Blythewood High School student receives scholarship to Global Leadership Summit
January 20, 2016
Blythewood High School junior Jada Hart has been honored as a scholarship recipient to attend the Education First Tours Global Student Leader Summit, Exploring Human Rights, June 25-26. in The…
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Spring at the Spartanburg Youth Theatre
January 20, 2016
Classes for K4-12 Include Matilda the Musical, Create Your Own Science Fiction Piece and More Spartanburg Youth Theatre (SYT) will offer several classes and workshops this spring for students…
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Trident Technical College launches new Workforce Pathways Scholarship program
January 19, 2016
Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development is offering a new Workforce Pathways Scholarship that will provide up to $2,000 per student per term for short-term training…
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Coker College awarded $41,000 Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) Program Development Grant
January 18, 2016
Coker College is the proud recipient of a $41,000 program development grant from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), which strives to enrich vocational exploration in undergraduate education.…
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Staller SC Council for Exceptional Children’s Exceptional Teacher of the Year
January 18, 2016
Donna Staller, Special Education Lead Teacher at Stratford High School, has been named the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children’s Exceptional Educator of the Year. The award is given in…
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BJU grad Steven Brundage receives national recognition
January 18, 2016
Steven Brundage, a 2011 Bob Jones University graduate and a DMA piano pedagogy candidate at the University of South Carolina, was recently awarded the American Music Teachermagazine’s Article of the…
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The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo supports District 5 Foundations Flood Victims Fund
January 18, 2016District 5 Foundation’s Paula Hite visited The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo’s weekly breakfast meeting. The District 5 Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that exists to support teachers and…
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The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo supports District 5 Foundations Flood Victims Fund
January 18, 2016
District 5 Foundation’s Paula Hite visited The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo’s weekly breakfast meeting. The District 5 Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that exists to support teachers and…
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District Five teacher’s algebra lesson featured in national publication
January 14, 2016
Dutch Fork Middle School math teacher LuAnn Graul knows students learn best when they can visualize and relate concepts to the real world. She is now sharing that lesson with…
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Spring Valley High School students earn National Recognition
January 14, 2016
Two Spring Valley High School seniors have been selected as 2016 Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists. Discovery magnet students Mohammad Arammash and Krishna Gorrepati will each receive a $1,000 award…
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District Five adult education program expands offerings with weekend class, new location
January 13, 2016Adult education students in Lexington-Richland School District Five now have more options for attending classes and earning their diploma. In addition to expanding class times at the main site at…
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Wofford students swab their navels, behind ears to study bacteria
January 13, 2016
For the month of January, future health care professionals and researchers are studying something that they can’t see — microorganisms — and they are looking at them in ways that…
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Gov. Nikki Haley announces 2016 Education Reform Initiative
January 13, 2016
“It’s time to deal with the facilities of the schools in our state.” Continuing her focus on statewide education reform, Governor Nikki Haley announced her 2016 Education Reform Initiative,…
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Gilbert High Principal and Athletic Director honored
January 13, 2016Gilbert High Principal Ann O’Cain and Athletic Director Barry Harley received recognition on Wednesday, January 13 as the 2015 3A Region 5 Principal of the Year and Athletic Director of…
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Furman Biology professor Victoria Turgeon receives grant to study spinal cord injury
January 12, 2016Furman University biology professor Dr. Victoria Turgeon has been awarded a grant from the South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund. With the two-year, nearly $80,000 grant, Turgeon will study…
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Mitchell Elementary School nurse named South Carolina School Nurse of the Year
January 12, 2016The South Carolina Association of School Nurses announced recently that the South Carolina School Nurse of the Year is Lidie Collier of Mitchell Math and Science Elementary School. Ms. Collier…
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UofSC College of Nursing No. 1 in U.S. News online graduate program rankings
January 12, 2016The University of South Carolina’s College of Nursing is ranked No. 1 in the nation for its online graduate programs in the 2016 U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online…
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Darla Moore School of Business Graduate, Pedro De Abreu, finalist in the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30
January 10, 2016University of South Carolina and Darla Moore School of Business graduate (USC ’14), Pedro De Abreu, 26, was one of the finalists of the 2016 FORBES magazine 30 Under 30.…
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Darla Moore School of Business Graduate, Pedro De Abreu, finalist in the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30
January 10, 2016
University of South Carolina and Darla Moore School of Business graduate (USC ’14), Pedro De Abreu, 26, was one of the finalists of the 2016 FORBES magazine 30 Under 30.…
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Lexington One Board names three finalists for superintendent
January 9, 2016
The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees has chosen three finalists as it continues its search for a superintendent to replace retiring Superintendent Karen Woodward, Ed.D. The three…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation accepting scholarship applications for 2016-2017 school year
January 8, 2016Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands expert on philanthropy, is accepting scholarship applications for the 2016-2017 school year through March 15, 2016. Interested students should visit the Student section at…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation accepting scholarship applications for 2016-2017 school year
January 8, 2016Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands expert on philanthropy, is accepting scholarship applications for the 2016-2017 school year through March 15, 2016. Interested students should visit the Student section at…
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Berkeley Middle College High School continues accepting applications
January 7, 2016Berkeley County Middle College High School is accepting applications from rising high school juniors and seniors in Berkeley County interested in attending the school during the 2016-2017 academic year. The…
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Midlands Technical College wins four awards in statewide communications and marketing competition
January 7, 2016
Midlands Technical College (MTC) received four Palmetto Awards from the South Carolina Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC-SC) for its recent marketing rebrand involving advertising, social media…
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Benedict College to hold auditions for the classic stage play A Raisin in the Sun
January 6, 2016
The Benedict College Theatre Ensemble will hold auditions for the Spring Stage Production “A Raisin in the Sun” written by Lorraine Hansberry and directed by Professor Charles D. Brooks, III.…
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Furman University senior named to Forbes Magazine “30 under 30” in 2016
January 6, 2016When Chris Drose isn’t taking classes and finishing up his senior year at Furman University, he enjoys researching companies and trying to determine the true value of their stock prices. …
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Clemson economist sees positive signs for region in 2016
January 6, 2016
CLEMSON, SC — A robust employment environment and continued growth in the manufacturing, health, leisure and hospitality sectors have a Clemson University economics professor optimistic about the 2016 economic outlook for…
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Exhibit explores trauma among black women
January 6, 2016An exhibit of photographic prints and a site-specific installation that explores the effects of psychological trauma and physical movement among black women opens this week at UofSC’s McMaster Gallery. “The…
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Get to know Karen Felder, Principal at Jennie Moore Elementary
January 6, 2016Karen Felder is the principal at Jennie Moore Elementary School for the Creative Arts. Known for her enthusiasm with students and the support she provides her teachers, Ms. Felder’s mission…
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Top S.C. college among all ranked institutions and list of liberal arts colleges
January 5, 2016
Wofford College has been named to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s list of the Top 300 Best College Values of 2016, coming in at #116 and ranking as the top South Carolina…
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Applications for the Richland Two choice program are now available
January 5, 2016
Applications for the Richland Two Choice Program are now available on the district’s website, www.richland2.org. Through the Choice Program families can apply for magnet programs throughout the district or apply…
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Columbia College presents “A Natural Wonder,” a K-12 art exhibition celebrating Georgia O’Keeffe
January 5, 2016
The Goodall Gallery at Columbia College continues the Georgia O’Keeffe Centennial Celebration with A Natural Wonder, a statewide Georgia O’Keeffe K-12 juried art competition featuring artwork from students attending Rosewood…
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YEScarolina reaches Title I Middle School students in an afterschool setting
January 4, 2016
Thousands of children wait afterschool for their working parents to pick them up. What are these students doing while they wait? Well, ten middle school students at Military Magnet Academy…
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Clemson Alumni Association names Jim Bull of Chapin its Volunteer of the Year
January 4, 2016
CLEMSON, SC — The Clemson Alumni Association has honored Jim Bull of Chapin with the 2015 Frank Kellers III Volunteer of the Year Award, the highest and greatest expression of…
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Councilman Moe Baddourah takes on new position at USC
December 30, 2015Columbia City Councilman, Moe Baddourah, has accepted a new position at the University of South Carolina to run the McCutchen House and to teach a class in restaurant management. Baddourah’s restaurant, Moe’s…
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Councilman Moe Baddourah takes on new position at USC
December 30, 2015
Columbia City Councilman, Moe Baddourah, has accepted a new position at the University of South Carolina to run the McCutchen House and to teach a class in restaurant management. Baddourah’s restaurant, Moe’s…
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GSSM’s virtual engineering program now accepting applications for Class of 2019
December 21, 2015
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is accepting applications for Accelerate, a virtual engineering program, through January 8, 2016 for the Class of 2019. Online applications…
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Giving and Receiving: Brightening Minds and the Holiday Season
December 21, 2015
By Dr. Brenda Mack-Foxworth This is the time of year for giving and receiving. At Ridge View High School we are enjoying some fruits of our labor, and we’re…
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Curt McPhail appointed executive director of The Space at Wofford
December 17, 2015
Curt McPhail, a 1996 Wofford College graduate, has accepted the position of executive director of The Space in the Mungo Center at the college, effective Jan. 19, 2016. McPhail, project…
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Berkeley High School Athletic Director/Head Football Coach to take on a new challenge in BCSD
December 16, 2015Berkeley High School Athletic Director and head football coach, Jeff Cruce, will take on a new challenge in Berkeley County School District (BCSD) at the end of the semester after…
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W.J. Keenan High School named state winner in $2 million Samsung contest
December 16, 2015
W.J. Keenan High School is the South Carolina state winner in the 2015-2016 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, a $2 million nationwide competition to increase interest in science, technology, engineering…
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Andrea Tanner named new director of USC journalism school
December 15, 2015
Andrea Tanner is the new director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina. Tanner has been serving as interim director since July. “Andrea…
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District Five school’s “Project Au-some” growing empathy, understanding about autism
December 15, 2015
A Lexington-Richland District Five school has launched a new pair mentorship program aimed at growing empathy and understanding about students with autism. Harbison West Elementary School’s Project Au-some links fifth…
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Membership elects 2016 Officers and new members to Board of Directors
December 14, 2015The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association (SCWCEA) announce the newly elected 2016 Officers and new members to the Board of Directors at its annual business meeting on December 11,…
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Blythewood High School offers makeover for family’s home devastated by flooding
December 14, 2015
As part of its annual winter service project, Blythewood High School recently adopted a family who lost virtually every possession, including their home in the October flooding. Friday, December 18,…
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Gayle Sawyer joins Coker College Board of Trustees
December 14, 2015
Gayle Sawyer, an assistant professor of educational leadership at Winthrop University, has been elected to the Coker College Board of Trustees. “We are fortunate to have Gayle join the Board,”…
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Anne Gardner Blomeyer joins Coker College Board of Trustees
December 14, 2015
Anne Gardner Blomeyer, owner of the retail antiques business Annie’s Song and a former GTE executive in planning, policies and operations, has been elected for a second time to the…
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Donna Isgett joins Coker College Board of Trustees
December 14, 2015
Donna Isgett, senior vice president of quality and safety for McLeod Health, has been elected to the Coker College Board of Trustees. “We are pleased to welcome Donna to the…
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Conrad Deese joins Coker College Board of Trustees
December 14, 2015
Conrad Deese, vice president of finance for LifePoint’s Eastern Group at LifePoint Hospitals, has been elected to the Coker College Board of Trustees. “We are delighted to have Conrad on…
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Two USC law students receive D. Reece Williams III Trial Advocacy Award
December 14, 2015Two students at the University of South Carolina School of Law have been honored with the D. Reece Williams III Trial Advocacy Award after they won the school’s mock trial…
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