Chronicle-Independent PTHS’ Royalty to be KCSD Virtual Academy director Melissa Royalty During its meeting Tuesday night, the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees voted to approve Pine Tree Hill Elementary School (PTHS) Principal Melissa Royalty as the new director for the district’s new Virtual Academy for the 2021-22 school year. The board then approved Bethune Elementary School Principal Markeita Barber to replace Royalty. Latest