A.C. Flora Wins Two National Strength and Conditioning Awards
Pictured A.C. Flora’s Strength and Conditioning director Micah Kurtz A.C. Flora High School is an athletic powerhouse in South Carolina with at least 14 state championships in five different sports in...
View ArticleDistrict Five student wins National Merit Scholarship
Pictured: Eli Horner of Chapin High School and Chapin High School principal Dr. Akil Ross. IRMO – Eli Horner of Chapin High School has been selected as the recipient of the National Merit Wofford...
View ArticleRichland One to continue Free Meals to All Students in Fall
During the 2016-2017 school year, Richland One will continue to offer meals at no cost to all students, regardless of family income. The average district family could save more than $400 per child in a...
View ArticleLights, Camera, Action! District Five students bring creativity to life at...
IRMO – Students in District Five interested in film had their dreams come to life this summer at the Fisher Films summer camp held at Irmo High School. The film company based out of Columbia held two...
View ArticleSchool Days at Spirit Communications Park
Columbia, SC – Aug 7th, 2016 YnotU2 Inc will be partnering with the Columbia Fireflies, Blue Choice Medicaid/Healthy Connections, She Did That and Kool Kamp for the 1stAnnual “School Days” Back to...
View ArticleDistrict Five announces new leadership assignments for 2016-17 school year
IRMO – As the summer days continue on, District Five is progressing towards being prepared for the upcoming school year. Leaders in the district are moving to new positions including: Mr. Jeff Corley,...
View ArticleRichland One Hiring Additional Bus Drivers for School Year
Richland One is hiring additional school bus drivers and bus monitors for the 2016-2017 school year. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma and pass rigorous South...
View ArticleAlter Ego: Dutch Fork High School Student Inspires and Entertains
IRMO- Giving back to the community has always been in Michael Templeton’s DNA. The rising senior at Dutch Fork High School (DFHS) capped off an incredible junior year with awards and honors he never...
View ArticleStorybook ending for Read to Succeed summer camp in District Five
IRMO- Over 100 family members, District Five staff and members of the United Way were on hand at Harbison West Elementary School (HWES) for a learning celebration that capped off yet another successful...
View ArticleMason Zandi using District Five roots to lead Gamecocks in senior season
CHAPIN- Mason Zandi has always stood out amongst the crowd. At 6-9, 315 it makes perfect sense. You can’t miss him. The Chapin High School alum and fifth-year senior is preparing to lead the Gamecock...
View ArticleRichland One to Host 2016 Sportsarama
Richland One kicks off the start of the new high school football season Saturday, August 13 at Sportsarama, its annual jamboree that includes some of the hottest football action in the Midlands. This...
View ArticleSpring Hill High School alum wins U.S. National Wakeboarding Junior Women’s...
CHAPIN- In impressive fashion with a score of 80.00, recent Spring Hill High School graduate Ellery Hunt took home the Nautique World Wakeboard Association U.S. National Wakeboarding Junior Women’s...
View ArticleDistrict Five high schools gearing up for another promising football season
IRMO- The pads are back on and fall camps have opened for high school football teams. Chapin, Dutch Fork and Irmo are all preparing for the 2016 season in which all three schools will play under new...
View ArticleH.E. Corley Elementary School student to compete on Food Network Star Kids
IRMO- H.E. Corley Elementary School fifth grader Tyra Jefferson will compete amongst the best kid cooks in the nation on the new Food Network series Food Network Star Kids, premiering Monday, August 22...
View ArticleLearning takes on new meaning during summer months
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Science experiments, critical thinking projects and technology-based instruction will resume in just a few days in classrooms across Lexington County School District One. But those...
View ArticleH.E. Corley Elementary School Student Shot Put Champion
Pictured Jaila Singletary IRMO- With the Olympic Games coming to a close in Rio, one District Five student has her own aspirations of one day representing her country on the world’s biggest stage. H.E....
View ArticleChapin High School art students land pieces in Columbia Museum of Art exhibition
CHAPIN- Eight students at Chapin High School were honored by the Columbia Museum of Art for their artwork. A total of fifteen pieces of art from these students will be part of the 2016 South Carolina...
View ArticleDistrict Five welcome students back to school for 2016-2017 year in style
IRMO- Summer break concluded and students returned to schools across District Five recently to begin the 2016-2017 year. Schools throughout the district held assemblies and pep rallies to pump up...
View ArticleThe Origin of the D5 Apple Logo
IRMO – Teachers in Lexington-Richland School District Five have many talents, and for one elementary teacher, that talent led to the design of District Five’s ‘d5’ Apple logo. Nancy Davis, a second...
View ArticleChapin Middle School students avoid summer slide through annual Socratic Seminar
CHAPIN- Seventh grade English/Language Arts teacher at Chapin Middle School Jessica Bower has a passion for reading. That passion is so strong that it has spread school-wide into a yearly...
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