COLUMBIA – WLTX News19 celebrated select Players of the Week on Wednesday, May 15 by selecting two athletes as Player of the Year. Jalen Swilley, who was chosen as a News19 Player of the Week in early November, was one of two athletes from the Midlands to be selected as Player of the Year. Swilley […]
Eight Bengals receive Student of the Year honors
May 30, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School held their Senior Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 21. Roughly seventy-five seniors were honored with various scholarships and awards. One of the highest awards given is Student of the Year. The selection process for Student of the Year consists of a nomination by a staff member followed by a faculty […]
Dist. 6’s dog is “always there for us”
May 23, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – For local law enforcement officers, some calls are tough – and some days can seem really long. But at the Richland County Sheriff Department’s Region 6 substation in Blythewood, they know that when they return from a call, they’ll return to a happy greeting – and a wagging tail. “When we go back […]
Bidding Dr. Green farewell
May 23, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – During the days before Superintendent Dr. J. R. Green retired from the Fairfield County School District, he visited each school where he was honored in different ways. He arrived at Fairfield’s Kelly Miller Elementary School to a drum-show by the KMES drumline. Then, inside, Dr. Green was greeted by the 3-5 year […]
BHS senior named National Merit Scholarship winner
May 23, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School senior Eva Deanne Pendleton has been named a 2024 National Merit Scholarship winner. She will receive a $2,500 scholarship. The competition drew over 1.3 million high school juniors from more than 21,000 high schools. Pendleton was among 15,000 finalists to be named one of two 2024 National Merit Scholarship winners […]
BHS alums hoping AI study will predict short-term stock market fluctuations
May 16, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Two Blythewood USC students began research in January at the University of South Carolina that found that artificial intelligence can be used to predict short-term stock market fluctuations. First-year USC business student Livingston Weisinger and first-year USC computer science student Tarun Ramkumar’s goal is to use AI and news sentiment to outperform the […]
Coker participates in Industry Showcase
May 9, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood High School senior Rebecca Coker, pictured left, assisted the Midlands Education and Business Alliance (MEBA) in an Industry Showcase held at the State Fairgrounds. Pictured above, Jill Martinez, right, with the City of Columbia Canal Water Plant presents Rebecca with an original walking stick carved from Camp Barstow Cypress.
BHS students inducted into National Technical Honor Society
May 9, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School recognized eleven students on April 24 for their achievements and inducted them into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS). The NTHS celebrates students who have shown exemplary effort and aptitude in their chosen area of Career and Technical Education and has offered students nearly $300,000 in scholarships each year since 1984. […]
Fairfield School District hosts Cool Reads
May 2, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – Fairfield County School District held a Cool Reads Literacy Fest on Monday at The Farm at Ridgeway. The event celebrated readers from elementary schools across the district.
Blythewood’s Future Business Leaders
May 2, 2024 By
MYRTLE BEACH – Blythewood High School Future Business Leaders of America attended the FBLA State Conference in Myrtle Beach, April 14th-16th. Winners Julian Hunt (2nd Place International Business), Makenzy Nesmith (4th Place, Organizational Leadership), and Makayla Evans (Honorable Mention, Agribusiness) will have the opportunity to compete in the National Leadership Conference this summer in Orlando, […]
