Area 5 spelling bee winners head to district contest
Sixth grader Ashley Partin won the Area 5 bee at Jackson Middle School and qualified for the Aiken County School District event at the Washington Center for the Arts on February 19 at 7 p.m. Dustin Pike finished second as area finalists spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Middle School
Ashley Partin
Dustin Pike
Aiken County
Washington Center For the Arts
Ashley
Area 5
Dustin
Linda Steele
Jackson
Steele
Redcliffe
Jayde Ward
URS Corporation
Washington Savannah River Company
Area 3
LBC
Kaitlynn Haney
William Hardy
Leavelle McCampbell
Kaitlynn
Will Harris
Paul Knox
Will
Area 1
Payton Carter
St. Mary Help of Christians School
Austin Rentz
Schofield Middle
Michele Conner
Conner
Rob Novit
Mnovit
Aikenstandard.com
First Graders Sample New Fruits at Lever Elementary
At J D Lever Elementary School first graders tasted a variety of unusual produce including kiwis star fruit and ugli fruit through a Carolina Produce sponsored program. Don Welborn educated students about the importance of fruits and vegetables as part of a grant funded by the State Department of Education and agriculture departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Lever
Brianna Fields
Alexis Taylor Hanna
Lever
Carolina Produce
Anderson
Don Welborn
North Aiken
State Department of Education
U.S
South Carolina
Rawls Farm
Columbia
Welborn
Hawaii
Oregon
Asia
Aiken County
Karen Johnson
Johnson
Rob Novit
Jodia Lintner
Mnovit
Aikenstandard.com
Rusty Blackbird Blitz invites counts across region
The National Audubon Society and Cornell eBird coordinate a Rusty Blackbird Blitz with the Smithsonian group to run from Saturday to February 15. Participants report sightings on the eBird site as researchers map wintering hotspots and guide conservation efforts across Texas to the East Coast and up to Pennsylvania.
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National Audubon Society
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
Paul Koehler
Silver Bluff
Ebird.org
Nationalzoo.siedu
Cion
Bird
South Carolina
Georgia
Texas
Pennsyl
Vania
International
eBird
Dentists Bring Free Care to Aiken Kids
About 70 Aiken County children are expected for the Give Kids a Smile event at Aiken Technical College on Friday. Dental hygienists will lead screenings cleanings sealants and X rays while dentists coordinate follow up care through their offices.
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Aiken County
Aiken Technical College
Health Sciences
Aiken
Charlie Wyant
8.C. Dental Association
Technical Colleges of South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
Palmetto Health Hospital
Wyant
Beth Lynce
Michelle Shackford
Lynce
Angela Odum
Odum
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Alexis Taylor
Hanna
Suzanne Stone
Sstone
Aikenstandard. Com
Movit
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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