Aiken School District Criticized Over Memorial Day
A speaker criticizes the Aiken County School District for requiring students and staff to attend school or work on Memorial Day. The message honors veterans and mentions Mother’s Day, loss, bullying, and a recent shooting, urging unity and resilience.
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Principals and Admin Staff Question Pay and Education Roles
Readers discuss district administration concerns about principals assistants and noncertified staff, noting low pay for frontline educators working with children and criticizing what they call unfair compensation and Cherry picking on climate debate.
Aiken Standard photo miscaptioned in living on the go feature
In Monday’s Aiken Standard a photo accompanying the mental health and substance abuse story on the Living on the Go front page was miscaptioned. The image was meant to illustrate social drinking with friends rather than depict people with substance abuse problems.
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ATC Offers Summer STEM Camps For Youth and Grads
Aiken Technical College announces summer STEM programs for area youths and recent graduates. The Nuclear Workforce Initiative Academy runs six weeks June 16 to July 25 offering college courses and credentials, while QuestATC camps for grades eight to ten cover Science Crime Tech Technology and Engineering and Manufacturing with weeklong sessions. Fees are 129 per camp week. registration lines provided with dates and contacts.
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Two Aiken County education board members won't seek re election
Two Aiken County Board of Education members will not run again in November and new district leadership is named. Ray Fleming of North Augusta will not seek a third term, and Dwight Smith of Graniteville plans to retire after serving since 2010, while Laurie Reese becomes academic officer for half the district's elementary schools, succeeding Peggy Travelas as Saluda Primary principal moves to Saluda County.
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Aiken Electric Cooperative Holds 2014 Annual Meeting
Members gathered May 17 as 3 819 registered owners and families joined festivities. Incumbents Theo R Williams Linda S Brame and W Wayne Furihk were re elected to trustees. Take Action Move On highlighted EPA coal plant restrictions amid community displays by Savannah biology labs United Way agencies and vendors from Central Electric Power Cooperative.
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