Berkeley Co. Schools Accepting Applications for Magnet Programs

Press Release, Berkeley County School District

Berkeley  County School District’s three magnet high school programs are now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 academic year.  

Berkeley Center for the Arts  

Deadline: Postmarked on or before Friday, February 1, 2013 

About the Program: The mission of the Berkeley Center for the Arts (BCA) is to provide Berkeley County students with an intensive, rigorous study of a chosen artistic discipline, to increase individualized attention, and to heighten preparationfor entrance into an increasingly competitive, post-secondary world. Emphasis is placed on lifelong learning of individual students as they thrive academically and creatively within a community of artists. As a school-within-a-school, BCA is on the campus of Goose Creek High and is dedicated to students joining together in a concentrated pre-professional program  of study that prepares them to enter top colleges, universities, and conservatories! Students receive individualized instruction with a low teacher-student ratio, master classes with faculty and guest artists, and participate in studio  and interdisciplinary recitals and presentations. In addition to performance skills, students participate in intensive instruction in the history, theory and skills needed to thrive in the arts. 

For More Information: To access the application and learn more about BCA, please visit the Goose Creek High School’s website at http://www.berkeley.k12.sc.us/GooseCreekHigh.cfm.  Applicants will be required to complete in an audition and interview on Saturday, February 9, 2013.  

Berkeley County Middle Magnet High School 

Application Deadline: Friday, February 15, 2013 

About the Program: Berkeley County Middle Magnet High School (BCMC) gives 11th and 12th grade students from across the district an opportunity to  achieve high school and college academic success in a non-traditional learning environment. Working in collaboration with Trident  Technical College, the Middle College encourages and eases transitions into a college environment as students explore and pursue academic and career goals, while developing strong relationships in a climate that promotes respect and resiliency in every student.  BCMC is currently taking applications for approximately 50 rising junior and 8 rising senior positions. 

For More Information: To access the application and a video about the school, please visit the school’s website at http://www.berkeley.k12.sc.us/BerkeleyCollege.cfm?subpage=74063.   

Berkeley High School’s Scholars Academy 

Application Deadline: noon, Friday, March 29, 2013 

About the Program: Berkeley High School (BHS) is proud to offer rising ninth grade students from across the district the opportunity to be part of the Scholars Academy.  The Scholars Academy is a school-within-a-school option which offers a rigorous pre-university course of study.  It is designed as a two-year curriculum for freshmen and sophomores.  Students learn more than a collection of facts.  The Academy prepares the students for university and encourages them to ask challenging questions, learn how to learn, develop a strong sense of their own identity and culture, and develop the ability to communicate with and understand people from other countries and cultures.Students will flourish with access to the Scholars Lair for research, studying, mapping out service projects, and building camaraderie with their scholarly peers.  The Scholars Lair will be available to students before, during and after school.  

For More Information:  To learn more about the school, please visit the school’s website at http://www.berkeley.k12.sc.us/BerkeleyHigh.cfm?subpage=19899.   The application can be found at http://www.berkeley.k12.sc.us/BerkeleyHigh.cfm?subpage=42067. Applicants will be required to complete a student and parent interview at BHS.

For more information about any of these programs or the district’s array of educational choices, please contact the Office of Communications & Community Relations at 843-899-8611.