New system lets parents pay online, track eating habits. Students pick up their lunch inside the cafeteria at Blaney Elementary School. Blaney was one of the pilot school for Kershaw County’s new online food service. By MARJORIE RIDDLEmriddle@thestate.com After months of delays, Kershaw County school’s online food service is now running, allowing parents to go online to pay for their kids’ school meals and monitor … Continue reading Lunch Money
Conder Elementary teacher Brooke Ross went grocery shopping for class the other day. She bought a bottle of hot sauce, a can of Vienna sausages and a box of corn muffin mix. But she wasn’t teaching cooking. It was for Math Magic, one of Conder’s solutions for students who need additional math help. It is also one of the initiatives the Richland 2 school says … Continue reading ACHIEVEMENT GAP – SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED FOR GOING EXTRA MILE
1934 Lola Mae Sturkie was born on 14 Jun 1934 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA a child of Frank S. Sturkie and Julia Almetta Williams Sturkie. 1940 Lola Mae Sturkie was counted in the census on 17 Apr 1940 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA, as a 5-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the home was her father, Frank Sturkie; her mother, Almetta … Continue reading Lola Mae Sturkie Bailey
1992 Justin Cory Tyndall was born on 27 Jan 1992 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA a child of Linwood Eugene Tyndall and Veda Carrol Tyndall. 2007 He died on 21 Apr 2007 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. Justin Cory Tyndall was buried on 25 Apr 2007 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. Obituary of Justin Cory Tyndall ELGIN … Continue reading Justin Cory Tyndall
1917 Lottie Branham was born on 15 Jun 1917 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA a child of Leonard Branham and Eula Dawkins Branham. 1930 Lottie Brennan was counted in the census on 08 Apr 1930 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA, as a 13-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the home was her father, Leonard Brennan; her mother, Eula Brennan; and her siblings, … Continue reading LOTTIE M BRANHAM HUTTO
Deputy John Sims receives a hug from a student in the hallway at Stover Middle School and a high five from another. He pats the back of a third student and asks how much he has read this week. The student grins sheepishly and said he is working on it. This is not the usual interaction between a school resource officer and students, but faculty … Continue reading STOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFICER GOES BEYOND CALL OF DUTY
RICHLAND 2 SPRING VALLEY HIGH SPRING VALLEY TEACHER LAVINIA MISAILA has been selected to participate in the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory’s Research Experience for Teachers program at Florida State University in Tallahassee. The six-week summer residential program gives K-12 teachers the chance to participate in real-world science and cuttingedge magnetic field research. THE HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (HSAP) exit exam will be administered Wednesday … Continue reading SCHOOLS NEWS
1932 Carl Ray Bowen was born on 18 Aug 1932 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA a child of Lawrence B Bowen and Lila Geiger Bowen. 1940 Carl R Bowen was counted in the census on 08 Apr 1940 in Dentsville, Richland, South Carolina, USA, as a 7-year-old, male, single, white, son. Also in the home was his father, Laurence B Bowen; his mother, Lila … Continue reading Carl Ray Bowen
RICHLAND 2 KALLIE MINGAY, a student at Dent Middle School, has been accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum based on her outstanding merit, civic involvement and leadership potential. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mingay of Columbia. RICHLAND NORTHEAST HIGH RAY MCMANUS, winner of the 2007 Poetry Book Prize from the South Carolina Poetry Initiative, will read from his … Continue reading SCHOOL NEWS
1929 Hoover Fletcher McKay Jr. was born on 23 Dec 1929 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA a child of Hoover Fletcher McKay Sr and Cornealie May Watts McKay. 1930 H F Mckay was counted in the census on 22 Apr 1930 in Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 1-year-old, male, single, white, son. Also in the home was his father, Boner F Mckay; … Continue reading Hoover Fletcher McKay, Jr.
