What makes the standings so hard to take for Winthrop fans is what's happened the past 10 years. Since the 1997-98 season, the Eagles have finished no lower than second. They finished first outright five times, tied for first twice, finished outright second twice and tied for second once.

Steve Kirby followed his baseball coach, Horace Turbeville, from Newberry College to Winthrop College in the late 1980s. He helped lead the Eagles to a record of 140 wins and 36 losses and a trip to the 1980 NAIA World Series, where Winthrop finished as the national runner-up.

The records are the same, 6-13, and the problems similar for Winthrop and Charlotte, two teams meeting for the first time tonight at the 49ers' Halton Arena.

The records are the same, 6-13, and the problems similar for Winthrop and Charlotte, two teams meeting for the first time tonight at the 49ers' Halton Arena.

Hear Keith Callicut talk about the problem Fort Mill’s Schools are having with budget cuts on the Thursday, January 29 Straight Talk show.
Hear South Carolina State Senator, Mick Mulvaney talk about Legislative issues on the January 26 Straight Talk show.
Hear S.C. Representative, Herb Kirsh talk about the problems of budget cuts being minimized if [...]

The State Newspaper is reporting today ,results from a National Council on Teacher Quality report show that South Carolina is the best in the nation for evaluating teachers. It’s good to know that in addition to the toughest academic standards, we also have the best teacher evaluation process.

The Rock Hill School System is starting a cost saving contest for employees starting February 1. If you have some good ideas, pass them along to an employee and help them win a prize.

JOINT York County BOARD OF TRUSTEES WORK SESSION
The Cotton Factory
January 29, 2009
6:00 PM
AGENDA
Reclaiming Public Education by Reclaiming Our Democracy
Welcome…………Gary Williams, The Cotton Factory
Chris Revels, York School District One Chair
Introduction of Board Members………………..Board Chairs
Introduction of Chamber Members.Rob Youngblood, York County Regional [...]

A lot of School Board meetings go kind of slow. I don’t mean boring, just slow. We had a treat during our last meeting from the folks at Finley Road Elementary School. Although you could say it was at the Board Member’s expense. I’ve been getting comments all day about the picture they did for [...]

At the Rock Hill School Board business meeting on Monday, January 27, 2008 the following Action was taken:
approved by a vote of 7-0 the consent agenda consisting of; the minutes of the Nov. 24, Dec. 8, and Jan. 12 school board meetings; personnel recommendations; overnight field trip requests submitted by Northwestern; distribution of Trustee Jim [...]

SCSOCCER.com has some interesting statistics on South Carolina High School Boys Soccer. Here are a few of them:
2001-08 Postseason Rankings10 = Champion, 8 = Runner-Up, 5 = Semifinals, 3 = Quarterfinals, 2 = 2nd Round, 1 = 1st Round
Class 4A1. Northwestern, 532. Irmo, 513. Wando, 394. Spring Valley, 385. Dorman, 286. Ridge View, 247. [...]

The “Thoughts on Education Policy Blog” has an interesting opinion on low achievement. A sample,
“When somebody argues that we should improve students’ lives outside of school to improve their performance, they’re not making excuses or being a defeatist. Likewise, when somebody says that schools can make a big difference, they’re not being wholly unrealistic. Rather [...]

The American Association of School Administrators has release a study of the top things School Superintendents are doing to meet the current school financial crisis. Those are:
When superintendents were asked to identify what actions their districts have already implemented as a result of the economic downturn, the top responses were:

Altering thermostats (62 percent)
Eliminating non-essential [...]

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 With the recent spike in unemployment, it’s good to note that there are still new jobs coming to the area.  York County unemployment rose to 9.9% in December, but it is certainly not all gloom and doom.  There are companies interested in calling Rock Hill home all the while bringing new jobs.