Eighth Grade Classes Turn Famous Characters for Day
Donna Thomas’s eighth grade literature and sixth grade reading classes staged character day assignments. Students chose biographies, presented oral reports in costume, and were graded on content and portrayal. Mrs. Thomas videotaped presentations for home sharing with families.
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Donna Thomas
St Marys Drama Club Presents Our Great Declaration
St Mary Help of Christians School drama club staged Our Great Declaration in observance of the bicentennial of the U S Constitution. Narrators were Trey Foskett Tearson Wheeler Benjamin Hesse and Deanna Stoddard with a cast including Benton Cofer Janelle Bonder Chris Mahan and others. Donna Waters and Antoine Cordahl directed the patriotic program detailing how the Declaration of Independence was drafted.
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St. Mary Help of Christians School
U.S
Trey Foskett
Tearson Wheeler
Benjamin Hesse
Deanna Stoddard
Benton Cofer
Janelle Bonder
Chris Mahan
Chuck Lawrence
Joseph Edel
Betsy Bafford
Jessica Eaves
Anthony Abraham
Stephen Nitbushi
Michael Dunbar
Jane Kneece
Jamie Byrne
Patrick Donovan
Local Students Named Commended in National Merit Program
North Augusta High students Jack Blakeney Patricia Johnston Julie Smith and Elizabeth Smith are commended in the 1988 National Merit Scholarship Program. They will receive letters recognizing their outstanding academic promise.
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Jack Blakeney
Patricia Johnston
Julie Smith
Elizabeth Smith
North Augusta High
New Beta Members Inducted at New Ellenton Middle School
Greg Hightower Vicki Odle and Marathesisa Jackson were inducted into the Junior Beta Club at New Ellenton Middle School. Students also won cash prizes in an essay contest on the U.S. Constitution with class winners receiving 5 dollars and the overall winner getting 10 dollars. Robin Walls was the overall winner. Class winners included Vanessa Sims Dylan Hewitt Shannon Lambert Diane Allin Heather Hubbs Nelly Weslch Alisha Nealious and Gerard Patterson.
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Greg Hightower
Vicki Odle
Marathesisa Jackson
New Ellenton Middle School
Social Studies Department
Robin Walls
Vanessa Sims
Dylan Hewitt
Shannon Lambert
Diane Allin
Heather Hubbs
Nelly Weslch
Alisha Nealious
Gerard Patterson
Ridge Spring Monetta Band Sponsors Citrus Fruit Sale
The Ridge Spring Monetta Band Booster Club sponsors a citrus fruit sale through November 11 to raise funds for band instruments and extra uniforms.
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Ridge
Monetta
Ridge Spring-Monetta
South Aiken High Hosts Alumni Breakfast Event
South Aiken High invites band alumni to a Dutch treat breakfast on Saturday to honor homecoming. Alumni and band members meet in front of the school at 9 a.m. for the event.
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South Aiken High
Kennedy Middle School PTO Garage Sale Planned for Oct 31
The Kennedy Middle School Parent-Teacher Organization announces a garage sale for the Fall Festival on Saturday October 31 from 9 am to 3 pm at the school. Items can be dropped off before or after school from October 21 to 30.
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Kennedy Middle School Pto
Kennedy Middle School
Physics Teacher Embraces Weather Lessons In Class
Ann Story of North Augusta High School promotes in class weather education using Everyday Weather Project modules from SUNY Brockport funded by the National Science Foundation and supported by the Weather Channel and U.S. National Weather Service. She and 50 teachers across the nation participated in a July workshop in Kansas City to learn meteorology modules and bring hands on weather forecasting into classrooms.
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North Augusta
Ann Story
North Augusta High School
Weather Service
Ms. Story
Ing
Lincoln County
Georgia
South Carolina
NAHS
State University of New York College At
Brockport
National Science Foundation
U.S. National Weather Service
Weather Channel
Bush on Campaign Trail Faces Voters and Perceptions
Republican candidate George Bush campaigns ahead of the next summer GOP convention in New Orleans. The piece notes his lengthy government résumé, including roles under Nixon and Ford, and a Newsweek poll showing both support and concerns about his loyalty to Republican presidents.
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New Orleans
Bush
Detroit
House
Texas
U.S. Senate
Richard M. Nixon
White House
U.S
United Nations
Republican Party
Der
Gerald R. Ford
Peking
CIA
Newsweek
Dole
Florida braces for Floyd as watches extend
Tropical storm watches stretch from Bimini and Grand Bahama to Florida east coast and north of Miami while Keys residents face hurricane warnings. Officials urge securing homes and boats in Monroe County. traffic pests rise, stores report brisk sales of batteries water and gas. some Gulf coast schools cancel classes as coast hotels lose guests.
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Bimini
Grand Bahama Island
Bahamas
Florida
Miami
Tarpon Springs
Tampa
Keys
U.S. 1
Monroe County
Annabel Brooks-Clark
Florida Highway Patrol
Bridget Stewart
Marathon
Key West
Jack Taylor
Seven Days Food Store
Tami Tomasetti
Pantry Pride
Ms. Tomasetti
Sanibel
Gary Price
Nobel Prizes and Nobel Foundation Overview
A summary of the Nobel Prize history including the Bank of Sweden founding the economics prize in 1968, the Nobel Foundation estate management, the Royal Academy and Norwegian committee roles, and notable figures like Tonegawa. It notes prize dates, announcements, and the will directing funds to benefit mankind.
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Bank of Sweden
Nobel Foundation
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Oslo
Norway
Ture
Stockholm
Swedish Academy
Nobel
Sweden
Odvar Mordli
Corazon Aquino
Philippines
Raul Alfonsin
Argentina
World Health Organization
United Nations
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