Top Teacher: Aiken County Names Teacher of the Year
Janice Bell, a 15 year old high school graduate who returned to college after raising a family, has been named Aiken County Teacher of the Year. She teaches seventh and eighth grade math at North Augusta Junior High and earned a master’s from the University of South Carolina. Bell credits teachers from her childhood orphanage and foster homes for inspiring her career.
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Janice Bell
Georgia State College For Women
Aiken County
Bell
Georgia State College For
Milledgeville
Jimmy
Leigh
Mark
Augusta College
University of South Carolina
South Carolina
North Augusta Junior High School
Aiken County SAT scores dip slightly from 1980
Aiken County School District reports 1981 SAT averages of 382 verbal and 424 math, down from 388 verbal and 438 math in 1980. Green cites team differences and factors like gender race and socioeconomic status as reasons for the gap, with district plans to raise scores.
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Aiken County
James I. Green
South Carolina
Green
Larry Andrews
Senate Republicans mull 6.2 billion selective tax increase plan
Senate Republicans weigh a 6.2 billion tax rise as part of a broader 27 billion three year package to trim the 1982 deficit. They seek 73.4 billion in spending cuts and revenue gains through 1984, with social programs on the table but no Social Security cuts. The plan, debated next year, aims to balance the budget while meeting Reagan’s goals.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
Congress
Addi
All-Savers Certificates Push Sales in Aiken County
All-Savers Certificates are selling briskly in Aiken County causing bank officials to hesitate to disclose sales figures. Security Federal reports high demand since Oct 1 with staff added to handle paperwork. Palmetto Federal notes about 2 million dollars in investments and Farmers and Merchants banks report 1.875 million dollars.
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Aiken County
Bank and Savings and Loans
Security Federal
Aiken
North Augusta
Denmark
Augusta
Carl Sanders
Palmetto Federal
Sanders
Wade Brodie
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Farmers and Merchants
Edgefield
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Aiken High
Midland Valley High
Jackson High
Ridge Spring- Monetta High
Wagener- Valley High
Jackson High School
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Senate Republicans
David A. Stockman
GOP
Howard H. Baker Jr
White House
Williamsburg
Abby
Our Business Showtime
Jeanie S. Roberson
Lowman Tyler
Aiken Savings and Loans
Money Market
Treasury
Tyler
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