FIRST®, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is a 30 year old global nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire the next generation of technology leaders. This 2019-2020 season, FIRST RISE(SM), powered by Star Wars: Force for Change, is setting out to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators…
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The Golf Club at Briar’s Creek Hosts 4th Annual Robert and Janice McNair Invitational to Fund Educational Scholarships
[caption id="attachment_43981" align="alignleft" width="2016"] Participating in the check presentation Briar’s Creek scholarship recipients, Charleston Collegiate leadership Ryan Cook, head of 7-12 grade, Letitia Sowers, Dean of Students, and Bonnie Scapellato, Director of Development, plus employees of The Golf Club at Briar’s Creek and participants of the Briar’s Creek Employee Educational Fund, Riley Boyette, Hank Smith…
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Three programs named finalists for Riley Institute’s WhatWorksSC Award
[caption id="attachment_43800" align="alignleft" width="1140"] From left: Former U.S. Secretaries of Education Richard Riley and Arne Duncan with Congressman James Clyburn during a 2012 visit to Scott’s Branch High School.[/caption] The Riley Institute at Furman University® has announced the three finalists for the 2019 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC™ Award, which celebrates promising education initiatives that…
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Charleston Teen Awarded $25,000 For Her Literary Project On Religion, Femininity And The Body Through Her Reflections
Roey Leonardi Named a 2019 Davidson Fellow Scholarship Winner Charleston, S.C. – The Davidson Institute for Talent Development has announced the 2019 Davidson Fellows Scholarship winners. Among the honorees is 17-year-old Roey Leonardi of Charleston. Leonardi won a $25,000 scholarship for her project, Flesh of My Flesh, Bone of My Bones. She is one of…
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