Carter makes President’s List

SAVANNAH, GA – Jacqueline Carter of Blythewood has been named to Georgia Southern University President’s List for excellence in academics. To be eligible, a student must have a 4.0 grade point average and a minimum of 12 semester hours.

Muni named to Dean’s List

MARS HILL, NC – Madeleine Rose Muni of Blythewood was named to the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at Mars Hill University for fall 2018 semester. To qualify, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 and carry no grade below a C.

Geiger Honors Teachers

RIDGEWAY – Geiger Elementary School principal Myra Bramlett awarded second grade teacher Blair Branham, left, the Rookie Teacher of the Year award this week. Branham, a graduate of Blythewood High School, graduated from Columbia College in 2017. She joined Geiger in August of 2018. Branham’s second grade teammate, Lori Yarborough was awarded Geiger’s Teacher of […]

SC board suspends BHS teacher

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina State Board of Education has suspended the teaching license of a Blythewood High School teacher after he was accused of being in a closed closet alone with a female student on several occasions. Kevin Smalls had been employed by Richland County School District Two since 2014 as an engineering and […]

State board honors R2 board members

Change of Venue for Elkins-Johnson’s Day in Court COLUMBIA – As Richland Two school leaders grapple with ethical and legal challenges, three of them are being feted with statewide awards and distinctions. Board chair Amelia McKie, who’s facing nearly $52,000 in fines over previously unfiled ethics forms, has been elected Region 8 Director of the […]

A Bengal Ball

The Bengal Batallion, Blythewood High School’s JROTC, held their annual military Ball on Feb. 23 at the NCY Club on Fort Jackson. The ball was open to anyone who participated in JROTC at one point during the school year and their dates.

Blythewood Middle Honors Chorus

BLYTHEWOOD – BMS Honor Chorus at R2i2 for the District’s Retirement Luncheon. Front Row Stairs: Zhanaya Casteal, Katherine Connor, Annabelle Manville, Emily Stack, Sidney Powell, Sarah Chaneyworth, Alex Raileanu, Caroline Martin Second Row Stairs: Emerson Hood, Brooke Witmer, Vivian LeBron, Anna Sparrow, Sanders Pitts, Caprice Aspland, Julia Friedman, D’ara Bolt Third Row Stairs: Emma Sauls, […]

Teachers Honored

WINNSBORO – Above, are the Fairfield County School District teachers who are participating in the first year of the District’s two-year program that provides support for teachers interested in pursuing national certification with minimal financial investment. The two year program helps them to achieve their goal of applying for and being awarded national certification, according […]

Sailesh honored for academic papers

BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School junior Abhimanhu Sailesh was honored by the Richland Two School Board recently for having presented two academic papers at the prestigious peer-reviewed 2018 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence that was held in Las Vegas, Dec. 13 – 15. The papers will be published in the fall of […]

Richland 2 Board awash in discord

Members Vote 4-3 Against Removing Officers For Cause COLUMBIA – Despite several members facing ethical and criminal sanctions, the Richland Two Board of Trustees voted against a policy designed to increase their accountability. On Tuesday night, the board voted 4-3 against a board policy revision that would have empowered the board to discharge office holders […]

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