Grandson of Aiken station master donates 1855 rate chart
Carl Ardrey grandson of Frank Ardrey and a Norfolk Southern train master visited Aiken to donate a framed 1855 railroad rate chart to the Visitors Center and Train Museum. Volunteers praised the gift as rare and educational, celebrating a family link to the depot's 32 year past.
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Aiken
Carl Ardrey
Frank Ardrey
Tim Simmons
Simmons
Roy McLain
Friends of the Aiken Railroad Depot
Zee Homoki
Friends of the Aiken Railroad Depot Board
Carl
Alabama
Norfolk Southern
Amy Banton
Bob Smoak
Dudley Erb
Carla Cloud
Scott Raines
Bob Hottel
Stephen Hale
John McMichael
Steve Homoki
Tutor for Aiken helps young students year round
Augusta tory School junior Annie Whitehurst started Tutor for Aiken after a summer tennis program. Volunteers from area high schools tutor five to twelve year olds at the Aiken County Public Library and Aiken Elementary School with help on homework and missed math problems. The program finished its first school year with tutors including Will Victor and others planning to expand and continue learning through the Reading Challenge.
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Augustatory School
Annie Whitehurst
Eustis Park
Aiken County
Whitehurst
Aiken
Aiken High
Will Victor
Anastasia
Danica Golson
Danica
Victor
Spencer Riehl
South Aiken High School
Elizabeth Butler
Augusta Prep
Arielle Bobb- Willis
Meredith Clemmens
Anna Dolianitis
Far
Nursing school NCLEX pass rate climbs at USC Aiken
USC Aiken School of Nursing reports a 95.65 percent NCLEX RN pass rate for January to March 2010, about six points above national and South Carolina levels. Interim Dean Maggie Dorsey credits students, faculty, administration and community support for the improvement.
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USC Aiken
School of Nursing
South Carolina
Maggie Dorsey
USCA
Dorsey
NCSBN
Ncsbn.org
Jefferson students stage living museum of historical figures
Jefferson Elementary second graders embody Elvis Presley Jackie Robinson Oprah Winfrey and more in a living museum activity led by Rita Walden. Students researched figures like Dolly Parton Sally Ride Rosa Parks and Pocahontas while parents and guests viewed first person accounts and praised literacy and social studies benefits.
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Alden Ennis
Elvis Presley
Jefferson Elementary School
Rita Walden
King
Alden
Elvis
Jalen Eubanks
Jackie Robinson
Jalen
Robinson
International Reading Association
Myrtle Beach
Walden
Aniyanna Dunbar
Oprah Winfrey
Patricia Dunbar
Ariyanna
Oprah
Jefferson
Shannon Ennis
Avenue Abellan
Helen Keller
Alex Boyse
Abraham Lincoln
Wil Chipley
Bobby Jones
Tori Claeys
Princess Diana
Rosie Cristian
Sally Ride
Madi Jones
Dolly Parton
Olivia Nappier
Sacagawea
Chad Prince
George Washington
Carlie Shoup
Rosa Parks
Patience Spulock
Elizabeth Taylor
Janie Stephens
Pocahontas
Estefani Torres
Betsy Ross
Ari Walker
Kylee Wheat
Robert E. Lee
Madi
Mi Rancho
Clearwater
Taylor Swift
Rob Novit
Movit
Aikenstandard
Jefferson Elementary
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