🌱 Seven Oaks Elementary educator wins grant for creative classroom learning

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• Seven Oaks Elementary educator wins grant for creative classroom learning

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: Periods of sun; breezy, nice, temps: high: 71, low: 44.
• Friday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 59 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lexington 2 Teachers Among Mid-Carolina Electric Bright Ideas Grant Recipients (westmetronews.com) — Seven Oaks Elementary School’s Paul Duggan is among the educators receiving Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative’s Bright Ideas grants for creative classroom projects. The cooperative awarded a record 27 classroom grants across 19 schools in October, supporting learning in subjects such as science, technology, literacy and the arts.
   

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Saturday November 14

• Commissioner College - Commissioner College →
  Camp Coker, 2056 Camp Coker Rd., Society Hill
  8:45 am

Friday November 20

• Sandhills District Troop Shooting Sports Weekend 2026 - Sandhills District Shooting Sports Weekend →
  Camp Coker, 2056 Camp Coker Rd., Society Hill
  6:00 pm

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Wednesday November 11

• Veteran's Day Parade
  Saluda River Academy for the Arts West Columbia, SC 29169
  8:45 am
• Veterans Day - Town Hall Closed →
  West Columbia SC
  9:00 am
• November 2026 Partner Luncheon
  St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 6952 St. Andrews Rd., Irmo
  11:30 am

Thursday November 12

• District School Choice Showcase
  Saluda River Academy for the Arts West Columbia, SC 29169
  5:30 pm

Friday November 13

• Edgar Loudermilk Band at Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor →
  Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor, West Columbia
• 2026 Wine on the River →
  West Columbia Riverwalk and Amphitheater, 121 Alexander Road, West Columbia
  6:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• The Great Shuffle →
  Irmo SC
• Irmo Fire Foundation’s Pictures with Santa
  Irmo Fire District Headquarters Station, 6017 St. Andrews Road, Columbia
  9:00 am
• The Raleigh Ringers at St. David’s Lutheran Church →
  St. David’s Lutheran Church, 132 St. David's Church Road, West Columbia
  7:00 pm
• Chaye Alexander Presents: A Soulful Birthday Soirée →
  Chayz Lounge, 607 Meeting Street, West Columbia
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

West Columbia

• West Columbia hotels attract a wide range of guests who love the proximity to big events (westmetronews.com)
• SC American Legion baseball holds HOF ceremony (thecaycewestcolumbianews.com)
• The best nursing homes in SC for 2027, from US News & World Report (thestate.com)

Irmo

• Pictures with Santa set for November 14 (thelakemurraynews.net)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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