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
HARIBSON WEST – Harbison West Elementary Gifted and Talented Development Magnet School was filled with excitement on April 23, 2025, as Cocky’s Reading Express made a special visit to promote literacy and inspire a love of reading among students. Cocky, the University of South Carolina’s beloved mascot, arrived with plentyContinue 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 – Lexington-Richland School District Five is teaming up with the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce for a Virtual Recruitment Event and Pathways to Certification Event on April 30 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. The district is looking to fill certified teaching and support positions. Support roles include: bus drivers,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 – 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
IRMO, S.C. – The Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce has named Caroline Blevins and Harmony Chandler from Harbison West Elementary School as the April Teacher and Student of the Month. Mrs. Caroline Blevins, a fourth-grade teacher and the school’s current Teacher of the Year, was praised by Principal Dr. ThomasContinue Reading
IRMO, S.C. – Two outstanding students from Lexington-Richland School District Five have received prestigious honors from the Midlands Education and Business Alliance (MEBA), highlighting their excellence in career and technical education. Avery Smith, a senior in the Law Enforcement Services program at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies, was namedContinue Reading