COLUMBIA – The Richland Two Board of Trustees is set to vote on proposed attendance line changes at its regularly scheduled Oct. 26, 2021 meeting. The changes were proposed at the Aug. 24 Richland Two school board meeting. If approved, they would go into effect for the 2022–2023 school year. The impacted schools are Bethel-Hanberry […]
Redhawk Royalty
October 14, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood crowned Homecoming King Zyere Lee and Queen Aniya Knightner last Friday at halftime of the football game, pictured right. At left are Homecoming Prince Noah Jennings and Princess Ariana Lane.
Crowning Moments
October 7, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Last Friday’s halftime festivities proved as exciting as the Richard Winn football win. Seventeen young ladies were introduced to the crowd and made their way onto the field prior to the announcement of the Homecoming Queen Mikaela Miller, left, and Football Sweetheart Juliet Pineda, both seniors. Former 2020 Queen Emma Castles was escorted […]
Blythewood Homecoming
October 7, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Though their Homecoming football game was cancelled, Blythewood High School continued their traditions of crowning a King and Queen on Sept. 17. Homecoming Queen Sofie Fridriksson is pictured above with Blythewood Principal Matt Sherman. Below is newly crowned king Joey Wrightsman.
Under Construction
September 30, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The new Bethel-Hanberry Elementary school under construction on 19 acres along Boney Road behind the current Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School, is on schedule to open in August, 2022, Will Anderson, the Chief Operations Officer of Richland School District Two reported to council Monday night. The rear section of the 137,000 square foot elementary school […]
Three BHS students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
September 30, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Evan Cox, Macy Collins, center, and Grace Gattman are three Blythewood High School seniors of twelve seniors in Richland School District Two who have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million. The scholarships will be offered next spring. About 95 percent of the […]
FCSD state report card released
September 16, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – With the release of the annual statewide school report cards earlier this month, the Department of Education attributed the novel coronavirus for systemic declines in student achievement across the state. This year’s report cards did not use the traditional grading system. Previously the report cards assigned grades of Unsatisfactory, Below Average, Average, Good […]
Three R2 school board members walk out of chaotic meeting
September 16, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – A dramatic walkout by three Richland Two School Board members during Tuesday night’s regular school board meeting, ended the meeting after only 35 minutes. The walkout left only four board members to continue the meeting. Board policy specifies that it takes five members to constitute a quorum, Superintendent Dr. Baron Davis told the […]
Blythewood schools shine on SC report card
September 16, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood area schools generally bested other Midlands schools on the recently released 2021 school report cards, though a few schools fell short of state and district results. Four of five Blythewood area elementary schools performed better than their counterparts in Richland Two as well as in the state in all subject areas. Lake […]
Blythewood Chamber panel
September 16, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Chris Keefer leads a panel of Richland 2 teachers in a discussion of employment and workplace retention during Tuesday’s Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting.
