Who Are The Heroes According To The Kids
A survey of 50 Aiken High Schofield Campus students ranks top heroes and heroines. The lists differ by gender with Jamie Sommers Robert Redford Elton John and others among the most admired. Reasons cited include achievements and public impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Katonak
Aiken High
Schofield
Jamie Sommers
Robert Redford
Elton John
Stevie Wonder
John Denver
Hank Arrow
Dick van Dyke
Jimmy Walker
Sammy Davis
Telly Savalas
Anita Scott
Nixon
Lindsay Wagner
Agnes Murdaugh
Agnes
Peter Benchley
Andrea Jerome
Golda Meier
Meier
Andrea
Golda Meir
Linda Marine
Linda
Nadia Comaneci
China
Comaneci
Patty Hearst
Billy Graham
Henry Kissinger
Accout
Jaime Sommers
O. J. Simpson
Hank Aaron
Andy Griffith
Henry Winkler
Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Hope
Chris Evert
Muhammad Ali
Billie Jean King
Cher
Buford Pusser
Jimmy Carter
Neil Armstrong
Joe Namath
Ringo Starr
Is The Accent Being Standardized
A professor argues that Southern speech is not disappearing as media influences mix with regional forms. She notes differences in words and pronunciation reflect identity and culture, urging teaching that children learn multiple acceptable English forms within family settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet R. Holman
Tomahto
Potahto
Holman
Students rate famous figures in candid survey
Aiken Standard reports on a classroom survey where 50 students, including nine graders, rate public figures from Salk to Kissinger. Several students reveal limited knowledge of celebrities like Kissinger Armstrong Graham and Rockefeller, while others misidentify or mock names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Morgan
Jonas Salk
Salk
George
Neil Armstrong
Kyle Swing
Moon Walk
Kyle
Benchley
Pusser
Charles Hill
Henry Kissinger
James Edwards
Michael Boyle
Congaree Swamp
Michael
Howard Baker
Ford
Carter
Chris Parker
Billy Graham
Patty Hearst
Sandra Riley
Barbara Walters
Kissinger Armstrong
Kennedy
Graham
Rockefeller
Jamie Sommers
Henry Winkler
Buford Pusser
Sommers
Winkler
Fonz
Inanimate Objects Take Over Household Roles In Ridiculous Tale
A humorous piece argues objects live secret lives from coat hangers to spoons and pens. It notes coat hangers multiply, pens run away, magazines loaf about, and needles pop up during sewing. The essay ends with a light Southern cultural flourish.
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Sai
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Johnny Cash
Richard Burton
Ted Kennedy
Kareem Abdul - Jabbar
Nelson Rockefeller
Jane Fonda
Mick Jagger
Jacqueline Onassis
Julie Eisenhower
Eric Sevareid
Ralph Nader
John Connally
Rod McKuen
Elliot Richardson
O.J. Simpson
Aiken
Aiken County
Marjorie Nicholson
Phillip Waters
Hearst
Phillip
Kennedys
Eileen Heider
Eileen
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