WINNSBORO – Midlands STEM students take their bows after their performance in the school play, Aladdin, Jr. on March 25. The performance was held at the First Baptist Church on Newberry Road.
Richard Winn crowns new Miss RWA
March 11, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Academy held its annual Miss RWA pageant last week. Senior Emma Castles, center, was crowned Miss RWA, and Lacey Peake, left, was first runner up. Pictured at below, Avery Sharpe was crowned Junior Miss RWA.
Griffin dancers, musicians feature Harlem Renaissance ‘rebirth’
March 4, 2021 By
WINNBORO – Fairfield Central High School Dance Director Brittany Johnson directed and choreographed one of the snappiest little dance videos you’re going to see in downtown Winnsboro. While it’s ‘now showing’ on The Voice’s and Johnson’s Facebook pages as well as many other shares, it was filmed by Homebase Films in the Good Vibes Sports […]
Griffins rack up honors at Beta convention
February 25, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Cialen Gadson, pictured right, is the third Fairfield Central student in five years to be elected State President of the Beta Club. Gadson participated in the virtual campaign rally on Feb. 16, where SC Beta Club members voted. The election results were announced during the virtual convention on Monday, Feb. 22. The Griffin […]
Bengals clean up The Wood
February 25, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School Bengal Battalion cadets held their second roadside clean-up event this past Saturday. Over fifty cadets picked up trash from Blythewood Road to Farrow Road. The Battalion serves the community through roadside clean-up to teach cadets the importance of selfless service, one of the Army values.
Dysfunction, conflict, disharmony mar R2 school board meeting
February 18, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – Internal policies and a class-action lawsuit about vaping were among the several points of controversy at the Feb. 9 meeting of the Richland School District Two Board of Trustees, which was marked by contentious discussion. The meeting began with more than 20 minutes of debate about how meeting agendas are assembled, who should […]
Griffins Achieve
February 18, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield community organization Believers and Achievers presented plaques to Abigail Hutson-Smith, left, and Le’Aundre Martin, right, for their journalistic work with the Fairfield County School District’s newspaper, The Fairfield Post. Hutson-Smith and Martin were named Outstanding Journalists of the Semester.
Griffins Challenge
February 18, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Competing virtually has not stopped Fairfield Central’s Academic Challenge team from excelling. In January, the team defeated Chester 15-7 and Lewisville 15-14. Most recently, the Griffins took a 18-16 victory over Great Falls.
Mighty Griffins
February 18, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s Mighty Griffin Battalion JROTC program competed in the JROTC Academic Bowl. The JROTC Academic Bowl tests cadets on their knowledge by using SAT/ACT-type questions in the areas of JROTC curriculum, English, math and science. The Griffins advanced to the Level 2 of the competition, to be held March 4.
Jefferson honored at NCAA title game
January 21, 2021 By
MIAMI, FL – Before kickoff of the 2020 NCAA Football National Championship game featuring Alabama University and Ohio State University, Fairfield Central’s Chanda Jefferson and other state teachers of the year were honored by the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation. Jefferson, South Carolina’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, was featured on CFP Extra Yard’s Twitter […]
