Lexington-Richland School District Five welcomed its students back August 21 for the 2019-2020 school year. Excitement filled the air throughout schools across the district as assemblies and pep rallies were held to motivate students on their next chapter of education. “I am excited for our new staff that will beContinue Reading
Irmo High School International School for the Arts is now authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Career-related Progarmme (IBCP). The IB Career-related Programme Magnet is a partnership between Irmo High School and the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) and is an academically rigorous program that combines rigorous IBContinue Reading
Irmo High Middle School International Academic Magnet has been named a nationally certified magnet school by Magnet Schools of America (MSA), the national association for magnet and theme-based schools. The Lexington-Richland School District Five middle school was among 31 schools nationwide to successfully complete a rigorous nine-month evaluation process andContinue Reading
The Richland County Soil and Water Conservation District has several opportunities for K-12 teachers, staff and students to get involved in conservation efforts as the school year kicks off. Conservation Education Mini-Grants Faculty and staff at public, private and alternative schools in Richland County are eligible to apply for Conservation EducationContinue Reading
By Al Dozier Teachers in Lexington-Richland District 5 are now participating in a new state-recommended program designed to assess a teacher’s professional practice to help improve the classroom instruction performance. The District 5 board received a report on the Standards 4.0 Rubric program at its August 19 meeting. It’s theContinue Reading
Kennedy Stodden, a Biomedical Science student at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center), has dreams to go to medical school and pursue a career in either medical research or anesthesiology. This summer she was given an opportunity to do a two-week internship inside a biomedical lab at theContinue Reading
Niche.com has released its 2020 Best Schools in America rankings, and Lexington-Richland School District Five was named the number one school district in South Carolina. The website ranks more than 10,000 public school districts based on statistics and millions of opinions from students and parents. School District Five’s overall “A”Continue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five welcomed its first-year teachers to the district on August 12, showering the new educators with school supplies, books and support. The First in Five Teacher Shower event was the idea of a committee of district staff and current teachers who wanted to celebrate the district’s newContinue Reading
On Wednesday, August 14, Lexington County School District One dedicated Beechwood Middle School, located at 1340 Highway #378 in Lexington, on 34.57 acres. The 196,000 square foot middle school is an International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) candidate school with a focus on computer science essentials in partnership withContinue Reading
Dozens of family members, School District Five staff, and community partners were on hand at Harbison West Elementary School for a learning celebration that capped off a summer reading camp for rising fourth grade students. The five-week camp housed at Harbison West Elementary School included independent reading, assisted reading, writingContinue Reading
By Al Dozier As Lexington-Richland District 5 copes with enrollment shifts and crowded schools it may hire a professional consulting business to plan for the future. The board heard a presentation at Monday’s meeting from Mike Zuma of Milone & MacBroom, a Connecticut-based civil engineering and landscape architecture firm thatContinue Reading