Heathwood Hall names interim co- heads of school
Contributed by Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
      The Heathwood Hall Episcopal School Board of Trustees named Anne Weston and Steve Mandell interim co- heads of the school for the 2008- 2009 academic year. They will succeed Steve Hickman, who announced he would be leaving Columbia with his family at the end of this school year to become headmaste...
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S.C. Bar launches new website for youth
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      On February 1, 2008, the S.C. Bar Law Related Education Division will launch LawForKids.org/SC, a new Website dedicated to teaching children about the law. LawForKids.org was created with the specific goal of educating S.C.'s youth, parents, communities and schools about the law and to encourage l...
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RNE artist takes first place
     Contributed by RNE Jovi Thomas, a Richland Northeast High School Talented and Gifted/PCA Visual Arts Senior took first place in the 16- 18 age group of the Boys and Girls Club of America Fine Arts Competition. His self portrait will compete in the National Fine Arts Exhibit this spring. Thomas's fat...
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Richland One Board begins search for superintendent
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      The Richland One Board of School Commissioners will conduct a national search for a new superintendent. "All applicants - those from inside the district, elsewhere in South Carolina and other parts of the country - will be considered," said Board Chairwoman Wendy Brawley.
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James F. Byrnes Foundation offers scholarships
Contributed by the James F. Byrnes Foundation
      The James F. Byrnes Foundation awards scholarships to young South Carolinians who have lost one or both parents by death. The scholarship program was established by the late Governor James F. Byrnes in 1948 and has awarded 1,068 scholarships to date.
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Afia Khan, Student of the Month
Contributed by Richland School District Two
      Richland School District Two has selected E. L. Wright Middle School eight- grader Afia Khan as Student of the Month. Afia Khan, an advanced mathematics student who completed Algebra I and Geometry in sixth and seventh grades, begins her school day at Richland Northeast High School, where she tak...
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Graham Van Schaik, semifinalist in science talent search
Contributed by Spring Valley High School
      Graham Van Schaik is a semifinalist for the 67th Intel Science Talent Search. He is competing for a finalist position. Graham is one of only two South Carolinians chosen for this high honor. His selection is based on a written paper from his science research.
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Peyton Sasnett, S.C. Conservation Teacher of the Year
      Peyton Sasnett, a fifth and sixth grade teacher at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, the Richland County Conservation Teacher of the Year, was also chosen as the S.C. Conservation Teacher of the Year.
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