Triaging the train wreck of climate change
By Warner M.Montgomery warner@thecolumbiastar.com
      Brian Helmuth, associate professor of biological sciences and marine science at USC since 2004, received his Ph.D. in 1997 from the University of Washington. Early in his career, he discovered his beloved coral reefs in Belize were dying. That led him to focus his research on finding out why.
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Rotary Club of the Vista Night contributes to Forest Heights Elementary class
Contributed by RFB&D
      Members of Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic and the Rotary Club of the Vista Night celebrated with students at Forest Heights Elementary School. Paulami Gupta's special education class was the recipient of three RFB&D playback reading devices for their classroom, kindly donated by the Rotary C...
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Future journalists from A.C. Flora attend conference
Contributed by A.C. Flora High School
      AC Flora High School newspaper and broadcast journalism students attended the Southern Interscholastic Press Association Convention (SIPA) Feb. 29- March 2 at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Columbia.
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Teacher's paper goes to London
Contributed by Spring Valley High School
      Dr. Lars Seiler, Spring Valley social studies teacher, has been informed by the World History Association (WHA) that his paper, A City at the Edge of the World: Colonial Dorchester and World History - A Curriculum to Study World History in a South Carolina Archaeological Site, has been accepted f...
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Foundation accepting applications for Stevenson Music Scholarship
Contributed by Richland School District One
      The Partners In Education Foundation is accepting applications for the 2008 Dr. John R. Stevenson Music Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a Richland One high- school senior who plans to pursue post- secondary study in music.
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Crayton students win MATHCOUNTS again
Contributed by Richland School District One
      The numbers and the trophies keep adding up for Crayton Middle School's MATHCOUNTS team. For the fourth time in the last six years, they have been crowned South Carolina MATHCOUNTS state champions.
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Spring Valley High School news
Contributed by SVHS
      Four Spring Valley High School Teacher Cadet students: Melissa Frierson, Brittany Roether, Rebekah Sanchez, and Brittany Woller, have been awarded Teaching Fellows Scholarships of $6000 each year for all four years with a commitment to teach in a S.C. school after graduation. Their teacher is Nanc...
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Children need food during the summer
Contributed by Richland School District One
      Richland One is looking for organizations in the community to serve as designated sites where children can go this summer to get a free lunch, perhaps the only nutritious meal some families will be able to afford for their children.
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Killian Elementary wants volunteer mentors to help children read
Contributed by Killian Elementary School
      Killian Elementary at 6921 Clemson Road is seeking volunteers for its REACH ( Readers Enthusiastic About Climbing Higher) program. This academic mentoring program pairs a student who needs help in reading with a community volunteer.
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Rolling Readers come to Killian Elementary
Contributed by Killian Elementary
      Killian Elementary has Rolling Readers again this year. These volunteers come once a week and read to the students in the first grade and kindergarten classrooms. One such volunteer, Sophia Johnson reads weekly to Manisha Arceneaux's first graders.
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