BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School Bengal Battalion cadets held their second roadside clean-up event this past Saturday. Over fifty cadets picked up trash from Blythewood Road to Farrow Road. The Battalion serves the community through roadside clean-up to teach cadets the importance of selfless service, one of the Army values.
Dysfunction, conflict, disharmony mar R2 school board meeting
February 18, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – Internal policies and a class-action lawsuit about vaping were among the several points of controversy at the Feb. 9 meeting of the Richland School District Two Board of Trustees, which was marked by contentious discussion. The meeting began with more than 20 minutes of debate about how meeting agendas are assembled, who should […]
Griffins Achieve
February 18, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield community organization Believers and Achievers presented plaques to Abigail Hutson-Smith, left, and Le’Aundre Martin, right, for their journalistic work with the Fairfield County School District’s newspaper, The Fairfield Post. Hutson-Smith and Martin were named Outstanding Journalists of the Semester.
Griffins Challenge
February 18, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Competing virtually has not stopped Fairfield Central’s Academic Challenge team from excelling. In January, the team defeated Chester 15-7 and Lewisville 15-14. Most recently, the Griffins took a 18-16 victory over Great Falls.
Mighty Griffins
February 18, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s Mighty Griffin Battalion JROTC program competed in the JROTC Academic Bowl. The JROTC Academic Bowl tests cadets on their knowledge by using SAT/ACT-type questions in the areas of JROTC curriculum, English, math and science. The Griffins advanced to the Level 2 of the competition, to be held March 4.
Jefferson honored at NCAA title game
January 21, 2021 By
MIAMI, FL – Before kickoff of the 2020 NCAA Football National Championship game featuring Alabama University and Ohio State University, Fairfield Central’s Chanda Jefferson and other state teachers of the year were honored by the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation. Jefferson, South Carolina’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, was featured on CFP Extra Yard’s Twitter […]
Davis named humanitarian recipient
December 31, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Richland Two Superintendent Baron Davis was recently named a recipient of the 2021 Dr. Effie H. Jones Humanitarian award. The award is an annual recognition of education leaders committed to the advancement and mentorship of women and minorities and/or demonstrate a commitment to address social justice issues among children, youth and adults in […]
Holiday Wishes
December 23, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – As a part of their annual Holiday Wishes campaign, Blythewood High School began collecting canned goods for Christian Assistance Bridge (CAB) on Nov. 30. Each of the three companies in the Bengal Battallion set a goal for every student to donate six canned goods, totaling 640 items. Over the course of three weeks, […]
Bengal students to compete at State
December 17, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Students from Blythewood High School (BHS) participated in the 55th Annual National Career Development Association Poetry & Art Contest. Students were encouraged to submit either poetry or art which reflected the theme “My Future Career-Imagine the Possibilities.” First, second, and third place winners from Blythewood High School were sent to the state contest […]
R2 trustee threatens to sue constituent
December 3, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – A school board vice chair has threatened to sue a constituent over comments he made about her and another board member, according to a series of emails obtained by the Voice. In four separate e-mails dated Sept. 3, Oct. 25, Nov. 9 and Nov. 23, Richland Two Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Teresa […]
