Backyard Stargazer for July 2017
By Francis Parnell Summer is officially underway; let’s see “what’s up” for July. At dusk on the 1st, the waxing gibbous Moon forms a broad triangle with bright yellow Jupiter and blue-white “SPICA”, the brightest star in Virgo, in the southwest. At 4 p.m. on July the 3rd, Earth reaches “Aphelion”, its farthest distance from the Sun this year at 94,505,901 million miles. “Dog...
God will never forget or forsake you
Have you ever known someone who was even-tempered and composed even when circumstances seemed to be falling apart all around them?
Church News – June 28, 2017
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net. Vacation Bible School Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 2364 Cashua Ferry Road, will hold Vacation Bible School June 25th through 30th from 5:30 to 8:30pm. We will serve a meal nightly. We will have a class for all ages, even the adults. We will be going to the Promise Land (Candy Land). All are invited. Parade of Hats Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 320 N. Governor...
SC Farm Bureau teaches Agriculture in the Classroom to Darlington County Teachers
Charleston, SC – Darlington County teachers Diana Salehi and Christine Balissary were among fifty educators from across the South Carolina who recently learned how to bring agriculture into their classrooms. The South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation (SCFB) hosted its annual Ag in the Classroom Summer Teacher Institute June 5-9 in Charleston, SC, where teachers of grades pre-K through 8th grade in public and private schools learned the...
DCSD graduates earn $29 million in scholarship
Surpassing last year’s total by more than $6 million, the Darlington County School District (DCSD) Class of 2017 earned just more than $29 million in college scholarships. This year’s seniors earned $29,004,118 through a combination of state lottery, military, service, private and college-sponsored scholarships. Since 2007, DCSD seniors have earned more than $178 million in scholarships. Mayo High School for Math, Science and...
Darlington County School District promotes summer reading
Summer reading is about learning to love reading, and it should promote reading widely and voluminously. Students should be allowed to explore their interests and passions in the books they choose to read. Student choice is important! Darlington County School District will use Accelerated Reader to expand the summer reading choices available to students in grades K-8. This program provides students access to over 150,000 quizzes. AR...