For Doris Young, the work is still unfinished.

That is why Young, the only incumbent running for the Williston school board, is seeking reelection. Tommy Boyleston, the other board member, whose seat is open, decided not to seek another term.

Besides Young, newcomers Chris Rivers and Timbo Williams are angling for the two open seats on the board.

Election day for all three public school boards in Barnwell County is April 13.

"I want to see what I started out accomplished - that is student achievement. I believe every child is capable of learning and every child should get an education," she said.

Young, 55, has been on the school board since April 2001.

Young has been a senior administrative assistant at Savannah River Site for 29 years. She is married to the Rev. Phinice Young, the pastor of Young Rosemary Baptist Church in Williston. Their children, now grown, went through the Williston school system.

The biggest challenges facing the district right now are the budget cuts from the S.C. Department of Education and student achievement, said Young.

"We are limited in what we can purchase and what we can do," she said of the budget cuts.

With academic performance, Williston has been doing well, although the district recently experienced a slump in some of its test scores, she said.

The school board is the only elected office Young has ever held, she said.

Another challenge Young sees for the district is the physical state of its school buildings.

"We are going to try and work in the future with our school facilities," she said.

Young said she remains open as to whether that means pursuing a new building plan or a renovation campaign for the existing structures.

Despite the physical challenges facing the district, its people factor is good, Young said.

"We have an excellent school district," she said.

Young hopes of another chance to continue her work.

"I appreciate the opportunity the community has entrusted to me," she said of being a school board member. "I may not have done everything that people wanted, but it was what I could live with."