Seven Oaks Elementary School fifth grade teacher Kimberly Flowers has been selected for the Columbia Area Reading Council (CARC) Distinguished Reading Teacher Award for the 2017-2018 school year. This marks the third consecutive year a [...]
Lexington-Richland School District Five has announced plans to make up a school day lost due to inclement weather. Students in District Five will now attend school on February 19, which was previously scheduled as a [...]
By Al Dozier The teacher shortage keeps getting worse statewide but Lexington-Richland School District 5 is continuing to keep abreast, according to district officials. Statewide, approximately 6,700 teachers left their positions by the end [...]
By Al Dozier The District 5 School Board Monday approved a new policy imposing an enrollment freeze on Lake Murray Elementary School to control the fast-growing student population. The freeze will not affect students [...]
More than 270 parents, students and community members attended Lexington-Richland School District Five's Magnet Fair January 4. The event at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies featured interactive booths where visitors talked with staff and students one-on-one and [...]
Two educators from Lexington-Richland School District Five have been announced as winners of South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (SCCEC) annual awards. Calvin Golson, a paraprofessional at the Academy for Success, has been named the [...]
Klemens Hermann, a Senior Christian Ministries major of Irmo, was among about 890 Bob Jones University students named to the Fall 2017 dean's list. The dean's list recognizes students who earn a 3-3.74 grade point [...]
The Chapin Intermediate, Irmo Elementary Spring Hill High School Improvement Councils (SICs) have been named to the SC School Improvement Council’s (SC-SIC) 2018 Honor Roll for their significant efforts to foster civic engagement in public [...]
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 Tri-District Arts Consortium (TriDAC) summer program. Middle school students who attend Lexington-Richland School District Five, Lexington One and Richland Two are eligible to participate. This year marks [...]
Parents of children who are not yet enrolled in school have a unique opportunity in Lexington-Richland School District Five. One component offered by Ready by Five Parenting and Family Literacy Services is Ready by Five [...]
The Dutch fork Middle School Dazzlers were working the SNACK PACK food drive recently at the Walmart in Ballentine. All the items were moved to Ameris Bank on Lake Murray Boulevard, bringing the total so [...]
EngenuitySC, the Columbia-based economic development nonprofit focused on enhancing the Midlands’ competitiveness and prosperity, has announced its programming for the upcoming year. Projects include What’s Next Midlands, the Midlands Regional Competitiveness Report, Richland One STEAM [...]
