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SC School Creates Drive For Career In Motorsports. It’s The Only One Of Its Kind In US

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Destiny Nash stands in a swirl of white smoke as a pile of dust gathers at her feet. The 18-year-old is sanding a car bumper, part of her auto-collision class at Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports. The class is part of a unique curriculum being offered at the Horry County charter school, making it the only motorsports high school in the country. While there are other high schools in the U.S. that offer a racing program, the Conway school, located at 826 W. Cox Ferry Road, Conway, SC, is the only one that provides a hybrid learning curriculum.

By Terri Richardson

In addition to teaching traditional classes such as math, science, English and history, the school offers hands-on learning in welding, motorsports technology, auto-collision technology and digital arts and graphics. The school’s main goal is to get students to graduate and find a career. So far, it seems to be working. The school had a 79.2% graduation rate in 2023, as well as a high percentage of students demonstrating success, according to the South Carolina Department of Education’s Oversight Committee. That is compared to 82.1% district wide and 83.8% statewide.

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