MEDIA TIP SHEET
Compiled by the Office of Communication

Week of March 6, 2006

* Career Day at Southeast Middle School
Workers, ranging from police officers to gospel singers, will share their professional experiences and career advice with students at Southeast Middle School on Career Day, Monday, March 6th, from 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon. Presentations will be made by representatives from Square D, SCE&G, UPS, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, ETV, the University of South Carolina and other agencies.

* 2006 Arts Festival: Mozart, Magic and the Muses
Richland One invites the community to come out and enjoy its 2006 Arts Festival which will be held at the Carolina Coliseum on Wednesday, March 8th at 7:00 p.m. A special day-time performance will be held at 10:15 a.m. for all fifth-graders. This celebration of the arts involves more than 1,000 student performers showcasing their talents in jazz, ballet, classical music, the theater, West African drum beats and much, much more. The Festival is presented free of charge.

* Muffins with Mom
Students at John P. Thomas Elementary are inviting their mothers, grandmothers, big sisters and aunts to join them for muffins on Friday, March 10, from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Everyone has been encouraged to dress in pink. In addition to muffins, moms will receive valuable information on women’s health issues and the first 25 guests will receive a copy of Girls Hold Up This World, a book written by entertainer Jada Pinkett Smith.

* Beauty with a message: Miss South Carolina Visits A.C. Flora
Miss South Carolina, Erika Powell, will visit A.C. Flora High School on Friday, March 10th to talk to students about her platform issue, Focus on the Future. Her
comments will center on the positive impact of mentors for teens and preventing teen pregnancy. She will speak with students in the Little Theater from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.

Media with inquiries about Tip Sheet items are asked to call Edith Caudle in the Office of Communications at 231-7504.