- Week of February 27, 2009

Horrell Hill Elementary: 100 Men to Read to Students
Sorry ladies, this is just for men. Horrell Hill Elementary has invited 100 men to be readers on Friday, February 27 from 7:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Fathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers and other males in the community will read to students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Educators say having males read to children underscores the importance of reading. Guys, don’t worry about breakfast that morning. After a 7:45 a.m. orientation session, all readers will be treated to breakfast at 8 a.m. as a token of the school’s appreciation.

Former Richland One School Board Commissioner to be Honored
Former Richland One School Board Commissioner King B.L. Jeffcoat will have a tree planted in his honor at Carver-Lyon Elementary at 9 a.m. on Friday, February 27.

Richland One Students to Participate in Cocky’s Reading Express
It’s all about books on Friday, February 27. About 200 Richland One students have been invited to join USC’s Cocky, USC First Lady Patricia Moore-Pastides and children’s book authors to celebrate the joy of reading at the 2009 13th Annual South Carolina Book Festival. Third-grade students from Burnside, Lewis-Greenview, Pendergrass-Fairwold and South Kilbourne elementary schools will enjoy a morning of stories and special presentations by six authors. Each school will receive a box of new books for the school media center. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Columbia Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street.

Black History Month Events Scheduled for Friday, February 27

Lower Richland High School
Lower Richland dance and music students will perform Echoes, Voices from the Past, Voices for the Future, a powerful drama/musical portraying African-American history from the Garden of Eden, through the horrors of slavery, the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement to a new day of hope for the future. The music, poetry and songs of some of America’s most talented artists provide the backdrop for this moving experience. Among the pieces to be performed are poet Langston Hughes’ poem One Way Ticket, musician Duke Ellington’s soulful A Train, and rapper R. Kelley’s I Believe I Can Fly. Performances are at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

St. Andrews Middle School
In addition to dancing to a little Motown music, students will portray famous African-Americans, including a lively debate as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Performances are scheduled for 8:50 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10:40 a.m.

E.E. Taylor Elementary School
Students will recite poems and speeches during the annual oratorical contest sponsored by the Capital City Masonic Lodge #47. The winner receives a trophy and a savings bond. The contest begins at 1 p.m.

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