The Gaffney Ledger from Gaffney, South Carolina • Page 9

Local News Page 9 The Gaffney Ledger. Friday, February 9, 1996 Campus News Mm I I UP'iliHi I I in tit II km 1 School Students." Andrew Lanier of Kings Creek, son of Debbie Benfield. A Blacksburg High School student, he is a member of the National Beta Club, a winner of the "Voice of Democracy" essay contest, and a William Randolph Hearst U.S. Senate nominee. Elizabeth Edmonds of Gaffney, granddaughter of James and Hazel Harmon.

A student at Gaffney High School, she is a member of the Beta Club and the SAT 1000 Club and ranks second in her class. Thomas Blanton Andrew Lanier Jack Crocker i i Michael Clary A MILLION DOLLAR OPPORTUNITY A graduate of Gaffney High School, Blanton is the daughter of Steve E. and Elizabeth G. Blanton of Gaffney. Wofford College's January Interim provides students with the opportunity to work for a month on a topic of special interest.

Students may choose from on-campus seminars with faculty members, career-oriented internships, off-campus travel-study projects, or students may design their own independent researchstudy project under the direction of a faculty sponsor. Venezuela trip Wofford College student Melanie Thompson traveled to Venezuela during Wofford's January Interim. A graduate of Gaffney High School, Thompson is the daughter of Jim and Jane Thompson of Gaffney. Thompson spent four weeks in Venezuela focusing on the interrelationship of the environment and society in Venezuela. She explored a variety of natural areas and ecosystems: the cloud forest, the Orinoco basin and the llanos region, the tepuis and the Great Savannah.

She met with people living in these areas to gain an understanding of the relationship of the land and people and visited mining camps, indigenous villages, ranchers, Uaneros, bio PUT YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO WORK FOR YOU! Blanton Thomas A. Blanton III was recognized by Florida Institute of Technology for his outstanding performance during the Fall 1995 semester for attaining a grade point average of 3.80. His name was placed on the School of Aeronautical Engineering Dean's List Winthrop grads RCA 18" DISH FULL VIEW SYSTEM $999.00 STOP SMOKING PROGRAM Full or Part-Time Six Figure Income Potential Media Driven No Door-To-Door Sales Promote Good Health Create Great Wealth Includes 1 Month $499.00 Includes 1 Month FREE USSB Must Be Installed By Satellites Plus. FREE PROGRAMMING Does Not Include Installation. COMPLETE SUPPORT SYSTEM 3oin THE WINNING TEAM" for maximum Upline SupportT FAST, IN HOUSE REPAIRS FINANCING AVAILABLE 24 Hour Information Hotlines National Advertising Program 1 00's of "I lot" Leads Waiting For You Fax-on-Demand National Weekly Conference Calls Info-Pak Fulfillment Center rcr i 864-472-3444 1610 Asheville Hwy.

Inmnn SC James H. Tapp, Owner (800)464-5662 Ext. 0117 Winthrop University, located in Rock Hill, awarded approxi-: mately 330 degrees at its com-! mencement ceremonies Dec. 16. Pamela Evette Davis of Gaffney received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

Virginia G. McGowan of Gaffney received a Master of Business Administration in Business Administration. Melanie Nicole Love of Blacksburg received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. Donald Brian Smith of Blacksburg received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. Angela Hawkins Surretsky of Blacksburg received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Honor mcs High-achieving students at Winthrop University have been honored by being named to the President's or Dean's lists for fall semester 1995. Those making the President's List were Catherine E. Byars and Angela Marie Sparks, both of Gaffney, and Angela Hawkins Surretsky and Katherine A. Touchberry, both of Blacksburg. Those making the Dean's Your Family Clothing Store logical stations and sites for ecotourism.

Her adventures included hiking, excursions on horseback, river trips and travel by small airplane. Palmetto Scholars Four Cherokee County high school students were recently named 1996-97 Palmetto Scholars by the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg. Palmetto Scholars are outstanding South Carolina high school graduates who have excelled academically and whom are honored as some of the best entering freshmen at USCS. Recipients of this honor receive a half-tuition scholarship and have an average SAT score of above 1000, rank in the top 20 percent of their high school class, and have a grade point average of 3.0 or above. Those recognized as 1996-97 Palmetto Scholars are: Michael B.

Clary of Gaffney, son of Michael and Judy Clary. A student at Gaffney High School, he is on the honor roll, is a member of the National Beta Club and has received the Academic Achievement Award. Jack Wesley Crocker Jr. of Gaffney, son of Jack and Elaine Crocker. A student at Gaffney High School, he is a member of the National Beta Club, is on the honor roll, and has been recognized by "Who's Who Among American High fJ it Ws'V.

rr vs. List were Jennifer Diane Bright, Anna Louise Cox, Jason Adrian Gammon and Kristen Marie Hill, all of Gaffney, and Melissa Marie Blackwell, Karen Michelle Huffman and Jessica Conner Long, all of Blacksburg. N.Y. studies Wofford College sophomore Stephanie Blanton spent three weeks in New York City studying its art, history and culture during Wofford's January Interim. MISSY PETITE WOVEN SHIRTS by 'Bill Mass', in sleeveless and short sleeve styles, assorted solids and patterns.

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Major sponsors of the summit are South Carolina American Association of University Women, Columbia Area League of Women Voters, and Columbia College Leadership Center. Local supporters include the Gaffney Branch American Association of University Women. President Evelyn Howe commented, "We are really looking forward to this Summit. We expect to bring back a lot of ideas to use with our Voter Education Project" The goal of the summit is to develop an understanding of the political process and the important role that women can and must play in shaping the state and national political climate. As informed and educated voters, women can affect change that protects the rights of women, children, education, health and 'the variety of issues touching the lives of families in our state.

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