R2 board votes 4-3 to not be required to hear grievances

Gilchrist: The Board’s Vote Could Deny Due Process COLUMBIA – Discussion of a complaint policy took center stage at Tuesday’s meeting of the Richland Two School District Board of Trustees. The two opposing factions on the board appeared to talk past each other about the intent of a change in wording to a rule known […]

Region Champs

The Fairfield Central High School academic team competed with other like-size high school in the north central region of SC in an academic challenge sponsored by the Old English Consortium Regional Quiz Bowl Tournaments. Fairfield Central was named champion over Chester in the small high school division and will compete at the state championship tournament […]

Crowning Moments

WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Academy held their annual Miss RWA pageant on March 10. Pictured above are front: Emmie Cameron (Wee Miss Runner-Up), Caroline Ladd (Wee Miss RWA), Evelyn Lancaster (Fan Favorite). Back, from left: Ada Bass (Little Miss Runner-Up), Caroline Reese Allen (Little Miss RWA), Rosemary Amick (Junior Miss Runner-Up), Hannah Britt (Junior Miss […]

Leading The Way

Westwood and Blythewood student councils were among the five Richland 2 high school student councils to receive awards at the South Carolina Association of Student Councils state conference. Westwood received an Honor Council Gold Award and placed third in Leadership Activities and third in Recognition. Senior Aniya Knighter was inducted into the Terry McCoy Leadership […]

Griffins Get Jazzy

Fairfield Central dual enrollment students attended a Jazz concert at the University of South Carolina as a part of the Music 105 class.

Bengals Fight Hunger

COLUMBIA – The Blythewood JROTC Bengal Battalion worked with two other JROTC programs on March 5 to acquire all the necessary resources to prepare 20,000 instant oatmeal meals with Harvest Pack, a humanitarian, hunger-relief, nonprofit organization.  Blythewood cadets were split into teams with cadets from other schools working in assembly lines to create the packages.  […]

Three Bengals are National Merit Finalists

Blythewood High School students Evan Cox, Macy Collins, center, and Grace Gattman have been named as Finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship competition.

Peake earns Superior Status

COLUMBIA – Richard Winn sophomore Lacey Peake earned a superior rating at the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA)’s Music Festival, held at the University of South Carolina on Saturday. Superior rating is the highest rating awarded to musicians at the festival. 

FCSD suspends district-wide mask requirement

FAIRFIELD COUNTY – In a Facebook post on March 1, Fairfield County School District announced that the Board of Trustees suspended the district-wide mask requirement.  The post says: “On February 22, 2022, DHEC updated its guidance to schools for managing the spread of COVID-19. Tonight, the Fairfield County School Board of Trustees suspended the districtwide […]

Betas Soar

MYRTLE BEACH – Fairfield Central High School’s Beta Club attended the State Convention February 4-5 at the Hilton Myrtle Beach Convention Center.  During the convention, Fairfield Central student Jamya Kennedy was elected State Vice President, and Griffin students placed in 18 categories.

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