Richland County School District One

RICHLAND ONE NEWS RELEASES
2003-2004 School Year News Archives

June 29, 2004	District seeks Richland One memorabilia for Hall of Fame Room In November, Richland One’s Partners In Education Foundation will hold a gala ceremony at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center to honor the eight persons selected to be the first inductees into the Richland One Hall of Fame. More>>
June 21, 2004	District Establishing International Welcome Center Because the number of culturally and linguistically diverse students in Richland One has increased steadily over the last several years, the district is establishing a center to welcome new families to the district and to ease their transition into the community. More>>
June 17, 2004	Partnership Between Richland One, Palmetto Health Named One of Nation's Best The partnership between Richland School District One and Palmetto Health is one of only six across the country to be recognized with the inaugural National School and Business Partnerships Award, presented by The Council for Corporate & School Partnerships. More>>
June 1, 2004	Richland One has two new Flagship Schools of Promise, plus one renewal Richland One has two of the 10 schools in South Carolina that have earned new Flagship Schools of Promise status for 2004-05, as well as one of the 17 statewide that have earned renewal of their Flagship status. More>>
June 1, 2004	Six Richland One schools receive Red Carpet designation Six Richland One schools are among the 78 newly named Red Carpet Schools, a three-year-old State Department of Education initiative to recognize schools with family-friendly environments. More>>
May 27, 2004	Eau Claire High entrepreneurship class donates $5500 to Ronald McDonald House Charities Taryn Tyler’s entrepreneurship class at Eau Claire High School, one of 10 participants statewide in the Junior Achievement and South Carolina’s Youth Philanthropy Partnership, presented a check for $5,500 to Ann Ackerman, executive director of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia, recently. Rhonda Hughey, Junior Achievement volunteer at Eau Claire, made the presentation. More>>
May 27, 2004	Eau Claire High awards first Arts Scholars diplomas Thirteen Eau Claire High School students received the first Arts Scholars diplomas to be awarded through the School of the Arts at Eau Claire. These diplomas are granted to students demonstrating proficiency in the arts by completing a specified number of courses. More>>
May 26, 2004	Richland One ROSETA to depart for Ghana Participants in the 2004 Richland One Student Exchange To Africa (ROSETA) program are preparing to depart on a two-week adventure to Ghana, May 31-June 15. More>>
May 24 ,2004	Richland One’s After-School Programs win national award Richland School District One’s After-Schools Programs received the Afterschool Champion Award from the Afterschool Alliance at a Congressional Breakfast in Washington, D.C. on May 21. The award recognizes the program’s efforts to establish, expand and improve educational after-school programs at each of the district’s elementary and middle schools. More>>
May 19 ,2004	Caughman Road teacher named S.C. Preserve America History Teacher of The Year Priscilla McPheeters, a fourth-grade teacher at Caughman Road Elementary School, has been selected as the South Carolina Preserve America History Teacher of the Year. More>>
May 18, 2004	Richland One Names 2004-05 Teacher of the Year and Classified Employee of the Year Richland One honored the district’s Outstanding Teachers of the Year, Substitute Teacher of the Year finalists, 2004 retirees and Classified Employee of the Year nominees during Celebration 2004, an evening gala on May 12. More>>
May 17, 20034	Dreher High senior achieves 12 years’ perfect attendance Barrett Elizabeth Fisher, a senior at Dreher High School, is one of only 57 South Carolina high school seniors in this year’s graduating class who have gone to school through their entire academic careers without missing a single day. That is 12 years, or 2,160 consecutive days. More>>
May 14, 2004	Dreher girls capture another state AAA track title Dreher high school’s girl’s track team won its second consecutive AAA state title and third championship in the past four years. The 60-member team qualified eight members for the state meet and repeated as S.C. State AAA Champions, scoring 80 points to outpace second-place Daniels with 63. More>>
May 14, 2004	A.C. Flora boys claim first state tennis title A.C. Flora’s boys tennis team defeated Greenville 6-0 to claim their first AAA state title. More>>
May 11, 2004	Brennen Elementary School Receives National Award Brennen Elementary School has earned the Honor Student Council Excellence Award from the National Association of Elementary School Principals' American Student Council Association Program. More>>
April 30, 2004	Eau Claire student named finalist in Archibald Rutledge scholarship competition Curtis Harris, a student at Eau Claire High School, was one of 27 finalists in the 2004 Archibald Rutledge scholarship competition. More>>
April 29, 2004	Richland One will offer summer school program for high school students Summer school for high school students will be held May 31-July 22. Click here for complete details. More>>
April 27, 2004	Richland One's annual elementary visual arts show opens at Richland Fashion Mall Richland One's annual elementary visual arts show and exhibition is April 27-May 10 at Richland Fashion Mall during regular mall hours. More>>
April 26, 2004	Sixty Richland One seventh-grade students are Duke TIP scholars Sixty Richland One seventh-grade students have been recognized for outstanding performance on the ACT or SAT in the 2004 Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP). They are among the top scorers in the state and will participate in State Recognition Ceremony June 1 at Furman University in Greenville. Ten of those students are among the top scorers in the 16-state region served by Duke TIP and will participate in the Grand Recognition Ceremony May 17 on the campus of Duke University in Raleigh. More>>
April 23, 2004	Richland One thanks volunteers for touching minds and shaping futures Richland One thanked hundreds of volunteers for providing invaluable service to its schools and students at the annual volunteer recognition breakfast on April 23. More>>
April 21, 2004	Richland One honors Middle School and S.C. Junior Scholars Two-hundred eighth-grade students were recognized for academic excellence in a special ceremony held April 19 in the Dreher High School Auditorium. More>>
April 21, 2004	Richland One Academic All-Stars honored at gala One hundred thirty-two seniors were honored as Academic All-Stars at a gala banquet hosted by Richland One's educational foundation, Partners In Education, on April 20 at the Adam's Mark Hotel. More>>
April 19, 2004	Brennen Elementary School receives national award Brennen Elementary School has earned the Honor Student Council Excellence Award from the National Association of Elementary School Principals' American Student Council Association Program. More>>
April 19, 2004	Groundbreaking ceremonies scheduled for Crayton Middle School Richland School District One will hold groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Crayton Middle School Friday, April 23 at 10 a.m. at the current site, 5000 Clemson Ave . More>>
April 16, 2004	Pine Grove Elementary joins the Junior League's Smart Matters Initiative Pine Grove Elementary was named the newest Smart Matters school by the Junior League of Columbia in ceremonies held April 15. Pine Grove joins the eight other district Smart Matters schools: A.C. Moore, Arden, Bradley, Burton-Pack, Greenview, Meadowfield, Mill Creek, and South Kilbourne. More>>
April 16, 2004	Richland One celebrates National Library Week and Reading Is Fundamental Richland School District One will kick off its annual observance of National Library Week and mark its 32nd anniversary as a multi-site partner with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) on Monday, April 19 from 7 a.m.-11 a.m. at Bolden Stadium and the Challenger Learning Center, 2600 Barhamville Rd. More>>
April 15, 2004	Richland One's PIE Foundation's gala to honor 2004 Academic All-Stars Richland One will honor 132 exceptional high school seniors at its third annual Academic All-Stars Recognition Banquet hosted by Partners in Education (PIE), the district's educational foundation, at the Adam's Mark Hotel on April 20 More>>
April 15, 2004	Richland One students win 78 awards at the USC Region II Science and Engineering Fair Forty-four Richland One students won 78 awards, including eight first-place awards and 37 special awards at the USC Region II Science and Engineering Fair held at the Koger Center. More>>
April 13, 2004	Richland One students selected to attend the S.C. Governor's School for Science and Mathematics George Hearn of A.C. Flora High School and Timothy Hess of Lower Richland High School have been invited to become part of the Class of 2006 at the S.C. Governor's School for Science and Mathematics (SCGSSM). More>>
April 12, 2004	Three Richland One students qualify for state National Geographic Bee Noah Fram of Hand Middle School, Hannah Van Patten of Crayton Middle and Aerial Bledsoe of Hopkins Middle were among 100 students statewide who qualified for the 2004 state National Geographic Bee. More>>
April 12, 2004	Keenan High robotics team qualifies for national competition W.J. Keenan High's Robo-Raiders team was named recipient of the Rookie All-Star Award at the inaugural Palmetto FIRST Regional Robotics competition held recently at the Colonial Center and qualified for the national robotics competition to be held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta later this month. More>>
April 12, 2004	Dreher High teacher recognized for excellence in science teaching Randolph M. Brooks, who teaches physics, chemistry, astronomy and engineering at Dreher High School, has been named as recipient of the distinguished 2004 South Carolina Academy of Science's Teacher of the Year Award for Excellence in Secondary Science or Mathematics Teaching. More>>
April 12, 2004	South Kilbourne Elementary wins prestigious Exemplary Writing Programs South Kilbourne Elementary School is among 26 schools in the state that earned Exemplary Writing Program Awards for 2004. More>>
April 3 2004	Richland One teams qualify for Odyssey of the Mind World Finals Five teams from three Richland One schools have qualified for the World Finals of the Odyssey of the Mind (OM) competition based upon their performance in the South Carolina OM competition held March 27 at W.J. Keenan High School. More>>
April 3 2004	Richland One seniors named to the Golden Palmetto All-State Leadership Team Four Richland One students are among 77 students statewide named to the Golden Palmetto Leadership Team, sponsored by The State newspaper and Sonoco. The team honors students for their extraordinary commitment to community service. More>>
April 3 2004	Communications Office Honored for PR Excellence The S.C. Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (SC/NSPRA) recognized schools, school districts and agencies from across the state for excellence in school communication during the chapter's annual Rewards for Excellence Luncheon today at Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden. More>>
April 3 2004	Richland One's annual secondary visual arts show opens April 12 at Richland Fashion Mall Richland One's annual middle and high school visual arts show and exhibition is April 12-26 at Richland Fashion Mall during regular mall hours. More>>
Mar. 25, 2004	17 Richland One seniors named as National Merit and Nation Achievement Scholarship finalists Seventeen Richland One students have advanced to Finalist standing in the 2004 National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship competitions. They are among 16,000 Merit Finalists and 1,300 Achievement Finalists nationally. More>>
Mar. 18, 2004	Richland One teams place second and third in state MathCounts competition Teams representing Hand and Crayton middle schools placed second and third, respectively, in the state MathCounts competition held at Riverbanks Zoo recently. Fifteen teams participated in the competition. More>>
Mar. 15, 2004	Columbia High girls capture state AA basketball championship Columbia High's Lady Capitals won the South Carolina Class AA girls basketball title with a 63-41 victory over Andrews. More>>
Mar. 12, 2004	Dreher High captures second consecutive United States Academic Decathlon state championship Dreher High School won the South Carolina United States Academic Decathlon championship held March 8 under the direction of USC's Honors College and will represent the state in the national competition. This is Dreher's second consecutive title and third in the last four years. More>>
Mar. 12, 2004	Eau Claire High Student Wins 2004 Stevenson Music Scholarship Edna Marie Saunders, a senior at Eau Claire High School in Richland District One, is the recipient of the 2004 Dr. John R. Stevenson Music Scholarship. More>>
Mar. 12, 2004	Dreher High "three-peats" as AAA State SAT Champion Dreher High School's SAT team won the Region V-AAA Championship, the AAA Lower State Championship and advanced to the South Carolina AAA State Championship round for the sixth consecutive year during January and February. More>>
March 5, 2004	Former Richland One high school honored in national project Booker T. Washington High School, the first public high school for African American students in Columbia has been honored in a series of prints produced by SIRS-the Social Issues Resource Services Group. More>>
March 5, 2004	W.J. Keenan High is 2004 Carolina First Palmetto's Finest finalist W.J. Keenan High School in Richland School District One is one of 16 schools named as finalists in the 2004 Carolina First Palmetto's Finest school competition. More>>
March 5, 2004	Dreher High advances to S.C. SAT finals for sixth year Dreher High School is a state finalist in the 2004 S.C. SAT competition for the sixth year and is one of only two teams that have advanced to the finals all six years of the competition. More>>
March 1, 2004	Richland One boasts state Teacher of the Year finalist for second consecutive year Angela S. Cooper, Richland School District One's 2003-04 Teacher of the Year, has been named as a finalist for South Carolina Teacher of the Year. More>>
Feb. 23 , 2004	Richland One presents third annual arts festival Richland One's Visual and Performing Arts Department will present the third annual Arts Festival: Art Works, with performances on March 10 at the Carolina Coliseum. More>>
Feb. 16 , 2004	Hand Middle School wins South Carolina AMC 8 competition Hand Middle School captured first place in the 19^th Annual Mathematical Association of America's American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 8 state competition. More>>
Feb. 12 , 2004	Dreher student makes perfect score, team advances in state SAT competition David Wang of Dreher High School scored a perfect 118 in the first round, helping his school win AAA region 5 in the South Carolina SAT competition and advance to the Lower State finals. More>>
Feb. 11 , 2004	Columbia High School To Host Middle College Information Session The fourth in a series of public information sessions on Richland One's Middle College at Midlands Technical College, a charter school that will open next fall, is Monday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. Columbia High Auditorium. More>>
Feb. 11 , 2004	Board Approves New Calendar for 2004-05 School Year At its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Feb. 10, the Richland One Board of School Commissioners rescinded the previously approved 2004-2005 school calendar in favor of an alternate calendar. More>>
Feb. 6 , 2004	Richland One announces first Hall of Fame inductees The names of the eight persons chosen to be the first inductees into the Richland One Hall of Fame were announced at a news conference on Feb. 6. More>>
Feb. 6 , 2004	Olympia Learning Center to host Middle College information session The second in a series of public information sessions on Richland One's Middle College at Midlands Technical College, a charter school that will open next fall, is Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at Olympia Learning Center. More>>
Feb. 5 , 2004	Hand Middle School's theatre department to stage musical Hand Middle School's theatre department presents Into the Woods, Jr. a one-hour musical, Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Keenan Theatre. More>>
Feb. 5 , 2004	Richland School District One receives two Knight Foundation grants Richland School District One has received two grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to support middle school after-school program. More>>
Feb. 4 , 2004	Richland One eighth graders take aim on the future Richland One's Career and Technology Education (CATE) department is sponsoring the district's second annual Future Focus Career Quest from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Ft. Jackson Community Activity Center. More>>
Feb. 3 , 2004	Hand Middle School student is state winner in The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Program Gordon Stiglbauer, a 14-year-old student at Hand Middle School, is one of South Carolina's top two youth volunteers for 2004 in The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. More>>
Jan. 30, 2004	Lower Richland High to host Middle College information session The second in a series of public information sessions on Richland One's Middle College at Midlands Technical College, a charter school that will open next fall, is Thursday, Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Lower Richland High School. More>>
Jan. 30, 2004	Richland One high schools to have delayed start All Richland One high schools, as well as Heyward Career and Technology Center, will operate on a delayed start schedule Wednesday, Feb. 11. More>>
Jan. 29, 2004	Richland One to hold third public input budget session Richland One is holding the third public hearing for citizen input on the 2004-05 General Fund Budget Monday, Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at Horrell Hill Elementary School. More>>
Jan. 23, 2004	Richland One schedules update meeting on Memorial Stadium renovations Richland One is holding a community meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ben Arnold Center. The purpose of the meeting is to present updates to the initial renovation design proposal for Memorial Stadium. More>>
Jan. 23, 2004	Community meeting on updated Eau Claire High design scheduled Richland School District One is hosting a design update meeting Thursday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. in the Commons Area at Eau Claire High School, 4800 Monticello Rd. More>>
Jan. 16, 2004	Richland One to hold Middle College information session The first in a series of public information sessions on Richland One's Middle College at Midlands Technical College, a charter school that will open next fall, is Thursday, Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. A.C. Flora High's Little Theatre. More>>
Jan. 15, 2004	Richland One schedules public budget input hearings Richland One has scheduled two public hearings for citizen input on the 2004-05 General Fund Budget. More>>
Jan. 15, 2004	Richland One receives $1.1 million Reading First grant Richland School District One will receive $1.1million for the first year of a multi-year Reading First grant to improve children's reading achievement through scientifically proven methods of instruction. More>>
Jan. 9, 2004	Construction information session scheduled at Crayton Middle School Crayton Middle School is hosting a construction information session Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the school's auditorium. More>>
Jan. 5, 2004	Richland One to issue report cards and hold parent conferences Richland One students will receive report cards for the second nine-week grading period Monday, Jan. 12. More>>
Dec. 19, 2003	Richland One schools and offices to relocate effective Jan. 5 As part of Richland One's bond construction program, a new Gibbes Middle School will be built at the current site, 500 Summerlea Dr. Beginning Jan. 6, Gibbes' students will be housed in the former Virginia Pack Elementary School at 3602 Thurmond St. More>>
Dec. 16, 2003	Richland One to offer Montessori classes at two more schools In addition to the continuing program at Brockman Elementary, Richland One will expand its Montessori education program in August 2004 to include classes for 3K-5K students at Caughman Road and Logan elementary schools. There will be two classes at each site. More>>
Dec. 11, 2003	Caughman Road Elementary wins national award for literary magazine The "Caughman Road Literary Magazine" has been awarded first place by the American Scholastic Press Association in the 2003 competition for scholastic yearbooks, magazines and other publications. More>>
Dec. 11, 2003	Eight Richland One schools receive Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards Eight Richland One schools are among 306 schools statewide named as recipients of 2003 Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards. These cash awards recognize high levels of academic achievement and high rates of student academic improvement. More>>
Dec. 5, 2003	A.C. Flora SAT gain nets financial reward A.C. Flora is one of 12 high schools in South Carolina with the largest gains in average SAT scores from 2002 to 2003 that are receiving cash award for their accomplishments. More>>
Dec. 3, 2003	Richland One school nurse honored as S.C. School Nurse of the Year Jeanne Felder, a Richland One school nurse, has received the South Carolina School Nurse of the Year (RN) Award for 2003. More>>
Dec. 3, 2003	Thirty-two Richland One teachers receive National Board certification Thirty-two Richland One teachers are among the ranks of 867 statewide receiving the highest credential available in the teaching profession in 2003, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards^TM has announced. More>>
Nov. 25, 2003	Richland One consultant named Supervisor of the Year The Southern Business Education Association has named Nancy Odum, Richland One's business education consultant, as 2003 Supervisor of the Year. More>>
Nov. 23, 2003	Eau Claire High School student named Youth of the Year Tatayana B. Fulwiley, a junior at Eau Claire High School, has been named the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands' 2003 Youth of the Year. More>>
Nov. 23, 2003	Richland One employee named Health Education Professional of the Year Melanie Webb, director of Safe Schools/Healthy Students, has been named as the 2003 Health Education Professional of the Year. More>>
Nov. 17, 2003	Brockman Elementary School schedules parent information sessions Brockman Elementary School, a public Montessori School in Richland District One, is holding parent information sessions regarding enrolling children for 3K-Grade 3 for 2004-2005 school year. Applicants are chosen through random selection. More>>
Oct. 31, 2003	Richland One to host Eau Claire High design presentation meeting Richland School District One is hosting a design presentation meeting Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Area at Eau Claire High School, 4800 Monticello Rd. More>>
Oct. 31, 2003	Richland One named recipient of E2T2 technology grant Richland One is one of 18 South Carolina school districts that will receive more than $4 million in education technology grants as part of the No Child Left Behind Act. Recipients of the competitive E2T2 grants are required to effectively integrate technology with teacher training and curriculum development programs. More>>
Oct. 29, 2003	Nov. 5 is half-day for elementary and middle school students Richland One elementary and middle school students will attend school for a half-day Wednesday, Nov. 5. More>>
Oct. 29, 2003	Richland One students tour New York's financial district Thanks to a generous donation from Morgan Stanley, a group of students fromColumbia and Dreher High schools and chaperones recently toured New York's financial district. More>>
Oct. 16, 2003	Richland One Teacher Is Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award Winner A stunned Dr. Cliff Barrineau, math teacher at Hand Middle School, today was named as a recipient of the prestigious Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award and its accompanying prize of $25,000. More>>
Oct. 10, 2003	Richland One to issue report cards and hold parent conferences Richland One students will receive report cards for the first nine-week grading period Monday, Oct. 20. More>>
Oct. 10, 2003	Richland One takes top honors in social studies Richland One took three top honors at the S.C. Social Studies Conference held recently. More>>
Oct. 8, 2003	18 Richland One seniors name