West Point Awardees and Scholars Named in Local Schools
Local seniors received the West Point Leadership Award for leadership character service and athletics. Recipients include Sophia C. Nance Hector Jamal Lopez John Eaves Sarah J Zorn Micah Goforth Erin K. Harrison Quameshia Gantt Blakely S. Johnson Johniyn Bynem Jackson R. Poole Christopher M. Cox Stephanie L. Muniel and Maya Galvan. Galvan also earned a Global Citizen Scholarship for Underclassmen from the National Spanish Examination to cover a two week Spanish immersion at Concordia Language Villages. Victoria T. Kepes earned her Juris Doctorate cum laude from Wake Forest Law.
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West Point
United States Military Academy
West Point Society of Columbia
West Point Parents Club of
South Carolina
Sophia C. Nance
Aiken High School
Hector Jamal Lopez
South Aiken High School
John Eaves
Silver Bluff High School
Sarah J Zorn
Midland Valley High School
Micah Goforth
Strom Thurmond High School
Erin K. Harrison
Fox Creek High School
Quameshia Gantt
Ridge Spring-Monetta High School
Maya Galvan
American Association of Teachers of
Galvan
Concordia Language Villages
Robyn Reilly
Aiken
George Galvin
Augusta Preparatory Day School
Concordia
Bemidji
Minnesota
Accused toe sucker sentenced in Aiken County case
Joey Leaphart, 45, was sentenced to 366 days in prison after pleading guilty to failing to register as a sex offender in Aiken County. He was arrested June 6 and placed in detention awaiting transfer to state prison. He previously pleaded guilty in 2000 to a lewd act involving an 11 year old.
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Joey Leaphart
Leaphart
Aiken County
State Department of Correction
Fortune 500 executive recalls Aiken roots and global career
Tawny Christon, CH2M Hill manager of international corporate affairs, based in Washington, D.C., travels to visit clients and governments. Aiken High School graduate in 2002, she credits Aiken Elementary, Schofield Middle, and teachers for shaping her path to Princeton. She later worked in education and community programs before joining CH2M Hill, now focused on migrant labor standards and women’s advancement as part of a Fortune 500 company.
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Tawny Christon
Ch2m Hill
Washington, D.C
Christon
Qatar
Singapore
South Africa
Aiken
Schofield
Chritton
Michael Chritton
Denver
Kay-Lynn
Jerry Czamecki
Ron Johnson
Em Ligon
Aiken High
Sally Jenkins
Schofield Middle
Princeton University
South Carolina
New Orleans
Community events calendar features flea market, Jeep show, and wrestling
SPCA Albrecht Center hosts Phideaux's Flea Market and Dog Wash on Saturday July 12 from 10 am to 2 pm with booth reservations at 50 dollars or 200 dollars season pass. Aiken Music Fest Jeep Invasion Kaiser Wil ly's Classic Jeep Show also July 12 at Highfields Events Center gates open 2 pm music 3 30 pm tickets 20 dollars military 15 dollars vehicle entry 35. Summer Smackdown II wrestling set for July 21 at Sweetwater Gym with doors 5 30 pm bell 6 30 pm tickets 10 front row 5 general free under 5. Georgia schools resist arming teachers.
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Spca Albrecht Center For Animal Welfare
Phideaux
SPCA
Chrissey Miller
Letlove-Live
Highfields
Gaston St
Aikenmusicfest
Sweetwater
Wrens Highway
Thomson
Georgia
Hogie Joe’s
McDuffie Progress
Call
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Kepes
Victoria T. Kepes
Wake Forest University School of Law
Wall Chapel
Hearn Plaza
Editoriala Aikenstandard.com
Department of Social Services
Wal-Mart
Teddy Kulmala
Aiken Standard
Williston
Clemson University
Haley Hug
Ahazmat
Penmar Street
Houndslake
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Ted Umstead
Umstead
Hazmat
Houndslake North
Aikenstandard.com
Aiken, S.C
Editorial
Aikenstandard. Com
Rob Novit
U.S
Jim Clyburn
D-S.c
Jeeps
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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