Browse past news stories for Pendleton High School in Pendleton, SC.

• Southern Wesleyan plans Dec. graduation (The Index-Journal)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 07:32:18 am
  Commencement exercises will bring hundreds of graduates, their family members and friends to Southern Wesleyan University’s campus in Central on Dec. 10 and 12.
• Pendleton celebrates playground anniversary, walking trail dedication (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 10:14:00 pm
  PENDLETON —Spreading mulch, painting a fence and removing tree limbs downed in storms may seem like typical fall chores, but that was not the case for those who did just that kind of work Saturday in Pendleton.This year's fall cleanup of Barrett’s Place Playground and the dedication of Trotter’s Trail — both at Veterans Park — were works of love, said Nancy Hellams, president of Friends of the ...
• Schools start vaccine clinics (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 02:30:27 am
  ANDERSON COUNTY — At 8 a.m. today, students at Flat Rock Elementary School started getting their flu shots. Two other elementary schools, Starr and Iva, began giving the shots later today to students who had parents’ permission. The three schools in Anderson School District 3 were the first in Anderson County to give flu shots. The shots were the first of two for children 10 and under provided ...
• A dozen roses turns into six decades for Anderson couple (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 06:30:39 pm
  ANDERSON — Charles Fant doesn’t remember sending his wife, Betty, a dozen roses so many years ago after their second meeting. But he quickly concedes. “I didn’t remember sending those roses, but she said I did,” Fant, now in his 80s. “So I’m sure I did.” For years, Betty even kept the card that came with those flowers. That was 60 years ago, though. She laughs when she tells the story about ...
• The Pride of Pendleton Marching Band to receive the key to the town (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 03:30:31 am
  PENDLETON — The Pride of Pendleton Marching Band will receive the key to the town today after winning the 2A State Band Championship. The band won the championship Oct. 31 in Batesburg-Leesville after performing in muddy and rainy conditions, said Rob Smith, the band director. The band is made up of 85 Pendleton High School students. The group also won the 2A Upper State Band Championship on ...
• Are there gangs in our schools? (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 03:00:26 am
  ANDERSON COUNTY — How big a presence gangs have in Anderson County schools depends on whom you ask. Some school district officials say there are no gangs in their schools. A number of students have a different view. In some Anderson school districts, administrators and principals say gang members may be students, but there is no gang activity in their schools. From the perspective of ...
• Task force says gangs in Anderson are real (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 03:00:27 am
  ANDERSON — Randall Brown remembered the first time he encountered a father and son from the same gang. “We had confiscated the son’s colors when he came through the door,” he said. “Later that night, as he was leaving, his dad showed up wearing the colors and told the boy in no uncertain terms he was to get his colors back. “That experience was eye-opening even for me, and I work with kids in ...
• High schools compete as Clemson hosts JROTC drill competition (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 10:00:27 pm
  CLEMSON UNIVERSITY — Junior Air Force ROTC units from three states competed Saturday at Clemson University for individual and flight drill team honors. Clemson University AFROTC detachment 770 sponsored the competition that included 15 high school teams from South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. The daylong Tiger Drill Meet highlighted close-order drill, color guard, open ranks inspection ...
• Weapons Charges Dropped Against Two Men Attending High School Football Game (WSPA Spartanburg)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 09:15:12 pm
  An Anderson County judge dropped weapons possession charges Friday against two men who were arrested at a Pendleton High School football game earlier this year.
• Judge: No cause for August gun arrests at Pendleton football game (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 10:30:39 pm
  ANDERSON COUNTY — An Anderson County judge dropped weapons possession charges Friday against two men who were arrested at a Pendleton High School football game earlier this year. Anderson County Magistrate Dan Sharp ruled that the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office did not have probable cause to hold Demetrius Oliver, 18, and Kendrick McDowell, 20, in custody on the charges. The two men have ...
• Abbeville offensive line winning slugfests (The Index-Journal)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 06:26:27 am
  Abbeville tight end Tennyson Wells, from left, right tackle Montray Bolden, right guard Drayton McCurry, center Trey McAlister, left guard Maurice Smith and left tackle Colton Lollis have provided steady blocking for the Panthers’ vaunted rushing attack.
• Watson ready for next challenge (BBC News)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 11:29:45 am
  Heather Watson on being Britain's latest young tennis hope
• Heritage Garden Club raises funds for camp (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 08:01:18 pm
  ANDERSON — Heritage Garden Club sponsored two students to summer camps and members heard glowing reports at their August meeting. The first, a third grader, reported in a packet of photographs. She attended Earth Camp, here in Anderson, for one week. The elementary day campers delight in learning how to be environmentally friendly and have lots of fun. The camp is provided by the S.C Department ...
• Panthers power by Pendleton (The Index-Journal)
  posted on October 17, 2009 at 05:41:57 am
  PENDLETON -- On his team’s first offensive snap Friday night against Pendleton High School’s football team, Abbeville quarterback Jimmy Thackson reasserted the Panthers’ Region 1-AA dominance in a huge region tilt.
• Two Pendleton High band members named All-American (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on October 13, 2009 at 10:01:50 pm
  PENDLETON — Two Pendleton High School band members have been named to the U. S. Army All-American Matching Band. Seniors Helen Reed, 17 and Victoria Shingleton, 17, were invited to join the band during a special ceremony broadcast on the school’s closed circuit broadcast morning announcements. The two were presented with the bands official “shako” hats, with large feathered plumes, and ...
• Anderson Buddy Walk gives families chance to celebrate special members (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on October 11, 2009 at 09:00:52 pm
  ANDERSON — Kim Dove laughed with joy as her daughter, Ellie, danced during the Seventh Annual Buddy Walk Sunday. The event at Anderson University Athletic Campus brought out friends and family members of those with Down syndrome, walking with their “Buddies.” It was sponsored by Family Connection of South Carolina and more than 350 residents came out for the event, said Sherry Fields, an area ...
• Pendleton High class of 1995 is seeking all classmates (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on October 3, 2009 at 10:01:27 pm
  PENDLETON — Pendleton High School Class of 1995 is seeking class members for their 15-year class reunion, which is planned for April 3, 2010. Please contact Laura Saylors Schutt by e-mail at lauraschutt@bellsouth.net or call (864) 287-8640 for more information.
• Sept. 27: In Service (The Herald Bulletin)
  posted on September 27, 2009 at 12:58:54 am
  The following are brief items about local military personnel:
• Pendleton Heights Class of 1964 meets Oct. 17 (The Herald Bulletin)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 05:44:04 pm
  ANDERSON — The Pendleton High School Class of 1964 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Ryan’s Steakhouse, 6315 S. Scatterfield Road.
• Heather Watson: making a splash (Times Online)
  posted on September 19, 2009 at 09:45:56 pm
  To some the story might seem familiar. Young girl shows prodigious tennis talent but realises her home facilities are inadequate. Driven by parental pressure, she moves to America but, feeling homesick and lonely, cries herself to sleep every night.
• Fatal stabbing in Pendleton (The Oregonian)
  posted on September 14, 2009 at 06:56:49 pm
  PENDLETON -- Pendleton police are investigating a fatal stabbing. The East Oregonian newspaper reports the man was stabbed on the Bedford Bridge, a walkway connecting the Pendleton Round-Up grounds to Northwest Carden Avenue below Pendleton High School....
• Juvenile justice department project in Anderson about 'more than a bench' (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on September 13, 2009 at 02:34:25 am
  Twenty young people participate in a service project of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice office in Anderson County.
• Sept. 11 ceremonies planned in Upstate, northeast Georgia (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 10:49:25 pm
  21-gun salute planned at Clemson University
• Students react to Obama's speech (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 03:36:43 am
  The debate among Hoosiers over President Obama's speech to public schools next week is heating up. 24-Hour News 8 spoke with two Pendleton students planning to protest a decision by their school... Read more at www.WISHTV.com
• Anderson County school board to consider options on changing districts (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on August 15, 2009 at 01:50:33 am
  Anderson County Board of Education members plan to meet Monday night and consider several options regarding how to equalize public education in the county.
• UK Baseball: Boyle's Perry picks Kentucky (11:09 8-10-09) (The Danville Advocate-Messenger)
  posted on August 10, 2009 at 03:23:51 pm
  He had a variety of Division I offers to consider, but Boyle County's Blake Perry eventually decided playing baseball at the University of Kentucky was by far his best option.
• Productive week has Post 34 thinking playoffs (The Rock Hill Herald)
  posted on July 6, 2009 at 10:39:12 am
  Rock Hill Post 34 had a big week, winning four out of five games. They swept Chester Post 27 in a doubleheader Tuesday at The Winthrop Ballpark. Rock Hill took the first game 3-2 and won the nightcap 8-7. The team took a pair of games at Fort Mill on Thursday with a 5-4 decision and an 11-3 win.
• BASEBALL: Boston bound (Ball State Daily News)
  posted on June 11, 2009 at 08:05:42 am
  A long, anxious wait ended for Ball State University center fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker 27 picks into the fourth round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft when the Boston Red Sox made him the 138th overall pick.
• In first-round draft choice, Yankees land instant convert (The Star-Ledger)
  posted on June 10, 2009 at 04:40:52 am
  Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerGeneral manager Brian Cashman and the rest of the Yankees braintrust were happy to land Slade Heathcott with the No. 29 pick in the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. Related content: A scouting report on Heathcott,...
• Undercover teenage decoys compile a smokin' record (The Oregonian)
  posted on June 6, 2009 at 09:24:10 pm
  Kids working for the Oregon State Police help to bust illegal cigarette sales