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Contact:
Angie Townsend
(919) 836-2321
adtownsend@scana.com
April 26, 2004 - Gastonia, N.C. - PSNC Energy's Homework Center at Rolesville Elementary School is holding a student recognition program Wednesday, April 28. The event begins at 5 p.m. in the school's cafeteria at 307 South Main Street in Rolesville.
PSNC Energy will recognize the accomplishments of all the homework center students as well as the academic achievements of the program's most improved students. "PSNC Energy feels a strong commitment to be part of the communities we serve in North Carolina, and we are proud to recognize the work of our homework center teaching staff and students at Rolesville Elementary," said Linda Harris, PSNC Energy's director of external relations for the Raleigh-Durham area.
A total of seventeen students from third and fourth grades participate in the after-school homework program at Rolesville Elementary. The center operates from 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday.
Rolesville Elementary is one of six schools in PSNC Energy's North Carolina service territory hosting a homework center for the 2003-2004 school year. PSNC Energy Homework Centers provide a safe and structured study environment where students can complete their class assignments and learn proper study skills. Each homework center operates with a certified teacher who is responsible for the total management of the program. In addition to a certified teacher, PSNC Energy also provides funds for an assistant teacher and a supplement for snacks and student incentives.
PSNC Energy is in its fourth year sponsoring homework centers. The company adopted the award-winning program from its parent company, SCANA Corporation. SCANA operates homework centers in both South Carolina and Georgia.
PSNC Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of SCANA, is franchised to serve a 28-county service area in North Carolina and distributes natural gas to approximately 395,000 winter-peak customers in 96 cities and communities ranging from the Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill areas in the north central part of the state; the Concord, Statesville and Gastonia area in the Piedmont; and the Asheville, Hendersonville and Brevard areas in the western part of the state.
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