Local students place in state Skills USA competition
During the week of May 29-April 1, 2017 trade and industry students from across the state attended the SkillsUSA state conference in Greenville, SC. Event competitions started in late March and concluded during the conference. Students displayed their intelligence, poise, and leadership ability while impressing the judges in a variety of competitive events including automotive technology, carpentry, electrical construction wiring,...
Pate Elementary School hatches chicks through 4-H program
“This is amazing!” exclaimed 6-year old Madison Lindsey as she watched baby chicks pip out of their shells in Mrs. Ashleigh Chaplin’s kindergarten class at Pate Elementary School. Just in time for spring, Mrs. Chaplin invited the 4-H Embryology Project into her classroom. Her students observed first hand the beginning of the life cycle and were able to care for these “babies” during their first few days of life. This project was a...
Who is it in Darlington County for April 19, 2017
The photo from last week was of a door on the back of a building located at the corner of S. Pearl and S. Main Street in Darlington. The readers with correct guesses were Hoyt Campbell, Francis Parnell, James Powers, Jim Stone, Dolores Talbert and Paula Dana. Today you will find another face from Darlington County’s history. Hint: She was the first African-American woman in South Carolina to publish a novel. Do you know who she is?...
Restored painting unveiled during meeting of Historical Society
Though no one is still quite sure who she is, the Darlington County Historical Commission’s (DCHS) ‘Lady of Mystery’ now has a new lease on life. The freshly restored painting was unveiled Thursday, April 6 at the Darlington County Historical Society’s spring meeting.
Prom Promise at Darlington High School
Members of the Darlington High School junior and senior classes witnessed a graphic re-enactment of a fatal DUI crash last week on the DHS front lawn. The staged wreck was part of the annual Prom Promise program, which aims to keep students from drinking and driving when they attend school dances. A photo gallery of the event can be found here.
DHS students get hands-on teaching, learning experience
Teacher Cadet students at Darlington High School got a taste of what teaching will be like Friday, April 8 when Teaching Fellows from USC visited the school. The fellows brought with them a traveling Anne Frank exhibit, which has been displayed across the state.