Piedmont honors lab employees, York County students celebrate wins
People and companies in the York County region are celebrating accomplishments.
Here are a few:
Piedmont recognizes lab employees
Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill recognized laboratory employees during National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week April 19-25, a release states.
The week recognizes laboratory professionals, pathologists and phlebotomists.
“Year-round, and particularly emphasized during the current health pandemic, we acknowledge the skill and talents of laboratory professionals,” reads the release from Piedmont.
Chester student named SC teaching fellow
Great Falls High School senior Brianna Nichole Quick has been awarded a South Carolina teaching fellowship, according to a release from the Chester County School District.
“The mission of the program is to recruit talented high school seniors into the teaching profession and help them develop leadership qualities,” the release states.
Each year, the program provides fellowships for up to 215 high school seniors who have had academic success, shown a history of service to their school and community and who want to teach in South Carolina, according to the release.
Quick plans to attend College of Charleston in the fall. She will work on service projects and partner with local schools, the release states.
“I’ve wanted to teach since eighth grade, and being a SC Teaching Fellow is really going to help me achieve that dream,” Quick said in a prepared statement.
Fellowship recipients are awarded up to $6,000 a year for four years in scholarships to attend a teaching fellows institution in South Carolina, the release states. For each year they receive a scholarship, fellows agree to teach in S.C. for one year.
Student artists win at Rock Hill exhibit
Multiple students took home wins at the Teachers’ Choice Youth Art Exhibit, hosted by the Arts Council of York County and Rock Hill school district. The exhibit features work from elementary, middle and high school students.
The awards are:
Jimmie Matthews Award/Best of Show: Poured Out by Sonia Long, Northwestern High School
High school
3-Dimensional
- 1st Place: Fly Like a Butterfly by Dahlia Bell, Rock Hill High School
- 2nd Place: Wirey Buck by Ally Beers, Rock Hill High School
- 3rd Place: Cheesecake and a Shake by Dasani Jackson, South Pointe High School
- Honorable Mention: The Gauntlet by Sierra Carleton, Northwestern High School
Drawing
- 1st Place: Rayna by Keagan Finnerty, Northwestern High School
- 2nd Place: Generational Portrait by Syrrhia Alcide, Northwestern High School
- 3rd Place: Flag Toss by Zayda Sumner, Rock Hill High School
- Honorable Mention: Girl’s Best Friend by Taylor Gordon, Northwestern High School
Mixed Media
- 1st Place: Lunar Decorum by Emily Watson, Northwestern High School
- 2nd Place: Colored Pencils by Mariah Boone, Rock Hill High School
- 3rd Place: Filosofia by Sara Johnson, Northwestern High School
- Honorable Mention: Blossoming Flowers by Lacie Bowers, South Pointe High School
Painting
- 1st Place: Carried Away by Anna Newton, Rock Hill High School
- 2nd Place: Heart by Isabella Padillo, Northwestern High School
- 3rd Place: Sydney by Sydney Billman, Rock Hill High School
- Honorable Mention: Runs in My Veins by Sofia Flores-Gomez, Northwestern High School
Middle school
3-dimensional
- 1st Place: Jeff by Madison Altman, Castle Heights Middle School
- 2nd Place: The Magic of Books by Rayna Finnerty, Rawlinson Road Middle School
- 3rd Place: Untitled by Macy Carroll, Saluda Trail Middle School
- Honorable Mention: Alli by Belinda Tecpile Montano, Sullivan Middle School
Drawing
- 1st Place: Animal Deconstructed by Jamie Shuler, Saluda Trail Middle School
- 2nd Place: He Drowned by Travis Compton, Castle Heights Middle School
- 3rd Place: Lucy by Ariel Anderson, Rawlinson Road Middle School
- Honorable Mention: City in Perspective by Kaitlyn Sobocinski, Saluda Trail Middle School
Mixed media
- 1st Place: Abstract Queen by Jaelyn Foster, Saluda Trail Middle School
- 2nd Place: The World Through Peyton’s Eyes by Ellison Floyd, Sullivan Middle School
- 3rd Place: Montreat Memories by Evans Bickford, Sullivan Middle School
- Honorable Mention: Flowing Substance by Olivia Faris, Castle Heights Middle School
Painting
- 1st Place: The Meditation of Despair by Haley Vincent, Castle Heights Middle School
- 2nd Place: Face to Face by Kailyn Kirsch, Sullivan Middle School
- 3rd Place: Dizzy by Mariah Grant, Rawlinson Road Middle School
- Honorable Mention: Mountain Scene by Morgan Marquis, Rawlinson Road Middle School
Winthrop student artists showcase work online
Winthrop University Galleries’ 32nd Undergraduate Juried Exhibition opened Friday via a webpage and Instagram, @gallerieswinthrop.
The exhibition had to move online due to the coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, a release from Winthrop states.
Work by fine arts and design students will be displayed on the sites through Aug. 21. The 127 entries include work in printmaking, jewelry, interior design, illustration, photography, painting and sculpture.
The show’s juror, Caitlin Kelly, director of the Power Plant Gallery at Duke University, selected winners of 22 awards. Awards total $5,500.
“I would encourage you to keep creating, however that presents itself and not get caught up in needing this or needing that – which includes needing a physical audience,” Kelly told students, according to the release.
Award winners have been posted to the gallery webpage. Top awards are:
- Best in Show, Kim Le - Performance installation titled “I do for you…”
- 1st Place: Jewel Edwards - Wood, acrylic and resin piece titled “The Bias Effect”
- 2nd Place: Maggie Claytor - Acrylic piece titled “On Jamie Love’s Wall 1”
- 3rd Place: Emily Collins - Large format print titled “Veiled”
- Honorable mention: Rachel Goldie - Found footage video titled “Something is Out There”
“Our gallery assistants rose to the challenge to plan and execute this exhibition,” Karen Derksen, director of the Winthrop Galleries, said in a prepared statement. “It has been an amazing team effort, and they have done a wonderful job. Please join us to celebrate our talented students.”
Clover schools name special education leaders
Mary Kathleen Gerber was named the executive director of special education for the Clover school district, a release states. Kathy Weathers is the new assistant director of special education.
The school board approved the appointments Monday. Gerber and Weathers start their new roles on July 1.
Gerber, current assistant director of special education, succeeds Laura Holland, who is retiring June 30, according to the district.
Gerber joined Clover schools as a speech pathologist in July 2018 and accepted her current role in July 2019.
Gerber has worked in education for 38 years, serving as a teacher, speech pathologist, an assistant principal and a principal, the release states.
Weathers, currently the principal of Bethany Elementary School, will fill Gerber’s role, according to the district. Weathers has 39 years’ of experience in education, spending 21 in Clover.
