In an effort to raise public awareness of the needs of young children and their families and to recognize the early childhood programs that meet those needs, the South Carolina State University (SC State) Department of Education and Department of Family Sciences invites you to come and celebrate the Week of the Young Child on Monday, April 30, 2012 at Oliver C. Dawson Bulldog Stadium, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  The National Association for the Education of Young Children's  (NAEYC) Week of the Young Child is April 22-27.

USDA Food and Nutrition Service Southeast Regional Administrator Don Arnette recognized 45 schools in the Richland One District with HealthierUS School Challenge awards for improving the overall health of their school environment.