University of South Carolina football player Coleman Harley visits with first-graders at Saxe Gotha Elementary to talk about how he uses The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People as a college student and football player.

Saxe Goth Elementary students study the 7 Habits as part of the The Leader in Me program.

Since implementing The Leader in Me in the fall of 2010, Saxe Gotha Elementary students, parents and staff members have united around a shared vision that focuses on the importance of setting goals and taking ownership of those goals.

The program helps students bu

Pelion High Girls and Boys Cross Country teams took home big wins at the Region 3 2A Meet, defeating Eau Claire, Keenan, Columbia, North Central and Fairfield Central.

Their region wins qualified the teams for the state competition where the girls finished fourth and the boys placed seventh.

PHS cross country runner Nevada Minard earned her fifth consecutive first-place region win, captured a spot on the All-Region team and earned a spot on the All-State team for the sixth year in a row.