The League of Women Voters will hold a school board candidate forum on Monday, Sept. 26, at 6:30 p.m., at the White Knoll High School Performing Arts Center located at 5643 Platt Springs Road in Lexington. The forum is open to the public and will also be livestreamed on LexingtonContinue Reading
Dreher High School student recognized for superior academic achievement by The National Society of High School Scholars The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) today announced student Matti R Evans from Columbia, SC, has been selected to become a member of the esteemed organization. The Society recognizes top scholarsContinue Reading
South Carolina Connections Academy, an online public school serving students in grades K-12, began its 2022-2023 school year August 16 under the new leadership of Alicia Hughes, who was recently appointed executive director of the virtual school. South Carolina Connections Academy serves about 6,800 students and more than 250 staffContinue Reading
Lexington County School District One proudly announces the district earned system accreditation by Cognia™, a nonprofit organization providing quality assurance for schools, school districts and education service providers. Cognia, formerly AdvancED, nationally recognizes districts that meet rigorous standards focusing on productive learning environments, equitable resource allocation that meet the needsContinue Reading
Lexington County School District One Interim Superintendent Dr. Gerrita Postlewait announces that Kathryn M. McPhail, the district’s chief communications officer, plans to resign as her husband accepted a new career opportunity which requires her family to move out of state in the fall. “Though this is an exciting opportunity forContinue Reading
Following a public hearing held on June 14, 2022, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the 2022–23 general fund operating budget of $325,808,206. The approved budget does not include a millage increase. The budget includes a step increase for employees, increases the beginning step of theContinue Reading
Lexington County School District One’s Tracy T. Lucas, CPPB, CPPO, announces her retirement, effective June 29, 2022. She has spent the last 23 years working as the district’s procurement director. With a career spanning almost 35 years, Lucas began working in 1987 for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources,Continue Reading
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has partnered with the South Carolina Afterschool Alliance (SCAA) to provide up to $14.5 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding to expand summer and after-school programs to address COVID-19 related learning loss in disadvantaged communities. The SCDE will provideContinue Reading
The Lexington One Educational Foundation applauds the continued generosity from Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation and CEO Lou Kennedy. A leader in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as a Lexington District One alumna, Kennedy recently donated $5,400 to the Educational Foundation to support the Lexington District One students enrolled in the PharmacologyContinue Reading
On March 15, 2022, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Nicholas W. Pearson as principal of White Knoll High School. Pearson joins Lexington District One after serving as the principal of Sumter High School, in Sumter School District, since 2015. “Nick Pearson isContinue Reading