BLYTHEWOOD – Tameka Nicholson has been named principal of Westwood High School. She has served the school as assistant principal of curriculum and instruction since 2020. Nicholson is replacing Robert Jackson who is leaving the district at the end of the school year to become the director of personnel in Spartanburg District Five. Nicholson is […]
FMSMS student wins statewide design contest
May 30, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Fifth grader Paris Davis, who attends Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science, recently won the Project Safe Neighborhood logo design contest. Davis’s “Know the Signs, Prevent Gun Violence In Our Schools” design is shown above. The statewide contest, sponsored by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina, invited […]
Curry named Support Staff Member of the Year
May 30, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Emily Curry was voted the Support Staff Member of the Year by the faculty and staff of Blythewood High School. Curry works as an aid to help students learn work skills as they prepare to leave high school. She is pictured in the front center with her class and her husband Rusty Curry.
WHS students receive R2 Education Foundation scholarships
May 30, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – During Tuesday’s graduation ceremony, two Westwood High School students received scholarships from the Richland 2 Education Foundation. Rachel Brown, left, received a $1,500 Michael Lowder Scholarship and Christian Rhoden, pictured right, received 1 of 10 $2,000 Service Solutions scholarships.
Swilley chosen as WLTX Player of the Year
May 30, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – WLTX News19 celebrated select Players of the Week on Wednesday, May 15 by selecting two athletes as Player of the Year. Jalen Swilley, who was chosen as a News19 Player of the Week in early November, was one of two athletes from the Midlands to be selected as Player of the Year. Swilley […]
Eight Bengals receive Student of the Year honors
May 30, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School held their Senior Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 21. Roughly seventy-five seniors were honored with various scholarships and awards. One of the highest awards given is Student of the Year. The selection process for Student of the Year consists of a nomination by a staff member followed by a faculty […]
Dist. 6’s dog is “always there for us”
May 23, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – For local law enforcement officers, some calls are tough – and some days can seem really long. But at the Richland County Sheriff Department’s Region 6 substation in Blythewood, they know that when they return from a call, they’ll return to a happy greeting – and a wagging tail. “When we go back […]
Bidding Dr. Green farewell
May 23, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – During the days before Superintendent Dr. J. R. Green retired from the Fairfield County School District, he visited each school where he was honored in different ways. He arrived at Fairfield’s Kelly Miller Elementary School to a drum-show by the KMES drumline. Then, inside, Dr. Green was greeted by the 3-5 year […]
BHS senior named National Merit Scholarship winner
May 23, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School senior Eva Deanne Pendleton has been named a 2024 National Merit Scholarship winner. She will receive a $2,500 scholarship. The competition drew over 1.3 million high school juniors from more than 21,000 high schools. Pendleton was among 15,000 finalists to be named one of two 2024 National Merit Scholarship winners […]
BHS alums hoping AI study will predict short-term stock market fluctuations
May 16, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Two Blythewood USC students began research in January at the University of South Carolina that found that artificial intelligence can be used to predict short-term stock market fluctuations. First-year USC business student Livingston Weisinger and first-year USC computer science student Tarun Ramkumar’s goal is to use AI and news sentiment to outperform the […]
