We continue with our weekly special, highlighting schools from the high school football games we’re covering. This time, WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe stopped at Strom Thurmond High School…and found two young men knocking out challenges on and off the field.

We continue with our weekly special, highlighting schools from the games we’re covering. This time, News Channel 6’s Joy Howe stopped at Strom Thurmond High School…and found two young men knocking out challenges on and off the field.

It is the test many of us dreaded during our high school years: the SAT. This year, the numbers for Georgia and South Carolina students are not something educators are excited about. But, there are some things in the works in Aiken County schools to give those numbers a boost. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.

Does a school have a right to demand access to your child’s Facebook or Myspace account? That’s the question some local parents are asking. School leaders at Victory Christian School say it’s all about making sure the students adhere to the school policies and they claim it’s not an invasion of privacy. WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud has more.

A group of Columbia County teenagers find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Richmond County investigators say they broke up a large crowd dozens of juveniles having a party with alcohol in an open field. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud. He has the story.

Aiken County students went back to school on Monday…to a few changes in the classroom. There are additional bottles of hand sanitizer around school, and there’s extra attention focused on hand-washing. District officials say one thing not ‘welcome back to school’ is the Swine Flu. WJBF News Channel Six’s Joy Howe has more.

According to our news partner, AikenStandard.com, a longtime Aiken County school administrator is being mourned. Warren Whitson, 65, dies at his home Monday morning.

The Greenbrier High School community is coming together after a semester of tragedies. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for more.

The principal of Glenn Hills Middle School speaks out after his school made Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, for the first time. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for the story.

Police say a suburban Atlanta principal and his assistant principal have been arrested in connection with an investigation into whether student test scores were altered to improve school performance. Former Atherton Elementary principal James Berry was arrested at home Friday. Assistant principal Doretha Alexander turned herself in to police Thursday night and was later released on bond.

Grovetown High School will give the other high schools in Columbia County a little breathing room. After five years of planning, it’s nearly done and ready for faculty to get ready for students. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

A special burial service was held in Aiken County, and a group came out to remember five people…many of them did not even know. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.

Systemwide results show Richmond County students made strides in reading and math on the CRCT. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for a look at the early numbers and what school leaders attribute the increase to.

According to Capt. Troy Elwell, Tregory Tyler has been arrested in Lee County, Florida. He was apprehended Thursday around lunch on unrelated charges. Tyler was wanted for making a threat against the Wagener-Salley High School principal on Tuesday.

In an e-mail sent to WJBF News Channel 6, Louis Svehla, the Public Information Officer for the Richmond County Board of Education, says several Spirit Creek Middle School employees received letters of advisement and reprimand.