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McLester scholarship deadline Thursday

Applications will be accepted through May 5 for the 2011 Thomas E. McLester Scholarship Award, given by Camden First United Methodist Church.

Farnum awarded fellowship at JHU

Byron Farnum, son of Donna H. Farnum of Camden and Peter F. Farnum of Elgin, has earned a Master's Degree in Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at JHU.

FMU presents student life awards

Francis Marion University's Division of Student Affairs presented Student Life Awards to outstanding students and campus organizations during a ceremony recently.

Business sense

DemonCo., Derek Berry's fourth-block marketing class at Lugoff-Elgin High School (L-EHS), will host the school's first concert, DemonStock, Saturday in the football stadium. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and tickets may be purchased in advance for $5 and at the gate for $7. Concessions will be sold. Acts will perform a variety of music from country and rap to rock and other genres. Featured bands include RC Polar, HERE-O, Bridge North, Bran Flakes, Lower Education, K-Flum, Marry Me Joanna and Clayton Summerton. "DemonStock is going to be an event that no one wants to miss ...

Books from the heart

Learning about careers

Scrapbook -- Light up the night

Hooray for spring and summer with longer days and more light. One time I was where there was no light from town at night. We were so far out in the forest that no city lights lit up the sky. We stood amazed at the stars. There was no moon that night and light came only from the stars!

Seniors honored at Upchurch & Jowers academic team banquet

Some of Kershaw County's brightest high school seniors turned up at Bethesda Presbyterian Church this week, thanking their family, friends and guidance counselors for helping them reach their goals.

Leading the way in health science

Students enrolled in the Applied Technology Education Campus (ATEC) health science program won numerous honors in statewide health occupations competition for high schools held recently in North Charleston. ATEC did very well in the career health display category with four teams placing in the top six out of 63 teams. The competition is sponsored by the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), a national leadership organization for students enrolled in health science and nursing programs. Winning first-place honors in career health display were Courtney Johnson and Rebecca Prewitt. They will represent South Carolina at the HOSA National Leadership Conference in ...

CHS honor rolls reported

Camden High School's third quarter honor rolls have been announced.

CHS earns Palmetto Silver Award

Camden High School has been recognized by the S.C. Department of Education with a Palmetto Silver award for closing the achievement gap in 2010.

Elks to present scholarship awards

Applications will be accepted through April 30 for the Camden-Lugoff Elks Lodge No. 2603 annual Mary Ellen Ahner Scholarship. Any Kershaw County High School senior planning to pursue a career in education is eligible to apply.

Teacher furlough days could be reduced

If the Kershaw County School District (KCSD) receives a millage increase, KCSD teachers may see a reduction in the number of furlough days next year.

Green-minded

WES reports honor rolls for second nine weeks

Wateree Elementary School has announced its honor roll for the second nine week period of the school year. They include:

KCSD budget ‘notebook’ provides snapshot of school spending

On the 135th day of school, coming up on March 18, Midway Elementary School's projected enrollment should include 359 students in regular classrooms and another six in self-contained classroom. The school's classroom capacity is 400 students.

Lugoff-Elgin Middle School reports Honor Rolls

Sixth Grade

The height of manners

How to seat a lady. How to be seated by a man. Which fork to use for the salad. What signals you're done with a meal versus just excusing yourself for a moment. Unbutton your jacket before you sit; button it when you get up.

School board to hold preliminary budget discussion

Kershaw County School District (KCSD) Superintendent Dr. Frank Morgan and CFO Donnie Wilson will lead a preliminary discussion of the district's 2015-2016 budget at a Kershaw County Board of School Trustees meeting set for Tuesday evening.