95 Lexington-Richland School District Five students have been named South Carolina Junior Scholars for the 2025-2026 school year.
Developed by the South Carolina Department of Education during the 1985-1986 school year, the SC Junior Scholars program is designed to identify eighth grade students with exceptional academic talent based on PSAT scores and other measures.
“Earning this academic distinction is truly a family commitment, and we are grateful for the partnership of our parents, teachers, and staff as we propel our students to the highest levels of achievement,” said Chief of Academics Tina McCaskill. “I am proud of these students and know that their futures are certainly bright.”
The following is a list of South Carolina Junior Scholars from Lexington-Richland School District Five:
Liliana Acevedo, Rahaf Alzuabidi, Lance Anfinson, Katy Baran, Hudson Bearden, Chloe Beckett, Jared Bowman, Ava Brink, William Broussard, Aubrey Brown, Dane Burlison, Hayden Carroll, Charles Caywood, Madison Coakley, Aubrielle Conner, Peyton Cooper, Eleanor Croft, Lewis Culler, Rowan Cunningham, Tam Dang, Collins Davidson, Daniel Davis, Madison Dawkins, Parker Dhotre, Sophia Dimov, Peyton Ellison, Zoey Ellisor, Josephine Engen, Noah Estes, Madison Faile, Camerin Felder, Lawrence Feng, Thomas Fickett, SaiRuthvika Garapati, Scarlett Gore, Madeleine Gran, Lyla Granite, Ava Greene, Melanie Grimes, Wyatt Haselden, Hannah Hill, Margaret Holden, Parker Hood, Cole Hooks, Wyatt Jackson, Alexandria Jacques, Andrew James, Braxton James, Winter Knox, Elijah Kunstman, Ethan Lacas, Emma Lam, Jacob Lang, Daenerys Joy Leano, Yeonwoo Lee, Preston Livingston, Mason Lowery, Sydney Lynch, Reese Martin, Durham McClinton, Emmalyn McKay, Eva Molina, Joseph Monteleone, Abigail Morales, Fletcher Muir, Lauren Murphy, Kelsey Olsen, Ryan Osolin, Micah Pennington, Hailey Pruitt, Graciela Rader, Sahasra Ranjith, Clara Raye, Michael Rister, Yarah Rose, Emmerson Sammis, Sophia Seawell, Matthew Simensen, Arnav Singh, Sanchith Sivakumar, Hannah Slowinski, Carenza Smith, Elle Vaadi, Avery Vick, Whitley Wells, Natalie Wilkes, Tyler Wisdom, Ava Withers, Daniel Wolfe, Josiah Wood, Landon Young, and Bayan Yousefian.
For more information on the South Carolina Junior Scholars Program, visit: South Carolina Juniors Scholars Program.
