"Leaders are like thermostats- they set the temperature.  Managers are like thermometers- they record the temperature."

-John Maxwell-

"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' -the pig was 'committed'."

-Unknown-

"Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together...."

-Carl Zwanzig-

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Charleston South Carolina is growing at a rapid pace and thus ever expanding.  Most Charlestonians 50 years ago would have never imagined a metropolitan that expanded out to Berkeley county, but is exactly what has happened in the last 20-30 years.  As the population and the area have expanded so has the need for more schools.  Below are the list of middle and high schools that are located in Berkeley county and considered part of the Charleston metropolitan: 

Note - also see my blog on primary and elementary schools.

Middle Schools

1. Berkeley
   
2. College Park
3. Hanahan
4. Macedonia
5. Sangaree
6. Sedgefield
7. Westview

High Schools

1. Berkeley Alternative
2. Berkeley
3. Canebay
4. Cross
5. Goose Creek
6. Hanahan
7. Stratford

State school report cards:

1. Middle Schools
2. High Schools

The Charleston SC metropolitan area is made up of 3 counties - Charleston County, Dorchester County and Berkeley.  Berkeley County is the largest of the three counties by geographical area.  The largest cities in Berkeley County include Daniel Island, Goose Creek, Hanahan, and Moncks Corner.  All have humble beginnings as small rural towns and areas, but as Charleston has grown in population in the last 20-30 years so have these towns. 

This means the demand for schools has been ever increasing.  Below is a list of elementary & intermediate schools in Berkeley County as well as a link to the school website.

1. Berkeley
2. Berkeley Intermediate
3. Boulder Bluff
4. Cainhoy
5. Cainbay  - (opening August 2009)
   
6. College Park
7. Cross
8. Daniel Island
9. Devon Forest
10.  Goose Creek Primary
11. H.E. Bonner
12. Hanahan
13. Howe Hall AIMS
14. Marrington
15. Sangaree
16. Sangaree Intermediate
17. Sedgefield Intermediate
18. Westview Primary
19. Westview Elementary
20. Whiteville

You can also vist the following sites to get the report cards for each school:

Berkeley County Primary Schools

Berkeley County Elementary Schools

Note - you can also visit the following link for more information about berkeley county middle and high schools

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."

-Robert F. Kennedy

"Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are."

-John Wooden-

"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' -the pig was 'committed'."

-Unknown-

"Leaders are people who do the right thing:  managers are people who do things right.  Both roles are crucial, but they differ profoundly.  I often observe people in top positions doing the wrong things well."

-John Maxwell-

"People want to be appreciated, not impressed.  They want to be regarded as human beings, not as sounding boards for other people's egos.  They want to be treated as an end in themselves, not as a means towards the gratification of another vanity."

-Sidney J. Harris-

Have you ever noticed.... Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

--George Carlin

Below are the most recent statistics for Foxbank Plantation located in Moncks Corner SC. Note that this does not reflect the whole month of December 2008.  Sales picked up tremendously in November which may be attributed to a string of new homes which were recently completed and then bought. 

This graph can help tremendously with finding out the neighborhood absorption rate.  Absorption Rate is the ablitiy of the real estate market to sell off its inventory of homes.  Take the number of homes sold in the last 11 months (80) (note that I am not counting December) and divided that by 11 (number of months).  That gives you a 7.27 absorption rate for Foxbank. 

The graph also shows that there are 38 homes currently on the market in that neighborhood.  Divide 38 by the absorption rate of 7.27 and that gives you the total months of inventory which in this case is 5.22 months.  This general rule is that 6 months of inventory is a balanced market.  Less than 6 months is a sellers market and more than six month inventory is a buyers market. 

Michael J. Johnson

843-817-5299

www.providingthelight.com

elow are quotes that are inspirational to me and I hope they will be for you as well:

"Lord, when I am wrong, make me willing to change;  when I am right, make me easy to live with.  So strengthen me that the power of my example will far exceed the authority of my rank."

*Pauline H. Peters*

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.  You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror.  I can take the next thing that comes along.'  You must do the thing you think you cannot do."            

Eleanor Roosevelt

"There is something admirable, something inspiring, something soul-stirring about a man who displays coolness and courage under extremely trying circumstances. A good temper is not only a business asset. It is the secret of health. The longer you live, the more you will learn that a disordered temper breeds a disordered body."

--Bertie Charles Forbes

I'm looking at getting a new PC.  I like what I see so far with the Toshiba, but I need some advice from those who own them.  Do you like what you've got?  Would you buy one again?  Why or Why not?  Any advice would be great!  Also if you have another PC that you really love, let me know about that.

elow are a few of my favorite quotes by people from all walks of life:

"Even if you"re on the right track, you"ll get run over if you just sit there."

*Will Rogers*

 

"Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."

*Abraham Lincoln*

 

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."

     *Thomas Edison*