January 20, 2012 RSS feed / Education

District seeks feedback on proposed 2012-2013 calendar

The Richland One Board of School Commissioners has given its initial approval to the district’s calendar for the 2012-2013 school year. More...

CSI comes to Blythewood High School

Biology students at Blythewood High School, with help of staff from the Greenwood Genetics Center mobile lab, completed a four- hour DNA activity using the kind of technology that are the staples of hit forensic shows like “CSI: Crime Scene Inv More...

Third annual student career fair March 15 at Columbia Place Mall

Richland Two will host its Third Annual Career Fair March 15 at Columbia Place Mall from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is an effort to inform and prepare the next generation of thinkers, innovators, and employees. More...

S.C. middle school students vie for honors in Future City competition

Can local middle schoolers do a better job of solving our nation’s energy crisis than our world leaders? More...

Cardinal Newman Junior High School Quiz Bowl Team takes first place in state competition

Cardinal Newman’s Junior High School Quiz Bowl Team won first place in the South Carolina Knowledge Master Open, a computer based, academic challenge competition. Students competed against other schools from around the country. More...

Lower Richland High School First Robotics Team receives sponsorship support from JC Penney

FIRST® team # 3976at Lower Richland HighSchool is one of 900 highschool teams being sponsored this year by jcpenney.FIRST® (For Inspirationand Recognition of Scienceand Technology) is a notfor profit organizationfounded to inspire youngpeople’s More...

Blythewood Middle School teacher wins national award

Jason E. Yaman, a seventh grade social studies teacher at Richland Two’s Blythewood Middle School, was awarded the Beveridge Family Teaching Prize at the American Historical Association’s (AHA) national conference January 6 in Chicago. More...

Student musicians tapped for 2012 all-state orchestra

Twenty- nine exemplary Richland Two student musicians were selected from the hundreds of students who auditioned for the South Carolina All- State Orchestra earlier this month. More...

Richland One school nominated for national blue ribbon award

For the second time in as many years, a Richland One school has been nominated for a U. S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School Award, which honors schools for superior student academic achievement. More...

Kindergarten registration through January 31

It’s open registration time for kindergarten in Richland Two. Elementary schools will accept registration for rising kindergarten students through January 31. More...

Two Blythewood Middle School students win poetry contest

Blythewood Middle School poetry writers Myckenzie Horton and Ainsley Smith are winners in poetry contests. More...

Magic workshop comes to Columbia Children’s Theatre

Columbia Children’s Theatre presents Magic Workshop with John Tudor Saturday, January 21, 1-4 p.m. Magician John Tudor is back with more magic and fun in this interactive hands- on workshop for children ages six and up. More...