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MEDIA TIP SHEET
Compiled by the Office of Communication

Week of March May 22, 2006


SENIOR TO FULFILL PROMISE MADE TO HIS LATE MOTHER
Raheem Bethel lost both of his parents to long-term illnesses in the span of a year. Despite this double-tragedy, he persevered and stayed focused on his education. And, on May 23, he will fulfill a promise he made to his late mother. Raheem will be among the 98 students who will receive their high-school diplomas from Richland One’s C.A. Johnson Preparatory Academy next week.

C.A. Johnson’s graduation will be held at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Carolina Coliseum.

MIDDLE COLLEGE CHARTER SCHOOL TO GRADUATE ITS FIRST CLASS
The Richland One Middle College at Midlands Technical College, a charter school operated in partnership between Richland School District One and Midlands Tech, will graduate its first class on Thursday, May 25.

Middle College students learn in a collegiate environment, participate in paid internships and get a head start in earning college course credits. The Middle College currently serves students in the 11th and 12th grades. Forty-one students will graduate this year. The graduation ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. at The Koger Center for the Arts.

HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATION SCHEDULE

Tuesday, May 23:
8 a.m. - C.A. Johnson Preparatory Academy
10:30 a.m. - Eau Claire High
1 p.m. - Dreher High
3:30 p.m. - W.J. Keenan High

Wednesday, May 24
8 a.m. - A.C. Flora High
10:30 a.m. - Lower Richland High
1 p.m. -Columbia High

RICHLAND ONE STUDENTS PREPARE FOR SUMMER JOURNEY TO AFRICA
When school dismisses for the year Tuesday, ten Richland One middle-school students will head home to start packing their bags for their journey to the African continent.

The students, all seventh-graders, are participating in the Richland One Student Experience to Africa (ROSETA) program. They will spend nearly two weeks in Ghana, West Africa, visiting schools and various sites of cultural, political and historical significance. Along with their chaperones, the middle-schoolers will depart for Ghana on June 1 and return to Columbia on June 14.

DISTRICT CHOSEN AS PILOT SITE FOR SUMMER ONLINE COURSES
Richland One has been identified as a primary participant in the South Carolina Virtual School Pilot being implemented by the State Department of Education. This exciting learning opportunity is a part of the state’s overall e-Learning professional development program and the current legislative efforts to establish guidelines for virtual schools.
The district will offer two exciting elective courses this summer - Web design and global studies. Both courses are open to high-school students and are limited to ten students each. Richland One students will be given first preference for enrollment. The registration deadline is May 31.

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