STAR meeting set for Thursday
Nexus Care of Beaufort County’s STAR (Striving to Achieve Resiliency) Youth Leadership Program is kicking off the new year with another meeting encouraging middle school and high school students north of the Broad to develop peer-to-peer conversations about substance abuse in the hopes of reducing their misuse.
In partnership with All Aboard Beaufort, the meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16 at the St. Helena Branch Library at 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road.
Student participants will:
- Be Changemakers: Help reduce alcohol and marijuana misuse through peer-to-peer interactions. Your voice matters, and you can make a real impact.
- Earn Rewards: Rack up volunteer hours for awards while gaining leadership and communication skills that will set you apart.
- Get Active: Participate in community scavenger hunts, create media campaigns, and present at schools—turning your ideas into action!
- Meet Movers and Shakers: Engage with community leaders and make your mark on northern Beaufort County.
This is event is free and open to all interested middle school and high school students in northern Beaufort County. The All Aboard Beaufort coalition is funded through the Centers for Disease Control by a Drug-Free Communities award to address primary prevention efforts in northern Beaufort County communities.
For more information and to RSVP, contact Jodie Martinez at jodie.martinez@bcgov.net.
3 from Beaufort on Wofford Fall 2024 Dean’s List
Wofford College provost Dr. Timothy Schmitz has announced Dean’s List students for the fall 2024 semester, including three students from Beaufort. The following local students were named to Wofford College’s 2024 fall Dean’s List: Hayden Canaday, Bailey Herron, and Marin Mead of Beaufort.
Wofford College, established in 1854, is a four-year, residential liberal arts college located in Spartanburg. It offers 27 major fields of study to a student body of 1,800 undergraduates.
Sapanchuk named to Troy Chancellor’s List
Dmytro Sapanchuk of Beaufort has been named to the Chancellor’s List at Troy University for the Fall Semester/Term 2 of the 2024-2025 academic year.
The Chancellor’s List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who earn a grade point average of 4.0.
Troy University is a public, historic, international university with 22,500 students and 154,000 alumni.
