A group of Hillsboro High School students, along with five adult chaperones, traveled to Costa Rica June 11-22 to study neotropical ecology.

In early June, friends and family of Hillsboro Christian Academy (HCA) students gathered in the Hillsboro Church of the Nazarene sanctuary for two special events. First was graduation, the culmination of the academic year, and second, the first annual National Honor Society (NHS) induction.

In early June, friends and family of Hillsboro Christian Academy (HCA) students gathered in the Hillsboro Church of the Nazarene sanctuary for two special events. First was graduation, the culmination of the academic year, and second, the first annual National Honor Society (NHS) induction.

Hillsboro High School graduates Charlie Milligan and Kayla Jackson have been recognized as the top achievers in the Business Cooperative Program for Hillsboro High School.

Hillsboro High School graduates Charlie Milligan and Kayla Jackson have been recognized as the top achievers in the Business Cooperative Program for Hillsboro High School.

Southern State Community College is hosting a free Small Business Administration "HUBZone Boot Camp" from 9-11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11, at the college's Enterprise Center, 2035 Tri-County Road, Winchester.

SSCC Theatre will present the classic, family-friendly musical "Annie" Aug 3-5 in the Edward K. Daniels Auditorium on Southern State Community College's Central Campus, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro. The Friday and Saturday performances will begin at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday matinee will begin at 3:30 p.m.

On Saturday, June 23, Scouts from Hillsboro Troop 226 attended a rifle merit badge clinic to earn the merit badge for basic rifle skills and safety.

On Saturday, June 23, Scouts from Hillsboro Troop 226 attended a rifle merit badge clinic to earn the merit badge for basic rifle skills and safety.

 Area residents who passed the General Education Development (GED) test were honored June 14 at the 24th annual Adult Opportunity Center's Recognition Celebration at Southern State Community College's Central Campus in Hillsboro.

The membership of one of higher education's most recognized honor societies, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), was enhanced by the induction of several new members at a June 15 ceremony on the Central Campus of Southern State Community College.

Southern State Community College has released its president's and dean's list for academic excellence for spring quarter 2012.

Thomas Bohl, a graduate of Lynchburg-Clay High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at The College of Wooster.

Leesburg resident Kara M. Young is the recipient of an $11,000 Wilmington College Academic Achievement Award.

Southern State Community College's 37th annual commencement exercises were held June 8 in the Patriot Center on SSCC's Central Campus in Hillsboro. A total of 596 students applied for degrees or certificates as part of the largest graduating class in the college's history.