RICHLAND 1

DISTRICT NEWS

RICHLAND 1’s Montessori programs are holding application information sessions for parents. Children eligible for the 3-year-old kindergarten program must have had their third birthday by June 1; no transportation is provided for the half-day program. Students enrolling in the 4K through fifth-grade programs must reach the age requirement by Sept. 1; transportation is provided. Registration is required for information sessions at the following times and locations:

Logan Elementary: 6 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at Logan Elementary School, 815 Elmwood Ave. Enrolling students from the Columbia, C.A. Johnson, Eau Claire and Keenan high school feeder zones. Call (803) 733-3028 or e-mail dboyd@richlandone.org.

Caughman Road Elementary: 6 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Caughman Road Elementary School, 7725 Caughman Road. Enrolling students from the Burnside, Caughman Road, Meadowfield, Mill Creek, A.C. Moore, Rosewood and South Kilbourne elementary school attendance zones. Call (803) 783-5534 or e-mail bcope@richlandone.org.

Gadsden Elementary: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at Gadsden Elementary School, 1660 S. Goodwin Circle, Gadsden. Enrolling 3K-5K students from the Gadsden, Hopkins, Horrell Hill and Webber elementary school attendance zones. Send an e-mail to cybrown@richlandone.org or call (803) 353-2231.

Brockman Elementary: Noon Wednesday and 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Brockman Elementary School, 2245 Montclair Drive. Enrolling 3K through third grade in the Satchel Ford, Brennan and Bradley elementary attendance zones. Students will be accepted in fourth- and fifth-grade programs only if they are transferring from another Montessori school. E-mail dmurphy@richlandone.org or call (803) 790-6743.

LEXINGTON-RICHLAND 5

LUNCH MENUS

** LUNCHES for Jan. 23-25

WEDNESDAY: Cheese pizza or chicken sandwich, green beans or field peas, sliced peaches or fruit cup

THURSDAY: Vegetable beef soup, grilled cheese or peanut butter and jelly sandwich, juice, oatmeal-raisin cookie

FRIDAY: Fish sandwich or hamburger with trimmings, tossed salad or steamed corn, fruit

RICHLAND 2

RICHLAND NORTHEAST HIGH

PALMETTO CENTER FOR THE ARTS students Eliani Camarena and Omar Oliphant won Gold Key awards at the 2008 S.C. Visual Arts Scholastic Competition. Camarena, a senior, took the Gold Key for her portfolio and received Honorable Mention for her drawing, “Time of the Clocks.” Oliphant, a junior, won for his computer art creation “Armageddon.” Junior Lyla Shon received a Silver Key award for her painting, “Ugly Birds.” Alan Youngblood, also a junior, took an Honorable Mention for “Corrosion” in the digital imagery category.

RIDGE VIEW HIGH

ORIENTATION for the new 2008-09 magnet programs at Ridge View High School, will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, in the auditorium, 4801 Hard Scrabble Road. The Institute of Health Sciences will consist of the Institute for BioHealth Sciences (Honors/AP level) and the Institute for Allied Health Sciences (CP level). Call (803) 699-2999, ext. 272, or go to www.rvh.richland2.org/emuniz

SPRING VALLEY HIGH

SPRING VALLEY will host a Free Application for Student Aid (FASA) workshop 7-8:30 tonight in the Little Theater. Seniors and their parents will get help completing the eligibility forms necessary for need-based aid.

SPRING VALLEY’S MATH TEAM took third place in Division 1 schools at the High School Mathematics Contest Dec. 8 at USC. Members include Jake Baker, Jessie Ge, Valentin Lazar, John McElyen, Chris Pasco, Rassolov Peter, Vladimir Plotkin and Harry Richman. Richman won a $8,000 per year scholarship by his top score of 134. Peter Rassolov had the fifth-highest score, a 116, on the written exam.

KANEISHA PAYTON won Spring Valley’s Poetry Out Loud School Competition. She will represent the school on the regional level in February; state competition is slated for March. Other participants included Shannon Baker, first runner-up; Veronika Bethea, K.T. Carpenter, Jazmin Ricks and Denia Taylor.

SPRING VALLEY students who submitted works to the Twin Oaks Silk Screen and Print Competitions did well by the school. Casey Taylor took a Special Judges Award for “First Week.” Awards of Excellence went to Barbara Stieglitz for “Slipknot” and Yvonne Jones for “K. Fishcher.”

DISTRICT NEWS

FIVE RICHLAND 2 SCHOOLS received a total of $46,178 for Palmetto Gold and Silver awards from the state Department of Education. Winners were chosen for academic achievement and academic improvement. Among winners: Lake Carolina, Round Top, Polo Road elementary schools; Center for Knowledge; Center for Inquiry

KERSHAW COUNTY

DISTRICT NEWS

FIVE KERSHAW COUNTY SCHOOLS received a total of $47,211 for Palmetto Gold and Silver awards from the state Department of Education. Winners were chosen for academic achievement and academic improvement. Among winners: Blaney, Midway, Pine Tree Hill elementary schools; Lugoff-Elgin Middle; Applied Technology Education Center.

RICHLAND 1

DISTRICT NEWS

FOURTEEN RICHLAND 1 SCHOOLS received a total of $148,566 for Palmetto Gold and Silver awards from the state Department of Education. Winners were chosen for academic achievement and academic improvement. Among winners: Columbia, Dreher, A.C. Flora high schools; Brennen, Gadsden, A.J. Lewis Greenview elementary schools; Hand, Hopkins, Mill Creek, A.C. Moore, E.E. Taylor, Rhame, Brockman elementary schools; Heyward Career and Technology Center.

RICHLAND 1’s Montessori programs are holding application information sessions for parents. Children eligible for the 3-year-old kindergarten program must have had their third birthday by June 1; no transportation is provided for the half-day program. Students enrolling in the 4K through fifth-grade programs must reach the age requirement by Sept. 1; transportation is provided. Registration is required for information sessions at the following times and locations:

Logan Elementary: 6 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at Logan Elementary School, 815 Elmwood Ave. Enrolling students from the Columbia, C.A. Johnson, Eau Claire and Keenan high school feeder zones. Call (803) 733-3028 or e-mail dboyd@richlandone.org.

Caughman Road Elementary: 6 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Caughman Road Elementary School, 7725 Caughman Road. Enrolling students from the Burnside, Caughman Road, Meadowfield, Mill Creek, A.C. Moore, Rosewood and South Kilbourne elementary school attendance zones. Call (803) 783-5534 or e-mail bcope@richlandone.org.

Gadsden Elementary: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at Gadsden Elementary School, 1660 S. Goodwin Circle, Gadsden. Enrolling 3K-5K students from the Gadsden, Hopkins, Horrell Hill and Webber elementary school attendance zones. Send an e-mail to cybrown@richlandone.org or call (803) 353-2231.

Brockman Elementary: Noon Wednesday and 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Brockman Elementary School, 2245 Montclair Drive. Enrolling 3K through third grade in the Satchel Ford, Brennan and Bradley elementary attendance zones. Students will be accepted in fourth- and fifth-grade programs only if they are transferring from another Montessori school. E-mail dmurphy@richlandone.org or call (803) 790-6743.

LEXINGTON 3

DISTRICT NEWS

FOURTEEN CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT graduates received their certificates and pins at a Dec. 3 ceremony held at the Lexington 3 office. Graduates included Wanda Brunson, Ethel Butler, Christa Davenport, Amanda Farmer, Shanequia Fayon Langford, Alisha Neu, Autumn Neu, Jacqueline Rankin, Haley Riser, Amanda Smith, Celina Stevens, Donnette Taylor, Mallory Taylor and Jennifer Wheeler.

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

FUNDRAISER FOR ST. MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC SCHOOL will be 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Colonial Center, 801 Lincoln St. Single tickets for the semiformal Mardi Gras Ball are $60, $100 for couples; includes dinner and dancing to the Finesse Band, BYOB. (803) 254-6862

OTHER NEWS

INTERAMERICAN UNIVERSITY STUDIES INSTITUTE is offering a Spanish immersion summer program in Costa Rica. Open to high school students interested in environmental biology, the program combines intensive language instruction, individual homestays and field trips to three areas of the country. To be eligible, students must be ages 15-17 with two years of high school Spanish and a course in biology (by June 2008). Priority application deadline is Friday, Feb. 8. Scholarships available. Session information and details available at www.iusi.org or call (800) 345-4874.

NOMINATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED until Thursday, Jan. 31, for the Governor’s School of South Carolina at the College of Charleston. Students interested in attending or learning more about the Governor’s School should contact their guidance counselors. Admission to the four-week residential summer program is limited to academically gifted high school juniors who are legal residents of South Carolina and have been nominated by their high schools. Admission is competitive, Governor’s Scholars are usually in the top 10 percent of their class. This year the school will offer courses in such topics as law and society; biomedical science, psychology of world events, biochemistry; the Middle East and Africa; and global perspectives on human rights. The session will run June 8-July 5. Call (843) 953-6592 or go to www.guvie.cofc.edu.

RIVER OF WORDS environmental poetry and art project is seeking entries from students in grades K-12. Eight national winners will be honored during an April ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Entry deadline is Feb. 15; www.riverofwords.org.

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

CENTRAL CAROLINA CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION is accepting applications through Friday, Jan. 25, for Marion Burnside Conservation Scholarships. High school seniors in Richland County and those attending Airport or Brookland-Cayce High Schools are eligible. (803) 791-1553 or (803) 351-9850

LOWE’S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION is accepting applications through Saturday, March 15, for the Lowe’s Scholarship and the Carl S. Buchan Scholarship. The Lowe’s Scholarship is for high school seniors and current college students who plan to enroll full-time in an undergraduate program at any accredited two- or four-year college or university in the U.S. Selection is based on academic achievement, leadership and community involvement. Carl Buchan Scholarship applicants must also have at least 90 days of service with the company as of Jan. 1 (or be the spouse or dependent of an employee with at least 90 days of service as of Jan. 1), and must still be employed (or be the dependent of an employee who is still employed) at the time the awards are announced in May. Applications are available at www.Lowes.com/scholarships

ZONTA CLUB OF COLUMBIA is accepting applications for the Young Women in Public Affairs Award. Applicants must be pre-college students ages 16-20; deadline is Friday, Feb. 29. Forms are available at high schools, by calling (803) 765-9916 or e-mail mhunnicutt1@sc.rr.com.

THE AFTERNOON, EAU CLAIRE AND MORNING MUSIC CLUBS will hold scholarship auditions April 5 at Columbia College. Competition is open to students currently enrolled in any school in Richland or Lexington counties (includes home schools, colleges and universities). Applications must be postmarked by Saturday, March 22. Guidelines and forms available by calling (803) 419-2990 or e-mail brendapd@sc.rr.com.

COLLEGES

HONORS

CAROLINE EICH of Columbia, a 2007 graduate of Ben Lippen School, has been named to the Oklahoma State University Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall semester of 2007-08 academic year. Students must have a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher to be eligible.

LUKE DUCKWORTH of Elgin has been named to the Oklahoma State University Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall semester of 2007-08 academic year. Students must have a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher to be eligible.

MOLLY SMITH has been named to the Clemson University Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2007-08 academic year. A junior majoring in health science, she is a 2005 graduate of A.C. Flora High School.

JORDAN SMITH, a sophomore accounting major at Clemson University, has been named to the President’s List for the fall semester of the 2007-08 academic year.

THE CITADEL has announced its Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2007-08 academic year. Dean’s List students must have a grade-point average of 3.2 or higher.

Hubert Amaker III, Gary Benda, Logan Brown, Brandon Coates, Aledander Dupre, Stephen Garcia, Brian Hurley, Richard Jordan, John Mallory IV, Donald Martin Jr., Kevin McCaskill, Zane Padgett, Brian Rhett, Scott Shadday, Tyler Shealy, Joshua Smith, Payl Sweatman, Jonathan Taylor, Benton Williamson Jr., and Taylor Wooten

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY has announced its December 2007 honors graduates.

CUM LAUDE

Emily Herman, Camden; Heather Ivey, Lexington; Brandon Long, Leesville; Jeffrey Metzler, Columbia; Gavin Richards, Irmo; James Shirley III, Irmo; Stella Tucker, Camden; and Jeffrey White, Chapin

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Edward Diebold, Columbia; and Sarah Eisner, Irmo (additional departmental and general honors)

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Emma Bradshaw, Irmo (additional general honors)

SCHOLARSHIPS

KATE HUTCHINSON of Columbia has received a Chick-fil-A Leadership Scholarship. An employee at the Columbiana Centre location, she is pursuing a degree in physical therapy.