- Week of December 17, 2007

Caughman Road Elementary to Host DARE Graduation
Eighty-one students at Caughman Road Elementary have completed the requirements to "graduate" from the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program at their school. A special graduation ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, December 17 in the school's cafeteria. Invited guests include U.S. Attorney Reginald Lloyd and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott. As part of the DARE Program, Caughman Road fifth-graders participated in team-building and cooperative group activities which focused on making the appropriate decisions in living a drug-free life. Caughman Road Elementary is located at 7725 Caughman Road.

Richland One to Host Second Keenan Annexation Meeting
Plans to annex the new Keenan High School into the municipal boundaries of the City of Columbia will be discussed at a community meeting on Monday, December 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the lecture hall of Keenan High School, 361 Pisgah Church Road.

The school currently sits within the unincorporated boundaries of Richland County. Annexation of Keenan into the City of Columbia will not involve changing attendance lines.

Adult Education to Host Graduation Exercises
Richland One’s Adult Education Office will hold its winter graduation ceremonies on Tuesday, December 18 at 7 p.m. Commencement exercises will be held in the auditorium of the Adult Education Center at 2612 Covenant Road.

A.C. Moore Students to Come to School in Their Pajamas
On Wednesday, December 19, students at A.C. Moore Elementary will come to school with their usual book bags, paper and pencils, but many of them will be wearing something a little different: their pajamas. During the day students will cuddle up with a favorite book for a school-wide read-in. Kindergarten and first-grade students will start off their morning with a performance of Christmas carols around 9:30 a.m. Pajama Day, which is usually a big hit with students, is a fun way for students to enjoy reading before they leave for the Christmas break.

Richland One Schools and Offices to Close for Holidays
All Richland One schools and offices will be closed for the holidays Thursday, December 20, 2007 through January 2, 2008. Students and staff will resume their normal schedules on Thursday, January 3, 2008.

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