WINNSBORO – Fairfield School District Superintendent J.R. Green asked the School Board during their Oct. 20 meeting to approve a transfer of $2.25 million from the general fund to the capital projects fund for the 2014 -2015 fiscal year, which ended on June 30. “The funds will be used to pay for various technology, equipment and […]
Local Scores on Par with State
November 6, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD – Results of the state’s SCPASS tests, administered to fourth- through eighth-grade students last spring, showed local students near or above state results in the tested subjects of Science and Social Studies, according to data released last week by the S.C. Department of Education. Science (State results in parentheses) In the Richland 2 School […]
Board Approves 26 Field Trips Costing $175,000
November 6, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County School Board approved 26 out-of-state and overnight student field trips at its regular called meeting Tuesday, Oct. 20, despite the concerns of two dissenting board members that the board lacked adequate information and justification for its actions. The trips will take selected Fairfield County middle- and high-schoolers to the Bahamas, […]
Griffins Down Dogs, Werts and All
October 10, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – One more play. At the end of Friday night’s clash of Region III 2A titans, the Fairfield Central Griffins made one more play than did the Newberry Bulldogs. Trailing 29-21, the Dogs had just marched 72 yards, and with 1:45 left in the game, Amir Abrams punched in the score from 3 yards […]
Storm Disrupts Sports Schedules
October 8, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD – Last weekend’s storms, which wreaked havoc across the Midlands, also spurred a shuffle in upcoming athletic schedules at area high schools. Football fields are drenched, and with many schools remaining closed throughout the week, no practices have been held. Blythewood High School has moved Friday’s football region opener at Spring Valley to Monday, […]
Queen and Sweetheart –
September 25, 2015 By
Richard Winn Academy crowned Grace Wilder (left) the 2015 Homecoming Sweetheart and Megan Simpson Homecoming Queen during halftime festivities Friday night. The Eagles made Homecoming complete with a 52-2 win over Clarendon Hall (game story on page 10).
MSI Enrollment –
August 21, 2015 By
About 157 students showed up with their families last week to enroll for classes at the Midlands Stem Institute in Winnsboro. The school’s PTO secretary, Tasha Hollis, left, offers enrollment forms to Brittany Johnson and her daughter Cheyenne, 8. Kivera Jackson dropped by to check out the school for possible later enrollment for her daughter, […]
Career Center Canopy Debate Stalls
August 21, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – Discussion by the Fairfield County School Board Tuesday night about whether or not to construct a covered walkway between the Middle School and the new Career and Technology Center veered off course momentarily into money spent on security systems and the Superintendent’s contingency fund, but ultimately settled with the Board tabling the matter. […]
Career Center Grand Opening
August 21, 2015 By
Dr. J.R. Green, Superintendent of Fairfield County Schools, and Chris Dinkins, Director of the new Career and Technology Center, are joined by the Fairfield County School board and members of the teaching staff in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Center on Aug. 12.
Brian Wilson, Your Career is Safe –
August 20, 2015 By
The BHS ‘Beach Boys’ danced, sung, started a game of giant beach ball that lasted all morning and led the freshmen in the electric slide at Blythewood High School’s first day before the first day of school Tuesday.
