WINNSBORO – Fairfield Middle School recently received a $20,000 grant from AT&T to pilot an Integrated Student Supports program with 50 students through Communities in Schools of South Carolina. According to the Community in Schools of South Carolina Twitter, their mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in […]
BMS honors memory on Sept. 11 anniversary
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Middle School PTO hosted a Blythewood Chargers Freedom 5K Run/Walk on Sept. 11.The fundraiser benefited the Freedom for Families Charity Organization and the Blythewood Middle School PTO. Freedom for Families is an organization that provides scholarships to children who lost parents or have parents who were directly affected by the attack […]
RWA’s Peake achieves SCISA Master Teacher
ORANGEBURG – Richard Winn Academy teacher, and current Assistant Principal, Christy Peake was recently awarded Master Teacher Status by the South Carolina Independent Schools Association (SCISA). SCISA’s Master Teacher Program bestows recognition on teachers who exhibit best practices in the classroom and a willingness to share and collaborate with other educators. Peake is a state-certified […]
R2 offering vaccinations to ages 12+
COLUMBIA – Richland Two is partnering with Prisma Health to offer a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for students who are 12 and older as well as for other individuals eligible for the vaccine who live in the same household with the Richland Two student(s). Prisma Health nurses will administer the Pfizer vaccine in drive-through clinics at […]
Students eat free again this summer
COLUMBIA — Richland Two School District will again provide free meals during the summer to students starting June 17, 2021. In the Blythewood area, meals will be available for pick up at Bethel-Hanberry and Longleaf Middle Schools on Tuesday (2 meals) and Thursday (5 meals) from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Thursday curbside pickup begins […]
BHS students sell art
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School principal Matt Sherman purchased artwork from Blythewood High students Sydnie Bowers, above, and Bailey Knight, below. This honor is presented during the Art Department’s Art Showcase in the spring when the principal chooses one piece of art to purchase and display in the school building. Because the Art Showcase was […]
Hemminghaus graduates The Citadel with honors
CHARLESTON – Harrison Wolff Hemminghaus, son of Douglas and Stephanie Hemminghaus, of Blythewood, graduated Summa Cum Laude from The Citadel, The Military College of the South, with a Bachelor of Arts degree, double majoring in Political Science and History, on May 8, 2021. Hemminghaus received the South Carolina Lottery Life Scholarship and an Army ROTC […]
US Navy Ensign
Eli Lake, a 2016 graduate of Blythewood High School, graduated from the United States Naval Academy on May 28, 2021. During his tenure at USNA, Eli played on the basketball team his freshman year and was a member of the track team for his final two years, where he participated in the high jump and triple […]
Prater Graduates from SCSDB
Elizabeth “Liz” Prater recently graduated from the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB). At graduation, she received the American Legion Award, which recognizes students who are characterized by courage, honor, patriotism, leadership, scholarship, and service. At SCSDB, Prater was a leader and member of numerous sports teams and academic and community-service clubs. […]