SCHOOL: Hammond Hill Elementary GRADE: Fifth FAVORITE CLASS: Language arts FAVORITE LUNCH: Pizza FAVORITE P.E.

On Thursday, friends and family of North Augusta High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets gathered to celebrate the cadets’ accomplishments during the school year at the annual awards ceremony and change of command at Grace United Methodist Church. “It’s been a busy, productive...

The annual Teacher Appreciation Banquet was held May 6.

Transitioning from fifth to sixth grade is more than just advancing in the academic ladder. It means the start of a new chapter at pupils enter middle school.

General news • Foster McLane, son of Duane and Dedi McLane, won the silver award for excellent performance on the 2013 National Spanish Examination. McLane is a student at the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics.

SCHOOL: Hammond Hill Elementary GRADE: Fourth FAVORITE CLASS: Science FAVORITE LUNCH: Chicken fingers and french fries FAVORITE P.E. ACTIVITY: California kickball HOBBIES: Dancing and playing volleyball A ROLE MODEL OF MINE IS: my sister.

SCHOOL: Hammond Hill Elementary GRADE: Fifth FAVORITE CLASS: P.E. FAVORITE LUNCH: Pizza FAVORITE P.E. ACTIVITY: Pacers HOBBIES: Drawing and listening to music A ROLE MODEL OF MINE IS: my mom and Ms. Patterson.

General news • Anthony Rizi of North Augusta was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society at University of Maryland University College.

SCHOOL: Hammond Hill Elementary GRADE: Fifth FAVORITE CLASS: Science FAVORITE LUNCH: Pizza FAVORITE P.E. ACTIVITY: Jump rope HOBBIES: Drawing A ROLE MODEL OF MINE IS: my yiayia (grandmother) and my dad.

General news • The next Area 2 Advisory Council meeting will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at North Augusta Middle School. Belvedere Elementary • PASS testing for third- through fifth-grade pupils will be May 7-10. Testing will start at 8:15 a.m.

By fall, pupils at North Augusta Elementary School will have a South Carolina-themed courtyard to enjoy. North Augusta Ele-mentary's School Improve-ment Council has begun working on the courtyard, which is between the fourth- and fifth-grade pods.

General news The next Area 2 Advisory Council meeting will be at 6 p.m. May 2 at North Augusta Middle School. Belvedere Elementary • The transition fair for rising sixth-graders will be Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

SCHOOL: Hammond Hill Elementary GRADE: Fifth FAVORITE CLASS: Math FAVORITE LUNCH: Pizza FAVORITE P.E. ACTIVITY: California kickball HOBBIES: Read A ROLE MODEL OF MINE IS: my teachers. WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO: be a pro baseball player.

SCHOOL: Hammond Hill Elementary GRADE: Fifth FAVORITE CLASS: History FAVORITE LUNCH: Chicken nuggets FAVORITE P.E. ACTIVITY: Capture the flag HOBBIES: Playing outside and riding the bike A ROLE MODEL OF MINE IS: my mom.

Belvedere Elementary • Registration for 4K, 5K and first-grade pupils is today and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. To register, bring proof of residence, the student's birth certificate and shot record.