COLUMBIA – The National Alliance for Black Educators (NABSE) has selected Richland 2 School Board Chair Dr. Monica Elkins-Scott as its 2024 School Board Member of the Year. Dr. Elkins-Scott received the award during a ceremony at the 52nd annual NABSE International Conference in Atlanta, Georgia last month. Dr. Elkins-Scott says winning this award made […]
Celebrating 100 Years
December 12, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Last weekend the Alumni Association of the former Fairfield High School celebrated 100 years since the school opened. A formal dinner at the Doubletree Hotel in Columbia on Friday had about 300 in attendance. The Association held a parade in downtown Winnsboro on Saturday, followed by a cookout at the old Fairfield […]
Free to Focus set for Jan. 1
November 14, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The S.C. Department of Education has issued a Free to Focus policy, mandated for all South Carolina public schools. A media release from the Department of Education, states that the policy seeks to create a phone-free environment during school hours to help students engage, focus, and grow their college and career-ready skills. The […]
Elkins, Williams, Dennis elected to Richland 2 board
November 7, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Richland 2 voters elected an incumbent and two new at-large school board members from a field of 10 candidates. The district includes all Blythewood schools. Incumbent Lashonda McFadden was not re-elected, and Board Member Lindsay Agostini did not seek re-election. The top three vote getters will be seated. Longtime board member Monica Elkins […]
R2 Black Parents Assoc. grades incumbent candidates
October 31, 2024 By
The Report Card The Richland 2 Black Parents Association believes that families, parents, and community members should be thoroughly informed about the current incumbent board candidates’ records with the district as they seek another term on the school board. As an association, we have 3 specific goals. To serve as a voice for parents, teachers, […]
Fairfield Central Class of 2003 Scholarship gains traction
October 31, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – In 2018 Fairfield Central High School’s Class of 2023 began providing college scholarships to graduating seniors at Fairfield Central High School. The goal of the scholarship is to select a high school senior who has gone above and beyond academically, plus has been committed to community service during their high school duration. […]
Dr. Tracie Swilley named National High School Principal of the Year
October 19, 2024 By
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 […]
