Education

Joshua Shoulders, a rising junior at Columbia High School, has earned his Part 107 Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), allowing him to fly drones for commercial usage. He is the first Richland One student in history to earn his Part 107 certification before graduating high school. “I’m really happy I earned this certification. I want to be a […]

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has announced five recent graduates of Richland School District Two are the recipients of College-Sponsored Merit Scholarships. According to the NMSC, Benjamin L. Sears of Blythewood High School and Lee S. Dillon, Mary Ann Gardiner, Ibrahim Jatoi, and Hayden J. Thorpe of Spring Valley High School are among over 2,900 winners. The scholarships are […]

Four Richland One Class of 2025 graduates have been named 2025 National Merit Scholarship winners. The National Merit Scholarship Program recognizes academically talented high school seniors across the country. Richland One’s National Merit Scholarship recipients are Dreher High School graduates Spencer Bush, Robert Leonardi, and Beckham O’Neill, and A.C. Flora High School graduate William Beasley. These students are among the […]

Again this school year, Richland One has broken the district’s previous record for the most students who earned the South Carolina Seal of Biliteracy. The Seal of Biliteracy recognizes students who have achieved a certain level of proficiency in English and at least one additional world language by graduation. During the 2024-2025 school year, 114 Richland One students earned 123 […]

Watkins-Nance Elementary School’s National Beta Club has been named a 2025 National Beta Club Grand Slam Service Award winner. Watkins-Nance was the only elementary school in South Carolina and one of 58 schools in the United States to receive this distinction. To be named a Grand Slam award winner, each student in his or her school’s Beta Club chapter must […]

Just over 200 students are graduating with GEDs and high school diplomas from Lexington Two’s adult education program, and a number of them walked in a graduation ceremony recently at the Lexington Two Performing Arts Center. On Thursday, May 7, 11 students from Lexington-Richland School District Five were honored by Midlands Technical College for completing the General Studies Academic Certificate […]

While K-12 students may be out of school for summer vacation, their teachers head back to the classroom for additional coursework, to attend conferences, present workshops, monitor the school garden, attend professional development, collaborate with colleagues to revise curriculum, work on strategic plan revisions, or teach summer school. One of the largest summer gatherings for formal and informal educators in […]

The Richland One Office of Communications received 16 awards from the South Carolina Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (SC/NSPRA) for outstanding communications and public relations efforts. The awards were presented May 16 during SC/NSPRA’s 2025 Rewards for Excellence Luncheon at the Phillips Market Center at the State Farmers Market in West Columbia. Richland One’s Communications team won […]

Two Richland One high school seniors have been named 2025 South Carolina Teaching Fellows. The Teaching Fellows program’s goal is to recruit high school seniors into the teaching profession and help them develop leadership qualities. Each year, the program provides fellowships for up to 230 high school seniors who have exhibited high academic achievement, a history of service to their […]