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World renowned Hampton U Concert Choir performs
The Augusta-Aiken Chapter
for the National Hampton
Alumni Association, Inc., pre
sentsthe Hampton University
Concert Choir of Hampton,
Va.; in performance on Sun
day, March 17, 2002, at 6:30
p.m. at Old Storm Branch Bap
tist Church, 163 Storm Branch
Road, Clearwater, S.C. Admis
sion is free, offering accepted.
Hampton University choral
groups and ensembles have
made substantial contribu
tions to the enjoyment of cho
ral music for peoples through
out the world. The first en
sembles, known as the Hamp
ton Singers, began to tour in
the name of Hampton Insti
tute as early as 1870 at to
assist the fundraising process
for the Institute.
An impressive roster of con
ductor/composershasled tour
ing choirs throughout
Hampton’s history. Robert
Nathaniel Dett was the first
African-American conductorto
lead the choir to Europe.
Roland Carter established
the choir’s current standard
of excellence. Under Carter’s
baton, the choir premiered
South Aiken team wins
regional science howl
! AIKEN, S.C.
South Aiken High School recently won the U.S.
Department of Energy’s 12 Annual Savannah
River Regional Science Bowl held at the Univer
sity of South Carolina Aiken.
The South Aiken High School team — Justin
Ingersoll, Chris Hudson, Charbok Mitra, Jason
Moore and Ben Garrett, will compete against over
- 60 regional winning teams from across the U.S.
and Puerto Rico at the DOE National Science
Bowl to be held May 3-6 in Washington, D.C.
Prizes were given for the top three finalists in
the competition. As the winner of this year’s
contest, South Aiken High School won a cash
prize of $750 for the school’s science department.
First runner up, Dorman High School, won a
-~ cash price of SSOO and second runner up, Evans
- High School, won $250 for their school’s science
- departments.
~ Theregional bowl competition featured 11 high
school teams from S.C. and four from Georgia
schools in the Central Savannah River Area.
Teams competed in a double elimination, ques
tion/answer tournament.
The purpose of the Science Bowl is to showcase
students who excel and to excite students about
~math, science and technology, all while better
preparing them for today’s more technologically
oriented world.
In addition to DOE, the Westinghouse Savan
nah River Company and the University of S.C.
Aiken were partners in putting together this
year’s regional science bowl.
ATC offers portable
outlook training lab
The Aiken Technical College Continuing Edu
cation and Economic Development Division is
now able to offer business and industry a portable
Microsoft Outlook lab that can deliver realistic
training at a customer site. :
“I can bring a little virtual network to a cus
tomer site and essentially setit upinaconference
room,” said Phillip Hare, program manager of
computers and technology. “That is a great
benefit to our customers.”
Microsoft Outlook is a popular computer pro
- gram used by business and industry. It permits
groups to share common office tasks such as
‘calendaring, scheduling and e-mailing.
¢ * For more information about ATC’s portable
. Microsoft Outlook lab, contact the Continuing
. Education and Economic Development Division
' at (803) 593-9231 ext. 1329.
:Gonsulate General of
‘Japan relocates offices
. ATLANTA
. TheConsulate General of Japan in Atlanta will be
~ moving from Colony Square to new offices on
. Monday, March 18, 2002. The new address will be
» One Alliance center, Suite 1600, 3500 Lenox Road,
. Atlanta, GA 30326. The telephone number will be
“ (404) 240-4300 and the fax number (404) 240-4311.
* The Consulate General of Japan also has a new
: websiteaddressat www.atlanta.us.emb-japan.go jp.
Anoverseas establishment of the government of
» Japan, the Consulate General of Japan opened on
* February 10, 1974 in Atlanta. In addition to
» providing consular services and information on
cultural, educational and economic issues, the
Consulate General works to strengthen friendship
and understanding between Japan and the South
- east including the states of Alabama, Georgia,
- North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
-Language class offered
LMG’s Child Care Resourceand Referral Agency
will offer ‘Chatterboxes: Facilitating Language
Development” from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on March 19,
2002 at Lutheran Church, 3232 Washington Road,
‘Augusta,
. A check or money order for sl2 per person is
* payable to Lutheran Ministries of Georgia by
March 12,2002. A late fee of $5 will be added after
that date.
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works of many noted compos
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The Hampton University
Concert Choir’s tradition of
excellencetranscendsthe walls
of the University and impacts
people from all walks of life.
The Choir’s program incorpo
rates music from a variety of
choral genres. The Choir seeks
to present a program that is
steeped [the] rich choral tradi
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versity. Current programs
highlight both master Euro
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tact Marsha F. Harris at (803)
593-2960.
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AUGUSTA FOCUS
ASU hosts Family Fun Fair
AUGUSTA
The Augusta State Univer
sity Literacy center will con
duct their 21* annual Family
Fun Fair9a.m. tonoon Satur
day in Washington Hall.
Approximately 50 ASU edu
cationstudentscreated literacy
activities that parents can do
at home with their children,
said Paulette Harris, Cree-
Walker Professor of Educa
tion at ASU and Literacy Cen
ter director.
“Theidea ofthe Family Fun
Fair is that the parent is the
child’s first and most impor
Women artists focus of
museum Symposium
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tory Month, the Morris Mu
seum of Art will present
“Women Artists Today” on
Sunday, March 24, 2002, at 2
p.m. in the first floor audito
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begin with an illustrated talk
by the museum’s education as
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tant teacher,” she said. “And
it gives our students the op
portunity to work with kids
throughout the day.”
The program is free and de
signed for children ages 2years
to 12 years old and their par
ents. Children will also receive
books, balloonsand other give
aways at the event.
All children must be ac
companied by an adult. The
program is being co-spon
sored by the Augusta
Chronicle.
For more informatgon, call
733-7043.
changing status of women art
istsin America. A panel discus
sion with artists Kristen
Casaletto, Margaret Ramsey
and Janice Williams will follow.
For more information, please
contact 724-7501 or visit the
museum web site at
www.themorris.org. The mu
seum is located at One Tenth
Street at the Riverwalk.
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