News Releases

LEXINGTON, S.C. -Lexington County School District One congratulates Lexington High School AP Statistics and International Baccalaureate Mathematics Teacher Sheryn Billue, who received a National Center for Women and Information Technology 2016 Aspirations in Computing Educator Award.

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announces that South Carolina has selected 3,747 Junior Scholars from all public, private, and home schools. 

Rebeca Pacheco was selected to be a Gates Millennium Scholar for 2016, joining last year’s Lake City High School graduate Mikayla Hanna. 

Alexa Eyring and Kayla Shine won an award for their invention to help children with cerebral palsy.

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announces that 10 South Carolina students have been named semifinalists for the prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.

Teachers can fill out an online survey through May 18 to help inform future educator evaluation decisions.

Four Meadow Glen middle students finished first in the EnlightenSC Energy Challenge.

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announces that 14 school districts and organizations will receive $700,000 through the Summer Reading Camp Community Partnership Grant. 

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced that the new South Carolina teacher of the Year is Jennifer Wise, a 7th and 8th grade Mathematics teacher at Hand Middle School in Richland School District One.  

Geoffrey Mack, a teacher at New Heights Middle School, was nominated by former student Diana Gomez-Barragan at an ‘inspirED” event to foster dialogue among students, teachers, administrators, and community members. 

Airport High Junior Carlee Vella throws the first pitch at a Columbia Fireflies game.

Superintendent Spearman announced that the State Board of Education has unanimously approved the recommendation to adopt a 10-point grading scale beginning in the 2016-17 school year for all high school courses.

Greenville County School District was recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation as one of the “Best Communities for Music Education.”

Matthew Powell, a senior at James F. Byrnes High School, was named Outstanding Bandsman of South Carolina for 2016.

Columbia,  SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced that the South Carolina Department of Education has secured a $100,000 grant to develop a detailed career readiness action plan.  The $100,000 planning grant through the New Skills for Youth grant opportunity, is a part of the Council of Chief State School Officers’ (CCSSO) Career Readiness Initiative.

Maria Valentina Vasquez, a senior at Legacy Charter School, won a four-year Herman W. Lay Scholarship to attend Furman University.

Darwin Shorters from St. John’s High School was named Computer Science Teacher of the Year by Project Lead the Way.

Gilbert Primary School teacher in Lexington School District one receives The South Carolina Foreign Language Teacher’s Association 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award.