Donation milestone
David Jolly, of Aiken, recently reached the three-gallon mark for donating blood to Shepeard Community Blood Center in Aiken.
School gets donation
Fox Creek High School received a $1,000 donation from CH2 Savannah River Company for the 2006-2007 school year.
Scholarships awarded
EnergySolutions Foundation has announced the following scholarships that include $2,000 and a new laptop computer. They went to 10th grade applicants who showed proficiency in math or science:
Connor Kane, Aiken; Chalaina Dorch and Shakira Bradley, Blackville-Hilda; William Alexander and Ross Nettles, Barnwell; Meredith Harper, Midland Valley; William Rudisill, North Augusta; Sally Yon, Ridge Spring-Monetta; JoAnna Mize, Silver Bluff; Matthew Brewer, South Aiken; Britanny Hutto, Wagener-Salley; and Charles Melton and Nicholas Kulmala, Williston Elko.
Military milestones
l Air Force Airman Chanell S. Cato, a 2005 graduate of North Augusta High School and daughter of Deloris Price, of North Augusta, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.
- Army Pvt. James W. Garlick, son of John Garlick, of Aiken, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia.
- Army Pvt. Johnele T. Lionetti, a 2003 graduate of Silver Bluff High School and son of Pearl K. Whitmore, of New Ellenton, has graduated from the Automated Logistical Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at the U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School, Fort Lee, Petersburg, Va.
Teacher of the year
Jeremy Brooks, agriculture instructor and FFA adviser at Midland Valley High School, has been named the South Carolina Young Agricultural Education Teacher of the Year by the South Carolina Association of Agricultural Educators.
Fox Creek given funds
The Fox Creek High School Parent-Teacher-Community Association recently presented the school's board of directors with a check for $7,000 from fundraisers throughout the school year.
School helps center
St. Mary's Catholic School raised $1,090.58 for the Aiken Pregnancy Center during Lent.
Miss Junior Teen
Robyn Scott, of Aiken, an honors student at South Aiken High School and daughter of Robert Scott Jr. and Stepheni Scott, has been named Miss Junior Teen South Carolina 2007.
Students rewarded
The following students and faculty of the University of South Carolina Aiken received Magellan Scholar Awards for the summer and fall terms of 2007:
Kristen Acklie, a junior majoring in English, and Dr. Jill Hampton, assistant professor of English, received a $3,000 grant for their project titled Jim Sheridan and Irish Film.
Heather Davis, a junior majoring in history, and Dr. Maggi Morehouse, assistant professor of history, received a $3,000 grant for their project titled Music Production in Post-Katrina New Orleans.
Michael Drinkwater, a senior biology major, and Dr. Michele Harmon, assistant professor of biology, received $2,897 for their project titled Contributions of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons to Non-point Source Runoff.
Asma Jaber, a senior studying anthropology at the Columbia campus, and Dr. Elaine Lacy, a professor of history at USC Aiken, received $2,968 for their project titled Discovering the Roots of Nativism in Contemporary South Carolina.
Aiken Tech honors
Aiken Technical College has recognized the following students:
Allison Crites and Ryan Clark, Buck Grant Awards; Stephen Maks, Outstanding Student of Nursing Award; William Northington, Outstanding Student of Computer Technology Award; Jeremy McCoy, Outstanding Student of Associate of Science Award; Istvan Hajdu, Outstanding Student of Associate of Arts Award; Cynthia Cannon, Outstanding Student of Early Care and Education Award; Richard Pharr, Outstanding Student of Industrial Technology Award; and Gary Fralick, Outstanding Student of Allied Health Award.
Sarah Anderson, Student Recognition Award; Sandra Autry, Thurmond Scholarship; Adam Barco, Melissa Hutto and Elaine Jackson, Presidential scholarships; Abigail Busbee, Holmes Scholarship; Brandi Cox, Surgical Technology Scholarship; Shawna Crews, Nurses Are Blessed Scholarship; Jestine Garner, Norton Scholarship; Etheln Green, Bleasdale Scholarship; Morgan Hallman, Radiologic Technology Scholarship; and April Hancock, Nursing Scholarship.
Chiquita Holdren, ACMA Nursing Scholarship; Sheila Hornsby, Hawes Scholarship; Emily Houston, Smothers Scholarship; Zelma Jackson, Eulalie Salley Scholarship; Vickie Korte, Delionbach Scholarship; Donna Rogers, Moldenhauer Scholarship; Jennifer Sevilla, Haller Scholarship; Dawn Whitt, Sand River Woman's Club Scholarship; Kevin Van Riper, Bowman Scholarship; Amanda Smith and Mitchell Lesser, Dewbre scholarships; Gabriel Robinson, Character-Academics-Basketball Award; Shondre Guest, NJCAA All-American; and Glen Miller, Charles Welch Dedication Award.
Recognized by Duke
The following Aiken County seventh-graders have been recognized by the Talent Identification Program at Duke University, Durham, N.C.:
Aiken Christian School - Taylor Burke. Aiken Middle - Maya Mason. Jackson Middle School - Courtney Gantt*, Elizabeth Jarrell and Rebecca Jarrell Jackson.
Kennedy Middle School - Nicole Askew, Matthew Bauerlin, Kelly Benson, Hannah Chevrier, Justin Earnhart, Kelsey Housley, Taylor Maier, Marshall Polk, Collin Ray, Bailey Snavely, Alexis Trumble and Timothy Wong.
Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle - Dylan Timmerman. North Augusta Middle - Kelsie Blocker, Robert Cooper, Joel Farrar, Lindsey Fields, Mark Griffith, Hannah Melancon and Rebecca Rudisill.
Our Lady of Peace School - Sean C. Haile. Paul Knox Middle - William Harris. Schofield Middle - Alexis Brewe, Nicole Harvin, Frances Johnson, Bryan Keefe, Steven Kekacs, Charles Knight and Alec Krok.
South Aiken Baptist School - Daniel Dunn, Mason Green Myers and Anna Holt. St. Marys School - Erik Brown, Meredith Clemmens, Sean Demass, Theodore Hoel and Matthew Ross.
*also qualifies for the Grand Recognition Ceremony
College queen
Heather-Grace Brown, of Langley, has been crowned Ms. FMU at Francis Marion University, Florence, S.C.
Good citizens
The following pupils have been named Good Citizens for April at Greendale Elementary School in New Ellenton:
Jaybi Holmes, Jessica Frias, Gabe Bing, Madeline Walls, Tamia Valentine, Lariya Bing, Brennan Olivas, Tremell Miller, Ashley Curtis, Logan Dunbar, Michael Cook, Lorenzo Davis, Carolyn Scott, Khelsey Enlow, Tarron Jackson, Christopher Estep, Krystal Turner, Kayla Donald, Heather Hart and Jessica Young.
Pupils plant trees
Pupils from Leavelle McCampbell Middle School in Graniteville and employees at the Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC facility in Aiken County recently planted 15,000 longleaf pine trees to enhance the plant's wildlife habitat area.
Furman dean's list
The following area residents have been named to the dean's list for the winter term 2007 at Furman University, Greenville, S.C.:
Trevor J. Cutsinger, Breighanna L. Faugl, Alexander H. Henderson, Sally A. McKinsey, and Mark A. Pittman, Aiken; and Kathryn E. Conyers, North Augusta.
Worker gets award
Leah Mock, of Aiken, has received a 2007 S. Truett Cathy Scholar Award, Chick-fil-A Inc.'s highest scholarship honoring restaurant employees who have achieved personal excellence in academics, employment, community service and leadership.
To represent school
Traver Toole, son of Don and Susan Toole, of North Augusta, was selected to represent Furman University, Greenville, S.C., at the 47th annual Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference in Annapolis, Md.
Receive scholarships
The following area residents have received scholarships from Psi Omega chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.:
Alexis Williams, Aiken High, John Bryant Scholarship Award; and Jered Holloway, South Aiken, and Travloas Clark, Wagener-Salley, Psi Omega Chapter Scholarship awards.
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