Five Lexington-Richland School District Five students have been awarded the South Carolina Teaching Fellowship. The five students who were selected will receive up to $24,000 in fellowship funds from this program. The students include: Will Cosper (Chapin High School), Lakin Luoma (Chapin High School), Taylor Pierce (Chapin High School), KendallContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five will offer an additional lottery selection process for available seats at Chapin Elementary School (CES) and Lake Murray Elementary School (LMES) for the 2019-2020 school year. In May, the district offered a lottery opportunity for students reassigned to other schools due to Phase I and PhaseContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five has named longtime administrator Danielle Major-Murphy the new principal of the Academy For Success. Major-Murphy has served as assistant principal of instruction at Dutch Fork Middle School since 2017. Prior to that job, she served as assistant principal at Irmo Middle School and Newberry Middle School.Continue Reading
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
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