Irmo High School International School for the Arts senior Meredith Joyner was recently named the 2021 South Carolina Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the South Carolina Council on Economic Education (SC Economics). “Being named the 2021 South Carolina Young Entrepreneur of the Year is a great honor and blessing,” JoynerContinue Reading

Two Lexington-Richland School District Five students have been selected to compete in the South Carolina Farm to School Junior Chef Competition. The competition, hosted by the University of South Carolina’s College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management, features several school districts across the state. Culinary teams consist of two toContinue Reading

Over two dozen School District Five students from the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) competed virtually in the South Carolina Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference. Competitors represented engineering disciplines, digital art, media production, as well as the architecture program. Brianna Matthews who serves as The Center’s TSA chapterContinue Reading

Megan vanVollenhoven, a senior at Chapin High School and the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center), has been named one of only four students nationwide to receive the SkillsUSA/National Technical Honors Society (NTHS) Scholarship. “I have been very actively involved in SkillsUSA since my sophomore year, and I was thrilledContinue Reading

By Al Dozier Lexington-Richland District 5 is celebrating as two of its own have been named education champions. Chapin High School English Teacher Amy Carter was named South Carolina Teacher of the Year for 2022. District 5 Superintendent Christina Melton was named the State Superintendent of theYear by the SouthContinue Reading

Dutch Fork Elementary Academy of Environmental Sciences has new honeybees in the media center observation hive. Lexington Soil and Water Conservation District Manager John Oxner brought the bees, which he was able to collect from a swarm, for Dutch Fork Students to safely observe up close and personal in theContinue Reading

By Al Dozier Students in Lexington-Richland District 5 will no longer be required to wear face masks in school. In response to increasing pressure from parents throughout the district, the board voted to drop the mask requirement beginning May 10. Students will still have the option to wear masks ifContinue Reading