Opportunity School Reaches 50th Year
The South Carolina Opportunity School, a second chance for thousands who did not complete school, will observe its 50th year with events and reflections on its history and impact in Columbia.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1971
Page
2
The South Carolina Opportunity School, a second chance for thousands who did not complete school, will observe its 50th year with events and reflections on its history and impact in Columbia.
Ceremonies at the campus in West Columbia will include a reception and a pageant depicting the school's history. Dr Wilson Gray aged 88 founded the school and will be central in the observance. An alumni breakfast on Saturday July 31 kicks off a 1.5 million campaign to fund scholarships for those unable to attend.
Widely scattered showers are forecast over the Rockies western Plains Middle Mississippi Valley and from the Gulf Coast through Florida. It will be warmer in the Ohio Valley with little change elsewhere.
Apollo 15 commander David Scott will perform a three day moonwalk and a 21 hour lunar surface exploration with James Irwin. They will drive the first lunar rover, explore a mountain valley near a mile wide gorge, and launch from Cape Kennedy on Monday as part of the Apollo 15 mission. Scott, 39, is a West Point graduate and Air Force colonel, famed for his physical strength and prior spaceflight aboard Apollo 9. He is married to Ann Ott with two children Tracy and Douglas.
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