South Florence High School Named Palmetto’s Finest

Cheers could be heard throughout the hallways at South Florence High School Wednesday afternoon as the school was announced as the winner of the Palmetto’s Finest award. With this prestigious award from the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA), South Florence is recognized as the best high school in the state. This is the third year in a row that a school in Florence 1 has won this award for excellence.

In order to be considered for the Palmetto’s Finest award, South Florence submitted an extensive application that included information about school culture, student achievement and instructional programs. The school received two visits from the Palmetto’s Finest Committee, who conducted on-site evaluations, talking with students and staff and visiting classrooms to view instruction as it was taking place.

Students and staff watched SCASA’s livestream Wednesday from their classrooms, anxiously waiting for the news that had been several months in the making.

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