Students from the Marion County Carl Loftin Career & Technology Center’s Teacher Academy recently collected over 400 items to donate to the Hurricane Ida relief efforts organized by the City of Columbia. Some of the items, shown below being loaded, included water, cleaning supplies, paper products and personal hygiene items. The Teacher Academy consists of students from Columbia Academy, Columbia High School, East Marion High School and West Marion High School and is taught by Amy Baughman. Posing with the donated supplies are, above from left, Emma Pittman, Katelyn Broom, Isabella Prine, Olivia Teague, Harmonie Gunn, Laura Crochet, Zakeidra Barnes, Peyton Duncan, Alexis Roddy, Ta’Kedra Touissant, Tamyra Barnes, Kylie Ly and Tamara Barnes. | Photos submitted
