About us
Marianela Dieguez - Media Specialist
Ms. Dieguez has been a media specialist for over 20 years. Before that, she taught Kindergarden, second and third grade. Ms. Dieguez moved to South Carolina in 2003, from South Florida The best thing about working at the Bridge Creek Elementary Media Center is working with ALL the students and encouraging their love reading! Ms. Dieguez has many favorite books but if she had to pick just one, it is Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit. |
Stephen Bidwell - Media Assistant
Mr. Bidwell grew up and went to public schools in Virginia. He graduated from North Carolina State University and worked as a Process Engineer in the paper-making industry. His engineering job brought him to Columbia as he worked at the paper mill in Eastover. He transitioned to education in 2007 as an Algebra I teacher at Kelly Mill Middle School. He moved down to Bridge Creek when it opened the following year and has been here ever since. He facilitates 4th and 5th-graders participation in the Stock Market Game. He leads a club that keeps the campus clean and collects all of our recyclables. He does private math tutoring and referees soccer games on the side. He has been married for 28 years and has two boys that are South Carolina Gamecocks. He loves tennis and watching sports. Go Gamecocks and Wolfpack! Favorite book: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry |