Nine students make first honor rolls at District Two's new CAP
Contributed by Richland School District Two
      Nine students at Richland School District Two's new Center for Accelerated Preparation won places on the program's first honor rolls. Marshall Beatty and Yadira Vallecilla qualified for the A Honor Roll. J.W. Beasley, Deyante Dodd, Shamikh Hashwanee, Daniel Perez, Marcus Pope, Antonio Samuels, and Raven Williams made the A/B Honor Roll.
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Snowville comes to EdVenture
     Photo by EdVenture Two children help bring in the holiday season at EdVenture's third annual Snowville. This year's exhibit features Winter Weather, Frigid Forest, Publix Hockey Arena, Snow Hill, and a number of other family activities. Snowville runs through Saturday, March 1, 2009. For more information visit www.edventure.org.
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RNE students win three top SC Young Poets prizes
Contributed by Richland Northeast High School
      Richland Northeast High School's Palmetto Center for the Arts Literary Arts students took three of the five prizes in the statewide South Carolina Young Poets Prize competition hosted by the South Carolina Poetry Initiative. Overall, 50 poets submitted more than 150 poems.
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Melton one of six McCarthey Grant recipients
Contributed by Sanders Middle School
      Wanda Melton, the leader of a team of teachers at Sanders Middle School, is one of only six recipients nationwide to receive a $10,000 Academic Enrichment Grant from the McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation. The grant will fund the "Common Ground: Finding our History" program. Information and applications can be found online at www.mccartheydressman. org.
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Turlington receives R.C. McQuilkin Scholarship
Contributed by Columbia International University
      A high school senior whose goal is to work with children overseas is the recipient of the R.C. McQuilkin Leadership Scholarship at Columbia International University (CIU). Melissa Turlington, 17, of Towson, Md.
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MTC hosts statewide Call Me MISTER summit
Contributed by Midlands Technical College
      Midlands Technical College hosted a statewide Call Me MISTER summit on Saturday, November 15, 2008, at the Airport Campus. Call Me MISTER is a program that seeks to recruit, train, and assist in the certification of black males who are interested in becoming elementary school teachers in South Carolina's public schools.
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Township Auditorium hosts art contest for schools and civic groups
Contributed by the Township Auditorium
      To celebrate 78 years of history, the Township Auditorium is hosting It's the Township… "For Art's Sake" Contest. All Schools and Community Groups are asked to recreate scenes from the Township's Auditorium past performances.
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