The S.C. Oversight Committee recently held its’ first annual Be Present S.C. essay contest. Students were asked to write about what Be Present S.C. meant to them - why coming to school daily was important, what they miss when absent from school, and what they enjoy most about school.

The following students submitted the winning entries: 

2nd grade winner – Thiago Cubias,  Red Cedar Elementary School

3rd grade winner –  Aria Grant, Lady's Island Elementary School

4th grade winner – Edie Lutz, Buist Academy 

5th grade winner – Alexandra Slater, Buist Academy 

Middle School winner – Arianna Brazell, Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy

Visit this link to read the essays.