Is District driving Teacher Village?

WINNSBORO – A proposed “Teacher Village” has been portrayed as primarily a function of the Fairfield County School District Education Foundation, and not the school district office. In reality, the district has been just as hands-on, if not more. Whether it’s filing startup documents, lobbying public officials or soliciting taxpayer money, district office personnel have […]

R2 Schools locked down as precaution

BLYTHEWOOD – An incident that involved shots fired impacted several Richland Two schools in Blythewood on Monday after deputies began looking for a suspect in the Highlands neighborhood in Northeast Columbia. The shooting incident, which happened in the 4800 block of Hardscrabble Road, caused increased patrols in the area around Hardscrabble and prompted the Richland […]

BHE gives back

BLYTHEWOOD – Students at Bethel-Hanberry Elementary raised over $250 for Breast Cancer Awareness. Pictured are student council members, back from left: Principal Tracy Footman, Lauren Flynn, Erin Daniels, Kenneth Martin, Assistant Principal Shannon Holland, Student Council Sponsor Brandy Hagood; front: Bailey Jones, Zachary Hardy, Maybry Akabane, Anna Claire Lannin and Taukerra Roberts.

A Shining Light

BLYTHEWOOD – Lakisha Cook, center, assistant principal of Muller Road Middle School, was named the 2019 SC Middle Level Assistant Principal of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA). “Mrs. Cook’s leadership style and professionalism help create a positive culture in our school and surrounding community,” said Muller Road principal Sean […]

MRMS students named to Honor Band

Muller Road Middle School students who participated in the Honor Band, pictured right, are, from left: Emily Hedrick, Emily Bartsch, Madeline Phillips, Askia Rahman, Asia Spigner, Jace Risher, Avery Thye, Sofia Ruppert, Matthew Maco, Taylen Bradley-Goodwin, Hampton Hathaway, Mark Moak, Morgan Whitelow, Shariff Murphy, Cody Staniec, Ryan Leadbitter and Tessa Sheppard.

BMS students named to Honor Band

Blythewood Middle School students, pictured left,  who were named to the Richland 2 Middle School Honor Band are, from left, Allyson Chipps, Karlese Sears, Hannah Spikes, Isaiah Gamez, Rhyan Harp, Mikayla Rembert, Kaden Wade, Emily Comisky, Jesse Woodley, Bobby Bond and Caleb Blanton (not pictured).

Advanced middle schoolers score well

BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD – Advanced middle school students who are able to take high school courses in the eighth grade also are subject to the end of course (EOC) tests. As a group, the mean or average scores for these high-achieving middle schoolers were better than the state and district averages and area high schools. Students in […]

R2 Chair McKie’s ‘lost’ ethics filings questioned

BLYTHEWOOD – Nearly a month after the November elections, two Richland 2 school board members still had not filed ethics disclosure forms required by state law, according to the South Carolina Ethics Commission. As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, the ethics commission’s online Statements of Economic Interest database listed all of the school board candidates who […]

Breaking Legs

BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School’s drama class’s one-act play, Elephant’s Graveyard, has been named one of the two top state winners at SC Theater Association competition. BHS will now compete (for the fifth year) in the Southeastern Theater Conference in Knoxville, TN against the top two winners from 10 states. To pay for the trip, […]

A GEM at Muller Road Middle

BLYTHEWOOD – Muller Road Middle School’s head custodian, Richard Lowman (center), was named Service Solutions GEM Employee of the Year. Pictured with Lowman are Randy Bowers, left, and MRMS Principal Sean Bishton.

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