Archive for November, 2015

11/30:  A school success; pandering; planning your holiday

11/30: A school success; pandering; planning your holiday

In the Nov. 30 issue of Charleston Currents:
PHOTO: Parade of Boats coming soon
FOCUS, Kristin French: Palmetto Scholars Academy, a success story
BRACK: Pandering to fear isn’t American way
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: LaFond Law
MONEY, Kyra Morris: Have a financially-savvy holiday season
GOOD NEWS: Riley Waterfront Park, more
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
CALENDAR, Nov. 30+: Revving it up for the holidays
MYSTERY: You might have seen this one
BROADUS: Big check for One80 Place
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Voorhees College

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HISTORY: Voorhees College

HISTORY: Voorhees College

S.C. Encyclopedia | Located in Denmark, Voorhees College is a four-year liberal arts undergraduate institution. Founded in 1897 by Elizabeth Evelyn Wright and Jessie Dorsey, the school was first known as the Denmark Industrial School and was based on Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee Institute. Wright was Washington’s protégée and had determined that she wanted to “be the same type of woman as Mr. Washington was of a man.” On graduation she set out for South Carolina to develop a second Tuskegee.

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The new campus will open in January in Hunley Park.

Palmetto Scholars Academy is an education success story

By Kristen L. French | Palmetto Scholars Academy (PSA) was founded in 2009 with a mission to serve gifted students in the Lowcountry. Many schools are not equipped to meet the different learning needs of gifted children. This often leads to laziness, boredom, frustration, a loss of self-esteem and underachievement. PSA has developed a liberal arts environment which provides academic and artistic challenges while also serving the social and emotional needs of gifted students. PSA is open to all South Carolina students from 6th to 12th grades, resulting in a diverse student population that crosses economic and demographic lines.

Tolerance of each other’s differences seems to come naturally to the PSA community. The teachers and staff foster tolerance while maintaining a disciplined environment.

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BRACK: Pandering to fear isn’t the American way

BRACK: Pandering to fear isn’t the American way

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Recall Thanksgiving afternoon as you watched football and digested turkey after giving much thanks for your freedom, blessings and family.

Imagine hearing the doorbell as you’re dozing. At the door is a young brown woman, heavy with child. She’s wearing a scarf on her head. On the street, you see a beat-up car with a man inside.

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MORRIS: Have a financially-savvy holiday season

MORRIS: Have a financially-savvy holiday season

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor | As our bellies are now full from a wonderful Thanksgiving meal, it’s now time to consider emptying the wallet for the holidays. At least that is what retailers would like for you to do. The holiday season and shopping are often directly correlated. Instead of the joy of the season, we often experience the stress of the season.

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Riley

GOOD NEWS: Park named after Riley

Hats off to Charleston City Council, which voted Nov. 24, to rename Waterfront Park in honor of retiring Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr.

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MYSTERY:  You might have seen this before

MYSTERY: You might have seen this before

Long-time readers of Charleston Currents might have seen this structure, which was featured a few years back. But it might not be familiar to many. Hint: It’s in the tri-county area. Know where it is? Send your guess — and place of residence — to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. (Thanks to Deborah Getter of Johns Island for furnishing this great new shot.)

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11/23, full issue: Capt. Sams Spit; new mayor-to-be; more

11/23, full issue: Capt. Sams Spit; new mayor-to-be; more

In the Nov. 23, 2015, issue of Charleston Currents:
PHOTO: The Big Tomato
FOCUS, Katie Zimmerman: Capt. Sams Spit back in development headlines
BRACK: Meet Charleston’s next mayor
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
GOOD NEWS: Mazyck, Stokes-Marshall honored by AT&T
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
CALENDAR, Nov. 23+: Getting in the holiday spirit
REVIEW: The Bees, by Laline Paull
MYSTERY: Looks pretty old
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Josephine Lyons Scott Pinckney

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CALENDAR, Nov. 23+ Getting into the holiday spirit

CALENDAR, Nov. 23+ Getting into the holiday spirit

That Holiday Book Sale: Dec. 4-6, Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston. The Friends of the Library will offer a great book sale just in time for the holidays where you can pick up affordable books, CDs and more. For times and other information, click here.

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REVIEW: The Bees

REVIEW: The Bees

The Bees, A novel by Laline Paull — Worker bee Flora 717 does not calmly enter into this world; she explodes into it, tearing through the waxy constraints of her womb room. Born into the lowest caste of the hive, Flora should be a mute bee who works her sanitation job diligently and without question, but that’s not the case.

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