State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman surprised Chapin High School teacher, Amy Carter, today with news that she has been selected as one of five finalists for the prestigious South Carolina Teacher of the Year award. “I am just thrilled and overwhelmed,” Carter said. “It is incredibly humbling to representContinue Reading
A Lexington-Richland School District Five teacher has been selected as the Lexington Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8738 Teacher of the Year. Dutch Fork High School teacher Kelly Eckstrom was nominated for the prestigious award by her peers for promoting citizenship education in her classroom and school. The groupContinue Reading
A Lexington-Richland School District Five veteran educator has been named the President-Elect of the South Carolina Music Educators Association (SCMEA). Colleen Marcou is the orchestra director at Irmo High School International School for the Arts and the district orchestra coordinator, with a 24 year career in School District Five. SheContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five is announcing important updates and details about its in-person 2021 graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2021. Ceremonies will still be held in-person on Friday, June 18 and Saturday, June 19, but the district will now hold ceremonies at sites within the district, instead of atContinue Reading
March 8 through March 12 was National School Breakfast week, and in Lexington-Richland School District Five, Student Nutrition staff celebrated by bringing in special menu items in hopes of increasing more participation and educating students about the importance of eating breakfast. “School breakfast provides a lot of key nutrients, likeContinue Reading
Registration is now open for the Inquiry Matters Conference. The event is being hosted by Lexington-Richland School District Five in partnership with the University of South Carolina (UofSC) College of Education on April 17 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The event will be offered virtually this year in responseContinue Reading
By Al Dozier Lexington-Richland District 5 is expected to receive about $940,000 from the federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, according to an announcement at Monday’s District 5 School Board meeting. District officials are now examining how the funds should be used to lessen the impact theContinue Reading
Governor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today that South Carolina will advance to Phase 1b of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan beginning Monday, March 8. Phase 1b includes educators, school support staff, student teachers and district substitutes. Lexington-Richland School District Five is partneringContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five is now accepting applications for its 2021-2022 4-year-old kindergarten programs. The district is also currently registering students for five-year-old kindergarten. School District Five 4K ApplicationPotential students must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2021. Parents of children meeting this age eligibility can applyContinue Reading
Piney Woods Elementary, Lexington-Richland School District Five’s thirteenth elementary school slated to open for the 2021-2022 school year, recently received two grants that will benefit students and the community. The Chapin Woman’s Club supplied a grant of $1000.00 to Piney Woods Elementary to assist in funding for a full purpleContinue Reading
The SkillsUSA chapter at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) recently completed their annual “3 Ways, 2 Days, 1 Impact from SkillsUSA” community service project. This year they partnered with Ronald McDonald House Charities and Prisma Health Children’s Hospital – Midlands. Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic,Continue Reading