Aiken community notes call for free school meals and traffic fixes
Readers urge universal free breakfast and lunch in schools and condemn barriers to Hitchcock Parkway upgrades critical for traffic flow and access to Aiken Regional Medical Centers. They praise local arts events at Hopelands and Park Avenue and question the Fifth Friday celebration.
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Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Generous Waffle House Customer Pays Breakfast For Family
A reader thanks a Waffle House patron who bought breakfast for the writer and three grandchildren. The bill was already paid when they asked, leaving them grateful and motivated to pay kindness forward. Call TalkBack or email to share comments.
Corrections issued for Aiken to Ride date and event change
The Aiken Standard corrects the Aiken to Ride event date to Sunday September 8 and notes that Karen Tempel will not perform the Tuscan Tuna with Lemon and Artichokes demonstration at the Fresh Market on Sunday. Readers are invited to report factual errors to Melissa Hanna at 803 644 2364 or editorial aikenstandard com.
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Aiken County
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New teachers welcomed as induction begins at Busbee Corbett
Ashley Nembhard, a first year teacher, will start at Busbee Corbett Elementary Middle School teaching fifth grade science after completing a long internship there. About 116 new teachers join a district wide induction workshop as veteran educators share experiences and encouragement.
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Busbee Corbett Elementary
Nembhard
Busbee Corbett
Laura Bacon
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Redcliffe
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Teachers Have Chance to Turn Lives Around at New Model School
Fulmer notes the impact of teachers as Zoi James, a Midland Valley High School and USC Aiken graduate, begins teaching first grade at North Aiken Elementary, now designated a model school. James credits mentors and stories that connect with students to her own path into teaching. Senior writer Rob Novit, Aiken Standard education reporter since 2001, hails from Walterboro and studied journalism at the University of Georgia.
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Aiken Chamber gifts new teachers with $50 donations
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce handed out $50 gift cards to about 116 new educators after a teacher induction workshop in downtown Aiken. SRP Federal Credit Union sponsored the drive, with local business members funding the gifts and providing supporting materials for the teachers.
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Aiken School Board reshuffles principals and announces new posts
The Aiken School Board shifts administrators including three assistant principals and promotes five to new principals. Kyle Smith moves Kennedy to Paul Knox, Lloydette Young to Schofield, Jason Holt to Jackson, Teresa Mitchem to Leavelle McCampbell, and Cassie Cagle becomes director of special programs. Pat Keating becomes adult education director while Johnny Spears leads Leavelle McCampbell.
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North Augusta
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