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In an encouraging sign of a slow and gradual return back to normal, �鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) on May 6 conducted two in-person graduation ceremonies. Nearly 140 spring term graduates made their time-honored walk across the stage and shifted their tassels from right to left at the Medford Family Event Center in Greenwood. That evening, in a separate ceremony, about 50 graduates from the entire 2020 academic year who wished to participate in person did the same. They already had officially graduated via virtual ceremonies last year.

The Department of English at �鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) recently announced the winners of its 6th Annual Writing Contest. 

�鶹��Ƶ recently recognized its Countywide Academic Award Winners at its spring graduation.

Sometimes it’s good to look a gift horse in the mouth. �鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) is offering an exciting slate of summer camps, including a brand-new horseback-riding camp conducted in partnership with Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries! Other programs teach writing, painting, insect studies, and more. In addition, several scouting merit badge programs are in the works, including first aid and fire safety. 

In spite of the challenges felt across all sectors of education last year due to Covid, the Abbeville Promise continues to provide students and families in Abbeville County with the assurance that a quality college education is within reach. 

The �鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) Continuing Education Division once again is offering one of its newest QuickSkills courses, Contact Tracing. Introduced in February, interest in the program has been strong. The latest Contact Tracing course will begin on June 1, 2021.

�鶹��Ƶ spring 2021 nursing graduates recently received their pins.

Strong relationships are grounded in trust, and as communities across the state tentatively return to “normal,” some individuals may be pondering the next steps toward their pre-pandemic dreams. �鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) has a track record for being a strong, trusted partner in helping individuals stay on course and achieve their goals. To help students go the distance, �鶹��Ƶ staff work hard to remove barriers to attaining educational goals. With that in mind, students who register by June 29, the end of the VIP registration period, will get early access to courses and avoid the $25 registration fee. Taking that further, the college is also offering a $300 book voucher to any student who registers by July 15.  
 

It was a surreal day in March 2020 when schools and businesses everywhere closed their doors and sent people home to quarantine for an as-yet indefinite period of time. This response to the global pandemic felt abrupt at best and frightening at worst. No one was unaffected, but students especially felt adrift with so many unanswered questions. As they were still processing the full impact of quarantine, a team of educators at �鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) was hard at work identifying solutions to every possible contingency. Their immediate actions not only alleviated anxiety but enabled students to complete their spring term as seamlessly as possible.