FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Students of every age – from pre-K to grad school – are grappling with a completely new set of everyday circumstances, as the coronavirus pandemic has shut down schools. But it’s not just the students who are dealing with big changes. Many parents of school-age children have been pushed into the unfamiliar […]
BHS promotes virtual plant sale
April 2, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood High School horticulture class is offering a virtual plant sale with respect to social distancing requirements. Plants can be ordered online and picked up curbside at one of the times and locations on the order form. Both Chester High School and Nation’s Ford High School are assisting with the sale at […]
Langford on parade
April 2, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After almost two weeks of life in quarantine, Langford Elementary School students were treated with a car parade by faculty and staff on March 26. Langford faculty met at the school and followed the school bus routes through the community. Pictured here, families in Eagle’s Glen greet Langford’s motorcade of over thirty cars […]
BHE student brings cheer to teacher
April 2, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Maci King, a first grade student at Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School, placed a sign in her teacher’s front yard on behalf of her class. Pictured left, Maci greets her teacher, Patricia Mack, with a balloon, stuffed animal and well wishes.
Fairfield’s new kind of ‘homeschool’
March 26, 2020 By
RIDGEWAY – It was during the week of March 9 that Nicole Collins Hunter, a child development teacher for four year olds, at Geiger Elementary in Ridgeway, and her fellow teachers were advised by school administrators to begin preparing remote learning packets for their students in case of a shutdown of schools due to the […]
Richland Two’s new kind of ‘homeschool’
March 26, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When Governor McMaster mandated on March 13 that schools, colleges and universities across the state had to shut their doors until at least March 31, teachers and administrators had to prepare and execute, in a very short period of time, a plan to continue educating their students remotely. Richland Two School District administrators […]
BHS’s Hardy awarded Coca-Cola scholarship
March 26, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School Senior Kristian Hardy has been named a recipient of the Coca-Cola Scholarship, worth $20,000. Kristian was one of 150 recipients, selected out of 93,000 applicants nationwide. The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to support exceptional peoples’ thirst for knowledge and their desire to make a difference […]
R2 schools to close through March 31
March 15, 2020 By
News released from Richland School District Two By order of the Governor of South Carolina, Richland Two is canceling school for students starting March 16, 2020, through March 31, 2020. With the closure of schools, all student activities including athletics, are canceled from March 16-March 31. Richland Two Superintendent Dr. Baron R. Davis said, “Our […]
Fairfield School District canceled until April
March 15, 2020 By
News released from Fairfield County School District: By order of the Governor of South Carolina, school is canceled for Fairfield County School District students starting March 16, 2020, through March 31, 2020. With the closure of schools, all student activities, including athletics, are canceled from March 16 – March 31. Staff should report at the […]
R2 provides free meals for students during school closure
March 15, 2020 By
While school is closed March 16-31, 2020, free bag breakfasts and lunches for children up to age 18 will be made available. The meals will be distributed through pick-up lines outside of the school buildings at the following locations: Bridge Creek Elementary Dent Middle Joseph Keels Elementary Killian Elementary Longleaf Middle North Springs Elementary Polo […]
