108 students from the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) competed across 39 statewide contests at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference held in Greenville, South Carolina on March 16–18. School District Five students, representing nearly every program at The Center, placed in 30 competitions, winning 17 contests.Continue Reading
Engineering students at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) took their learning on the road for a special field trip to iFly in Charlotte, NC, where they were introduced to indoor sky diving. Seventeen students attended the STEM event, where they learned about the principles of aerodynamics inContinue Reading
District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties will host a district-wide Literacy Night for pre-kindergarten through third grade students on April 27, 2023, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Ballentine Elementary School. This event is for School District Five parents and guardians to learn literacy tips and resources for working with theirContinue Reading
Safety is the number one priority in School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties, and the district is always looking for ways to improve its safety protocols. School District Five’s security strategy is a multi-layered approach that consists of communication, compartmentalization, and awareness. School District Five has added armedContinue Reading
School District Five’s FIRST Robotics Competition team, the Pandamaniacs, placed fifth out of 27 teams from South Carolina and Georgia at the Anderson District Event. The team piloted its 20th robot, Blocky “Mater” Balboa, through 12 qualification matches across a day and a half and compiled a 9-3 record. SeededContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five high school and middle school bands received high ratings during recent South Carolina Band Director Association (SCBDA) Concert Performance Assessments (CPA) hosted by Lexington High School and Batesburg-Leesville High School. The Chapin High School Symphonic Band and the Chapin High School Concert Band are under theContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five’s Coordinator of Instructional Technology Carol Lunsford has been named the Administrator of the Year for the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL). “I am truly grateful for the recognition of my efforts and contributions to promoting literacy and fostering a love of reading in ourContinue Reading
Dozens of students from Lexington-Richland School District Five competed and won awards in this year’s University of South Carolina (USC) Regional Science & Engineering Fair held March 19. “Congratulations to these students and thank you to all of the district teachers for the hours of extra time that is requiredContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five teacher Dr. Laurie Taylor was named 2023 South Carolina Academy of Science Teacher of the Year. This award is given to one teacher in the state for their excellence in secondary teaching of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). “I am honored to receive the SouthContinue Reading
Three Lexington-Richland School District Five students from the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) represented the state of South Carolina as state delegates at the American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual conferences held March 1-5 in Washington, DC.Continue Reading
A Leaphart Elementary School STEAM Magnet fifth grader will represent South Carolina in the National Missing Children’s Day Poster contest sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Harper O’Neal won first place in the South Carolina division of the nationwide contest. With the theme of “BringingContinue Reading