January 31, 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

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

COLUMBIA – Student performers from the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) will be special guests of the SC General Assembly on Wednesday, February 6.

Student performers from the Spartanburg campus will entertain in the House of Representatives during the 10 a.m. session. The group, who will be introduced by Rep. Scott Talley, will sing and dance the shag to the song Stay. The group of performers is comprised of students from the Division for the Blind, the Division for the Deaf and the Division for the Multihandicapped.

Talley will also introduce the school’s new president, Dr. Pamela C. Shaw who came to SCSDB from the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and the Blind in Talladega. Members of the SCSDB School Improvement Council, the SCSDB Board of Commissioners and The Walker Foundation Board of Trustees will be in attendance to enjoy the students’ performance.

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.