COLUMBIA — Richland School District Two has announced five finalists for 2023-2024 District Teacher of the Year, two of which are from Blythewood-area high schools: Will Epps, Blythewood High School and Jennifer Tinneny, Westwood High School join Stacey Higgins, Forest Lake Elementary NASA Explorer School; Kathia Rivera de Guzman, Pontiac Elementary School; and Ahmad Stephens, […]
WHS principal selected for Talent Matters Professional Network
August 31, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood High School principal Robert Jackson is among 23 principals statewide in the 2023-2024 Talent Matters Professional Develop Network for Principals, a year-long professional development network to become human capital leaders. According to SCDE OEELD, principals in this prestigious network will learn together about human capital management and how to implement key strategies […]
Westwood launches comprehensive 3-year cybersecurity program
August 31, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School held an open house on Aug. 17 to discuss its new comprehensive cybersecurity program, the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals and how their new program is answering the call to fill vacancies. According to industry experts and educators, there are currently over one million job openings in the cybersecurity industry […]
Midlands STEM celebrates ten years of educating Fairfield students
August 24, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Midlands Stem Institute (MSI) kicked off its tenth year of existence on Friday, August 11 with a staff and family picnic in the Old Armory in Winnsboro. “The town of Winnsboro is very excited to see the growth of Midlands STEM,” Winnsboro Mayor John McMeekin said, referring to the new $11 million facility […]
R2 implements safety screenings
August 10, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Students in Richland School District Two returned to schools on Tuesday. A big difference for high school students this year: security screenings. Yesterday, the district tweeted, “Today was day one in the operation of safety screenings at all five Richland Two high schools,” and it seemed to be a success at Blythewood High […]
Almost back to school in R2
August 3, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It may have been a shorter break than usual, but Blythewood teachers jumped right back into action on Tuesday. Pictured at right, Muller Road Middle teachers squeeze in some games on their first day. Above, Westwood teachers play Never Have I Ever. Below left, Blythewood Middle School; at right Blythewood High School teachers […]
Fairfield County School District is back to school
August 3, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Fairfield County School District’s teachers returned to work last week in preparation for the first day of school on Aug. 2. Pictured above center, students are welcomed into McCrory-Liston for the new school year. Pictured at below, students on their first day at Fairfield Magnet School.
Scholl Receives Scholarship
August 3, 2023 By
The Boyd Midwest Family Private Foundation is pleased to announce that Seth Scholl of Blythewood has been selected as a $3,000 Scholarship recipient for the 2023-2024 school year. This scholarship is renewable for up to four years. Seth is the son of Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Co. employee Michael Scholl. Seth is attending the University […]
More R2 students to receive free/reduced lunch
August 3, 2023 By
COLUMBIA, – Students at 25 schools and centers in Richland School District Two will eat breakfast and lunch for free during the 2023-2024 school year and families will not have to fill out meal applications. The district announced the following schools are participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which means each student enrolled at […]
Meet & greet for new R2 super set for July 25-27
July 20, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Richland School District Two has scheduled three meet and greet events for the district’s new superintendent, Dr. Kim Moore, to get to know members of the community. The meetings will be held at the R2i2 Conference Center located at 763 Fashion Drive in the Sandhills shopping area in Columbia. Dates for the meetings […]
