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Students show designs for Johns Island recreation center; council honors retiring members and employee award

Charleston City Council · December 17, 2025
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Hot Gap Middle School students presented designs for the Johns Island Recreation Center using Minecraft Education; council also honored Rossi Brown as Employee of the Year and paid tribute to three retiring council members.

Hot Gap Middle School students presented their winning design proposals for the planned Johns Island Recreation Center at the Dec. 16 Charleston City Council meeting, describing floor plans that included a lobby, accessible pool features, gym and fitness space, meeting rooms, playgrounds, pickleball courts and outdoor amenities.

Teacher Brett Sheridan said the project connected classroom learning with community planning: students reviewed the city’s architectural plans, built scaled designs in Minecraft Education and pitched ideas to…

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