- Week of November 5, 2007 -

KEENAN HOSTS MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL
Twenty marching bands from South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia will strut their stuff in Columbia, on Saturday, November 3 at the Palmetto Marching Invitational, a regional marching band competition. The event is being hosted by Keenan High School’s Raider Rubber Band. An afternoon of great music and high-stepping dance performances will be held from 1:30 – 7 p.m. at Bolden Stadium, 2600 Barhamville Road. Admission is $5 for advance tickets and $10 for tickets purchased at the gate. For more information contact Keenan band director Willie Lyles at 714-2540.

STUDENT HOLIDAY
All Richland One schools will be closed Monday, November 5. While students enjoy their day off, teachers will be engaged in staff development workshops and training sessions. All Richland One administrative offices will be open during regular business hours on Monday.

LOWER RICHLAND WELCOMES COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID BUS TOUR SPONSORED BY THE SALLIE MAE FUND
Lower Richland High School is the next stop on the nationwide Sallie Mae Fund’s Paying for College Bus Tour. Representatives from the Sallie Mae Fund, a national non-profit organization, will be at Lower Richland On Wednesday, November 7, from 8 a.m.-12:45 p.m. to provide students with information on scholarships, grants and federal aid. Three lucky students attending the workshop will receive a $250 college scholarship.

The Sallie Mae Foundation, the SC Commission on Higher Education and Lower Richland High School are working together on this project to provide college financial aid information to as many students as possible. Research shows that most South Carolina high school students, especially those from low-income and minority families, won’t go to college because they aren’t aware of the financial aid available to them. The goal of the nationwide bus tour is to reverse that trend.

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