School District Five has recognized students who earned academic certificates from Midlands Technical College (MTC) through the district’s Dual Enrollment program during the 2025–2026 school year. The students successfully completed an 18-credit-hour sequence of college coursework while still in high school, earning credentials that carry full academic credit and areContinue Reading
Five School District Five students were graduated from Project SEARCH May 19. Project SEARCH is a one-year program where School District Five partners with Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital and allows students with special needs to gain job skills and solve work based problems as they rotate through different departmentsContinue Reading
Irmo High School sophomore Hunter Hugg played a key role in securing a statewide proclamation recognizing June 2026 as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month across South Carolina. He submitted a formal request directly to the Office of Governor Henry McMaster, resulting in the official statewide proclamation. The recognition brings attentionContinue Reading
District Five has named Jeanna Locklair as the new principal of Harbison Elementary School Gifted and Talent Development Magnet. She will replace Dr. Thomas Turner who is leaving at the end of the school year. “I am honored to have been chosen as the next dedicated leader at Harbison West,”Continue Reading
Thirteen students in District Five have earned Firefighter I Certificates through the Fire & Rescue course at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center). The Fire & Rescue class is a year long course. In the first year, students earn the following certifications: FEMA; I-100; I-200; I-700; I-800; FirstContinue Reading
Two School District Five students were graduated from a collaborative job-training program at Midlands Technical College called Building Occupational Opportunities in the Midlands (BOOM). They were honored during a graduation ceremony May 7. The graduates from School District Five were Kevin Brown and Ahmari Terry from Irmo High School. BOOMContinue Reading
CrossRoads Intermediate School has been named the 2026 SC Region 3 Math Nation+ Test Yourself. Challenge Champion. Each year, Math Nation+ equips South Carolina schools with focused, practical tools to prepare students for SC READY and SCEOCEP. The South Carolina Boot Camp fully aligns with the 2025 South Carolina College-and-CareerContinue Reading
Julie Klemz, Harbison West Elementary School’s 2025–2026 Teacher of the Year and founder of the school’s “Casual for a Cause” fundraiser, was inspired by an idea she encountered during a dental appointment last summer. She noticed someone wearing a T-shirt promoting the idea of dressing casually for a meaningful causeContinue Reading
95 Lexington-Richland School District Five students have been named South Carolina Junior Scholars for the 2025-2026 school year. Developed by the South Carolina Department of Education during the 1985-1986 school year, the SC Junior Scholars program is designed to identify eighth grade students with exceptional academic talent based on PSATContinue Reading
Five District Five students have been awarded the South Carolina Teaching Fellowship. The students will receive up to $24,000 in yearly scholarships (up to $6000 a year for four years) to attend a Teaching Fellows Institution in South Carolina. Each Fellow agrees to teach in South Carolina one year forContinue Reading
Spring Hill High senior Mason Blevins signed a contract to work with Blanchard Machinery April 27. He is a senior in the Automotive Training program at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies. He applied for the Power Technician position in the Think Big program at Blanchard Machinery and was hired.Continue Reading