At 7:50 each morning, the students at Merriwether Elementary are greeted on the air by a fifth grade “WMES” news team. The fifth graders on the news team demonstrate awesome leadership skills as they plan and broadcast the school news each day. They announce the school lunch, birthdays, pledges, weather, and important information for the […]
January 21, 2014 6 p.m. 165 Shortcut Road North Augusta, SC 29860 803-613-9435 Interested students and parents are invited to tour Fox Creek High School and meet faculty and staff. Registration for the 2014-2015 school year will begin. Free T shirts will be given to 8th grade students. Representatives from Aiken Technical College and Piedmont […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina State Library is pleased to offer two popular grants research and proposal writing classes: Grants Research: Finding a Funder for Your Nonprofit Organization. This class helps individuals working with nonprofit organizations locate information on grants available from private foundations and corporations using the South Carolina State Library’s electronic and […]
GREENWOOD, S.C. – A new educational program is about to make its debut in the Greenwood area, one that its creators say is designed for adults who are interested in opportunities to continue learning, to improve their personal growth and life skills and to share interests and experiences with other members. The Lakelands Lifelong Learning […]
Capturing the Little Miss title was Anna Lisenby with Hannah Frelin, first runner-up and Jane Walker Yonce, second runner-up. In the Young Miss category, Allison Burnett took the crown; Jordan Williams took first runner-up, and Ashland Yonce placed second runner-up. Rebekah Knowles won the Junior Miss division with Reagan Creasy as first runner-up. Receiving the […]
Arthur Northrop, a familiar face in the School District of Edgefield County is the new director of the Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center. Northrop has served the district as the assistant principal of W. E. Parker Elementary, director of the district’s Intervention Program and most recently as an eighth grade social studies teacher at […]
First graders at Merriwether Elementary enjoyed a field trip to the Ruth Patrick Science Center at USC-Aiken in November. Students participated in a workshop that let them manipulate toys to show forces. The students also went to the planetarium to see a show on examples of things in their environment. It was an exciting day […]
Need to do some early holiday shopping? Why not purchase some creative and handmade crafts from local students. Piedmont Technical College pottery students will host their annual Christmas Show and Sale. The exhibit and sale will feature work designed and made by students enrolled in the Professional Clay certificate program at the college’s Center for […]
Wardlaw Academy is very proud to announce that on Thursday, November 7, at the Fall Head of School State Conference, Laurie Robinson was named the South Carolina Independent School Association Executive Administrative Assistant of the Year. Mrs. Robinson is a dedicated and valued member of the Wardlaw Academy Administrative Staff. She was recommended to receive […]
On Friday, November 8, one hundred twenty of Merriwether Elementary School’s 4th grade students honored our veterans with song and recognition during a forty-five minute program held in the cafeteria for all who came. Mrs. Bowen, the music teacher, lead the students in singing the “National Anthem,” “Armed Forces Medley,” and “God Bless the USA.” […]