2008 Summer Youth Employment Program Participants
     Pictured are the 2008 Summer Youth Employment Program participants: Chandlier Abraham - 18, rising senior at Dreher; James Avinger - 16, rising junior at A.C. Flora; Marquis Bacote - 16, rising junior at C.A. Johnson; Chardonnay Cannon - 17, rising senior at Keenan; Adrianna Cosby - 18, graduated May 2008 from C.A. Johnson, will attend Benedict this fall; Ronneria Farmer - 16, rising junior at A.C. Flora; Christopher Garmon - 16, rising junior at A.C. Flora; Brittney Green - 16, rising junior at Eau Claire; Whitney Green - 16, rising junior at C.A. Johnson; Michael Hampton - 17, graduated May 2008 from C.A. Johnson, will attend MTC this fall for surgical technology; Brittney Hunter - 19, graduated May 2007 from A.C. Flora, will start sophomore year at MTC this fall; Bruce Hunter - 17, rising junior at A.C. Flora; Isaiah James - 18, rising senior at Eau Claire; Tashianna Lee - 16, rising junior at Keenan; Terell Magazine - 16, rising junior at Keenan; Matthew Mickens - 16, rising sophomore at A.C. Flora; Rashad Rodgers - 20, graduated from Dreher in 2006, has attended MTC for 2 years, will return to MTC this fall, then USC in the spring; Kyari Williams - 16, rising junior at Keenan. Contributed by Columbia Housing Authority
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Dance class for children with special needs
Contributed by Ellen Harrison
      Jennifer Bull and Ellen Harrison are launching a one of a kind dance class for children with special needs. The class is called MOVES: Movement Opportunities for Very Exceptional Students. Jennifer and Ellen teach dance at Ridge View High School in Richland School District Two.
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Center "Expects Excellence"
Written by Michelle M. Moshinskie, DESA, Inc.
      Heyward Career and Technology Center (HCTC) was successfully completed in 2006 with 15 additions and renovations. Since completion, over 900 students per year are able to enjoy and learn from the 18 programs that currently are available.
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Katherine Crawford Spencer scores near perfect on GED
Contributed by S.C. Department of Education
      During high school, Katherine Crawford Spencer had a hard time fitting in and started getting into trouble. After being expelled in the eighth grade for riding her horse on school grounds, she was expelled for the following year from the alternative academy. Finally, before entering 11th grade, she and her family decided that she would get her GED.
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