WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central High School Principal Dr. Tracie Swilley has been named the 2025 National Principal of the Year. The announcement was made Friday night at the National Principal of the Year Gala in Washington, D.C. “We are beyond thrilled to celebrate Dr. Tracie Swilley on being named the National Secondary Principal of the […]
BHS report card takes the lead in Richland 2
October 17, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Some media outlets framed the results of the 2023-24 S.C. Schools Report Card released Tuesday as showing small improvements in scores and a smaller number of students being prepared for college and career. But that was not how Blythewood High School’s scores played out. Of the five high schools in Richland School District […]
Foundation seeks support from SC Super for teacher housing rent reduction
October 17, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – When the Fairfield County School District’s Education Foundation launched a teacher housing project a couple of years ago, they did so with the understanding that the foundation would be allowed to use some of the state’s Rural Retention Funds to supplement the rental fees for the teacher housing. That didn’t work out. However, […]
‘Good’ rating is a first for FCHS
October 17, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Less than 24 hours before Dr. Tracie Swilley boarded a plane Wednesday for Washington, D.C. where she will be presented as one of three nominees vying for National Principal of the Year on Friday night, she received another feather in her cap. Under Swilley’s administration, Fairfield Central High School received a ‘Good’ rating […]
R2 to host Choice Fairs Oct. 28 & 30
October 17, 2024 By
Application for Choice runs Nov. 4 – Dec. 13 COLUMBIA – The Choice and Magnet season is just around the corner for students in Richland School District Two. The district will host its two-day Choice Fair featuring Magnet Programs to provide families with information about the district’s schools and centers on Monday, Oct. 28 for […]
Griffin alumni named in SC State’s 40 under 40 list
October 17, 2024 By
ORANGEBURG – Fairfield Central alumni of the class of 2003 were recently named to South Carolina State University’s 40 under 40 list. Krystal Harris, who lives in Charlotte, NC, is a broker and real estate agent with Lifestyle International Realty. She also is the Senior IT Scrum Master for Duke Energy. She has a Masters […]
Ribbon cut on Teacher Technology Center
September 26, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A grand-opening and ribbon-cutting for the Fairfield County School District’s new teacher housing – the Village at Winnsboro – was held in front of the village’s new TruVista Teacher Technology and Gathering Center. The village is located behind the Fairfield County School District office on Highway 321 By-pass. Dr. Sue Rex, chair of […]
Sears named National Merit Semifinalist
September 19, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced the names of 15 students in Richland Two who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Among those is Blythewood High School’s Benjamin L. Sears. Sears has been named as one of 16,000 semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship […]
Technology center to open at Village in Winnsboro
September 12, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – In early June, TruVista and the Fairfield County School District announced their partnership in constructing the first of its kind education initiative in the state of South Carolina at the Village in Winnsboro, the new housing for Fairfield County teachers. That initiative is a technology center. The residential development opened this fall, and […]
