Thunderbolt Career and Technology Center

Colleton County School District Office of Transportation has been working hard to keep our district informed of important information regarding bus transportation during this cold weather. Parents and Students can access their bus stop location, route and pick-up time by downloading the My Ride K-12 App. You can download the app by clicking the links below:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/my-ride-k-12/id6443848115
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tylertech.myridek12&pli=1

The My Ride K-12 App is designed to share important district notifications, even when the app is not open. Click the links below to learn how to download and use the app. These links will help you find the information needed to get started today. If you have more questions on how to set up the app, please reach out to the Office of Transportation.

https://empower.tylertech.com/rs/015-NUU-525/images/My-Ride-K-12_Parent_User_Guide_ENGLISH.pdf?version=0
https://empower.tylertech.com/rs/015-NUU-525/images/My-Ride-K-12_Parent_User_Guide_SPANISH.pdf?version=0

Colleton County School District is excited to invite you to the 2026 Arts Extravaganza on Friday, January 30, 2026, at the Colleton County High School Performing Arts Center from 4:00pm to 7:30pm.

The Art Gallery will be open in the Performing Arts Center lobby from 4:00pm to 5:45pm, before the musical performance, and it will reopen after the performance from 6:45pm to 7:15pm. The musical performance is set to begin at 6:00pm.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend and show your support to our Colleton County School District students.

Community Innovations present the 3rd Annual Literary Tea with Palmetto State Authors. This is ticketed event or RSVP to attend. The last day to get tickets is this Friday. Reach out to Community Innovations at the number provided on the flyer for more information.

Colleton County School District Board of Trustees signed the 2026 Ethical Principles during the January 20, 2026, regular school board meeting. January is School Board Recognition Month. Staff and students presented each trustee with personal gifts and certificates to say thank you for their support.

#2026EthicalPrinciples
#SchoolBoardAppreciationMonth

Colleton County School District held the regular school board meeting on January 20, 2026. Melissa Ortiz Bartolo, a student at Colleton Adult Learning Center, shared the mission statement.

During public input the following students from the Colleton County FFA Chapter presented words of thank you to the school board for supporting their chapter: Isabella Padgett (Sentinel), Mackenzie Elliott (President) and Marissa Goettee (Vice President).

Superintendent Jessica Williams shared the following student recognitions for the month of January: BSECC – Frederick Dantzler, BES – David Knight, CES – Samuel Price, FHE – Psalm Robinson, HES – Hayden Roberts, TCTC – Matthew Rhodes.

During the school board appreciation celebration, the following students assisted with gift presentations to the school board members: Colleton County High School NJROTC cadets, FFA students from Thunderbolt Career and Technology Center and Hendersonville Elementary safety patrol students with Easton Moore speaking on behalf of HES.

Congratulations to this week's “Tell Me Something Good” drawing winner Ms. Amber Avant from Northside Elementary School.

Ms. Avant shared "I want to give a shout-out to NES and all the staff for their hard work in making the holidays so magical. From decorating the halls, to hosting a cinema day, to Shark Bucks visiting our classroom, there are so many positive things happening. These efforts truly make a huge difference in both student and staff morale."

Congratulations to Ms. Avant and keep up the great work!

Thank you to Snap-On Tools and ATEC Trainers for the delivery of our new EV trainer and tool set. The students will gain years of experience and training from these. These were purchased from the $100,000 grant the Automotive program received from the state.

The Automotive program at TCTC would like to thank Mark Jones from Consulab for bringing all of their trainers and demonstrating to the students. The students were very intrigued by what they learned.

This week, the Automotive Tech 1 class was learning how to identify the parts of the car and perform a multipoint inspection. They are learning what tools they need to use and how to use them to perform this skill.

Barber students practicing the art of Barbering.
Trent is giving Mr. Wheeler a goatee trim and shape-up!
#scstudentbarbers #barbering #barberstudents @TCTC

Community Innovations presents Colleton Voice. All children ages 5 to 18 are invited to participate. The event will take place on May 8, 2026, at 6pm.

The barber students @TCTC are learning the purpose of their professional image. Students had to give a presentation on their professional image.
Learning how to become a barber requires them to undergo a process of learning about themselves so that they have confidence in who they are. #barberstudents #professionalimage #scstudentbarber

Community Innovations presents the 3rd Annual Literary Tea with Palmetto State Authors. This event will take place on February 7, 2026 at 12pm in the CCSD Board Room.

On January 13, 2026, Colleton County School District held the Committee of the Whole meeting. The Colleton County Middle School Young Authors Program read the mission statement.

Staff recognition included: BES - Sarah Pye, BSECC - Shanice Ellis, CES - Brandi Spencer Phoenix, FHE - Erica Grant, HES - Brenda Chisolm, NES - Anthony Crimely, TCTC - Hannah Hampleton and CALC - Carolyn Lewis.

The Colleton County Middle School Young Authors Program, led by Mrs. Sheila Keaise, included students from 6th, 7th and 8th grade. During their presentation, the following students received recognition: Maylin Montiel, Jasmine Cheryl Asango, Kristen Josh Ebanks, Lois Agbley-Oyeh, Ana Temoxtle, Lilianne Eureka Castro, Giselle Miguel, Abigail Tingle, and Liliana Marcial Bartolo. Mrs. Keaise shared each student's published story. Several students had the opportunity to speak about their story. You may contact Mrs. Keaise with Community Innovations if you are interested in purchasing a copy of the book written by these young authors.

MUSC is offering a free dental treatment for children 17 years of age and younger on February 6, 2026, from 9am to 1pm. Please see the attached flyers for more information.

Please scan the QR code in the link below to provide feedback on the Cocoa and Mittens event that took place on December 18, 2025. Your feedback will help with improving future events. Thank you to everyone who attended and assisted in any capacity. We look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Cocoa & Mittens Holiday Drop-In! We are so grateful for the fantastic turnout and the support of our community.

A special thank you to Genesis Healthcare, Healthy Blue, and Sonic for their generous sponsorship. We also extend our sincere appreciation to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated – Walterboro Chapter, for providing jackets to 80 of our students to help keep them warm this winter.

Thank you for helping us make a difference—one cup of cocoa and one pair of mittens at a time! 💙

Please enjoy photos from the event at the link below:
https://beckyroyphotography.smugmug.com/CCSD-Cocoa-Mittens-2025

In His Name Colleton would like to invite the community to a free Christmas Meal on Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 11am to 2pm at 1013 S. Jefferies Blvd. For more information, please reach out to In His Name Colleton.

The Automotive students in 2nd block are learning how to take inventory, diagnose a F250 6.0 diesel, a coolant leak on a Dodge Ram 5.9, and repair small engines. My students have fun learning how to do various tasks that they will encounter in the Automotive field.