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
The Chapin Chamber of Commerce honored the 2023-24 Teachers of the Year from the Chapin schools during their May luncheon. They were treated to lunch and given a certificate.Continue Reading
Two Lexington-Richland School District Five students have earned awards from the Midlands Education and Business Alliance (MEBA). Senior Eleanor Prosser has been selected as the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Technology Champion of the Year for the Midlands. Veronica Cain has been named the Midlands Work-Based Learning (WBL) Student ofContinue Reading
A big congratulations to Lake Murray Elementary School (LMES) fourth grader Katherine Ju who won second place in the National American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN) poster contest. She will be awarded a certificate along with a t-shirt, and an educational science kit. In addition, the LMES school library willContinue Reading
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis recognized 15 educators from across South Carolina recently at the 34th Annual Economics and Financial Literacy Awards Luncheon in West Columbia. Each honoree completed the bronze, silver and gold levels of the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program, a multi-year program designed to increase theContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five announced its new Teacher of the Year and Support Employee of the Year during a May 16 ceremony. Grace Abbott, an English teacher at Chapin High School, was named School District Five’s 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year during the district’s Employee Recognition Program. Elizabeth Balog, aContinue Reading
The Lexington One Educational Foundation has awarded a $33,016 Counting Collections for Mathematics Grant to Lexington District One Instructional Services, which will benefit all kindergarten through second grade students in Lexington District One. The goal of the Counting Collections for Mathematics project is to improve the counting ability of studentsContinue Reading
Three Lexington-Richland Schools District Five educators have been inducted into Newberry College’s Hall of Master Teachers. The society’s awards recognize graduates of Newberry College for exemplary dedication, service and excellence in the field of education. Each year, honorees are selected for five awards, each recognizing a different area of distinction:Continue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five has named veteran administrator Kristen Eubanks the new principal at Lake Murray Elementary School. Eubanks has served as principal at Bridge Creek Elementary since 2013. Prior to that job, she served as an assistant principal at Bridge Creek Elementary School. She also served in the classroomContinue Reading
Lex Rich District 5 Special Services recently held their multi-school Job Olympics which gives children with special needs an opportunity to compete with other children in the district. The students are given everyday tasks such as folding and hanging up clothes, bagging groceries, job interviews and other skills that canContinue Reading
The District Five Foundation recognized Paula Hite for her many years of service to the organization. A founding member in 2008, Paula organized the foundation after retiring from the Lexington Richland Five School Board. “We needed a humanitarian arm in the district and the snack pack program was the answer,”Continue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five has named Roy Frick the new Assistant Director of Career and Technical Education. Frick will oversee the daily operations at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center). “I’m most excited about coming to the Center of Advanced Technical Studies and working with all the greatContinue Reading