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BLYTHEWOOD HIGH

BLYTHEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Mock Trial teams will represent the Midlands in the South Carolina Bar’s state competition Friday and Saturday in Columbia. Team A: Elizabeth Bales, Caitlin Ducate, Michelle Fantone, William Griffin, David Aaron Johnson, Kevin Kopf, Heather Lanier and Chris Taylor. Team B: Jesse Hinson, Kristi Hixon, Brianna Kinlock, Brittany Pifer, Jessica Quattrini, Ellie Rivers and Alex Salemme. Lead teachers are Patrick Kelly and Marc Turner.

RIDGE VIEW HIGH

RIDGE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL has announced students inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. Inductees include:

Brianna Anderson, Isaac Badillo, Ana- Gelicia Byrd, Chelsea Clay, Jordan Cross, David Cuculic, Julie L. Depasquale, Lakiya Drake, Butch Elamparo, Mica Ellis, Joshua Findlay, Maurice Flack, Adrianne Galassie, Thomas Gray, Tripp Grooms, Eric Hall, Whitney Jackson, Deion Jones, Meghan Jones, Lauren Landen, Alexander Louis, Andrew Martin, Nikhil Mathur, Briana McCoy, Crystal McDowell, James McMenemy, Keyasha Mills, Jemila Moore, Megan Parker, Kamara Randle, Kia Randolph, David Rojas, Jessica Salvesen, Ali Samat, Tyler Thompson, Katy Uzzolino, Lauren Walsh, Zach Wood and Bianca Young.

KERSHAW COUNTY

CAMDEN ELEMENTARY

STUART PENNEBAKER, a fifthgrader at Camden Elementary School, has been named a Kershaw County School District winner in the 2007 Lieutenant Governor’s Writing Awards Program. District winners will attend a statewide recognition meeting in April and the Lieutenant Governor’s Workshop for Young Writers in June. The title of Pennebaker’s winning entry was “When I Woke Up, the First Thing I …..”

CAMDEN MIDDLE

JULIA UPCHURCH, an eighth-grader at Camden Middle School, has been named a Kershaw County School District winner in the 2007 Lieutenant Governor’s Writing Awards Program. District winners will attend a statewide recognition meeting in April and the Lieutenant Governor’s Workshop for Young Writers in June. The title of Upchurch’s winning entry was “The Awesome Ability of Imagination.”

DISTRICT NEWS

KERSHAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT has announced its Teachers of the Year for 2006-07. Winners include:

Connie Thompson, Applied Technology Education Campus; Sophia Knight, Baron DeKalb Elementary; Crystal Harman, Blaney Elementary; Ellen Stephenson, Camden Elementary; Rose Montgomery, Camden High; Jody Lackey, Camden Middle; Matia Goodwin, SEAGUL (Camden Middle); Rachel Knoerr, Continuous Learning Center; Wendy Todd, Doby’s Mill Elementary; Ann Davis, Jackson School; Meredith Baker, Leslie M. Stover School; Kathy Cruel, Lugoff Elementary; Holly Sullivan, Lugoff-Elgin High; Cathy Epps, Lugoff-Elgin Middle; Pat Stokes, Pine Tree Elementary; and Libby Davis, Wateree Elementary.

INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL WINNERS in the Lieutenant Governor’s Writing Awards Program for fifth- and eighth-graders include:

Courtney Payne, Baron DeKalb Elementary; Mikaela York, Blaney Elementary; Austin Veverica, Doby’s Mill Elementary; Samantha Peebles, Jackson School, Aakash Shingala, Lugoff Elementary; Cameron Williams, Pine Tree Hill Elementary; Danielle Moore, Wateree Elementary; and Quinton Stasney, Lugoff-Elgin Middle School.

OTHER NEWS

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA, INC., is seeking nominations of students to serve as Student Ambassadors for the 2007 S.C. Business Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, May 24 at the Columbia

SANDLAPPER ELEMENTARY

Metropolitan Convention Center. This year’s honorees are Darla Moore, Robert Small Sr. and the late Robert Mills. Each year, 12- 15 students are selected to participate in the event as escorts and presenters of past inductees (laureates). Student Ambassadors, in grades 1-12, must have experienced Junior Achievement during the current academic year, be available to attend a mandatory dress rehearsal as well as the event and be interested in learning about a laureate. Nomination forms are available online at http://centralsc. ja.org or by calling (803) 252- 1974. Deadline is Friday, March 16.

S.C. WRITER’S WORKSHOP WRITING CONTEST, open to high school juniors and seniors will award $100 to first place winners in poetry, fiction and non-fiction categories. Free, entries must be postmarked before Sunday, April 1. For rules and entry forms, e-mail amy.mercer@comcast.net.

SCHOLARSHIPS

AVAILABLE

FORT JACKSON OFFICER AND CIVILIAN SPOUSES CLUB is accepting scholarship applications for the 2007-08 academic year. Qualified applicants are graduating high school seniors or continuing education students (including vocational programs and graduate students), family members of active duty, retired, officer or enlisted military or family members of an OCSC member stationed at Fort Jackson or within a 60-mile radius. Applicants must have a gradepoint average of at least 3.3; previous recipients are not eligible. Applications must be postmarked by Thursday, March 15. Contact Milya Nesrala-Rivera at ocsc2007scholarships@yahoo.com

KOHL’S KIDS WHO CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM honors students ages 6-18 who donate their time and talent to their communities. Nominations for young volunteers should be submitted online at www.kohlscorporation.comby Thursday, March 15. Two nominees from each Kohl’s store will receive a $50 gift card; store winners will compete for one of 170 regional scholarships worth $1,000 toward post-secondary education. Regional winners are eligible for one of 10 national scholarships worth $5,000. National winners will also receive a $1,000 donation to their charity of their choice. National winners will be announced in July.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR

will award 50 $2,000 scholarships to 2007 graduating seniors in public, private and home schools. Applications are available at www.scstatefair.org

or call (803) 799-3387, ext. 15, weekdays 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; deadline is Wednesday, March 21.

AWARDED

ERIK FRANKLIN, a senior at Spring Valley High School, has been named a Hollingsworth Scholar at Furman University. The Hollingsworth Scholarship provides more than $100,000 in scholarship aid over four years at Furman. Recipients must maintain a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher and will participate in a study abroad trip, a summer internship or reseach experience and seminars to foster community service. He is the son of Lisa and Anthony Franklin of Elgin.Caption: (1) by PHOTOGRAPHS SPECIAL TO THE STATE – On Character Day, students dressed up as their favorite characters, based on biographies in the Core Knowledge curriculum. (2) – On International Day, speakers from six countries shared stories about their cultures, clothing, foods and traditions. (3) – On Polar Express Day, kindergartners wore pajamas and learned about transportation, the North Pole and winter. They were treated to hot chocolate and the movie ‘Polar Express.’ (4) by SPECIAL TO THE STATE – Sand Dollars are Sandlapper Elementary’s ‘currency’ reward for meeting behavior expectations. They can be used toward special events, such as ‘Winter Crafts’ or ‘An Hour in the Principal’s Chair.’ (5) – RICHLAND NORTHEAST SPECIAL TO THE STATE Halle Carde, a junior in Richland Northeast HighSchool’s Horizon, Cavplex and Palmetto Center for the Arts magnet programs, has been named one of three winners in the Midlands Regional Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest, held during the S.C. Book Festival. She will compete Saturday in the state contest at the Columbia Museum of Art. (6) by SPECIAL TO THE STATE – [ E.L.WRIGHT MIDDLE ]E.L Wright Middle’s top point earners in Accelerated Reader for the first nine weeks include Joe Palekas,Alexander Daequon, Nathaniel Ezell, Ashley-ShastaDessalines, Rose Mary Wilson, TaVon Ashley, Domineke Albert, Willie Hampton and Denee Waters. Each received a book-store gift card.