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Career Clusters connect school work with the knowledge and skills needed for success in college and careers. Each Career Cluster identifies pathways from secondary school to two- and four-year colleges, graduate school, and the workplace. These videos will motivate students to work harder to achieve their career goals.

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 Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722–1793) Eliza Lucas, who was born in 1722 in Antigua, was 16 when she took charge of her father's plantation near Charles Town and successfully managed it. In 1738, Lieutenant...
John M. Rivers | Legacy of Leadership Profile G. Richard Shafto | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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G. Richard Shafto | Legacy of Leadership Interview
G. Richard Shafto (1904-2002) For generations, the Shaftos have shared a love for the sea, perhaps as far back as the seagoing Bobby Shafto written of in the Mother Goose rhyme. Like his father, Dick...
Loss Prevention Specialist and Hotel Management | Career Aisle Master Barber | Career Aisle

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Master Barber | Career Aisle
A Master Barber shares information about his career and educational requirements. Advice about preparing for an interview is given.
John A. Warren | Legacy of Leadership Profile Wilbur S. Smith | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Wilbur S. Smith | Legacy of Leadership Interview
An interview with Wilbur S. Smith. Wilbur S. Smith (1911–1990) Wilbur Smith's name is probably known in more places around the world today than any other South Carolinian's. The traffic consulting...
Roger C. Peace | Legacy of Leadership Profile John M. Rivers | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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John M. Rivers | Legacy of Leadership Profile
John M. Rivers (1903–1988) After 12 years in banking and two successful years as vice president of a securities firm, John M. Rivers surprised the Charleston business community. He accepted a job as...
Loss Prevention Specialist and Hotel Management | Career Aisle Machinist | Career Aisle

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Machinist | Career Aisle
A machinist at Eaton Hydraulics discusses her job and her background experience. Her advice in preparation for an interview includes researching the company and the requirements for the job.
John M. Rivers | Legacy of Leadership Profile Edwin G. Seibels | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Edwin G. Seibels | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Edwin G. Seibels (1866–1954) "That I was not born on my father's plantation, Mount Willing in Edgefield County, S.C., in the midst of the fields of ripening cotton, was only due to the fact that there...
Loss Prevention Specialist and Hotel Management | Career Aisle Mayor | Career Aisle

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Mayor | Career Aisle
The role of mayor is outlined, along with the qualities that are important, and the ways that his education prepared the mayor for the responsibilities of the job.
Loss Prevention Specialist and Hotel Management | Career Aisle City Manager | Career Aisle

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City Manager | Career Aisle
A city manager gives an overview of his responsibilities, his career path, background, and education. He also provides advice on preparing for a job interview and shares some advice given to him early...
John A. Warren | Legacy of Leadership Profile E. Craig Wall, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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E. Craig Wall, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile
E. Craig Wall, Jr. (1937–1997) Craig Wall, Jr., was respected as one of the most successful business leaders in South Carolina. His Canal Industries and affiliates represent a major presence in the...
Loss Prevention Specialist and Hotel Management | Career Aisle Machine Operator | Career Aisle

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Machine Operator | Career Aisle
A machine operator at Eaton Hydraulics diescribes his job and his background, being influenced by his father, and the courses he took in high school through vocational school. He suggests being early...
John A. Warren | Legacy of Leadership Profile Wilbur S. Smith | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Wilbur S. Smith | Legacy of Leadership Profile
A profile of Wilbur Stevenson Smith. Wilbur S. Smith (1911–1990) Wilbur Smith's name is probably known in more places around the world today than any other South Carolinian's. The traffic consulting...
John M. Rivers | Legacy of Leadership Profile G. Richard Shafto | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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G. Richard Shafto | Legacy of Leadership Profile
G. Richard Shafto (1904-2002) For generations, the Shaftos have shared a love for the sea, perhaps as far back as the seagoing Bobby Shafto written of in the Mother Goose rhyme. Like his father, Dick...
The Trojan Women | Artopia Acting Outside In | Artopia

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Acting Outside In | Artopia
Working outside in involves finding some external inspiration and internalizing that into an artistic performance.
Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Legacy of Leadership Profile George W. Park | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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George W. Park | Legacy of Leadership Profile
(1852 – 1935) George W. Park was born on a farm near Fannettburg, Pennsylvania. When he was a child, his mother noticed his interest in horticulture and encouraged him to raise flowers in a corner of...
 Franklyn D. Owen, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Franklyn D. Owen, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile
(1930 – 1982) In April 1994, Owen Steel Company, Inc., of Columbia sold the largest contract in the company's history — 23,500 tons of structural steel for the Atlantic City Convention Center project...
 Originality | Artopia

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Originality | Artopia
Winston Wingo talks about two very classical styles of sculpture.