Richland One teachers win state awards
     Dana Amaker (c) of W. A. Perry Middle School is the 2007 S.C. Preserve America History Teacher of the Year.Also pictured is Richland One School Board Commissioner Dwayne Smiling (l), and Richland One Superintendent Dr. Allen Coles.
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Life is not what you take, but what you leave
- E. B. Lewis
By Margaret Taylor Cain Cub@TheColumbiaStar.com
      I had the pleasure of meeting with the children's book illustrator, E.B. Lewis, at Heathwood. Some of his works are the books: I Love My Hair! and Bippity Bop Barbershop both by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley.
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Brother/sister team makes big splash for A. C. Flora
By Mackenzie Sunday Cub@TheColumbiaStar.com
      For most people, swimming ends when summer ends, but for Bill and Margaret Flatt, swimming is a year- round event. Both swim on the A.C. Flora High School swim team and together helped the swim team place in the State Championships last year.
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Columbia Jewish Day School earns accreditation
Contributed by CJDS
      The National Association for the Education of Young Children recently reaccredited Columbia Jewish Day School (CJDS). To earn the new accreditation, CJDS had to satisfy 400 accreditation criteria. CJDS is one of only three schools in SC to attain the new accreditation, and the first school in the ...
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Charley’s Backyard Stars
The Road to Leadership By Ashley Dye, 4th Grader, Oak Pointe Elementary
      After reading Charley's Columbia Backyard and considering setting a goal to earn my Junior Ambassador medal like the main character "Charley," I thought, "What a challenge to be able to complete all the requirements!" I put my plan into action, and with my parents' help driving me to a lot of plac...
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