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Daily Schedule

7:00am School Opens

7:00am-7:30am Breakfast

7:00am-7:25am Cafeteria Car Line

7:25am Warning Bell

7:30am Tardy Bell

2:30pm Student Dismissal

4:00pm Office Closes

Directions

From I-20 Exit 5 (North Augusta):

From Columbia, turn right back across the interstate. From Augusta, turn left. Drive approximately 3 miles. Turn left onto Belvedere-Clearwater Road (Hwy 126). There is a turn lane and a traffic light at this intersection. Continue on this road for about two miles. Cross Hwy 1 and go an additional 1/2 mile where the road ends at Hwy 421/Augusta Road. Turn right. The school is less than 1/2 mile ahead on the right.

From I-20 Exit 22:

From either direction, turn toward Aiken on Hwy 1. In downtown Aiken, turn right onto Richland Avenue. Continue straight for approximately 10 miles. At the intersection of Hwy 1 and Belvedere-Clearwater Road (Hwy 126), CVS will be on your left and Lakeside Baptist Church will be on your right. Turn left. Go 1/2 mile to the end of the road. Turn right onto Hwy 421.

CES History

Clearwater Elementary School was established to serve the small textile village of Clearwater, SC in the Horse Creek Valley section of Aiken County. As with other communities in the Horse Creek Valley area, Clearwater's economy was based almost entirely on textiles until after World War II.

Construction of the Savannah River Plant and continued strength of the textile industry generated growth which saw the addition of six classrooms during the early 1950's.

With the influx of new industry into the Central Savannah River Area, construction began in 1966 for the majority of our present facility. The school attained the present configuration in a 1993 project, which added four classrooms, a multi-purpose room, offices, and a new media center.

The 1970's and 1980's saw a decline in the textile industry, which resulted in the loss of both of Clearwater's textile plants. Clearwater Finishing Plant was closed, changed hands and reopened, then closed again. Seminole Mill was closed for years before being destroyed in a fire. It appears unlikely that textiles will regain its status as center of the local economy.

Although there has been no industrial development to replace the loss of the textile plants, population has not declined and enrollment has been relatively stable. Much of this can be attributed to the availability of housing and Clearwater's convenient access to both Augusta, GA and Aiken, SC.