov. 17 - Socastee High School

Nov. 19 - North Myrtle Beach High School

The application for Early College High School, Scholars Academy, International Baccalaureate, STEM, Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology, and Academy for Technology & Academics programs will be open from Dec 1 - Feb 5 and can be accessed through the website below.

Visit 

Highschool.horrycountyschools.net for more information!

Announcing: Playcard's 29th Annual SwampFest

11/07/15
Playcard Environmental Education Center
10:00am - 3:00pm

29th Annual SwampFest at Playcard - It's Free!

Playcard Environmental Education Center’s 29th Annual SwampFest  will be held on Saturday, November 7, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. This free event is ideal for families and groups.

Throughout the five-hour event, SwampFest will celebrate natural history and the black water swamp ecosystem with a variety of activities, exhibits, and musical performances. Guests may participate in outdoor activities such as kayaking, fishing, pony rides, mechanical bull rides, hay rides, and primitive archery.

Exhibits and presentations will feature tractor shows, recycled art projects, wilderness crafts, blacksmithing, pioneer hand tools, bee keeping, saw milling, reptile shows, a casting contest sponsored by Bass Pro Shops, and museum presentations by the Horry County Museum and the Children's Museum of SC. Multiple outdoor games are planned for children along with hands-on activities in primitive art, pottery, candle making, soap making, and more! 

Food and beverages will be available for purchase or guests may bring their own. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed.

SwampFest is sponsored by Horry County Schools, the Horry County Conservation Foundation, Blanton’s Building Materials, the W. Holliday Family, Horry County Solid Waste Authority, LIONS Clubs of SC, and many private citizens, local businesses, groups, and agencies.

See the Swampfest brochure with all the details!

Come on out for a Swampin' Good Time!

Playcard Environmental Education Center is located at 10729 Highway 19 West, approximately six miles west of Loris. (See Map). For more information or to get involved, call 843.756.1277 or visit Playcard.

HCS announces two-hour delay for Thursday; Make-up days are October 12 and January 4

Due to the anticipation of additional flooding of the Waccamaw River and possible road closures, Horry County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, October 8. Employees are asked to report to work at their regular time.  

HCS will make up two instructional days missed Monday and Tuesday of this week when record-setting rainfall and flooding closed schools. As indicated on the 2015-2016 Student Calendar, District make-up days are Monday, October 12 and Monday, January 4.

October 12th and January 4th are make-up days

As per the 2015-2016 HCS calendar, Monday, October 12 and Monday, January 4th will serve as make-up days for yesterday and today.

HCS on two-hour delay Wed for students; employees asked to report at regular time

After assessing road conditions this morning, Horry County Schools will open on a two-hour delay on Wednesday, October 7. Employees are asked to report at their regular time.  We will continue to monitor weather conditions with advisement from emergency preparedness officials. 

2015-2016 Open House Information

Academy for the Arts, Science, & Technology (AAST)

• September 3, 6:00 – 7:30

Academy for Technology and Academics (ATA)

• Tuesday, August 18th, 5-7 pm

Aynor Elementary

• August 18, 5:00-6:30 pm

Aynor High 

• Open House: Monday, Monday, August 17 from 4 to 7 p.m.
• Freshman Orientation: Monday, August 17, 2015 from 6 to 7 p.m.

Aynor Middle

• August 25 - 6th grade open house, 5:30-7:00 pm 
• August 27- 7/8th grade, 5:30-7:00 pm

Blackwater Middle

• Meet and Greet for 6^th Grade Students is Tuesday, August 18, 2015 from 4:30-6:30.  New students to Black Water are also invited at that time to take a tour of the building.  
• Our accelerated parent meeting will be held on Tuesday,  August 18, 2015 at 6:30 pm in the auditorium.
•  7^th and 8^th grade Open House will be held September 10^th from 4:00-6:00 pm

 Burgess Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18, 5:00-7:00 pm

 Carolina Forest Elementary

• Wednesday, August 19th, 5:00-7:00 pm

Conway Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18, 3:00-5:00 pm

Conway High

• Freshmen & New Student  Orientation: Tuesday, August 18, 6:00 pm
• Open House for upperclassmen Tuesday, September 15, 6:00 pm

Conway Middle

• Drop In, Tuesday, August 18, 12:00-7:00 pm

Daisy Elementary

• Tuesday August 18, 4:30-6:30 pm

Forestbrook Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18, 4:00-6:00 pm

Forestbrook Middle

• August 27, 6-8 pm

Green Sea Floyds Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18, 6:00 pm

Green Sea Floyds Middle/High

• Tuesday, August 18, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Homewood Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18, 4:00-6:00 pm

Kingston Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18th, 4:30-7 pm

Lakewood Elementary

• August 17th from 5:00-7:00 pm for child development-2nd grade

• Tuesday, August 18th from 5:00-7:00 pm 3rd-5th grade

Loris Elementary

          Open House/Meet Your Teacher (Please enter through the multipurpose room)

• 1:00 for Grades K-2 
• 2:00 for Grades 3-5

Loris High

• Tuesday, August 18th, 5:00-7:00 pm

Loris Middle

• Drop in: schedule pickup/tour of building: Tuesday, August 18, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
• Open House: September 3, 3:30-6:30 pm

Midland Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18th 5:00-6:30 pm

Myrtle Beach Elementary

• August 18^th 5:00 to 7:00 pm

Myrtle Beach Intermediate

• Tuesday, August 18, 5:00-7:00 pm

Myrtle Beach Middle

• Schedule pick-up Wednesday, August 19 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Open House August 27
• 5:00 GT meeting 
• 5:30. PTO and Title I meeting
• 6:00 school wide introductions 
• 6:30 classroom visits

North Myrtle Beach High

• Wednesday, August 26th, 4:30-6:00 PM

North Myrtle Beach Middle

• Tuesday, August 18 - 6:00 – 7:30 - 6^th Grade Open House
• September 1 – 6:00 – 7:00 - 7^th and 8^th Grade Open House 

Ocean Bay Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18^th from 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Ocean Bay Middle

• If you are new to OBM, you may pick up your schedule  August 18, 2:00 p.m. This includes rising 6th graders and students that have never attended a school in Horry County.
• Returning Students Schedule Pick Up Time: August 19 between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
• Gifted/Talented Parent Informational Meeting: August 19 6:30 p.m. 

Ocean Drive Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18, 4:00-6:00 pm

Palmetto Bays Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18, 5:00-7:00 pm

Pee Dee Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18 from 5:00-7:00 pm

River Oaks Elementary

• Wednesday, August 19th:
• 9:00-11:00 am: Meet & Greet for students with last names beginning with letters A-L
• 1:00-3:00 pm Meet & Greet for students with last names beginning with letters M—Z

Riverside Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18
  5-6 PM meet teachers
  6-7 PM. Hot dogs and fun ! 
  
  

Seaside Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18, 5:00-7:00 pm

Socastee Elementary

• Kindergarten - Tuesday, August 18th 5:00-6:00 pm
• 1st- 6th grade- Wednesday, August 19th 6:00-7:00 pm 

 Socastee High School

• 9th Grade Orientation: Wednesday, August 19, 7 pm

 South Conway Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18, K-2 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, August 19, Grades 3-5, 6:00 pm

St. James Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18, 4:00–6:00 pm

St. James High

• September 29^th- Open House/Parent Night 4:00-7:00 pm

Waccamaw Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18^th 6:00–7:30 pm

 Waterway Elementary

• Tuesday, August 18 4:00-6:00 pm

 Whittemore Park Middle

• Tuesday, August 18, 12:00-6:00 pm

Annual Kickoff Classic: Conway High, August 14

The 26th annual Conway National Bank Kickoff Classic will be held at Conway High School on Friday, August 14, beginning at 6 p.m. All nine Horry County Schools’ varsity teams will pair up for the jamboree-style scrimmages. Tickets are $5 at the gate. Teams will play as follows: Myrtle Beach vs. Aynor; Socastee vs. Waccamaw (Georgetown County); Green Sea-Floyds vs. St. James; Carolina Forest vs. Loris; North Myrtle Beach vs. Conway.