...2004 and will not be a graduation requirement until 2006. Reach Carly Phillips at (803) 648-1395 or carly.phillips@augustachronicle.com. --From the Wednesday, October 16, 2002 printed edition of the Augusta Chronicle It's not too...

...I don't think enough people know about the (grant) availability. It could be a matter of someone's sanity, getting out and getting a break." Reach Carly Phillips at (803) 648-1395 or carly.phillips@augustachronicle.com.

...Aiken pupils showed the greatest gains in math, up three percentage points from 2001. In English, the scores held constant with a 0.4 percent increase. Reach Carly Phillips at (803) 648-1395 or carly.phillips@augustachronicle.com.

...This is a new venture. It takes awhile to figure all that out," Ms. Samulski said. "As long as both groups want to communicate, it can happen." Reach Carly Phillips at (803) 648-1395 or carly.phillips@augustachronicle.com.

...Vision has been able to do more. "By combining the money and the work, we're able to get bigger jobs done and make our money go farther," she said. Reach Carly Phillips at (803) 648-1395 or carly.phillips@augustachronicle.com.

...offered cash awards for schools with the largest gains. Reach Carly Phillips at (803) 648-1395 or carly.phillips@augustachronicle.com. South Carolina rewards schools showing significant signs of improvement with money to buy the resources...

...acknowledged that most of the county's departments face salary deficiencies. "We recognize that our salaries are not where they need to be," he said. Reach Carly Phillips at (803) 648-1395 or carly.phillips@augustachronicle.com.

...Holston said his father taught him to be respectful and work hard. Grae Holston said the family "never had a lot of stuff, but we had a lot of love." Reach Carly Phillips at (803) 648-1395 or carly.phillips@augustachronicle.com.

...playhouse refer to the old building as home. "We know every nook and cranny," said Mr. Whatley, who first ran sound for a production 24 years ago. Reach Carly Phillips at (803) 648-1395 or carly.phillips@augustachronicle.com.

...was 19. "It was the coldest country I've ever known," Mr. Goodwin said. "This is beautiful. It's showing that somebody is thinking about us." Reach Carly Phillips at (803) 648-1395 or carly.phillips@augustachronicle.com.