COLUMBIA – Blythewood High School senior Nina Ni is a semi-finalist for the Gates Scholarship. The Gates Scholarship, created by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2018, is a highly selective scholarship for exceptional minority high school seniors. It is only awarded to student leaders in the top 10% of their class who display exceptional personal […]
Garner, Allsbrook receive top honors
December 12, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Dr. Twanish Garner, assistant principal at Langford Elementary, has been named the state’s 2020 Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year, and Blythewood High School math teacher Katie Allsbrook was honored as the 2020 Blythewood High School Teacher of the Year. “Dr. Garner is an outstanding leader who is well respected and valued by […]
FCSD reverses MOU’s exclusions
December 5, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Another alteration has been made to the Fairfield County Promise Program, which aims to allow Fairfield students to attend college at Midlands Technical College at no cost to them. At the Nov. 19 meeting, the school district’s board of trustees voted on a second amended Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU, that clarifies eligibility […]
Palmetto’s Finest
November 27, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – After being named one of Palmetto’s Finest schools for the second year in a row, Kelly Miller Elementary school Principal Kathy Woodard, left, and Vice Principal Faith Jones gathered with the school’s teachers and staff at the November school board meeting to show off the banners that will be displayed at the school.
Mary Did You Know?
November 27, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Fairfield County School District’s Honors Chorus performed “Mary Did You Know” on the steps of the State House Sunday during the Carolighting ceremony.
MTC offers special enrollment event Dec. 3
November 21, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Midlands Technical College (MTC) is now accepting applicants for the Spring Semester and is inviting all prospective students to learn about the college’s 120+ academic and career programs at a special enrollment event on Dec. 3 on the MTC Fairfield Campus. Students who attend this event can apply to MTC with no application […]
USC launches initiative to benefit FCSD
November 20, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen stopped in Winnsboro during his ‘bus tour’ of South Carolina Wednesday morning to announce the launch of a University initiative, the Accelerator for Learning and Leadership for South Carolina (ALL4SC). Caslen also announced that ALL4SC is partnering its first efforts with the Fairfield County School District. […]
Board’s Promise vote leaves some unfunded
October 24, 2019 By
Green: School Board will revote Promise funding issue next month WINNSBORO – All Fairfield County high school graduates are not currently able to receive free college tuition funds contributed by the Fairfield County School District as promised last summer under the newly minted Promise Program. A school board vote last week left Promise Program tuition […]
Ruling the Court
October 17, 2019 By
The Voice reached out to Fairfield Central and the Fairfield County School District for names but received no response.
WHS awarded national certification
October 17, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School has been named a Nationally Certified Demonstration Magnet School, the highest level of distinction awarded by Magnet Schools of America. Westwood successfully met the Magnet School Standards of Excellence, which include innovative curriculum, instructional programs that promote choice, student equity and diversity, academic excellence, family and community engagement, professional development, […]
