R I C H L A N D 1 DREHER HIGH

DREHER’S FACULTY will take the stage at 7 p.m. Friday for the Dreher’s Got Talent competition. Proceeds will benefit the Dreher Foundation Board’s scholarship program. Audience members will vote for their favorite performance by donating dollars, and a panel of judges will select their favorite act. Tickets are $5 (ages 5 and younger, free), available at the box office beginning at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be sold at intermission. (803) 253-7000

LOWER RICHLAND HIGH ALUMNI DAY AT THE DIAMOND MINE is slated for 6 p.m. Friday. Seeking all alumnus and their families to attend the Lower Richland-Lugoff-Elgin basketball game. Former LR basketball players will be recognized. Game tickets, $5. (803) 467-1245

MIDLANDS MATH AND BUSINESS ACADEMY

ME’CHELLE McINTYRE, a student at Midlands Math and Business Academy charter school, has been named a Middle School Junior Scholar. Qualifying students score above the 50th percentile in reading, mathematics or writing skills on the PSAT.

DISTRICT NEWS

RICHLAND 1 administrators are looking for citizens’ input as they develop the 2010-11 general fund budget. Open meetings will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, in the media center at Alcorn Middle School, 5125 Fairfield Road and 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22 in the lecture hall at Southeast Middle School, 731 Horrell Hill Road, Hopkins. (803) 231-7504

RICHLAND 1 has been awarded $560,000 for the 2009 funding year from E-Rate, the federal Schools and Libraries Program. E-Rate helps schools and libraries in obtaining affordable telecommunications and Internet access. Luke Fox, Richland 1’s executive director of information technology says the funding will be used to provide local and long-distance telephone services, cell phone and data services and paging services for the district.

P R I V A T E S C H O O L S

ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL will offer special tours during Catholic Schools Week at 3700 Devine St. Tours will be 6:30-8 tonight during the Art, Math and Science Exposition and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday. (803) 254-6736, ext. 11

O T H E R N E W S THE S.C. PTA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE will offer legislative and emerging minority leadership training 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Lower Richland High School, 2615 Lower Richland Blvd., Hopkins. www.scpta.org

THE S.C. CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT TEEN PREGNANCY AND FIRST CITIZENS BANK are sponsoring “I Am a Teen. Is There an App for That?”. Entries from students ages 14-19 will be accepted until Friday, March 12. Entry forms and registration at www.teenpregnancysc.org.

THE S.C. WRITERS WORKSHOP is accepting submissions for its 2010 High School Junior and Senior Writing Competition. Open to any junior or senior attending public, private or home school. No fee; entries must be postmarked on or before Monday, March 1. Details and forms available at www.myscww.org

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE APPLICATIONS FOR ZONTA INTERNATIONAL’S 2010 Young Women in Public Affairs Award are available from high school guidance counselors and at www.zonta.org. Winners of the local $1,500 awards are automatically entered in the Zonta District scholarship competition for an award of $1,000. District winners may vie for the international scholarship worth an additional $3,000. The goal of the YWPA program is to encourage young women (ages 16-20) to participate in public and political life by recognizing commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and dedication to the advancement of the status of women. Applications are due Monday, Feb. 15, and should be mailed to Doris D. Cheek, 6606 Arcadia Woods Road, Columbia, SC, 29206.

C O L L E G E S HONORS

COLUMBIA COLLEGE has announced its honors lists for the fall semester of the 2009-10 academic year. To be named to the President’s List, a student must have a grade-point average of 4.0. Students on the Dean’s List must have a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

PRESIDENT’S LIST

Melissa Danielle Anthony, Katelyn Elizabeth Teal, Karianne Zeller, Amina Ashraf, Cheryl Marie Brantley, Alexandra Bowen, Suzanne Elizabeth Campbell, Windy Lea Yeager, Claudia Aldamuy, Patrick Atkinson, Amanda Bowman-Moroson, Erin Butler, Jennifer Rachel Doty, Yolina Georgieva Elenkova, Tonia Freeman, Suzanne Harmon, Homa Hassan, Elizabeth Hoffman, Diana Lynde, Lisa McAboy, Sarah Ann Mooers, Amber Morris, Susan Ott, Jennifer Pawlak, Jessica Shonray Peele, Hadley Elizabeth Reed, Catherine Rutledge-Croft, Sabrina Sabau, Emily Smith, Donna Tillis, Jennie-Rose Van Derveer, Benjamin White, Laurea Ellis, Gennie Freeman, Hope Stayman, Lindsay Elizabeth Lauer, Lindsay Wiggins, Jennifer McGriff, Theresa Doar Sullivan Pope, Sherry Wright

DEAN’S LIST

Amanda Nikki Anderson, Emily Johnson Bogdan, Melissa Beth Goings, Hannah Hines, Brittany Johnson, Laura Ann Krautler, Brittany Price, Rachel Lynn Shumpert, Daphnie Smith, Ashley Sylvester, Felicia Anderson Torres, Rachel Tyler, Brittany Elizabeth Walters, Kadie Elizabeth Whitten, Cassey Faith Williams, Juliette Brown, Amanda Barnes, Jennifer Becker, Julie Ann Beu, Mary Brown, Mary Fances Cely, Shakeena Clark, Ashley Nicole Cliatt, Kendall Marie Cliatt, Bryant Cobb, Claarissa Dickerson, Crystal Donaldson, Denise Douglas, Dianne Dowling-Davis, Sarah Nan DuPre, Ethelee O. Finley, Naomi Fleming, Lisa Flores, Sharmane Garner, Crystal Garza, Ansley Gasque-Carter, Melissa Quinones Gilbert, Elizabeth Green, Avis Greer, Kiosha Gregg, Farzona Hakimova, Melissa Harmon, Monica Henain, Natalye Jackson, Sonja Jackson, Jacqueline Jaques, Lesley Johnson, Jacqueline Jones, Brittany Juarez, Lizbet Thompson Kloot, Deshantell Myers Lance, Susan Marie Woodrow Larsen, Cynthia Danielle LeFebvre, Heather Leigh, Kayla Long, Cortnee Nicole Love, Tiffany Lowraine Marshall, Megan Mantooth, Kara Mattocks, Courtney McClinton, Chastity Melton, Alexandria Mychelle Miller, Ana Nazario-Tapia, Jessica Paul, Jennifer Rawls, Courtney Robinson, Kasandra Royalty, Victoria Ruff, Desire Sampson, Karen Sanders, Jami Sisco, Jennifer Strudwick, Jamie Sturdevant, Emily Norwood Tobias, Thuy Tran, Samantha Trombly, Gabrielle Alexander Tull, Lea Vane, Faith Williams, Regina Wise, Anna Ruth Zubizarreta, Kristen Bradford, Cindy Corder DePace, Crystal Brittany Dial, Staci Hallas, Katherine Hightower, Yashia Jones, Nicole Luetzow, Whitney Renee Mathias, Ryan Padgett, Halee Sharpe, Lauren Tavernier, Juan Venerable, Jamie Lin Woodward, Christine Breed, Tia Deibert, Rachel Marie Hartness, Amanda Johnson, Samantha Burns, Ashley Hasty, Brittany Higgins, Mary Rabon, Erica Wiliams, Lauren Margaret Causey, Linda Felkel, Allison Renee Johnson, Kimberly Peagler, Raynell Keyonna Coaxum, Heather Endicott, Melissa Erwin, Jacqueline Furch, Stacey Kranendonk, Korey Laurence, Anna Elizabeth May, Gabrielle Outzs, Jessica Ream, Jessa Scott, Briana Smith, Jack Wall, Katherine Darby Dixon, Christine Reed, Krystal Douse, Amanda Darlene DuBose, Racquel Gill, Sara Irene Watford, Nicole Hill, Kristi Hoffman, Sjaan Hydrick, Chelsea Rhodes, Anna O’Neal, Latoya Jeeter, Mandi Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth Wynn Richardson, Danielle Alexander Johnson, Jacquelyn McBeth, Leslie McElveen, Naomi Laurin Emily Miller, Tammy Meetze

WOFFORD COLLEGE has announced its Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2009-10 academic year. To be named to the list, a student must maintain a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher.

DEAN’S LIST

Line Abdul-Rahman, Rachel Naomi Arling, Haley Parker Baird, Sarah Louise Bettis, Leia Ruth Boudet, Kristen Marie Brown, Meredith Ann Calcina, Katherine Elizabeth Canning, Hampton Wade Collins IV, Caroline Reeves Cotter, Kristen Nicole DeYoung, Kristina Leigh Dukes, Luisa Maria Gonzalez, Jameaka Latrice Hamilton, Jonathan Thomas Hanson, Anne McMeekin Herlong, James Augustus Herlong Jr., Lauren Anna Holland, Justin James Hunter, Emily Elizabeth Johnson, Julie Krista Jones, Ashton Leigh Jordan, Matthew Jay Keckeisen, Jenna Marie Kessler, Allyson Elizabeth King, Tiffany Lee Lovelace, Laura Jean Macaulay, Brittani Hope Minnieweather, Travis Michael Muthig, Natalia Nunez, Pierre Mauricio Nunez, Timothy Brooks Owens Jr., Thomas Faran Pittman, Ashlee Ann Price, Jordan Whitney Rawl, Hilary Grace Riley, Annie Laurie Rumler, Kelli Michelle Rush, William Spencer Russell, Travis Jamal Sabb, Richardson Gaillard Seabrook, Allison Marie Sheehan, Helen Christine Shelton, Margaret McKenna Strom, William Joseph Terlizzi Jr., Catherine Preston Thomas, Henry White Tiller, Brittany Alyse Walker, Martha Glazener Walker, William Clarke Walker, Allen Nathaniel Wilkerson, Nicole Jean Woller, Bailey Elizabeth Wooten

EVAN L. MARION of Columbia has been named to the Lincoln University Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2009-10 academic year. To be named to the list, a student must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.

LAURA TERESE REGAN of Columbia has been named to the University of Wyoming Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall semester of the 2009-10 academic year. To be named to the list, a student must have a grade-point average of 3.4 or higher (3.25 for freshmen).

MEGHAN E. WILCOX has been named to the Rhodes College Honor Roll for the fall semester of the 2009-10 academic year. To be named to the list, a student must have a gradepoint average of 3.85 or higher.

SCHOLARSHIPS

AARON FOUNTAIN, a student at the Richland 1 Middle College, has been named a Horatio Alger National Scholar. He will be travel to Washington, D.C., in April to receive the $20,000 scholarship.