Area students named to Order of Purple Seal

Four Columbia College students from Kershaw County were recently named for members in the Order of the Purple Seal, a national honor society fostering the ideals of solid scholarship.

Kardack named to USC-Sumter Dean's List

Candace "Brooke" Kardack, daughter of Candy Kardack and Bobby Kardack, has been named to the Dean's List at the University of South Carolina Sumter for the 2010 fall semester.

Stoney tapped for Golden Key

Camden native Gertrude Stoney has accepted membership in Golden Key International Honour Society and was honored during a recent new member recognition event at the University of South Carolina.

CMS honor roll students named

Camden Middle School has announced its honor rolls for the second nine-week period.

KCSD braces for financial hit from state

School districts will likely play a leading role in helping plug the $854 million state budget gap.

School menus -- Feb. 28-March 4

The following are menus for Kershaw County schools for the week of Feb. 28-March 4:

Columbia College honors lists announced

A number of Kershaw County students were named to the President's List and Dean's List for the fall semester 2010 at Columbia .

School menus -- Feb. 18, 2011

The following are menus for Kershaw County schools for the week of Feb. 21-25:

Study committee: Continue i-CAN technology initiative

More netbooks for students, laptops for teachers and restoration of technicians.

Fired up about learning

Students Rebecca Nelson, Abby Bounsavath, Kaitlin Rios, Mackenzie Nelson, Grayson Jeffords, Randall Brown and Cody Nelson -- fourth-graders in Carol Bowling's class at Wateree Elementary School -- recently shared an adventure. They learned about fire safety and prevention and toured a fire truck with Pine Grove Fire Department firefighters Jason Nelson and Tony Rabon.

Camden High School honor students named

Honor rolls for the third nine-week period at Camden High School have been reported.

Honor roll students named at Lugoff Elementary

Lugoff Elementary School has announced its honor rolls for the second nine-week period.

BDK names honor roll students

Baron DeKalb Elementary School has announced its honor rolls for the second nine-weeks period.

News anchor to students:

No excuses, no limits, no fear.

Winthrop honor students named

Winthrop University has announced its honor lists for the fall 2010 semester.

The steel bear

Boyd Parker (first photo, center, in "flame" welding hood), a student at Central Carolina Technical College's (CCTC) Camden campus, welds portions of a steel bear as David Karrell (left, in black and yellow hood) of CCTC's Sumter campus assists. For their efforts, Parker, Karrell and their other classmates won first place at an annual "welding rodeo" held at CCTC's Camden campus near I-20 in April. Camden instructor Shawn Hankins said CCTC has ...

Trustees split in favor of substitute teacher contract

Kelly Services will provide contract substitute teachers to the Kershaw County School District (KCSD). However, the vote to do so was split, 5-4, among members of the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees at their meeting Tuesday.

S.C. Secretary of State visits North Central Middle

S.C. Secretary of State Mark Hammond gave North Central Middle School (NCMS) students an overview of his position within the state of South Carolina.

CMA graduate continues family legacy with graduation