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After surviving a Christmas tree fire as a toddler, high school senior graduates with honors
MONTROSE, Ga. — As the writers of our destiny, we get to forge our own paths; 18-year-old Diontae Brazil writes his with determination and resilience. After surviving a house fire when he was just 2-years-old, Brazil learned how to live life with a new normal. "The story I was...
Students become reporters at JD Lever Elementary’s Career Day
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) — J.D. Lever Elementary’s annual career day was Friday, May 24. The goal was to get students to think about the future. Representatives from the sheriff and coroner’s offices, local businesses, and various individuals were present. Aiken Bureau Chief and weekend Good Morning Augusta anchor Shawn Cabbagestalk represented the media. Some […]
The list: Every high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Columbia and Aiken counties
Caps and gowns will be all over town for the next week or so as the area's public high schools graduate their senior classes. Here, organized by county, are the dates, times and locations for each high school's 2024 graduation in Richmond, Columbia and Aiken counties. Richmond County. All ceremonies...
JCHS valedictorian chased her dream 4,000 miles
Vanessa Cruz learned the hard way that dreams are just an ache in your chest until you work and sacrifice to make them real. And really big dreams, like the American Dream, require more from some than others. Her parents came to the United States chasing their own aches for...
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