WINNSBORO – Midlands STEM Charter School (MSCS) in Winnsboro was recently named the Charter Institute at Erskine 2021-2022 Silver Local School of Distinction for its middle school program. Members of the Charter Institute at Erskine’s staff and leadership were in attendance and presented the school’s leaders with a commemorative plaque at the school. As a […]
Local high schoolers soar during Aviation Week
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Three local high school seniors experienced flight from behind the yoke on Monday, April 24, as part of Fairfield County’s celebration of South Carolina Aviation Week, April 23-29. The high school students, Lily Hawkins (Richard Winn Academy), Smyra Thomas (Fairfield Central High School), and Austin Clark, (Midlands S.T.E.M. Institute) were recruited to participate […]
BHS students awarded $24K Fellowships
April 27, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Kenneth Cornish, Catherine Hinson, and Jessica Woodley, seniors at Blythewood High School, have been awarded the prestigious South Carolina Teaching Fellowship and will each receive up to $24,000 in yearly scholarships to attend a Teaching Fellows Institution in South Carolina. The students will each agree to teach in South Carolina one year for […]
Nuclear Winners
April 20, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science 6th grader, Zedrick Curab won first place in the national 2022 Nuclear Power Drawing contest at the North American Young Generation Nuclear Convention. Curab won over more than 150 other entries for his painting titled New Clear Air Energy. Curabo’s first place prize included a tablet, […]
Griffins Win Big
March 30, 2023 By
Fairfield Central High School’s Orchestra, under the direction of Ms. Naiesha Wise, received a Superior Rating with Distinction, the highest possible rating, at the SCMEA Performance Assessment last week. Their Superior score was unanimous among judges. Fairfield Central’s Chorus, pictured below, earned an Excellent rating, their first in over 20 years, at the SCMEA Choral […]
March 30, 2023 By
The Blythewood High School chorus, pictured above, was awarded Superior with Distinction at Choral Performance Assessment. Pictured below, Julie Ann Russell, Blythewood Orchestra teacher, with awards from String Orchestra (Superior), Concert Orchestra (Superior) and Chamber Orchestra (Superior with Distinction). Chamber Orchestra scored the highest of all the schools in Region 3.
Athletic Administration Honors
March 23, 2023 By
Fairfield Central principal Dr. Tracie Swilley, above left, was named 2023 Class AA Principal of the Year by the South Carolina Athletic Administration Association (SCAAA). Fairfield Central Athletic Director Terrell Roach, above right, was named AA-Region 4 Athletic Director of the Year by the SCAAA.
Griffins Lead
March 23, 2023 By
Fairfield Central’s Student Council attended the South Carolina Association of Student Councils’ State Convention March 17-19 at Sumter High School. The Griffins placed first in Recreational Activities with their Faculty vs. Student basketball game, first in the Poster Project and second in School Spirit with Fairfield Fridays.
Best in class
March 9, 2023 By
MYRTLE BEACH – Richard Winn Academy won Best Historical Scrapbook at the South Carolina Independent Schools Association (SCISA)’s Student Government Spring Convention, which was held in Myrtle Beach March 5-7. Richard Winn’s scrapbook was compiled by student body historian Lacey Peak. It documents a visual record of events and projects completed by the school’s student […]
Davis receives $615K separation agreement
March 2, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – In a separation agreement with Richland School District Two, former Superintendent Dr. Baron Davis will receive $615,000, it was announced on Monday. On Jan. 17, the district accepted Dr. Baron Davis’ resignation after a six-hour meeting at which his contract was discussed. After Davis and the board mutually agreed to separate during the […]
