R I C H L A N D 2 BLYTHEWOOD MIDDLE

WINNING DISPLAYS at Blythewood Middle School’s Family Science Night include:

BIOLOGY: Victoria Swanson, first place; Meghan Franco, second; Hunter Purvis, third; Cameron Kelly, honorable mention CHEMISTRY: Meredith Miles, first; Thomas Gilbert, second, McKenzie Mowry, third; Emily LeBel and Caroline Powell, honorable mention EARTH SCIENCE: Jed Gist, first; Keri Bishop, second; Chris Anderson, third GENERAL SCIENCE: Bethany Mitchell, first; Hunter Ryan, second; Zachary Alexander, third PHYSICS: Dillon Garcia, first and Best in Show; Matthew McCormick, second; Emily Barnes, third; Samuel Moore, honorable mention SOCIAL SCIENCE: Hailey Gardner, first; Palmer Reynolds, second; Andrew Holmes, third; Hanna Stout and Logan Struthers, honorable mention

BLYTHEWOOD HIGH BLYTHEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL’S ProStart Team took first place in the state’s culinary arts contest held in Myrtle Beach. Demonta Brown, Rickey Butler, Chloe Cincotta, Haley Gunter and Troy Richardson will compete in the National ProStart Invitational April 10-May 2, in Overland Park, Kansas. Teacher William Turner took second place in the Restaurant Management Cup Standings. ProStart, a two-year curriculum designed to teach high school students management and culinary arts skills, is administered by the S.C. Hospitality Association.

SPRING VALLEY HIGH

SV DISCOVERY STUDENTS presented research at the 39th annual Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Jan. 29 at USC. Participants were Lauren Roth, Sean Noh, Benjy Strauss, Anurag Deeconda, Eric Shine, Kekeli Dawes, Rachel Smith, Ming Wong, Emily Bakaj, Nancy Zhong, Justin Lozano and Jake Farell. Anurag Deeconda took first place and will compete in the national competition; Eric Shine brought home a third place win and a scholarship; and Kekili Dawes was awarded fourth place.

SUMMIT PARKWAY MIDDLE SUMMIT PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL students named to the Region Symphonic Band include Kelsey Clayton, Brantley Carter, Ryan McDaniels, David White, Jeremiah Waller and Zonnie Harper. Sitting in with the Concert Band are Elisabeth Brown, Jazmin Goodwin, Misato Kon, Jordan Payne, Bethany Goodrich, Michael Ashford and Dashon Washington.

K E R S H A W C O U N T Y LUGOFF-ELGIN HIGH

TUESDAY’S THIRST LECTURE will feature “All That Jazz: An Informative Look at the Sounds of Jazz” with senior Gabe Crawford and a performance by Crawford, Kaci Summerton, Hunter Kirkland, Jordan Webb and Gail Platenburg. The free lecture begins at 6 p.m. in the Lugoff-Elgin auditorium.

O T H E R N E W S GREATER COLUMBIA BLACK DATA PROCESSING ASSOCIATES is accepting applications for the 2010 High School Computer Training Program. Students in grades 8-12 will learn to design, code, document, test and present a finished Web development project. Orientation will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Midlands Technical College Northeast Campus on Powell Road. Classes will be 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, March 13-June 26. Applications available at www.gcbdpa.org or call Phyllis Coleman at (803) 414-2461.

S C H O L A R S H I P S REFORMED UNIVERSAL MASONIC BROTHERHOOD AND ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR is accepting applications for the 2010 Nina Neely Scholarship Essay Contest. Scholarships range from $400-$1,000. Essay topic is “How do you think having a minority president affects the future?” Deadline is Monday, March 8. High school seniors should call William L. Jones at (803) 252-2980, for application form and guidelines.

RICHLAND COUNTY ALUMNAE CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY will offer $1,000 scholarships. Applications and guidelines available from school guidance offices; at www.richlandcountydeltas.org; or by calling (803) 786-7796. Applications due by Monday, March 1.

THE RCPL FOUNDATION has established the Ethel Bolden Minority Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship seeks to provide financial support to students from underrepresented ethnic groups towards the completion of their master’s degree in library and information science. Applications at www.myrcpl.com/foundation or by calling Tina Gills at (803) 929-3424.

C O L L E G E S HONORS

FURMAN UNIVERSITY 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 earn a grade-point average of 3.4 or higher

DEAN’S LIST

Caitlin Ducate, Sarah Phillips, Kaleigh Ward, Christian Baker, Jamie Crenshaw, Rachel Ottaway, Matthew Arnold, Matthew Aussprung, Daniel Baker, Lindsey Beard, Christina Boyd, Mason Castles, Hannah Chillag, Michael Crawford, Elizabeth Day, Emily Dean, Samuel Ervin, Tenell Felder, Hunter Glenn, Alejandra Ham, Sean Hastings, Bryson Howard, Thomas Hydrick, Caroline Lambert, John Lambert, Ann Lesslie, Katherine Love, Aaron Markham, Konrad Mugglestone, Katherine Myers, Rachael Palmer, Robert Pratt, Sarah Prickett, Alyssa Richardson, Nadia Shamsedin, Tracy Stevens, Eliza Wolff, Chandler Barton, Erik Franklin, Sarah Tryon, James Wade, Robert Barnes, Laura Edwards, Dylan Richards, Eliza Stucker, Jacquelyn Stucker, Robert Mazgaj, Cody Boyce, Jason Criss, Reed Dement, Meredith Dempsey, Megan Hamilton, Cara Parker, Andrea Waddell, Michelle Zint, Jillian Collins, Tyler Harrison

GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY has announced its honors lists for the fall semester of the 2009-10 academic year.

DEAN’S LIST

Sarah Morabito, Jonathan Pack

HONOR ROLL

Rebecca Hanna, Michael Hanzlik, Michael Lewis, Margaret Lindsey

MEREDITH PAYSINGER has been named to the Sweet Briar College Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2009-10 academic year. To be named to the list, a student must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. A senior majoring in studio art, she is the daughter of Debra and Benjamin Paysinger of Columbia.

KATHRYN W. ANDERSON of Columbia has been named to theNorthwestern State University of Louisiana Honor Roll for the fall semester of the 2009-10 academic year. To be named to the list, a student must earn a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.

JONATHAN ZURCHER has been named to the University of Notre Dame Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2009-10 academic year. Students named to the list represent the top 30 percent of students in their college. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Zurcher of Elgin.

SCHOLARSHIPS

CAROLINE BURNS, a senior at the College of Charleston, has been awarded a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship for the 2010-11 academic year. Her scholarship will support a year of study in the master’s program at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. She also plans to work with a Rotary Club in Kampala on a project that serves AIDS orphans. A 2006 graduate of A.C. Flora High School, she is a political science major and an economics minor.