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Christopher Johnson of Pelion Middle School, traveled to the tiny island state of Kosrae, located at the far eastern end of the million square miles of Micronesia. The Habele Outer Island Education Fund, a nonprofit organization based in South Carolina, provides educational support to schools across Micronesia.

This organization invited Johnson to help establish a robotics team on Kosrae. The organization offers scholarships, book donations, and after-school clubs, with a focus on robotics and STEM. Mr. Johnson eagerly joined a collaborative effort to bring greater STEM opportunities to students with very limited educational resources.

There is an open seat on the Pelion’s Planning Commission and any town resident wanting to serve on this commission is asked to go to Town Hall and speak to the Town Clerk for further information.

Pelion Town Council will meet October 10 at 6 pm. If you are interested in how the town operates, plan to attend these council meetings, which are open to the public.

Happy Birthday to

Brooke Livingston, Ursula Spires, and Steve Neese.

Forts Pond Elementary Title I and Leader in Me Parent Lighthouse Team will meet October 4 at 8:30 pm. Please join this group as they would like to share their Leader in Me work with all parents.

The Student Council District 3 rally will be October 7 at Spring Hill High School in Chapin. October 10 will be the fall sports pep rally at 11:05 am at Pelion High.

Tomahawk Cheer Classic competitive cheer will be October 8 at Gilbert High and girls tennis will be at Barnwell at 5 pm. JV/V volleyball plays Swansea at 5 pm. Girls varsity tennis plays at Orangeburg Prep October 10 at 4 pm and JV/V volleyball plays at Strom Thurmond at 5 pm.