WINNSBORO – Richard Winn held a community Prayer Walk last Wednesday. Held the night before the new school year began, around 70 people participated in the walk. Shown here, local pastors surround Head of School Kristen Chaisson in prayer.
Back in Action
August 20, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Volleyball opened its 2020-2021 season on Monday, the first official play date through the South Carolina Independent Schools Association (SCISA). Though the atmosphere was different with a reduced crowd, temperature checking, gameball cleaning, masked fans and social distancing, the Eagles defended their home court with a 3-0 win over Calhoun Academy. […]
RWA in-class enrollment spikes
August 13, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – With public schools planning for online instruction this fall in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, some parents are looking for alternatives, says Kristen Chaisson, head of school for Richard Winn Academy, a private school in Winnsboro whose enrollment has jumped more than 20 percent. The first day of school was Thursday, Aug. […]
Spires commits to Newberry
August 13, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn senior Taylor Spires committed to play basketball at Newberry College on Aug. 11. Spires, a four-year letterman for the Eagles, averaged 10.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game in her junior season, according to MaxPreps. At the conclusion of the 2020 season, Spires totaled over 900 points and 900 […]
Yard Sale – July 17 & 18
July 9, 2020 By
Eagles finish strong at SCYSF Championships
July 2, 2020 By
CLINTON – Originally slated as an April tournament, the South Carolina Youth Shooting Foundation (SCYSF) held its 2020 State Championship on June 27 at The Clinton House in Clinton, SC. Richard Winn Academy’s target shooting team represented well out of the 406 youth who participated in the event. The Eagles team of Emma Steed, Mikaela […]
Eagles return to course
June 18, 2020 By
GEORGETOWN – After months off from competition due to COVID-19 restrictions, Richard Winn’s clay shooting team spent the weekend at the Junior US Open tournament in Georgetown. Open to youth shooters in five age divisions, Richard Winn had two teams finish atop the podium. Pictured above, the JV Ladies division team of Mikaela Miller, Abby […]
A New Beginning
June 11, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The 2019-2020 school year at Fairfield Central High School and Richard Winn Academy was different as were this year’s graduation ceremonies redesigned by social distancing. It was also wonderful in new and meaningful ways. It will be remembered as the year when everyone – teachers and students alike – tried harder to make […]
Eagles potential for growth cut short
May 28, 2020 By
Just as the Richard Winn softball team was showing some bright signs of progress in their early season competition, COVID-19 raged its ugly head and halted all spring sports, closed schools, and changed life as everyone once knew it. With their fifth staffing change in four years, the young Eagle team looked to improve as […]
The Championship Dream Remains
May 21, 2020 By
The 2020 Richard Winn Academy baseball season was one of promise that quickly turned into huge heartbreak. Up until March 13, the Eagles were undefeated with a 6-0 overall record, 3-0 in region play, when the season came to an abrupt halt due to COVID-19. Building on the 2019 team’s success and advancement in the […]
