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Because of Covid, the School District of Pickens County is asking that people and groups from outside the school not have
after-school programs at school at this time; this is very understandable. We have, however, been so fortunate to have 4 different organizations in 4 different areas offer their facilities for our use. The kindness and generosity of these people is so appreciated. Mondays at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church - Dacusville Tuesdays at The Mill Church - Pickens Thursdays at The Rosewood Center - Liberty Thursdays at The Old Six Mile Fire Dept. - Six Mile Following is some general info as for how we’ll proceed: We’ll be offering, once again, the Young Appalachian Musician (YAM) program. In this program our 3rd-5th or 6th-8th graders are taught to play acoustic instruments (guitar, fiddle, banjo, and mandolin) by local musicians …by ear. Generally, we’ll have a 45 minute lesson per week starting the week of Oct. 26 and ending Dec 10, off Thanksgiving week (6 wks). These classes will be held at one of four locations (listed above) after 4:00 and before 7:00 on Monday-Thursdays. No Homework Center will be provided this session. Parents will need to provide transportation to and from the facility for lessons. Because we have received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (Covid Relief) to help with our instructor costs, we’d like to “pay it forward” to our wonderful YAM families. Tuition will be FREE for all After-School students for whom space is available. There are a limited number of spaces at each site. This can only be a temporary “relief” for this first 6 weeks. Instruments may be rented for this 6 week session for a flat rate of $20. After the first 6 weeks lesson fees are determined by school lunch status: free lunch: $5/week reduced lunch: $7/week paid lunch: $12/week Contact Pauline at blackspm1@outlook.com or Betty at 864-878-4257 about schedules, instruments, and to register. |
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Schools, Principals, and Program Directors
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Ambler Elementary
Carlton Lewis, Principal Janet Hardin, program director janethardin@pickens.k12.sc.us Ben Hagood Elementary Paula Alexander, Principal Christine Esancy , program director ChristineEsancy@gmail.com YLA Charter School Sandee Blankenship, Principal Gretchen Carpenter, program director GretchenCarpenter@gmail.com Dacusville Elementary and Middle School Travis Chapman, Elementary Principal Wanda Tharpe, Middle School Principal Cristy Flowers, program director CristyFlowers@pickens.k12.sc.us Liberty Elementary Lowell Haynes, Principal Suzanne Aldridge, program director SuzanneAldridge@pickens.k12.sc.us Chastain Road Elementary Jessica Patterson, Principal Mary Johnson, program director Maybelle.johnson@gmail.com Pickens Elementary Donna Harden, Principal Tiffany Short, co-program director tiffanyshort@pickens.k12.sc.us |
Pickens Middle School
James King, Principal Tom Kelley, program director tomkelley1@att.net Six Mile Elementary Melissa Terry, Principal Jan Nations, Program Director JanNations@pickens.k12.sc.us Getty's Middle School Mr. Michael Cory, Principal AleciaGilcrease, program director aleciagilcrease@pickens.k12.sc.us Home-School Arts Academy Rebecca Moore- program director Alleluiadance@yahoo.com Central Academy of the Arts Tish Goode, Principal Kim Keasler- program director KimKeasler@pickens.k12.sc.us McKissick Academy of Science and Technology Heather Touchberry, Principal Ashley Gilbert- program director AshleyGilbert@pickens.k12.sc.us |