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Blake Tollison recently received the Clemson Faculty Scholarship Award, which is given to students who graduate from Clemson with a 4.0 cumulative GPA. Tollison, son of Dr. Michael Tollison and Cheryl Tollison, is a 2009 graduate of Riverside High School. He will attend the College of Dental Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Anna Fox and Jack Jopling were Greenville Middle Academy’s Re- tollison flections winners. Fox’s literature entry was selected as the district winner for middle school students and Jopling’s photograph was chosen as the top entry in the middle school photography division at the PTA Council level. Both entries will now be judged at the state level. The Southside High School Forensic Team recently earned an overall first place school win at the 2013 Laird Lewis National Speech and Debate Invitational at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, N.C. Jalen Gray and Branden Lindsay finished in the top 10 for the Individual Student Sweepstakes award. Other team members recognized were William Thompson and Dylan Hooper (champions, Impromptu Duet Acting); Branden Lindsay and Jalen Gray (champions, Duo Interpretation); Victorio Cabrera (champion, Varsity Congress and Best Preliminary Presiding Officer, Varsity Congress); Alexis Tabb (Best Finals Presiding Officer, Varsity Congress); Max Parsons and Vineeth Sama (champions, Novice Public Forum Debate); and Branden Lindsay (champion, Dramatic Interpretation). The USC Upstate/BMW Manufacturing Academic Chandler Creek Elementary’s student council Outreach Camp will introduce sponsored a Celebrate Diversity Art Contest. students to exciting and realWinners were Haley Kieran, Darius Johnson, Will world applications of mathJames and Alexandra Murillo. ematics, statistics and physics. In addition, their teamwork and leadership skills will be honed and improved. The camp is open to rising high school seniors in Greenville or Spartanburg counties and will be held June 10-14 and June 17-21. Deadline to apply is March 1. For more information, visit www. uscupstate.edu/bmwcamp.
St. Anthony’s School students in third through sixth grade participated in an arts and social studies infusion workshop with local artist Ron Zimmerman. Zimmerman, an art instructor with the Spartanburg Museum of Art, worked with the students on drawing techniques. This ongoing arts infusion project at St. Anthony’s School is underwritten with grants from the Metropolitan Arts Council, the NAESP and Crayola.
Blue Ridge Christian Academy’s drama team will perform Euripedes’ “Medea” at Outreach Church, 2414 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville, on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. Seating is limited and tickets must be reserved. Tickets can be purchased at the BRCA school office, or at 864-895-9008. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students for the performance and dinner; or $5 or $2.50 for performance only. Dinner is served at 6:15 p.m. Submit entries to: Community Journals, Our Schools, 148 River Street, Ste. 120, Greenville, SC 29601 or email: community@communityjournals.com
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Southside Christian School will host an Open House and campus tour for parents of students from age 2 years through 12th grade on Jan. 25, Feb. 1 and Feb. 22, beginning at 9 a.m. Anyone interested in learning more about the school is invited to attend.
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The South Carolina State Museum will send one lucky South Carolina school class to its new blockbuster exhibit, “Secrets of the Maya,” for free. Teachers can enter at www.facebook.com/scstatemuseum until Feb. 6 at midnight for a chance to win. Facebook voters will select the winning South Carolina class between Feb. 27 and midnight Mar. 13 by voting once per day. “Secrets of the Maya” is open to the public through June 9. Admission is $15 for adults, $13 for senior citizens and $11 for ages 3-12, and includes general museum admission. South Carolina students in groups are admitted for $5. For more information, visit www.southcarolinastatemuseum.org.
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St. Anthony’s School will host an open house for admissions (grades K3-6) on Jan. 29, 5-7 p.m. Prospective families will have the opportunity to learn more about the school and the new building, pick up applications, and meet teachers and staff. Call 864-271-0167 for more information. J92
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