Charley's Backyard Stars
By Renee Hooks, 4th Grader in Ms. Prevatte's Class, Saxe Gotha Elementary, Lexington
      Charley's Backyard Stars are young South Carolina students who have read and embraced the Official Children's Book of Columbia, Charley's Columbia Backyard, and wish to tell others about their own backyard experiences. Author Caroline Bennett has visited schools and collected writings and art from...
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National Merit Semifinalist
      Spring Valley High School Katherine Fanning Tianjia Ge Daniel Gibbs Aurel Lazar John Maney Thomas Maney Gina Noh Eric Potts William Shrader Graham Van Schaik Michelle Zhang James Cunningham is the National Merit Achievement Semifinalist.
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Killian Elementary gives Smart Start
Contributed by Killian Elementary School
      Smart Start is an innovative Richland District 2 nurturing program for grades K- 2 that will pilot at four schools including Killian Elementary. This program was initiated through a concern of gifted and talented specialists, teachers, and administrators who noticed the limited number of identifie...
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Clemson student wins CompTIA scholarship
Contributed by CompTIA
      CompTIA has awarded a total of $25,000 in scholarships to five students pursuing careers in information technology (IT) whose submissions to the CompTIA 25th Anniversary IT Scholarship Essay Contest were judged to be the best. James Brandon McMenemy of Columbia, S.C., a graduate of Ridge View High...
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Three Students National Semifinalists
By Dr. Don M. Jordan, USC Professor
      The USC Region II Science & Engineering Fair, along with the College of Arts and Sciences, the Office of Research, The College of Engineering, and USC School of Medicine announced three semifinalists selected for the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge chosen as the three of the top 4...
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S.C. Library offers online learning
Contributed by South Carolina State Library
      South Carolina State Library will soon be able to access SchoolRooms™, a web- based learning portal in their public and school libraries, and even in their homes. SchoolRooms™ is a state- of- the- art Website designed to help students explore, discover and learn.
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