The gym was quiet. Students sat together on the basketball court. Staff stood on the sidelines. All eyes were on a pair of televisions. Cheers rippled through the crowd when the first winners were announced, elementary schools in Florence and Charleston, breaking the tension. Then it was Waccamaw Middle’s turn. Georgetown County School Superintendent Bethany Giles had already reminded the students that they were champions by virtue of being one
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