BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School English teacher Sue Weems got a big surprise Tuesday morning when State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman made an unexpected stop at the high school to announce that Weems has being named one of five finalists for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award. Richland Two School Superintendent Barron […]
Bengals Drill in Anderson
March 14, 2019 By
ANDERSON – The Bengal Battalion brought home six trophies from the drill competition in Anderson on Mar. 2. Among the awards earned were: first place in Exhibition Unarmed Squad and Unarmed Duet; second in Regulation Armed Squad, and third in Exhibition Armed squad, Exhibition Drill Overall, and Regulation Drill Overall. | Bengal Batallion
SC board suspends BHS teacher
March 7, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina State Board of Education has suspended the teaching license of a Blythewood High School teacher after he was accused of being in a closed closet alone with a female student on several occasions. Kevin Smalls had been employed by Richland County School District Two since 2014 as an engineering and […]
Former BHS standout popular, promising at Syracruse
March 7, 2019 By
SYRACUSE, NY – If you’ve watched the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team in pregame warmups this season, you might have caught yourself captivated by a slender 6-foot-9 player donning No. 20. While playing time has come few and far between in his freshman season, Robert Braswell draws intrigue from observers with the prospect of what […]
A Bengal Ball
March 7, 2019 By
The Bengal Batallion, Blythewood High School’s JROTC, held their annual military Ball on Feb. 23 at the NCY Club on Fort Jackson. The ball was open to anyone who participated in JROTC at one point during the school year and their dates.
Sailesh honored for academic papers
February 21, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School junior Abhimanhu Sailesh was honored by the Richland Two School Board recently for having presented two academic papers at the prestigious peer-reviewed 2018 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence that was held in Las Vegas, Dec. 13 – 15. The papers will be published in the fall of […]
Redhawks, Bengals fall in playoffs
February 21, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Both the Westwood Redhawks, and Blythewood Bengals watched their championship journeys halt on the road. Ty Baumgardner had a strong run in his inaugural season at Westwood. The Redhawks finished the regular season with a 25-1 record, but suffered a 60-68 loss at the hands of top-seeded Greenville in the second round. Westwood […]
Bengal Wrestling wraps up season
February 21, 2019 By
LAURENS – A young Blythewood Bengals wrestling squad qualified 13 competitors for the 5A Upper State Finals this weekend, and despite not qualifying anyone for the State Finals, four Bengals picked up two victories. Satchel Holloway picked up a win in the 170-pound opener against Will Brooks from Easley. He went down in his second […]
Eight Bengals sign to collegiate level
February 14, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD — Blythewood High School recognized eight members of the Class of 2019 as they celebrated National Signing Day by announcing their plans to continue their athletic careers on the collegiate level. Seven football players and one girl’s soccer player were recognized. Jayden Addison, son of James and Nadia Addison, announced his commitment to continue […]
Bengals honor seniors in final home games
February 14, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals hosted Spring Valley on Senior Night to decide the rightful owner of the Region 4-5A Crown. Spring Valley led by eight at halftime and maintained their lead through the third quarter. The Bengals nearly evened things up in the fourth quarter, but the Vikings shut down the come back and […]
