WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central High School’s Academic Challenge Team defeated Lewisville last Thursday to claim the Olde English Consortium’s Regional Small School Championship. Fairfield Central hosted the teams competing in the Small School division. With the regional title under their belts, the Griffins advance to the State Championship of Academics on Friday, March 22 at […]
BHS students candidates for Presidential Scholars Program
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School Students Annabelle V. Manville an Eva D. Pendleton are among nine Richland School District Two students who are competing to be some of the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. The two have been named candidates in the prestigious and highly competitive U. S. Presidential Scholars Program. The White […]
A Presidential Trip
WASHINGTON, DC – Richard Winn Academy middle school students traveled to Washington, DC for a tour Wednesday, Feb. 14 to Friday, Feb. 16. The students and chaperones hit all the historical hot spots, including The White House, Capitol Building, Arlington National Cementry, Mount Vernon, and toured museums and memorial monuments.
Green named SCAEOP Admin of the Year
GREENVILLE – Fairfield County Superintendent Dr. JR Green may be leaving his post, but not empty handed. Green was recently named 2024 Administrator of the Year, an award given by the SC Association of Educational Office Professionals (SCAEOP). Fairfield County School District’s Gervonder Brown, Executive Assistant to Dr. Green and board clerk, was installed as […]
BHS Robotics team qualifies for State Championship
BLYTHEWOOD – On Saturday, February 10th, 2024, the Blythewood Robotics Team won their first tournament of the season and qualified for the State Championship. Team 26468A The Bengal Bots won the overall Excellence Award for having the highest combined score of the Skills Challenge (2nd), the Qualification matches (10th), the Engineering Notebook grade and the Judges […]
WHS principal named 4A SCAAA Principal of the Year
BLYTHEWOOD — The South Carolina Athletic Administrator Association recently announced the recipients of its 2023-2024 awards. Westwood High School principal Robert Jackson was selected as the 4A Principal of the Year. “It’s truly indescribable to express the overwhelming joy and gratitude that fills me as I accept this award,” Jackson said. “The honor fuels an […]
Teacher Village has a new name
WINNSBORO – When word began to spread about the Fairfield Education Foundation’s proposed housing for teachers approximately three years ago, the project was generally referred to as the Teacher Village. But that moniker must change, according to a spokesperson with the Teachers Village Newark in Newark, N.J. After Fairfield’s Teacher Village began taking shape early […]
Richland 2 released from fiscal watch
COLUMBIA — On Thursday, Jan. 25, the South Carolina State Department of Education (SCDE) announced that Richland School District Two has been released from state fiscal watch status. The Richland Two Fiscal Year 2022-23 District audit was submitted by the Dec. 1 deadline to the SCDE with no material weakness or significant deficiency findings. The […]