June 13, 2008

SCSDB News                                             

South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

•  A Palmetto Gold School  •                                                  For Immediate Release

 Media contacts:

 Sharon Goolsby, Public Information Office: (864) 577-7505

sgoolsby@scsdb.org

 

Katie Rice, Public Information Office:  (864) 577-7506

 krice@scsdb.org

 

SPARTANBURG – A Bennettsville teen received the State of South Carolina 2008 Governor’s Citizenship Award. 

            Frederick L.Watson, Jr., 19, a recent graduate of the S.C. School for the Deaf and Blind (SCSDB), received the award during the school’s Awards Ceremony.

            The award is given in recognition of outstanding character, service, leadership, responsibility and discipline.   Watson is the son of Marvis Watson.

The SC Department of Education named SCSDB a Palmetto Gold School for its academic accomplishments and a Red Carpet School for its outstanding customer service. 
SCSDB is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf and the SC Department of Education.  SCSDB offers programs for preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, sensory multidisabled, vocational and postsecondary education students, as well as a variety of outreach services through regional centers located throughout the state. The main campus is located in Spartanburg. The school’s web site address is www.scsdb.org and its toll-free telephone number is 1-888-447-2732.