News at Seaside
2024 - 2025 School Year News
November 2024
![Image of Alice Garcia who will participate in the 2025 SCMEA Elementary Honor Choir]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731349925/horrycountyschoolsnet/sjng9z90a8m7hixz5kdw/AGarcia2024.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731349925/horrycountyschoolsnet/sjng9z90a8m7hixz5kdw/AGarcia2024.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731349925/horrycountyschoolsnet/sjng9z90a8m7hixz5kdw/AGarcia2024.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731349925/horrycountyschoolsnet/sjng9z90a8m7hixz5kdw/AGarcia2024.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731349925/horrycountyschoolsnet/sjng9z90a8m7hixz5kdw/AGarcia2024.jpg","width":1280}])
Congratulations to Alice Garcia!
2025 SCMEA Elementary Honor Choir Participant
Congratulations to Alice Garcia who auditioned for and was chosen to participate in the 2025 South Carolina Music Educators Association Elementary Honor Choir. Alice will travel to Columbia, SC, in February 2025.
![Image of Connor Ingalls, Principal for a Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731418712/horrycountyschoolsnet/unspby5mcl6bd5suc7b3/SSE_PftD_05_01.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731418712/horrycountyschoolsnet/unspby5mcl6bd5suc7b3/SSE_PftD_05_01.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731418712/horrycountyschoolsnet/unspby5mcl6bd5suc7b3/SSE_PftD_05_01.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731418712/horrycountyschoolsnet/unspby5mcl6bd5suc7b3/SSE_PftD_05_01.png","width":917}])
Principal For a Day
Connor Ingalls
Connor Ingalls joined our principal, Andrew Ball, at Seaside Elementary on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, to be Principal For a Day.
Mr. Ingalls is the co-anchor for ABC 15 News on weekday evenings.
Thank you for being with us, Mr. Ingalls. We enjoyed having you!
![Students at SSE Boosterthon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731346944/horrycountyschoolsnet/zueyiuqv9xreanrn9zen/FunRun2024Photos-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731346944/horrycountyschoolsnet/zueyiuqv9xreanrn9zen/FunRun2024Photos-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731346944/horrycountyschoolsnet/zueyiuqv9xreanrn9zen/FunRun2024Photos-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731346944/horrycountyschoolsnet/zueyiuqv9xreanrn9zen/FunRun2024Photos-1.jpg","width":960}])
Boosterthon Fund Raising Event
Our 2024 Boosterthon fundraising event was a total success!!
Our 2024 Boosterthon fundraising event was a total success!! Our goal was to reach $15,000 to put a book vending machine in the school. Not only did we meet our goal, but we surpassed it and raised and additional $5,000 for new outdoor sensory paths! Way to go, Stingrays!
October 2024
![Image of Jenna Guthinger]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731432633/horrycountyschoolsnet/vrdlqk3ocojmr0avtghh/SCHSLSJHSGIrlsSwimChamp2024news.webp","width":256}])
Jenna is the Class AAAAA Division 2 Girls 100 Butterfly State Champion and also a former Stingray!
![Image of SC School Report Card graphic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731432913/horrycountyschoolsnet/p1ou06jdme9gzh7iqzxe/StateReportCards2024hpnews.webp","width":256}])
Horry County Schools’ performance on the 2024 state report cards, based on overall ratings, shows that 36 out of 50 district schools (72%) were rated as Excellent or Good. Of those,14 HCS schools were rated Excellent, while 22 were rated Good. No HCS schools were rated Below Average or Unsatisfactory.
Our 2024 Boosterthon fundraising event was a total success!!
Our 2024 Boosterthon fundraising event was a total success!! Our goal was to reach $15,000 to put a book vending machine in the school. Not only did we meet our goal, but we surpassed it and raised and additional $5,000 for new outdoor sensory paths! Way to go, Stingrays!
September 2024
Our 2024 Boosterthon fundraising event was a total success!!
Our 2024 Boosterthon fundraising event was a total success!! Our goal was to reach $15,000 to put a book vending machine in the school. Not only did we meet our goal, but we surpassed it and raised and additional $5,000 for new outdoor sensory paths! Way to go, Stingrays!
![Image of HCS receiving an award from the American Heart Association]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731435856/horrycountyschoolsnet/stcy7uqq8sazw73pp8k5/AHA_2024_Award_FS_NewsPost_24.jpg","width":256}])
On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, the American Heart Association (AHA) announced that Horry County was the #1 lifesaving district in South Carolina and the #13 lifesaving district nationally.
August 2024
![Horry County Schools Outperforms State on Three Major Assessments]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731433276/horrycountyschoolsnet/id360jnyfuvv6rsh6gze/SCDEEOCEP-CRTFBBanner.webp","width":256}])
Performance results released by the South Carolina Department of Education for the 2023-2024 school year indicate that Horry County Schools consistently outperformed the state on three major standardized state assessments: SC READY, the End-of-Course Examination Program, and the SC Career Ready Test.