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USC faculty, staff, students on statewide tour

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Monday, May 14th, 2012, 11:55am

USC faculty, staff, students on statewide tour

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Students, faculty and staff from the University of South Carolina are boarding a bus to learn more about the state.

The Carolina Nexus Tour leaves from Columbia on Monday. For five days the group will tour the state to become more familiar with the cultures, businesses and other aspects of South Carolina.

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American Board Hosts Education Jobs Event to Recruit S.C. Teachers

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Sunday, May 13th, 2012, 3:34pm

American Board Hosts Education Jobs Event to Recruit S.C. Teachers

The American Board, a non-profit dedicated to recruiting and certifying teachers in South Carolina, will host a public event on how local residents can become certified South Carolina teachers.

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South Carolina Teacher of the Year Drives Home a BMW X3

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Thursday, May 10th, 2012, 7:50am

South Carolina Teacher of the Year Drives Home a BMW X3

State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Mick Zais, announced Tuesday evening at a privately funded celebration that Amy McAllister-Skinner was named the 2012/2013 South Carolina Teacher of the Year. As part of the celebration, BMW Manufacturing, the event’s premier sponsor, handed the Johnsonville High School English teacher the keys to a 2012 Alpine White BMW X3 xDrive35i equipped with the M Sport package.

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GR8 Job, graduates!

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Monday, May 7th, 2012, 8:01am

Have a child graduating kindergarten, high school or college this year?

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McDonald’s offering free breakfast to students taking state test

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Friday, April 27th, 2012, 10:27am

McDonald’s offering free breakfast to students taking state test

McDonald’s restaurants in the greater Columbia metropolitan area will offer students taking the South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) Test free breakfast on May 8, 2012.

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USDA Recognizes 45 South Carolina Schools for Nutrition Excellence

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Thursday, April 26th, 2012, 8:14am

USDA Recognizes 45 South Carolina Schools for Nutrition Excellence

USDA Food and Nutrition Service Southeast Regional Administrator Don Arnette recognized 45 schools in the Richland One District with HealthierUS School Challenge awards for improving the overall health of their school environment.

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600 SC Students Demonstrate Workforce Readiness Skills

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Friday, April 13th, 2012, 8:45am

600 SC Students Demonstrate Workforce Readiness Skills

More than 600 students from 24 high schools across the state gathered today to demonstrate their ability to excel in the workplace.

At the 2012 Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG-SC) Career Development Conference, students spent the day competing in challenges that tested their workforce readiness skills. All of the day’s events were focused around this year’s theme: “If it is to be, it is up to me!”

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