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Little leaves for Romania
Contributed by Crayton Middle School
      Nancy Pierce Little, a sixth- grade world history teacher at Crayton Middle School, has been selected to participate in the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) Study Tour on Economic Education in Romania in March. The study tour is an activity of the Cooperative Education Exchange...
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Crayton's MATHCOUNTS wins first place
Contributed by Crayton Middle School
      Crayton Middle School's MATHCOUNTS team placed first out of 20 public and private schools at Dutch Fork Middle School on Saturday, Feb. 17. With 120 students participating, Sage Price placed first, Hardie Cate, second, Thomas Fisher third, Kevin Hoffman seventh, and Maria Piroli thirt...
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Dreher thespians shine in competition
      The actors at Dreher High School excelled at the Palmetto Dramatics/South Carolina International Thespian State Theatre competition Feb. 23- 25, 2007. The event hosted over 30 high schools from all over S.C. at converse College. These students won in their categories and will advance ...
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An old- fashioned, wholesome sock- hop
      Hosted by Excelsior Academy, this dance will take place at the First Presbyterian Gym on the corner of Bull and Washington streets, March 30 from 7 pm until 10:30pm. DJ Kevin Kline will play oldies tunes to encourage such dances as the shag, jitterbug, and charleston. There will also be...
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Spring Valley High news
Contributed by Spring Valley High School
      + For the sixth consecutive year Spring Valley High School has earned an "Excellent Rating" on the school report card. + The Spring Valley Viking Guard competed in the Winter Guard International Atlanta Regional March 3, 2007, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Viking Guard had an outstanding ...
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Heathwood Hall fourth grader invents the Firefly
Contributed by Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
      For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Patent Model Foundation has tapped a student at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School as the nation's top inventor in her grade. Tay Davant, a fifth- grader at Heathwood Hall, earned Fourth Grade First Place in the 2006 INVENT AMERICA!
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People to People selects sixth grader from Dent Middle School
Contributed by People to People
      John David Black, a sixth- grade student at Dent Middle School, was accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum. He is the son of Gertrude Jones Black and Willie James Black. John David will join a select group of students in Washington, D.C., April 9- 15, 2007, t...
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Wanted: Teachers for A+ Schools
Contributed by Richland School District One
      Richland School District One is seeking teachers who are confident in their skills to move students academically and socially, who want to make a difference in the lives of young people, and seek a challenge. Five Richland One schools are under state review because they did no...
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Star intern broadcasts on Good Morning Columbia radio show
By Margaret Taylor Cain Cub@TheColumbiaStar.com
      I am a sophomore at Heathwood Hall and an aspiring news anchor. For Heathwood's Winterum I interned for a week at The Columbia Star newspaper. Before arriving I was nervous and didn't know what to expect. My fears were quelled as soon as I met everyone at the office...
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Lutheran Incarnation Church expands child- care program
Contributed by Incarnation Lutheran Church
      Incarnation Lutheran Church is expanding its not- for- profit ministry of quality faith- based childcare. Recently acquired property on Byron Road near the VA hospital will be a second location of Incarnation's Child Development Center. Established in the early 1980s, the current cent...
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Shepherd's Center of St. Andrews offers free class
Contributed by The Shepherd's Center of St. Andrews
      Beginning on Tuesday, March 27, the Shepherd's Center of St. Andrews will offer a free class to the public of all ages. It is entitled "The Human Impact on the Environment- and Vice Versa." Taught by Dr.
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Shepherd's Center of Columbia begins spring session April
Contributed by the Shepherd's Center of Columbia
      The spring semester of the Shepherd's Center of Columbia's Adventures in Learning, which meets at Trenholm Road United Methodist Church, will begin on April 4. The noon luncheon speaker for the first session will be Dr. Ed Beardsley of the Humanities Council of S.C. Dr. Beardsley will...
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