IRMO, S.C. — The Irmo High School Student Council will recognize Suicide Prevention Month throughout September with a series of Wellness Wednesday activities designed to increase student awareness of suicide prevention, mental health resources and ways students can support peers who may be struggling. The campaign comes as mental healthContinue Reading
IRMO, S.C. — German students at Dutch Fork High School celebrated the beginning of the new school year with a traditional German custom designed to welcome students and create excitement about learning a new language and culture. During the first week of school, each German student made a Schultüte, aContinue Reading
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE — The Tri-District Arts Consortium (TriDAC) summer program is celebrating 40 years of providing advanced arts education opportunities to students from three Midlands school districts. To commemorate the milestone, TriDAC commissioned sculptor Bob Doster to create a sculpture celebrating the program’s four decades of arts education.Continue Reading
IRMO, S.C. — School District Five has announced the dates and times for its 2027 high school graduation ceremonies, which will be held May 28 at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia. The schedule is: Chapin High School: May 28 at 8 a.m. Dutch Fork High School: May 28 at 11:30Continue Reading
IRMO, S.C. — School District Five and Midlands Technical College celebrated the launch of a new Dual Enrollment Associate in Arts Pathway August 21 at Midlands Tech’s Harbison Campus. The first-of-its-kind partnership between School District Five and Midlands Technical College creates a new opportunity for eligible students to earn collegeContinue Reading
IRMO, S.C. — School District Five issued Golden Passes to more than 300 residents during a two-day sign-up event in July. The permanent photo identification cards are available to residents who live within the School District Five attendance zone and are 60 years of age or older. Golden Pass holdersContinue Reading
School District Five celebrated a wall-raiser ceremony August 27 at Harbison West Elementary School Gifted and Talent Development Magnet. The renovation project will enclose existing classroom walls to create contained, individual classrooms designed to support a more focused and modern learning environment for students and faculty and create environments whereContinue Reading
Two Lexington-Richland School District Five schools have earned national recognition from Magnet Schools of America (MSA), the national association for magnet and theme-based schools. H. E. Corley Elementary School Leadership & Montessori Magnet School has met the criteria to become a Nationally Certified-Demonstration Magnet School, while Leaphart Elementary School STEAMContinue Reading
School District Five has been awarded a $220,000 grant from the South Carolina Department of Education through the Instructional Leadership Accelerator Pilot Program, a new initiative designed to strengthen leadership systems that directly impact teaching and learning. District Five is one of a select group of school districts chosen toContinue Reading
Costco recently donated 375 bookbags to Dutch Fork Middle School to help provide students with essential school supplies. The bookbags will benefit students at Dutch Fork Middle as well as students at several elementary schools that feed into the middle school.Continue Reading
With the beginning of the new school year, the astronomy classes at Dutch Fork High School are already in full swing. The classes have jumped right into studying stars and constellations. Students are investigating what constellations are, as well as how and where they can be observed. Soon, students willContinue Reading