WINNSBORO – The 6th annual Fairfield County School District Hall of Fame gala was held April 27 in the school gym. A welcome by Tracie Swilley, Principal of FCHS and the introduction of the inductees was followed by dinner and entertainment by Seven Show Band. This year’s inductees include Russell N. Feaster, Sr., Jessie C. […]
Chalk Walk
May 2, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Teachers, students, parents and friends joined the annual Chalk Walk at Fairfield Central High School last week to celebrate education and raise funds for scholarships. After stretching and warming up, the walkers made several turns around the track.
School district proposes $45.3M budget
April 25, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – No tax increase is anticipated in next year’s school district budget, though property owners still may wind up paying higher school taxes. At last week’s school board meeting, Chief Financial Officer Kevin Robinson said the proposed $45.3 million budget includes about $4 million in additional revenue, with $2.9 million attributed to increased tax […]
R2 board OKs stricter conduct for teachers
April 11, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Weeks after brushing aside adopting greater accountability measures for their own conduct, the Richland Two school board voted 6-0 for similar conduct rules for district staff. On March 26, board members combed through the five-page policy, which lists numerous behaviors classified as “misconduct.” Many behaviors focus on teacher-student interactions. Board vice-chair Monica Elkins-Johnson […]
BHE Gives Back
April 11, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School (BHE) and the BHE student council collected 1723 items for Brookdale Assisted Living Center. Grade levels participated by bringing in items that the residents can use. Student Council members pictured from left are Kenneth Martin, Erin Daniels, Taukerra Roberts, and Jake Gonzalez. BHE Student Council sponsor is first grade teacher Brandy Hagood.
Muller Road Excels in Science
April 11, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Muller Road students Jessica Whitlock, Luther Bells and Madison Tankersley, pictured above from left with teacher Levorn Miller, participated in the annual Science and Engineering Fair at USC on March 15. Bells, who presented ‘Do leopard geckos have a preference on which side they capture their prey?’ won the Grand Award – Junior […]
FCHS crowns winners during Evening at Sea pageant
April 4, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central High School held its ‘Evening at Sea’ pageant last Saturday. Crowned were, from left, Miss Freshman, Trinity Proctor; Miss Sophomore, Abigail Hudson-Smith; Miss Junior and Miss Black and Gold, JaNiyah Coleman; Miss FCHS, Zenia Mobley and Mr. FCHS Darius Free. | Photo: Joe Seibles
Readers Turn Out
April 4, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – About 250 children and 50 adults attended the Winnsboro Library’s annual read-in held at the Fairfield County Recreation Center on March 29. The program lasted from 9 – 12 a.m. and was followed by lunch.
Supers take home top pay, benefits
March 28, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Public education isn’t the most profitable profession in South Carolina. For a select few, however, the field can be quite lucrative. In a state where the governor earns $106,078 a year and agency heads like the state superintendent of education make $92,007, many district level school superintendents rake in two to three times […]
BHS teacher finalist for SC’s top teacher
March 14, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School English teacher Sue Weems got a big surprise Tuesday morning when State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman made an unexpected stop at the high school to announce that Weems has being named one of five finalists for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award. Richland Two School Superintendent Barron […]
