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Northeastern Technical College recently recognized several employees who are retiring after many years of service in their current capacity, including a number who have been with the college for almost its entire history.\ NETC President Dr. Ron Bartley expressed appreciation to the retiring employees. \’d2The true strength of any organization lies in its employees,...
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COLUMBIA \’d0 South Carolina\’d5s 2008 high school graduates showed improved performance on the ACT college entrance exam for a fifth straight year and achieved the highest average scores ever recorded for the state, the testing company reported today. \ The 2008 average composite score for Palmetto State seniors was 19.9 on the ACT\’d5s 36-point...
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Cadet Art Jordan has been awarded the Star of the West Scholarship at The Citadel.\ The Star of the West Scholarship is awarded by the Star of the West Foundation to one member of the freshman class each year. \ The scholarship was started in 1952 by the late Col. Williams W. Wannamaker Jr.,...
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Three area high school graduates were awarded McLeod Medical Center Dillon $1,000 Scholarships. \ Each was recognized at a luncheon on July 25, 2008. All recipients have plans of pursuing careers in health care.\ In 2001, the McLeod Medical Center Dillon Auxiliary established the Chellis B. Ellis Nursing Scholarship in memory of Mrs. Chellis...
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Look around South Carolina, who do you know that has benefited from some form of lottery-funded scholarship? The answer may be a cousin; a coworker\’d5s child; a hardworking neighbor continuing their education; a friend getting a degree to change careers; or your own child. \ Since 2002 through academic year 2008, over 588,000 students...
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Congratulations to Adam Carabo of Marlboro Academy and Sarah Price of Dillon Christian School, who were among the nearly 1,500 high school students from across the country in the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour held recently in Washington, D.C. \ Each year in June, an activity-filled week affords high school youths opportunities to learn first-hand...
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Camp Wildwood-South Carolina\’d5s best kept secret for teens. \ Camp Wildwood is a week-long residential summer camp for high-school students that is made possible through donations and sponsorships of garden clubs throughout our state. It is an action-packed, fun filled week where campers build leadership skills while learning about the environment and protecting our...
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Students enrolled at Northeastern Technical College have an opportunity to use a tool that can help them improve the marketability of their skills in the local, regional and national workforce.\ KeyTrain, a comprehensive learning system for common skills required for employment, is available for free to any currently enrolled student at Northeastern Technical College...
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Ronnie Webster, the AYES Automotive Technology Instructor, at the Dillon County Technology Center, along with two of his automotive students, Josh Lovett, a junior at Latta High School, and Benjamin Herring, a senior from Dillon High School, won first place in the state of South Carolina for the written portion of the Ford AAA...
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Polly A. Elkins recently received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from South Carolina State University. \ She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. \ She received her Educational Specialist degree from Winthrop University. \ Elkins is currently the Assistant Superintendent for Administration...
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The Dillon County Technology Center budget was presented by Director Jerry Strickland to the Dillon County Board of Education recently.\ The budget shows an overall 3.3 percent increase and is not balanced. Several reductions were made. County Board Chairman, Richard Schafer said there has been a funding problem for some time, and they have...
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