IRMO, S.C. – The Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) has been named a 2025 Models of Excellence school by SkillsUSA, the nation’s leading organization for workforce development. This prestigious recognition highlights The Center’s exceptional integration of Personal, Workplace, and Technical Skills into all chapter activities and represents theContinue Reading

IRMO – Dutch Fork High School’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) students successfully completed the Vandora Heights City Collaborative Project. Over the past eight weeks, 85 students in Tia Green’s Entrepreneurship classes engaged in a dynamic partnership that involved researching, planning, and constructing a model city. The project provided students with hands-onContinue Reading

Leaphart Elementary School STEAM Magnet recently marked a milestone by celebrating its 50th Anniversary. The event was not just a celebration of the past but also a reflection of the school’s commitment to providing quality education in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). The anniversary celebration was held atContinue Reading

IRMO – Lexington-Richland School District Five has named finalists for its 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year award. The finalists are: Brooke Bridges, a Piney Woods Elementary School kindergarten teacher; Jennifer Goforth, a Reading Interventionist at Chapin Intermediate School; and Charles McDonald, a special education teacher at Lake Murray Elementary School.Continue Reading

IRMO – Lexington-Richland School District Five has announced the finalists for its 2025–2026 Support Employee of the Year award: Shamone Chandler, a kindergarten assistant at Dutch Fork Elementary; Bridgette Gause, a cafeteria assistant manager at Ballentine Elementary; and Cami Ruppe, an instructional and clerical assistant at Oak Pointe Elementary. Chandler,Continue Reading

IRMO –A Lexington-Richland School District Five student won an award in the 2025 Magnet Schools of America Poster Contest. London Allen, a fifth grader at Leaphart Elementary School STEAM Magnet, received second place in the elementary school level in the nationwide competition.   “We are so proud of London,” Leaphart Elementary SchoolContinue Reading

IRMO – Irmo High School’s Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter made a remarkable showing at the South Carolina FCCLA Spring State Conference, earning top honors and developing their leadership skills through interactive workshops and state-level competitions. Students competed in a variety of Students Taking Action withContinue Reading

IRMO – Over forty students from the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) competed in the South Carolina Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference. Students representing engineering and architecture disciplines, digital art and media production, electricity technology, and the VEX robotics team placed in their respective competitions. The Technological StudentContinue Reading

Three Dutch Fork High School students took their passion for the stars to the community on Saturday, April 5, by sharing their astronomy knowledge at the District Five Foundation’s annual SpringFest. Claire P., Gracey J., and Laylah T., all members of Dutch Fork’s astronomy classes, volunteered their time to teachContinue Reading