Local notables and student awards spotlight
Isabel Vandervelde, 83, of Hitchcock Place Senior Living, publishes her 10th novel in April 2013 and has lived in Aiken County since 1954. Jefferson Elementary students named Bucket Fillers of the Month for March include Skyla Antley, Jessie Hydrick, Camilo Badillo-Hurtado, and many others. Meybohm North Augusta and agent awards for February and January highlight top sellers Sallie Dubay, Baylen Berendsen, and Andy Adams. Michael Jackson tribute singer Jimmy Lucas to perform in Myrtle Beach Legends concert, after early career on cruise lines and Paramount contracts. Send Names & Notes to editorialaakeenstandard.com.
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Isabel Vandervelde
Hitchcock Place
Vandervelde
Aiken County
Jefferson Elementary School
Skyla Antley
Jessie Hydrick
Camilo Badillo-Hurtado
Montae Daly
Alyssa Terrell
Ciara Smith
Joey Lewallen
Olivia Craig
Molly Holsenback
Carter Grey
Baylen Berendsen
Derek Brantley
Andrew Gunter
Sophie Ready
Hayden Driver
Shonnae Hynes
Logan Busbee
Sidney Goodin
Dylan Jones
Gabriel Estep
Shanti Rabdan
Jackson Glover
Matthew O’banion
Araceli Garcia Bautista
Gabriel Barrs
Elainia Lee
Adrian Benitez
Jimmy “J
Michael Lucas
Michael Jackson
Myrtle Beach
Lucas
Paramount
Kings Dominion
Nickelodeon
Carnival
Royal Caribbean
Tom and
Karen Lucas
Aiken
South Carolina suspends Smarter Balanced tests amid push for Common Core
The South Carolina Department of Education terminated the Smarter Balanced assess ment program and suspended field tests while state moves toward Common Core. State Board initially backed Smarter Balanced, but leadership dispute over authority followed. Aiken County Schools and others monitor dynamic, ongoing decisions as the state considers alternatives.
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Saga
State Department of Education
Aiken County
South Carolina
Mick Zais
State Board of Education
Associated Press
Zais
Barry Bolen
State Board
Bolen
State Department
King Laurence
Aiken
Laurence
Aiken Standard reader prompts input on new assessment tool
Senior writer Rob Novit reports on reader involvement as opinions call for public input on a proposed assessment tool. The piece notes opportunities to comment by mail or email and identifies Novit as the paper’s long time education reporter.
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Aikenstandard.com
Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Editorial
Aikenstandard. Com
Rob Novit
Walterboro
The
University of Georgia
Subway feeds Habitat for Humanity volunteers in CSRA
Local Subway restaurants thanked about 2,000 Habitat for Humanity volunteers during National Volunteer Week with a free catered lunch. In Aiken lunch was provided April 11–12 at the build site and the Park Avenue ReStore. Habitat officials note volunteers support home ownership for partner families, with 400 builders and 150 ReStore workers in Aiken County.
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Subway
Habitat For Humanity
CSRA
Carolinas
Aiken
Habitat
Habitat ReStore
Park Avenue
Nalini Patel
Richard Church
Aiken County
Habitat For Humanity ReStore
Andrew Bransom
Pete Smith Jr
Gene Bishop
Joe Boykin
Budget forum on SRS shows local DOE managers discussion
The SRSCRO hosts a Thursday budget forum at Aiken Technical College amphitheater to discuss FY2014 funding for SRS and future outlook. DOE Manager David Moody and CFO Doug Hintze present while Rick McLeod notes the SRS impact on the local economy. Public invited.
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Aiken Technical College
Jefferson Davis Highway
Graniteville
Rick McLeod
DOE
David Moody
Doug Hintze
Sascro
Aiken
Allendale
Barnwell
South Carolina
Richmond
Columbia
Georgia
Local spring events highlight garden sale egg hunt and woodturning demo
The Savannah River Wood Turners meet 9 am to 1 pm at 144 N Bel Air Rd Evans GA with Frank Bowers demonstrating adaptive hollow forms. Aiken Master Gardeners host plant sale 9 am to noon at Trinity United Methodist Church 2724 Whiskey Rd with herbs vegetables perennials and more. Fairview Presbyterian Easter extravaganza 11 am to 1 pm at 101 Carolina Ave North Augusta features egg hunt lunch and photos with the Easter Bunny. Korean War Veterans Association Sgt Harold F Adkinson Chapter 255 meets 12:30 pm at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Augusta GA. guests welcome.
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Savannah River Woodturners
Bel Air Road
Evans, Ga
Frank Bowers
Peach State Woodturners Club
Lee Carey
Aiken
Trinity United Methodist Church
Whiskey Road
Aiken County
Aikenmastergar
Fairview Presbyterian Church
Carolina Ave
North Augusta
Sgt
Harold F. Adkinson
The
Korean War Veterans Association
Our
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Aumond Road
Augusta
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Jefferson Elementary
Dubay
Sallie Dubay
Meybohm North Augusta
Ted
Andy Adams
Meybohm
Adams
Editoriala
Meybohm North
S.C
DOE, Srs
Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organization
Srscro
Department of Energy
Derrek Asberry
Vidalia, Ga
Georgia Southern University
DerrekAsberry
Aiken Master Gardeners
Deners.org
Fairview Presbyterian
Porky Bradberry
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