SC General Assembly Honors Midlands Technical College President
May 22, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Dr. Marshall “Sonny” White, Jr. was presented a concurrent resolution honoring his service to Midlands Technical College and the State of South Carolina on Tuesday, May 20, 2014.…
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Lexington One promotes Brazell and Brooks
May 21, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – At the May 20, 2014 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the promotion of Kenneth L. Brazell…
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CIU Names Outgoing President of Midlands Tech to Board of Trustees
May 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The outgoing president of Midlands Technical College has been named to the Columbia International Board of Trustees. Dr. Marshall (Sonny) White Jr. is the fifth president of…
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OGES receives AAD Shade Structure Grant
May 21, 2014LEXINGTON, SC — Oak Grove Elementary’s School Improvement Council applied for and received a 2014 American Academy of Dermatology Shade Structure Grant totaling $8,000. The school will use the grant…
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Announcing the Summer Business Academy at Coker College
May 21, 2014HARTSVILLE, SC – May 20, 2014 – Coker College is hosting a Summer Business Academy for rising high school juniors and seniors June 16-20. Sponsored by Wells Fargo and Coker Enactus,…
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Columbia College Senior to be on Katie Couric Show
May 21, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC—Columbia College senior Emelin Garcia has been named a national finalist for the Scholarship America Dream Award. The winner of the scholarship will be announced on Katie (with Katie…
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Traffic, parking alerts for Midlands high school graduations
May 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Twenty-three area high schools will hold graduation ceremonies in the Carolina Coliseum in the coming weeks. The graduation ceremonies will be held May 28 – June 1…
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District Five administrator takes new role as principal of Seven Oaks Elementary School
May 21, 2014IRMO, SC – Veteran Lexington-Richland School District Five administrator Harriet Wilson will take on a new role at the start of the 2014-2015 school year as principal of Seven Oaks…
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Dancing with the Stars Lexington raises funds for public education
May 21, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – The Lexington County School District One Educational Foundation raised more than $90,000 during its annual Dancing with the Stars Lexington fundraiser on Thursday, May 1, at the…
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RBHS teacher accepted into Supreme Court Summer Institute
May 20, 2014
LEXINGTON, SC – River Bluff High Law and Global Policy Lead Teacher Meg Huggins will travel to Washington, D.C. this summer to attend the Supreme Court Summer Institute conducted by…
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Sawyer and Graham Receive Alumni Association Awards
May 20, 2014
HARTSVILLE, SC – May 20, 2014 – Director emeritus of Kalmia Gardens of Coker College George P. Sawyer, Jr. and Coker College alumnus Tommy Graham, Jr. received Coker College Alumni Awards…
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District Five Board Approves Kennedy as Irmo High School Football Coach
May 20, 2014IRMO, SC – The Lexington-Richland School District Five Board of Trustees has approved the hiring of Reggie Kennedy as head football coach and athletic director for Irmo High School. He replaces…
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Honorary Degrees Awarded at Corps of Cadets Commencement 2014
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Citadel Board of Visitors presented honorary degrees to three people—Gen. Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody, the honorable Deborah Lee James, and Lt. Gen. Ellie Givan “Buck” Shuler Jr.—during…
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Providence Hospitals Announces 2014 Preston Jones Scholarship Recipient
May 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Providence Hospitals announced its 2014 Dr. Preston A. Jones Memorial Scholarship Award at a ceremony last evening. Recipient Meredith Calcina, a fourth year medical student at the…
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University of South Carolina home to Pat Conroy’s archive
May 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Pat Conroy’s archive, which includes handwritten manuscripts of his 11 books, family scrapbooks and personal diaries packed with story ideas, poems and musings, now belongs to the University…
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District Five principal receives Outstanding Educator Award
May 15, 2014
IRMO, SC – A Lexington-Richland School District Five administrator has received this year’s Columbia College Wil Lou Gray Outstanding Educator Award. Chapin Middle School Principal Anna Miller was presented with…
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Coakley joins Lexington One
May 15, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – At a special board meeting/board budget workshop of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees held on April 29, 2014, the board approved the hire…
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Richland One Superintendent Dr. Percy Mack Announces Plans To Retire June 30
May 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – After leading the district for six years, Richland One Superintendent Dr. Percy Mack has announced his plans to retire effective June 30, 2014. The Richland One Board of…
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Dent Middle School Celebrates Two Law Related Education Awards
May 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Dent Middle School is receiving two awards from the South Carolina Bar Law Related Education (LRE) Division. Dent was named the 2014 LRE Middle School of the…
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Veteran business journalist named to fellowship at UofSC
May 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Mark W. Tatge, a journalist who has spent more than 30 years working for the nation’s leading business reporting outlets, is the first recipient of the Baldwin Business…
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Communities In Schools of South Carolina Announces Continued Improvement in Graduation Rates in New Report Released Today
May 14, 2014TV Ads by Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Highlight Leading Reasons Why Kids Drop Out, Including Hunger, Homelessness, Lack of Medical Care COLUMBIA, SC – As kids around the country are graduating, Communities In…
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Communities In Schools of South Carolina Announces Continued Improvement in Graduation Rates in New Report Released Today
May 14, 2014TV Ads by Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Highlight Leading Reasons Why Kids Drop Out, Including Hunger, Homelessness, Lack of Medical Care COLUMBIA, SC – As kids around the country are graduating, Communities In…
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SCCP executive dean moves on, campus deans take reins
May 13, 2014
Dr. Joseph DiPiro assumes dean position at Virginia Commonwealth University CHARLESTON, SC – After nine years of service to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the University of…
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MUSC Commencement set for Friday, May 16 at 9 a.m.
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Approximately 870 graduates will receive degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina’s six colleges during commencement exercises scheduled for Friday, May 16, at 9 a.m. at…
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Richland One Announces 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Richland One honored some of the district’s most dynamic and dedicated employees on May 8 during Celebration 2014, the district’s annual employee recognition banquet. Daniel Oddo, a mathematics…
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Joan Kalley Receives Tri-County Technical College’s Presidential Medallion for Instructional Excellence
May 12, 2014PENDLETON, SC – Joan Kalley, English instructor at Tri-County Technical College, was honored May 8 with the highest award presented to the faculty. She received the Presidential Medallion for Instructional…
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Doug Wilson Receives 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award
May 12, 2014ANDERSON, SC – Doug Wilson is energized by investing in others’ lives, whether it’s building race cars with his teenage nephew on weekends, mentoring and teaching young associates through his…
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Computer Science Club Attracts 1200+ Students
May 12, 2014BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – May 12, 2014 – Google is celebrating an education milestone in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, CS First created after-school clubs…
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Computer Science Club Attracts 1200+ Students
May 12, 2014BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – May 12, 2014 – Google is celebrating an education milestone in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, CS First created after-school clubs…
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Midlands Technical College graduates more than 2300 students
May 12, 2014Students prepared to enter the workforce or transfer to four-year colleges COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Midlands Technical College (MTC) graduated more than 2300 students at its annual…
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Two Midlands Educators Represent S.C. On A National Platform
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Dr. BeaAtryce Mazyck and Preston Thorne are two Midlands educators who are making something of a name for themselves in South Carolina and on…
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Steve Pettit Elected Fifth President of Bob Jones University
May 9, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 8, 2014 – Larry Jackson, chairman of the Bob Jones University Board of Trustees, announced today the election of Steve Pettit as the fifth president of…
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Steve Pettit Elected Fifth President of Bob Jones University
May 9, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 8, 2014 – Larry Jackson, chairman of the Bob Jones University Board of Trustees, announced today the election of Steve Pettit as the fifth president of…
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Local Business Woman Awarded Harvard Business School Scholarship
May 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2014 – Senior Matters Extended Care Services, LLC and One Matters President, Mary Katherine Bagnal, was recently awarded a scholarship to attend The Harvard Business…
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USC College of Education Launches New Website to Recruit Teachers of Science and Mathematics
May 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2014 – The University of South Carolina (U of SC) College of Education recently launched www.TeachScienceandMath.org, an interactive and informative website reflecting the new and…
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District Five announces new principal of Irmo Elementary School
May 8, 2014IRMO, SC -May 9, 2014 – Lexington-Richland School District Five has named a new principal for Irmo Elementary School. Veteran administrator Tina McCaskill will take over as principal of the…
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Tommy Preston, Jr. Elected President-Elect of USC Alumni Association
May 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 8, 2014 – Nexsen Pruet attorney Tommy Preston, Jr. has been elected President-Elect of the USC Alumni Association “My Carolina”. He will serve as President-Elect for…
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District Five teacher chosen to attend White House event
May 7, 2014IRMO, SC – May 7, 2014 – A Lexington-Richland School District Five teacher was one of 20 educators from across the county chosen to visit the White House for a…
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Furman University Philosophy Professor Appointed to Position at USC School of Medecine
May 7, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 7, 2014 – Furman University philosophy professor Carmela Epright has been invited to join the Department of Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina School of…
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PHS head athletic trainer receives two prestigious awards
May 7, 2014PELION, SC – Pelion High Head Athletic Trainer George Wham was named the 2014 Athletic Trainer of the Year by the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association. The award honors Wham…
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Richland Two Awarded the 2014 Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology
May 6, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – Richland School District Two is the winner of the 2014 Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology. Presented by the International Society…
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SCC Offers Free South Carolina Manufacturing Certification Program
May 6, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC – May 6, 2014 – Spartanburg Community College’s Corporate & Community Education Division (SCC CCE) is holding information sessions for a five-week South Carolina Manufacturing Certification (SCMC) program…
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Top National Scholarships Awarded to Four Students at The Citadel
May 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – As the 2013-14 academic year comes to a close, students from The Citadel are making global plans for their continued work and study. …
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Lee Higdon Teaches Course on Leadership, Offers Six Ways to Develop Leadership Skills
May 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Former College of College of Charleston President Leo I. Higdon is passionate about leadership. So passionate that he retired from a 40-year career…
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Computer Science Club Attracts 1200+ Students: Google Seeks Volunteers for Expansion this Fall
May 5, 2014BERKLEY COUNTY, SC – May 5, 2014 – Google is celebrating an education milestone in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, CS First created after-school…
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University of South Carolina College of Education Launches New Website to Recruit Teachers of Science and Mathematics
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – The University of South Carolina (U of SC) College of Education recently launched www.TeachScienceandMath.org, an interactive and informative website reflecting the new and…
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Lexington One Promotes Taylor
May 5, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – At a special board meeting/board budget workshop of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees held on April 29, 2014, the…
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Haworth Inc. pledges $3 million to Clemson, partners with Watt Family Innovation Center
May 5, 2014CLEMSON, SC – May 5, 2014 – An innovative international company in furniture and organic workspace design and products is partnering with Clemson University’s Watt Family Innovation Center, now under construction…
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Haworth Inc. pledges $3 million to Clemson, partners with Watt Family Innovation Center
May 5, 2014CLEMSON, SC – May 5, 2014 – An innovative international company in furniture and organic workspace design and products is partnering with Clemson University’s Watt Family Innovation Center, now under construction…
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District Five Students Earn Top Prizes in “Art of Healing” Student Art Competition
May 4, 2014IRMO, SC – May 4, 2014 – Several Lexington-Richland School District Five students will have their artwork displayed at the Columbia Museum of Art, after winning seven out of nine…
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