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Student
performers from the
Norman Pulliam, retired
chairman of the SCSDB Board of Commissioners, will be recognized for his 20
years of service on the Board, serving as chairman for 13 years. He retired from the SCSDB board upon his
appointment by Governor Sanford to the board of the SC Department of Natural
Resources.
Cindy
Holland, the newly elected SCSDB Board of Commissioners chairman, will also be
recognized. She has served on the board
since 1993 as secretary from 1995-2005 and as vice chairman for the past year.
Members
of the SCSDB School Improvement Council (SIC), the SCSDB Board of Commissioners
and The Walker Foundation Board of Trustees will be in attendance to enjoy the
students’ performance.
During the Senate session at approximately
3:00 p.m., Sen. John Hawkins will introduce the SCSDB Boys’ Goalball Team, who
for the second consecutive year, won the United
States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) Youth National Goalball championship. The school’s Special Olympics Soccer Team
will be recognized for winning the first-ever National Special Olympics Soccer
championship in addition to two award-winning gymnasts. Pulliam and
The SC School for the Deaf and the Blind is a
specialized instructional and resource center. It provides services statewide
for individuals who are deaf, blind or sensory multidisabled, their families
and the professionals who work with them. SCSDB offers programs for preschool,
elementary, middle school, high school, sensory multidisabled, vocational and
postsecondary educational students, as well as a variety of outreach and
support services. The main campus is located in
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