Two Aiken trombonists named to 1981 All American Band
Marilyn E Heider and Edna Marie Brodie of Aiken earned nominations to the 1981 McDonald All American High School Band. Nomination by James A Kitchings cites musical honors and solo contest ratings. Band members will perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Tournament of Roses Parade, with scholarships possible from the New England Conservatory and Interlochen.
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Marilyn E. Heider
Edna Marie Brodie
Aiken
South Aiken
James A. Kitchings
Jim Glass
McDonald’s
South Carolina
County choristers unite for All County Choral Clinic
Aiken County students from Midland Valley Silver Bluff Aiken North Augusta Wagener Valley Ridge Spring and St Angela Academy joined voices for a day long All County Choral Clinic at Midland Valley High School led by Greg Colson conductor of the Georgia Technical Chorale and director of Professional Chorale in Atlanta. Tom Bates directs Midland Valley choirs.
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Aiken County
Midland Valley High School
Midland Valley
Silver Bluff High
Aiken High
North Augusta High
Wagener-Valley High
Ridge Spring High
St. Angela Academy
Greg Colson
Georgia Technical Chorale
Atlanta
Colson
Atlanta Civic Opera Company
Tom Bates
Elizabeth Harrington
Basic Skills Test Results Draw Mixed Reactions
South Carolina educators discuss the Basic Skills Assessment Program begun in 1978. Officials say scores identify deficiencies to guide instruction rather than judge schools. A district plan requires detailed records, parent involvement, and a focus on writing improvements after low writing scores.
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General Assembly
James I. Green
South Carolina
State Department of Education
Green
Laurens Street PTO Hosts Welcome Drop-In for Staff
Laurens Street Elementary volunteers and parents gathered for a drop-in to thank teachers and volunteers. PTO President Alan Smith and Volunteer Committee chair Pat Pennington highlighted fundraising for arts programs and activities beyond the school budget.
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Laurens Street Elementary
Parent Teachers
PTO
Pat Pennington
Pennington
Alan Smith
Laurens Street
Rinehart
Apples
Lynette Rinehart
Sarah Caskey
Travel posters and a Bali Hai moment at LAX
A couple with a veteran’s hat and a lei adorned muumuu share a Bali Hai memory during a 4 hour Honolulu layover at Los Angeles airport. They compare time zones and joke about coconuts while waiting for their flight.
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Barbie
Ken
Los Angeles
Honolulu
No Foreign Country? Bombeck Sees Hawaii Through Eyes of Jet Lag
Erma Bombeck humor column notes a travel couple arguing over language and belonging during a Hawaii trip. The narrator recalls delayed flight, a missed Don Ho moment, and the couple’s uneasy sense of cultural difference as they await homebound departure.
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Hawaii
Roy
San Francisco
Guam
Don Ho
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Ellison Garvin
Paul Knox Junior High
Thomas Greene
David Bigger
David Huskey
Lisa Pereya
Elaine Griffeth
Holly Holman
Hammond Hill
Dukes of Hazzard General Lee
Schofield Middle School
RTQ
Mac Hanna
Buddy Coleman
Fay Sides
Carol Garrett
Meg Jones
Barbara Clemens
Ron Newman
Ned Bibler
Jean Abreu
Elizabeth Kerley
Arneather Murray
Barbara Hokanson
Cecil Atchley
Alice Kirkland
M.B. Webb
Ridge Spring
Wilson Gray Opportunity School
West Columbia
Columbia
Marvin Efron
Webb
Richard
Dick) Riley
Aiken High School
Matthew Clark
Jane Harris
Holly Hall
Michelle Bennett
Candy Clark
Teresa Thomas
Leslie Andrews
Sarah Okesen
David Kling
Church Jackson
Kevin Wells
Mary Lou Barlow
David Salter
South Aiken High
Njrotc
South Aiken High School
Jacksonville
Fla
Wiggins
Fleet Training Center
Mayport
SAHS
Keenan
National Society of Professional Engineers
John Church
Woodbine Road
Aiken Standard
Jeanie S. Roberson
Ptos
Smith
Erma Bombeck
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