BLYTHEWOOD – After being notified that gunshots were reported at Blythewood High School Wednesday morning, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department secured the campus as investigators searched the school building and grounds. The Sheriff’s Department has since tweeted that there is no active shooter at the school. A press release from Richland Two sent at 11:20 […]
Fairfield Magnet School named National Blue Ribbon School
September 22, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science is one of only five schools in the state to be recognized as a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School by U. S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. Cardona announced Friday that 297 schools across the country were receiving the award. It recognizes a school’s academic performance […]
MSI purchases land for new school
September 8, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – The Midlands STEM Institute (MSI), Fairfield County’s charter school, has announced it has purchased land for a new school in Winnsboro near the bypass. Last week, the school’s board of trustees closed on a 37-acre property bordered by the Highway 321 S bypass, Columbia Road and Eleventh Street, according to Kevin Thomas, a […]
BMS teacher finalist for 2022-2023 R2 Teacher of Year
September 1, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood Middle School teacher Lisa McDowell has been named one of five finalists for the Richland School District Two 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year. McDowell is a health and fitness teacher. Over the past 33 years, she has held physical education and health instructor positions in Mullins, Charleston and Blythewood. McDowell balances her […]
12 candidates seek four R2 board seats
August 18, 2022 By
Manning, McKie & Caution-Parker End Their Tenure on R2 School Board COLUMBIA – With the Richland Two School District under investigation by the state’s Inspector General at the request of S.C. Governor Henry McMaster, three of the District’s majority four school board members have chosen not to run for re-election in November. Current Board Chair […]
Taking Off
August 18, 2022 By
GREENBRIER – Drashti Patel, a student at Fairfield Central High School, and Travis Bonds, a student at Richard Winn Academy, were chosen to represent their respective schools at Monday’s Discovery Flights. In an effort to promote aviation among the county’s youth, S&S Aviation, a flight school at the Fairfield County Airport, invited students from each […]
R2 changes free/reduced meal price policy
August 11, 2022 By
COLUMBIA — Richland School District Two has changed its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. During the pandemic, the USDA provided public school districts with waivers to provide free breakfasts and lunches for all students. The waivers ended in […]
Fairfield County rising seniors chosen for discovery flights
August 4, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Two rising senior students from Fairfield Central and Richard Winn Academy will be participating in S & S Aviation’s flight school Discovery Flights at the Fairfield County Airport on Monday, Aug. 15, at 9 a.m. The students are selected for the free adventure by their respective schools. The purpose of the experience […]
MSI students accepted to SC Governor’s School
July 28, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Two Midlands Stem Institute students – Mya Kowalke and Eli Moore – have been accepted into the South Carolina Governor’s School. Kowalke has attended MSI since 2018, where she participated in cross country and was a member of the journalism team. She will be attending the South Carolina Governor’s School for Agriculture at […]
Gattman receives National Merit Scholarship
July 28, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has announced that an additional graduate of Richland School District Two is the recipient of a National College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship. Grace C. Gattman, who attended Blythewood High School, will receive between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at Clemson University, the […]
