Columbia Deanery

National merit finalists

McCarley Maddock, left, and Jack Mo­bley, two students from the Diocese of Charleston, were named 2016 National Merit Finalists re­cently, placing them in the top one percent of high school stu­dents in the United States. […]

Charleston Deanery

Schools score in chess contests

COLUMBIA—St. John Neumann School’s chess team recently competed in the Midlands Scholastic Chess League III tournament and captured second place overall for the elementary sec­tion. Matty Ferrario earned second place in the individual rankings. CHARLESTON—Five […]

Columbia Deanery

CN dances for a cause

COLUMBIA—Hundreds of Cardinal New­man students participated in their annual dance marathon and raised almost $24,000 for Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, the local Chil­dren’s Miracle Network Hospital. “Danced for the Real Stars” lasted eight hours. Students […]