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Pajama party!
03.20 marlow pajama party
Marlow Elementary Principal Betty Jean Ferguson holds the check in front of the winning classes. - photo by Photo by Pat Donahue
Patrick Donahue
Editor
Updated: Mar 19, 2009, 8:52 PM
Published: Mar 19, 2009, 9:23 PM

Students at Marlow Elementary School raised $6,085 for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, and classes that raised the most in each grade level were allowed to wear their pajamas to school Wednesday.

The school’s fundraising theme was “we’re counting coins because cancer never sleeps.”
CeCe Nixon to Retire After 40 Years of Service to Effingham Schools
CeCe Nixon
After working her way up from paraprofessional to asssessment technician in the Cece Nixon is starting her last year before retiring after 40 years with the Effingham County School District. (Gail Parson / Effingham Herald)
Gail Parsons
Updated: Aug 6, 2025, 3:35 PM
Published: Aug 6, 2025, 12:15 PM
After more than 40 years with Effingham County Schools, CeCe Nixon is retiring, leaving behind a quiet legacy of excellence, compassion and steady leadership. From her beginnings as a kindergarten paraprofessional to her vital role in the district’s testing office, Nixon has impacted generations of students and educators with her work ethic, professionalism and heart.
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