WINNSBORO – With public schools planning for online instruction this fall in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, some parents are looking for alternatives, says Kristen Chaisson, head of school for Richard Winn Academy, a private school in Winnsboro whose enrollment has jumped more than 20 percent. The first day of school was Thursday, Aug. […]
New R2 policy targets trustee
August 13, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – A recently enacted Richland Two school board policy supported by Superintendent Baron Davis would make it more difficult for sitting members to access district records they rely upon to help frame public policy. However, Davis said the policy is designed to curtail capricious and voluminous record requests. On Tuesday night, the Richland Two […]
FCSD plan ok’d for Aug. 24 start
August 13, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County School District’s calendar and teaching plans have received approval from the S. C. Department of Education, clearing the way to move forward with school opening on Aug. 24. The district will follow a ‘modified virtual” option that was adopted at the July meeting by the Fairfield County Board of Trustees. […]
WHS, FCHS graduates win scholarships
August 13, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – The 100 Black Men of Greater Columbia Inc. awarded scholarships totaling $12,000 to six recent high school graduates in the Columbia area. Three of those students were: Nathaniel Adams and Sheldon Johnson, graduates of Fairfield Central High School and RayShaun Hooks, a graduate of Westwood High School. The renewable scholarships, valued at $2,000 […]
Sales tax holiday kicks off Friday
August 6, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Computers, clothes, and school supplies are among a variety of items customers can purchase free of sales tax during South Carolina’s annual 72-hour Sales tax holiday from Friday, Aug. 7, through Sunday, Aug. 9. The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) reminds shoppers that eligible items can be purchased online and in-store without […]
R2 board approves Aug. 31 start date
July 30, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – The Richland Two Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night to approve a revised calendar for the upcoming school year. Aug. 31 will be the first day of school for students. It was announced during Tuesday night’s school board meeting that five days (Aug. 17 – 21) will be LEAP Days that are designed […]
Dillon awarded R2’s Hamm scholarship
July 30, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – The Richland Two Education Foundation has awarded the Debra W. Hamm Scholarship to Blythewood High School 2020 graduate Tillman Dillon. The $3,000 scholarship honors the legacy of the former Richland Two Superintendent by providing financial assistance to a qualifying student to pursue their dreams of earning a college or associate’s degree. Dillon, who […]
BHS teacher takes on new PSTA position
July 30, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Longtime Blythewood High School teacher Patrick Kelly has taken a new position as Director of Governmental Affairs for the Palmetto State Teachers Association. Kelly has taught AP U.S. Government and Politics for the past 15 years at Blythewood High School. In 2013, he was selected as the Richland Two Teacher of the Year […]
Brown awarded National Merit Scholarship
July 23, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School graduate McLean T. Brown joins the list of Richland Two students receiving a college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship. Brown plans to attend the University of South Carolina and possibly pursue a career in Astrophysics. Officials of each sponsor college select their scholarship winners from among the finalists in the 2020 National […]
