Lexington-Richland School District Five celebrated its fourth year of the student-initiative Project SEARCH, graduating students from the program during a May 31 at Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge. The five students graduating in the class of 2019 include: Kaleigh Cornelius (Dutch Fork High), Lana Hipes (Dutch Fork High), Mar’trell Gamill (IrmoContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District has announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast program. School officials have adopted the following household size and income criteria for determining eligibility: Children from families whose income is at orContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five will implement a clear bag requirement at all sporting events, beginning this fall. The new requirement, which was detailed at the June 10 School Board meeting, will be added to a list of safety measures that were implemented last fall and were revised for winter andContinue Reading
Dutch Fork Elementary School has become the first in South Carolina to be named a Green Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Dutch Fork Elementary School Academy of Environmental Studies is one of thirty-five schools nationwide selected as the 2019 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools awardees. Green Ribbon Schools areContinue Reading
IRMO – Lexington-Richland School District Five is participating in the Summer Food Service Program again this year. The program will begin on June 10 and end on August 1. Meals will not be offered during the week of July 1, 2019. All children ages 2-18 are eligible for the service.Continue Reading
On May 18 the Home Educators of Richland Lexington District 5 held a high school graduation ceremony for six students at Three Rivers Baptist Church. Steven Arnold, operator of Chick-fil-a Ballentine, was the commencement speaker and challenged the graduates to live their lives based on the principles taught and modeledContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five is reminding parents and guardians in the district about 5-year-old kindergarten registration for the upcoming school year. While the school year is winding down, registration is still available online and at schools during regular office hours. Online registration is available at https://registration.lexrich5.org “Kindergarten is an exciting time for students and parentsContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five has been honored by the University of South Carolina’s (USC) College of Education for its work with the Professional Development Schools (PDS) Network. During a May 7 awards ceremony, Oak Pointe Elementary School received the Exemplary Professional Development School Achievement Award. The award is given toContinue Reading
Veteran educator Stephanie Huckabee has been named the new assistant principal of instruction at Chapin Middle School. Huckabee currently teaches AP Language and composition as well as public speaking and language arts at Chapin High School, where she’s served since 2012. She earned her master’s degree in educational administration thisContinue Reading
IRMO – Lexington-Richland School District Five has named veteran administrator Ed Davis the new principal of Chapin Intermediate School. Davis has served as principal of Harbison West Elementary School since 2016 and was named the 2018-2019 South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children Principal of the Year. He replaces Denise Barth,Continue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five has named seasoned educator and human resources professional Tamara Turner its new director of personnel. Turner has served as the district’s coordinator of teacher evaluation since 2017. She replaces Winnie Brown, who will retire at the end of the school year after nearly 20 years inContinue Reading