Lexington-Richland School District Five teacher, Amy Medlock-Greene, has been selected from a national pool of applicants as one of thirty-six participants for Session I of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program “As Freedom Grows: Legacy of Early African American & the Gullah-Geechee People,” being held from July 10-16,Continue Reading
Seven Oaks Elementary School MEDIA Magnet has received a $2,968.00 Arts Teacher Support (ATS) grant from the South Carolina Art Commission. The ATC grant is to support innovation in arts classrooms by helping arts teachers acquire supplies, materials, professional development, and tools/expertise. Angela McBride and Crista Bendenbaugh wrote and collaboratedContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five has named finalists for its 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year award. The finalists are: Robin Amick, a Dutch Fork High School Engineering teacher; Sara Kimberlin, a Chapin High School English teacher; and Elisa Westfall, a CrossRoads Intermediate School English teacher. Amick has served at Dutch ForkContinue Reading
By Dr. Akil Ross The African proverb, It takes a village to raise a child, is often used to reiterate how vital the community is to the successful raising of a child. I have heard this proverb hundreds of times but I never thought about who makes up the village.Continue Reading
The Rotary Club of Chapin Sunrise had the honor of hosting and recognizing the Chapin-area Teachers of the Year. Pictured are ( Front Row ) Diana Penning – Spring Hill High School, Sarah Dukes – Chapin Middle School, Sam Werts – Chapin Elementary, Ashley Zeigler – Lake Murray Elementary, MariaContinue Reading
Chapin Middle School’s MathCounts team won first place in the Midlands Area MathCounts Team Competition and is now heading to the state competition. The team is made up of Minseo Baek, Vivian Garcia, Leo Ha, Chaeyeon Lee, Claire Ju, Miquel Shim, Luke Simon, and Annie Xu. “I am so proud of theContinue Reading
by Kenneth B Loveless and Cathy Huddle Tax increases, staff shortages and larger classes may be result Most new citizens came to our community primarily for our great schools and our schools provide thebackbone of our way of life. But a new school funding formula has passed in the budgetContinue Reading
School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties FIRST Robotics Competition team, the Pandamaniacs, placed first out of 38 teams in the Electric City Regional in Anderson, SC on March 9-12, 2022. The winning alliance teams included Cyber Tribe from Kingsport, TN, and the Secret City Wildbots from Oak Ridge,Continue Reading
On March 15, 2022, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Nicholas W. Pearson as principal of White Knoll High School. Pearson joins Lexington District One after serving as the principal of Sumter High School, in Sumter School District, since 2015. “Nick Pearson isContinue Reading
Lexington County School District One Superintendent Dr. Greg Little announced that Timothy Carnahan, Ed.D., will become principal of Midway Elementary School at the end of this school year. Carnahan replaces current MES Principal Janet Fickling who is retiring in June. An award-winning educator with 30 years of experience, Carnahan hasContinue Reading
Veteran educator Dr. Kaaren Hampton has been named principal at Irmo High School International School for the Arts. Hampton replaces Dr. Robin Hardy, who is stepping down from the position on June 30, 2022. Hampton has served as the assistant principal of instruction at Irmo High School for the pastContinue Reading