District Five issues more than 150 Golden Passes to residents
IRMO- Lexington-Richland School District Five issued Golden Passes to more than 150 residents during a two-day sign-up event in August. The permanent photo identification card for residents that are 60...
View ArticleEight Richland One Schools to Receive National Healthy Schools Awards
Brockman Elementary School is one of only 14 schools in the nation – and the first South Carolina school – to receive the National Healthy Schools Gold Award, which is the highest honor bestowed by the...
View ArticleDistrict Five celebrates “The World Came Together Day”
IRMO- Schools across Lexington-Richland School District Five remembered the tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001 by celebrating “The World Came Together Day” recently. “Most students were...
View ArticleAdult Education graduate hopes to inspire others with her perseverance
Pictured Natali Coble. LEXINGTON, S.C. — Lexington County School District One celebrated Adult Education graduation on recently. Thanks to the opportunities afforded them through Adult Education during...
View ArticleDutch Fork Elementary School teacher and IT Specialist to present at SC...
IRMO- Dutch Fork Elementary School Academy of Environmental Sciences first grade science teacher Julanda Sparkman and IT Specialist Heather Reit have been selected to present at this year’s 39th annual...
View ArticleDiggs Receives Award of Excellence from the National Academy of Future...
Blythewood – Blythewood High School sophomore Imani LaShae Diggs was recently recognized with an Award of Excellence from the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists. Award recipients...
View ArticleColumbia College P.L.A.C.E. Fellows Program receives grant from Sisters of...
Pictured: Dr. Kirk Moody, a biology professor at Columbia College, demonstrates how tornadoes are formed Columbia, S.C. – The P.L.A.C.E. Fellows Program at Columbia College received its fourth $25,000...
View ArticleFive District Five alumni announced as scholarship recipients
IRMO- Scholarships continue to roll in for recent District Five graduates as five students have been selected as scholarship recipients provided by the Central Carolina Community Foundation, the...
View ArticleiCivics Summer Camp gets students involved in election process
GILBERT, S.C. — The 2016 iCivics Summer Camp was held at Gilbert Middle School recentlt. The camp was free and open to students in Lexington County School District One. The theme of this year’s summer...
View ArticleIrmo Middle School principal named to prestigious education policy program
IRMO- Irmo Middle School principal Robert Jackson has been selected as one of 15 professional and civic leaders from across South Carolina to participate in the South Carolina Education Policy...
View ArticleSecond City Touring Company gives master class for Irmo High School theatre...
Columbia – Twenty-five Honors and International Baccalaureate Theatre students at Irmo High School International School for the Arts had the opportunity to take a master class with performers visiting...
View ArticleHundreds gather to celebrate 50 years at Seven Oaks Elementary School
Pictured from left to right: Michael Lucas, Jim Stephens, Dr. Stephen Hefner, Ann Copelan, Larry Houk, Tim Brown, Dr. Wendell Clamp, and Harriet Wilson. COLUMBIA- Memories poured through a crowded...
View ArticleGoing Green: Spring Hill High School senior entrepreneur turns hobby into...
CHAPIN- Saving the planet, one mile at a time. That is not only the motto Hunter Bristow lives by, it is his company’s mission. The senior at Spring Hill High School started a business called “Fast and...
View ArticleDistrict Five celebrates Adult Education and Family Literacy week
IRMO – Lexington-Richland School District Five celebrated National Adult Education and Family Literacy week earlier this month. South Carolina’s theme for these programs is “Moving Toward a Brighter...
View ArticleJason Hurdich, Governor Nikki Haley’s “rock star” interpreter
Recently students in Brennen Elementary School’s deaf/hard of hearing classes were honored with a visit from Governor Nikki Haley’s “rock star” interpreter, Jason Hurdich. Jason, who is the only...
View ArticleDistrict Five swim teams have strong performances at state championships
IRMO- Chapin, Dutch Fork and Irmo High School all had strong showings at the South Carolina State Swimming Championships held at the University of South Carolina Natatorium recently. Dutch Fork junior...
View ArticleDistrict Five Instruction Specialists land article in Palmetto Administrator...
IRMO- Two Instruction Specialists from Lexington-Richland School District Five will be published in the fall edition of the SC Association of School Administrators (SCASA) Palmetto Administrator...
View ArticleCrossRoads Intermediate School students take a stand against bullying
IRMO- 10 students at CrossRoads Intermediate School were named winners of the 2016 Red Ribbon Week Essay Contest. The contest title was Be Somebody’s Superhero; Stand Up to Bullying and those who...
View ArticleRichland One to Host Regional Remote-Controlled Car Races
Start your engines! Remote-controlled race cars designed by young scientists and engineering students from Richland One middle schools and high schools, as well as students from other South Carolina...
View ArticleLeaphart Elementary School students partner with Leeza’s Care Connection
IRMO- November recognizes National Family Caregivers Month. To help celebrate this event, fourth and fifth grade girls in the mentoring program known as the “Girls of LEAP” at Leaphart Elementary...
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