On October 5, 2021, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees completed the 2020–2021 performance evaluation of Superintendent Gregory D. Little, ED.D. After careful review of Dr. Little’s performance, the board announced he received an overall outstanding evaluation. This annual evaluation, required by board policy and by the district’sContinue Reading
The Dutch Fork High School (DFHS) Foundation has selected members for the inaugural class of the Dutch Fork High School Hall of Fame. The inaugural class will be inducted at halftime of the home football game on September 24. The inductees are: Dr. Ada Bacetty, Dr. V. Keith Callicutt, JudgeContinue Reading
Dutch Fork Elementary School Academy of Environmental Sciences 5th grader, Corin Martin was honored as The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo’s “Service above Self” Student of the Month. “Corin is a student who is all about inclusivity and making sure that everyone he comes in contact with feels safe andContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five celebrated the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 12 for the district’s newest elementary school Piney Woods Elementary. Piney Woods Elementary opened its doors to students on August 18 and welcomed more than 400 students. School District Five commissioned Quackenbush Architects to design the district’sContinue Reading
Sixteen students from Lexington-Richland School District Five have been announced as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship program. These academically talented high school students from School District Five are represented in the nationwide pool of semifinalists which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. School District FiveContinue Reading
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has released school, district, and state report cards reflective of the 2020-2021 school year. The 2021 report cards include results from state assessments administered in Spring 2021, the first administration of state assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The state assessment results reflected onContinue Reading
By Sarah Ostergaard Make an impact with your time In August, we introduced the idea that our schools need you. Like democracy, education is a participatory exercise and each of us has a role to play in our local school system. The idea of time, talent, treasure, and voice willContinue Reading
Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) teacher Dr. Martin Cwiakala successfully completed Level 1 High Power Rocketry Certification (Level 1 HPR) at the Rocketry Organization of South Carolina (ROSCO) field. The process of Level 1 HPR involves constructing a rocket suitable for H-class rocket motors, successfully flying, and thenContinue Reading
The data reflects staff and student cases that have been reported to the district. Whenever there are positive cases in schools, the district will notify individuals that need to be notified per South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) guidelines. The dashboard is updated every morning and reflectsContinue Reading
Three Lexington-Richland School District Five students have been recognized by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) for scoring at the Advanced-Proficient level, which is the highest scoring tier possible on the Advanced Career (AC) exams. Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) students Gavin McLaurin, Jeremy Pieters and Arabella WaltersContinue Reading
In response to the ordinance passed August 16, 2021 by Richland County Council mandating the wearing of face masks by students, staff and visitors in public and private schools, School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties made the following statement: School District Five is comprised of two counties, RichlandContinue Reading