By Sarah Ostergaard When considering a word I first turn to the dictionary. In this case, “an education” is defined by Merriam-Webster online as “the action or process of educating or of being educated.” Unhelpful; my 5th grade English teacher taught us not to define a word using the rootContinue Reading
Students from the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) competed in several nationwide contests at the Technology Student Association (TSA) National Conference held in Louisville, Kentucky on June 28 through July 2, 2023. Representing all four high schools in School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties, students participatedContinue Reading
By Dr. Akil E. Ross, Sr.Superintendent I have often been asked can controversial issues be discussed in schools? Before answering this question, It is important to provide clarity about the implementation of school board policies that address Academic Freedom and Teaching about Controversial/Sensitive Issues. School District Five of Lexington andContinue Reading
Author and the founder of Leap For Literacy Stan Tucker made a special visit to Lexington-Richland School District Five’s Summer Reading Camp. Stanley Tucker, also known as Stan the Man, is a former second-grade teacher who now tours schools as a literary advocate encouraging young people to tell their storyContinue Reading
School District Five is participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2023-2024 school year. Section 104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 amended section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a) (1) (the law) to provide an alternative toContinue Reading
Dylan Hagins recently graduated from Chapin High School with the Chapin High School Class of 2023. He plans on attending The College of Charleston to major in Electrical Engineering. His parents are Libby Hagins (State Farm) and Brannon Hagins and his sister is Addison Hagins.Continue Reading
By Elizabeth Barnhardt Lexington-Richland Five School Board While in local and national headlines you may hear that “white supremacy” is the biggest threat to our nation, it is my opinion that ANY and ALL forms of supremacy – no matter the race, ethnicity, or creed – are unacceptable. I denounceContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five has named veteran administrator Tina McCaskill as its new Chief of Academics. McCaskill will replace Anna Miller who is retiring. McCaskill currently serves as the Director of Elementary Education for School District Five. Prior to that position, she served as principal and assistant principal of IrmoContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five has named longtime educator Ed Davis the new principal of Chapin High School. He was approved to his new post during a school board meeting on June 12. Davis currently serves the principal at Chapin Intermediate. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and hisContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five is recognizing dozens of students for achieving high scores on the PSAT and SAT examinations. The highest score possible on the PSAT is 1520, and the highest score possible on the SAT is 1600. For recognition purposes the district uses the PSAT scores for 9th, 10th,Continue Reading
An additional five students from Lexington-Richland School District Five have earned a National Merit Scholarship. Elizabeth Bouknight (Dutch Fork High, Clemson University), Joseph Hodges (Irmo High, University of South Carolina), Brett Markland (Dutch Fork High, University of South Carolina), Ansley Othersen (Chapin High, University of Alabama) and Eleanor Prosser (DutchContinue Reading
A 2021 survey conducted by USC-Aiken found that SC voters do not know that homeowners do not pay school taxes on a primary residence. More than 40 percent of voters were unaware of the school tax exemption and about 33 percent incorrectly indicated there is no school tax exemption (YoungContinue Reading
Katherine “Katie” Turner, a graduating senior at Spring Hill High School, is the recipient of the 2023 Friends of the Irmo Branch Library Scholarship. The one-time $2,000 scholarship recognizes an Outstanding Junior Volunteer at the Irmo Branch Library. Turner started as a library volunteer as an eighth grader. “Serving asContinue Reading
Two Lexington-Richland School District Five students received top awards at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF). A program of the Society for Science for over 70 years, Regeneron ISEF is the world’s largest global science competition for high schoolers. Carlynn Rychener (Chapin High) and Andy Yang (DutchContinue Reading
Two School District Five students were graduated from a collaborative job-training program at Midlands Technical College called Building Occupational Opportunities in the Midlands (BOOM). They were honored during a graduation ceremony May 26. The graduates from School District Five were Miguel Hill (Dutch Fork High) and Charles Schuler (Chapin High).Continue Reading
School District Five celebrated its eighth year of the student-initiative Project SEARCH, graduating students from the program during a May 25 ceremony at Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge. The four students who graduated in the class of 2023 include Carolina Cook (Spring Hill High), Sydney Dunlap (Dutch Fork High), Emma McPhersonContinue Reading