IRMO – The Afterschool Alliance has selected Julius Scott, Coordinator of Community Services who supports multiple afterschool programs within School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties, to serve as a 2025 Afterschool Ambassador – one of only 15 leaders in the country chosen for the honor this year. AfterschoolContinue Reading
IRMO – Lexington-Richland School District Five has named veteran educator Jinni Friend as Director of Special Services. “I am beyond thrilled and grateful for the opportunity to continue serving our district in this role,” Friend said. “Supporting students and families, especially those with disabilities, is at the heart of myContinue Reading
IRMO – Lexington-Richland School District Five held its third annual First Jobs Signing Day Thursday, February 27, 2025. The First Jobs Initiative is a unique way to help the district with the nationwide labor shortage, as well as help students. The district hired 18 students to work in jobs inContinue Reading
A Lexington-Richland School District Five student has been elected as a National Officer for the SkillsUSA organization making her the first ever National Officer from the State of South Carolina. Avery Smith is a rising senior in the Law Enforcement Services Program at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (TheContinue Reading
Davida Price, School District Five’s Coordinator of Youth and Family Services (4K), has been awarded the 2025 State Service Award by the South Carolina Early Childhood Association (SCECA). The SCECA State Service Award is given to an individual who has gone above and beyond to aid the South Carolina EarlyContinue Reading
Four School District Five students are now published authors. Author Stan Tucker brought his Share Your Story writing program to the district last year. The program walks students and teachers through the writing process. Students in grades 3-5 worked on their stories and all finished stories were submitted to StanContinue Reading
IRMO – Two Dutch Fork High School students were detained Tuesday after school resource officers (SROs) received tips that they had brought firearms onto campus. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old had weapons in a vehicle they arrived in that morning. A search ofContinue Reading
IRMO, SC – Marc Turner, a dedicated educator at Spring Hill High School, has been chosen for a distinguished opportunity with National History Day® (NHD) and the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). Turner is one of only 55 educators nationwide selected for the Researching Silent Heroes webinar series. This programContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five will begin accepting applications for its 2025-2026 4-year-old kindergarten programs and 5-year-old kindergarten February 10. Potential students must be four years old on or before September 1, 2025. Parents of children meeting this age eligibility can apply now by bringing the following to their zoned elementaryContinue Reading
By Akil E. Ross, Sr., Ed.D.Superintendent How do you know when times have changed? I knew times were changing after attending the School District Five teacher and staff hiring event on Saturday, January 11th. The event was attended by many highly qualified educators and role models, which built my excitementContinue Reading
IRMO – Registration for the 4-year-old tuition-based pre-kindergarten program, EXCEL (Exposing Children to Early Learning), in Lexington-Richland School District Five at Irmo Elementary begins on February 10, 2024. Enrollment will be on a first-come, first-served basis and will be limited to 20 students. All additional children will be placed onContinue Reading
IRMO – Irmo High School’s director of school counseling Dorothya Nero has been selected as the 2025 School Counselor of the Year in South Carolina by the Palmetto State School Counselor Association (PSSCA). The award is given annually to a school counselor who has demonstrated their ability to provide leadershipContinue Reading
CIS is proud to feature 6th-grade student Sooa Son for her remarkable achievement of beingselected to the Midlands Region Orchestra. This prestigious selection is a significantaccomplishment, as many students aspire to be chosen, but few are selected. The Midlands Region Orchestra is a two-day event that brings together the strongestContinue Reading
IRMO – The Chapin Middle School Symphonic Band has been invited to perform as a featured ensemble at the South Carolina Music Educators Association’s (SCMEA) Professional Development Conference in Columbia on February 8, 2025. “It is a great honor for our Chapin Middle School Symphonic Band to be selected to perform atContinue Reading
The National Weather Service has forecasted potential winter weather, including snow and extremely low temperatures, for the Midlands area beginning Tuesday afternoon, January 21, 2025, and continuing into the night. With sub-freezing temperatures expected to create black ice on roadways Wednesday morning, School District Five of Lexington & Richland CountiesContinue Reading
IRMO – Families in Lexington-Richland School District Five have the opportunity to apply for the district’s Magnet and Choice programs now through Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 12:00 PM (Noon). For more information about the district’s Magnet Schools, Programs, and Choice options, and to access the application link, visit www.lexrich5.org/choice.Continue Reading