North Augusta Today

Belvedere Elementary

- Interim reports will be issued Thursday.

- Popcorn will be sold during lunch Thursday. It costs 25 cents per bag.

- Spirit/Career Day is Friday.

- Stevi B Spirit Night is Monday. The restaurant will donate 50 cents for everyone who eats there and reports being with the school. The class with the most participation will win a pizza party.

- Fourth-grade field trip to Freedom Train is from 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

- An art show will be held from 4-7 p.m. March 4 in the gym.

- Congratulations to Rebekah Seymour for becoming a member of the 100 Book Club.

- Rhodes Financial Services will award 32 Dell computers to schools this year. For schools to win a computer, tax preparation must be filed with Rhodes by April 15 at any of the 19 area offices. Parents are reminded to tell their tax preparer which school their child attends.

Fox Creek High

- Applications to the South Carolina AHEC Nursing and Dental Careers Academy at the Medical University of South Carolina are due April 6. The academy runs from June 1-6 and helps students prepare for careers in the medical field. See Ms. Key or visit www.scahec.net for an application.

- Prom will be held from 7-11 p.m. April 19 at Enterprise Mill. Tickets are $50 per couple, or $30 for singles. The price for couples' tickets will increase to $60 after Saturday. For tickets, see Mrs. Leopard.

- The second Tuesday of each month is FCHS Day at Catfish One. Fox Creek receives 10 percent of diners' bills if they mention the school.

- The school is selling personalized, engraved commemorative bricks for $100 each. Proceeds benefit the new school building. Applications are available online at www.foxcreekhs.org.

- Juniors needing to take the SAT or ACT this spring, see Ms. Key for a fee waiver.

- Applications for the J.P. Coates SCACT Scholarship are due March 1. See Ms. Key for an application.

Hammond Hill Elementary

- Yearbooks are on sale for $22.

- Spirit Day will be held Friday. Pupils should wear their school shirts.

- D.A.R.E. Graduation will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Belvedere.

- March 7 is a student holiday.

- The School Improvement Council will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. March 10.

- Chick-fil-A Spirit Night will be held from 5-8 p.m. March 18.

- The Box Tops for Education collection will end for the third nine weeks March 25.

- Congratulations Molly Hooks, Breandria Smith and Carly Wolf who will represent the school in the North Augusta Idol competition March 25.

Merriwether Elementary

- Yearbooks are on sale for $20.

- Early release day March 7.

- The third grade play South Carolina History Comes Alive , will begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 28.

Merriwether Middle

- Early release day March 7.

- The following pupils made the second quarter honor roll: Sixth grade, all A's: Jacob Bass, Amanda Biddlecome, Kalei Bowser, Margaret Childress, Brittany Cross, Kelsey Hattaway, Cla Knight, Megan Sherman, Morgan Spaulding and McKenzie Wilson; Sixth grade, all A's and B's: Tessa Adams, April Arthur, Karson Barrett, Miranda Bishop, Darshon Broadwater, Kaylee Bryant, Alaina Burden, Ashley Burkhalter, Kimberi Busbee, Shelby Calliham, Cole Campbell, Lindsey Derrick, Chelsie Erwin, Yahaira Escalera, Justin Farrer, Jacob Folland, Ellie Gibeau, Nicole Gibson, Jasmine Griffin, Matthew Harley, Kendall Hill, Erin Holley, Rickey Jones, Savannah Jones, Tyra Kinney, Brooke Lavallee, Houston Lewis, Christine Marzullo, Bailey Mattox, Jerem McClendon, Elijah Moton, Casey Newman, Chelsea Padgette, Anthony Pierce, Dominique Riley, Evan Roberson, Eboney Sharpton, Collin Smith, Willie Sprouse, R.J. Strauss, Erin Sweeney, Hannah Whatley, Hannah Williams, Morgan Williams and Dewey Wilson.

Seventh grade, all A's: Ashley Bodiford, Haley Bryant, Danielle Chitty, Shelby Collier, Samantha Hodges, Nic Hoffmann, Allie Jhant, Brent Lacey, Allison Lemmon, McKenzie Talbert and Miller Thompson; Seventh grade, all A's and B's: Tabatha Buzek, Cassie Carroll, Emily Cartrett, Aaron Cook, Haley Duckworth, Emily Fletcher, Christina Fowler, Robbie Guess, Katheryne Holliefield, Brittany Hurt, Emma Kitchens, Cody Miller, Derek Mims, Jackie Polz, Rachael Rudd, Sarah Szybura, Ryan Thurmond and Maci Wheeler.

Eighth grade, all A's: Kristen Anderson, Jonathan Drew, Will Hoffmann, Rachel Litke, Ginny Simmons, A'dreanna Truesdell, Jeremy Weeks; Eighth grade, all A's and B's: Taylor Anderson, Jordan Ball, Tiffany Bishop, Timothy Burden, Matthew Calliham, Kayla Clem, Megan Dixon, Kelsey Dyer, Brynn Emmons, Brianna Griffin, Max Hall, Nikki Jackson, Noland Koon, Carrie Krebs, Anna Logan, Brandie Lowery, Sicilee Macklin, Taylor Paul, Shelby Simmons and Natalie Swanson.

North Augusta Elementary

- Interim reports go out Thursday.

- Chick-fil-A Spirit Night is Tuesday.

- Math/Science Day is Feb. 29.

- International Day is March 20. If interested in sharing the culture of your country, call the school.

- Rhodes Financial Services will award 32 Dell computers to schools this year. For schools to win a computer, tax preparation must be filed with Rhodes by April 15 at any of the 19 area offices. Parents are reminded to tell their tax preparer which school their child attends.

- The talent show will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 24.

- Deadline to return Governor's Reading Honor Roll reading logs to the media center is May 9.

- Congratulations to the new book club members: 100 books: Chase Bennett , Zhyne' Ellison , Daunna Holmes , Elizabeth Schwartz , Savannah Taylor , Asa Holland , Katie Smith and Andrew Clemens ; 200 books: Bryce Hyde ; 400 books: Kendrick Flores ; and page master: Brock Abbott , Cameron Dunn and Austin Phillips .

- The following were selected to perform in the school talent show being held April 24: Jacqueline Phillips , clogging; Sarah Wilson , vocals; Molly Greenway and Amelia Ward , dancing; Gaia Colafrancesco , poetry; Mackenzie Jones , dancing; Alice Dyches , vocals; Juliann Loyd , vocals and piano; Elena Gallegos , dancing; Sunsiah Davis , dancing; Julie Brunson and Kayla Crenshaw , vocals and dancing; Celina Broadwater , dancing; Carleigh Deal , Brenna Ash , Deanna Simmons and Kayla Cooper , dancing; Erin Calloway , piano; Carlee Jennings , hula hoop; Malik Dunbar , rap; Nola Wallace , vocals; Graceton Saxon , piano; and Julianna Meyers , cheerleading.

- The following pupils made the second nine weeks honor roll:

Third grade, all A's: Brock Abbott, Grayson Brandt, Bentley Brown, Cameron Davis, Blake Elam, Abigail Elvira, Jakob Freeman, Ryan Gillespie, Joshua Gordon, Emily Heady, Annie McCommon, Emily Mullner, Carter Orille, Tanner Starnes, Devin Stewart and Dalton Tolar; Third grade, all A's and B's: Faith Baker, Megan Bunjevac, Meghan Carrier, Miranda Coon, Darius Copeland, Lindsey Cousino, Alex Crawford, Bailey Crawford, Tavion Davis, Cameron Dunn, Bryson Fulmer, Jessica Glover, Ala'zia Gomillion, Spencer Jones, Cameron Killmeyer Banks, Jack King, Sydney Lykins, Evan McIntosh, Austin Mills, Marcos Moctezuma, Kyle Monroe, Chloe Olkowski, Chandler Padgett, Evan Peavy, Tyrone Pooser, Randi Jo Saturley, Bailey Steinmeyer, Nathaniel Vinson, Nola Wallace and Sam Wilkes .

Fourth grade, all A's: Rossie Bennett, Jacob Burns, Matthew Coverson-Springs, Myles Coverson-Springs, Austin Dillard, Carly May, Paige Pulley, Courtney Strauss, Dominique Lyons, Cameron Morris, Andrew Chapman and Miles Lloyd; Fourth grade, all A's and B's: Armani Anderson, Jordon Ayers, Erin Baumgarten, JP Bush, Nolan Chavous, DeAndre Davis, Chandler Dunn, Hannah Elser, Caylin Gregory, Josh Iaukea, Kamiah Johnson, Zachary Jones, Janna Lee, Miles Lloyd, India McIntyre, Cameron O'Neal, Cai Ou, Austin Phillips, Hunter Satcher, Cameron Smith, MarqueseSullivan, Carl Vormelker and Darius Wright .

Fifth grade, all A's: Brenna Ashe, Erin Calloway, Carleigh Deal, Micah Farrar, Ajay Heer, Brandon Houston, Juliann Lloyd, Tanner Mobley, Jacqueline Phillips, Sabrina Shutters, Blake Sloan, Brielle Smith, Ryan Wells, Sarah White and Emily Wilson; Fifth grade, all A's and B's: Naomi Aaron, George Athanaelos, Keanu Ballesteros, Aurora Bosdell, Celina Broadwater, Blake Busby, Sydney Budd, Carly Clements, Aaliyah Cook, Asia Council, John Edwards, Edgar Elvira, Brianna Finley, Elena Gallegos, Steven George, Nathaniel Gove, Sasha Greene, Anna Huff, Madison Inglett, Marissa Jackson, Mitch James, Elizabeth Julian, Chase Marzullo, Charles Mealer, Raven Mealing, Baker Metz, Julianna Meyers, Mary Elizabeth Owens, Eleanor Powell, Geoffrey Powell, Garrett Rangel, Andrew Reece, Deanna Simmons, Chance Snader, Adam Snyder, Devon Watters, Dylan Widener, Caitlin Wigginton, Courtney Wright and Hunter Zielinski .

North Augusta High

- Relay for Life will be held May 2 at the school. Any students wanting to form a team need to contact coach Snyder.

- The South Carolina Sheriff's Association awards four $1,000 scholarships and one $2,000 scholarship to a child of a law enforcement officer. A 1,000-word essay is required. Deadline to apply is Friday.

- Columbia College offers music scholarships to female vocalists, pianists and instrumentalists. Auditions are Saturday and April 5.

- The CSRA Prom and Pageant Expo is being held at the school from 3-6 p.m. Sunday. Vendors will be present and there will be a fashion show. The dress swap will be held from 4-6 p.m. Costs are $5 to register the first two dresses and $1 per each additional dress. Admission to the event is $1. For more information, call (803) 979-4286. Proceeds benefit the school's PTSA.

- The North Augusta Optimist Club offers scholarships to seniors with a high academic standing, financial need and community involvement. Deadline to apply is Feb. 28.

- Registration for Belvedere Girl's Softball will be held March 1 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Cost is $65 per one child and $45 per each additional child. See the flier in the officer for more information.

- The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation offers scholarships to children of a marine whose family income is less than $77,000. Deadline to apply is March 3.

- The Belvedere Women's Club offers the Elizabeth Bradley scholarship. Anyone interested in applying must do so by March 6.

- The Scholar Athlete Mild Mustache Scholarship is available online until March 7. See Mrs. Smiley for the Web address.

- The Fort Gordon Service Club offers scholarships to seniors who are dependents of an active duty reserve or National Guard service member. Deadline to apply is March 15.

- The Miss North Augusta High School pageant will be held at 6:30 p.m. March 29.

- The Marine Corps League of Aiken County offers a $1,000 scholarship to a senior in ROTC. Deadline to apply is April 1.

- The Augusta Metro Federal Credit Union offers scholarships based on grades, school/community involvement, work experience, financial need, an essay and two recommendations. Deadline to apply is April 11.

- The North Augusta Sertoma Club offers scholarships to seniors with at least a B average who have participated in extracurricular activities. Deadline to apply is April 21.

- Students whose households have an account with Aiken Electric Cooperative can apply for the Washington Tour for Juniors being held June 14-19.

- The Belvedere Elementary PTO offers scholarships to students who attended their school at least three years.

- The Helen Stokes Memorial Scholarship is available to students attending college in South Carolina. An essay, letter of recommendation and list of extracurricular activities must be submitted.

North Augusta Middle

- Interim reports will be issued Thursday.

- Pennies for Patients ends Friday. The fundraiser benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The class that raises the most money will have their choice of a pizza or ice-cream party.

- Please save can tabs. These are being collected to help a pupil who is fighting cancer.

- Orientation for rising ninth-grade pupils will be held Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at North Augusta High.

- Individual graduation plan meetings for eighth-grade pupils and their parents will be held from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. March 6.

- The transition fair will be held from 5-7 p.m. April 24.

- Rebecca Rudisill came in first in the Area II Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest. Will Harley placed third.

- Students of the Month are Beverly Herrington , Lindsey Waldrup , Trevor W. Hutto , Darian Lanham , Angel Watts and Jordan Gamble .

- Employee of the Month is Nancy Nelson , the school bookkeeper.

- The following made the second quarter honor roll:

Sixth grade all A's: Ben Adams, John Michael Baldy, Nick Barrs, Mia Bowman, Kaleigh Busbee, Bryson Conner, Kirstyn Denney, Nicole Fuller, John Gillespie, Kendal Greiner, Ryan Hammond, Destenie Hensley, David Huskey, Bailie Hutto, Ally Jacobs, Darian Lanhan, Sarah Larabee, Payton Lord, Corbin Lutier, Morgan Maroney, Foster McLane, Sara Nichols, Ndidi Okafor, Allison Owings, Benjamin Phifer, Brandon Redd, Julia Spieker, Chloe Sylvester, Bailie Timmerman, Michaela Treadway, Angel Watts, Barrett Wells, Eric White, Forrest Whitfield and Meghan Whitfield; Sixth grade all A's and B's: Brittany Alston, Hailea Ambrose, Rachel Branum, Sergio Brito, Amber C. Johnson, Tori Cabrera, Jasmine Campbell, Austin Cheshire, Ashley Childers, Jessie Crawford, Chaz Davey, Christian Davis, Nastassjia Dicks, D'Andre Dunbar, Lawrence Duncan, Austin Ferguson, Amber Flicek, Roby Gillespie, Emilie Hall, Jacob Harris, Michaela Howard, Robert Humphries, Sacora Hymon, Shawn Jackson, Colton Johnson, Dalton Jones, J.W. Jones, Rebecca Jones, William Kalbskopf, Kiersten Lee, Samantha McBroom, Hyuri McDowell, Jordan McGee, DeMarkus Mealing, Roman Mealing, Gabriel Mills, Nicholas Moore, Aaron Morgan, Mensah O'Bryant, Jennifer Reese, Katlyn Riley, Kyle Rouse, Ashley Sanders, Kyle Saverance, La'Chell Scott, Tyler Sheehan, Steven Vinson, Nick Whitfield, Katelyn Wilhite, Blake Williams and Justin Yonce; good effort: Brooke Baynham, Michelle Brophy, Brett Butler, Brandon Childs, Mercedes Dupeire, Nick Ford, Ashley Hasty, Bradley Hasty, Allie Hodge, Zach Johnson, Kiley Jones, Ryan Lark, Collin Loring, Kaitlyn McCraw, Marisol Meza, Alaina Miller, Kendyl Morgan, Chelsea Newman, Kristen Powell, Anfernee Ryan, Payton Tiberi, Avery Tyrrell and Madison Wilson .

Seventh grade all A's: Alison Cercy, Parker Collins, Alyssa Dyches, Krissy Dyches, Kole Fisher, Arielle Houston, Clayton Johnson, Jonathan Mills, Adam Parler, Hannah Reese, Bailie Sparks and Ashton Young; Seventh grade all A's and B's: Megan Anderson, Glenn Barnes, Cody Brown, Gracie Bryant, Shane Burns, Eric Clubb, Jasmine Coach, Steven Copeland, Christian Cox, Kelsey Cox, Joel Florida, Nicole Freeman, Jordan Gamble, Jackie Hill, Skyler Hyde, Ally Karlin, Brittany Kibler, Cameron Levi, Joshua Melancon, Jake McCormick, Trey Morgan, Grace Myers, Chase New, Tyler Orander, Marc Outlaw, Avery Penner, Amber Perry, Joshua Scoggins, Christi Smith, Justin Stonehill, Ashley Townsend, Cameron Wilkes, Ariana Williams, Zachary Wilson and Hudson Woodward; good effort: Genner Almazon, Courtney Bishop, Derek Bussey, Lyne Bates-Butler, Alanna Burns, E'Kaydria Campbell, Amelia Carter, Mari Cavagna, Hunter Crawley, Dylan Davis, Cody Fox, Katie Glover, Bryan Gordon, Blair Green, Hannah Heston, Chasity Jones, Amber Loman, Michael Lott, Robert Morgan, Daniel Pippen, Luis Guerrero-Ramirez, Alicia Rivera, Ashley Shaw, Erin Smiley, Jairo Avellaneda-Robles, Victoria Wise and Logan Woodward .

Eighth grade all A's: Ryan Barrs, Robert Cooper, Conner Fowler, Katie Freitas, Will Harley, Hannah Melancon, Megan Miller, Arianna Pierner, Rebecca Rudisill, Destinee Wilson, TeandaCunningham and Philip White; Eighth grade all A's and B's: Olivia Bajko, Justin Bishop, Kelsie Blocker, Chris Brantley, Gareth Calk, John Chambers, Hillary Dunbar, Joel Farrar, Shawnna Floyd, Caroline Foss, Rachel Fuller, Megan Gordon, Mark Griffith, Kasey Harrison, John Hearn, Sydney Herrick, Beverly Herrington, Trevor R. Hutto, Trevor W. Hutto, Jillian James, Brensyn Johnson, Marquis Martin, Cherish Maybanks, Ray McCollum, Joseph Okafor, Kishan Patel, Lindsey Patton, Mary Louise Pawlowski , Grant Smith and Miranda Whitfield . good effort: Abigail Aldred, Kristen Barbour, Tabitha Bell, Lauren Blackwell, Joseph Bonham, Kia Burton, Briana Cheatham, Shadrick Clay, Jurell Coach, Campbell Cox, Jerryd Curry, Ashley Ellefson, Carrie Fulghum, Alyssa Gavalas, Tyrell Hillary, Matt House, Brett Lamb, Beth Lawson, Taylor Lincoln, Jackey Maahs, Lorraine Matranga, Justin McEwen, Sutton Metz, Erin Roberts, Sydney Seigler, Kaitlyn Shreve, Samuel Stokes, Brittni Tripp, Tiarra Wheeler and Abigail Williamson .

Our Lady of Peace Catholic School

- Donations are still needed for the annual Mardi Gras silent auction. Admission tickets to the auction are on sale for $45.

- Progress reports will go home Friday.

- A confirmation preparation class will be held Monday at 7 p.m. in the Annex.

Mossy Creek Elementary

- The Mossy Creek PTO is looking for officers and committee members for the 2008-09 school year. Available positions include president, vice president for membership, vice president for carnival, vice president for fundraising, secretary and treasurer. Committee positions include Santa Shop, hospitality, yearbook, recycling, box tops and label collection, popcorn and ice cream sales. For more information, call Angela Temples at (803) 279-5665 or e-mail ttemple1@bellsouth.net, or leave a message for her at the school office.

- The PTO meeting will be held Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

- The PTO will sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts in the morning car line Feb. 28.

- Please continue to send in Campbell's soup labels for Box Tops for Education.

- Yearbook prices have increased to $22. At the present time, there are less than 150 yearbooks left for pre-order. The PTO is not ordering additional yearbooks. Personalization is no longer available.

- Interim reports go home today.

- Tonight is Mossy Creek Spirit Night at Chik-Fil-A.

- Tomorrow is the deadline for students to turn in the Six Flags Reading Club form.

- The after school math club will meet Tuesday.

Paul Knox Middle

- The FBLA will meet today 3:30 p.m. in room 370.

- The BTIO alternate assignment is due today.

- Interim reports will go home tomorrow.

- A large number of students are coming to school with a fever. Children are not allowed in school with a temperature over 100 degrees. Students should be fever free for 24 hours after fever-reducing medicine has been stopped before returning to school. If you have any questions, call the school nurse, Kellie Ergle at (803) 442-6300.

- Congratulations to Paul Knox FBLA members who attended the District IV Leadership conference at North Augusta High School. Matthew Larry won third place in Spreadsheet Applications, Matthew Watke took second place in Proofreading & Editing, Matthew Mollow won first place in Keyboarding Applications I and Andrew Mayson won first place in Keyboarding Applications II.

- Congratulations to the National Junior Beta Club Inductees: Mercedes Addie , Sam Alexander , Gabrielle Butler , Olivia Chalmers , Kourtney Chapman , Jake Collins , Shelby Ewart , Clara Formby , Andrew Fritch , Jennifer Grimm , Will Harris , Brianna Hopkins , Samantha Jones , Katherine Koss , Matthew Larry , Hope Lewis , Laura Lewis , Courtney Livingston , Anna Long , Stephanie Markel , Andrew Mayson , Charity McClain , Julie Mundy , McKinley Pippin , Cameron Porter , Michael Price , Catherine Puett , Cameron Quinn , Mitchell Redd , Bentley Sam , Faith Saxon , Sydney Scaggs , Katie Schaade , Brianna Schafer , Michaela Schaffer , Connor Shull , Logan Smith , Cody Smoldt , David Thirkell , Anna Tuten , Rachel Ward and Matthew Watke .