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Lexington 2 provides free summer meals for kids
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Lexington School District 2 announced their summer meal programs on Wednesday. The federally funded child nutrition program provides breakfast and lunch meals to students when they are out of school. The Summer Food Service program grants free meals for children ages 18 and younger.
Richland schools offer free summer meals to kids
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — This summer Richland One will provide free meals to any child aged 18 or younger through the federally-funded Seamless Summer Option. From June 3 to July 18, meals will be available Monday through Thursday at 29 school sites. Breakfast will be served from 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All meals must be eaten on site.
Schools provide summer meal programs in the Midlands
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Many school districts across the Midlands are providing free summer meal programs to help kids eat while school is not in session. One of those school districts in Lexington-Richland 5. Shana Catoe is the coordinator of student nutrition services at Lex-Rich 5. She says this is...
A.C. Flora senior will graduate with perfect attendance, credits mom's inspiration
Columbia, S.C (WACH) — A student at A.C. Flora High School achieved an accomplishment that many would say is impossible to do. A.C. Flora senior, Zachery Lott, made it through his entire school career without missing a single day. It did not matter if he was sick and even...
Dreher High counseling chairman named Midlands Region Career and Technical Education School Counselor of the Year
Dreher High School counseling chairman Kevin Kirkley has been named the 2024 Midlands Region Career and Technical Education ( CTE) School Counselor of the Year by the Midlands Education and Business Alliance ( MEBA). The award recognizes school counselors who show outstanding achievement in serving and supporting CTE students, faculty, and parents.
Richland One board's illegal closed-door vote leads to legal fees and new advisories
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Richland One School Board discussed hot-button topics at their regularly scheduled board meeting. - including the recent ruling from a judge that says the board's closed-door vote back in February on 31 million dollar Vince Ford Learning Center was against the law. The board speaking...
WHS students receive R2 Education Foundation scholarships
COLUMBIA – During Tuesday’s graduation ceremony, two Westwood High School students received scholarships from the Richland 2 Education Foundation. Rachel Brown, left, received a $1,500 Michael Lowder Scholarship and Christian Rhoden, pictured right, received 1 of 10 $2,000 Service Solutions scholarships.
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Again this summer, Richland One will provide free meals to any child age 18 or younger, regardless of their school district attendance zone, through the federally-funded Seamless Summer Option. From June 3 through July 18, meals will be available for children Monday through Thursday at 29 school sites throughout the district. Breakfast will be served from 7:45–9 a.m., and lunch will be available from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. All meals must be eaten on site—Carver-Lyon Elementary School, 2100 Waverly Street; St. Andrews Middle School, 1231 Bluefield Road; Eau Claire High School, 4800 Monticello Road; and Lower Richland High School, 2615 Lower Richland Boulevard, Hopkins. Five days’ worth of meals for students will be available for parents/guardians to pick up June 10, June 17, June 24, June 27, July 11, and July 29 from 9–11 a.m. in the bus loops at the following locations—Forest Heights Elementary School, 2500 Blue Ridge Terrace and Webber Elementary School, 140 Webber School Road, Eastover.
Richland One seniors awarded $20,000 Columbia Rotary Club scholarships
Two Richland One seniors have been selected to receive $20,000 scholarships from the Columbia Rotary Club. The presentation took place during the Columbia Rotary Club’s scholarship recognition day May 20 at Seawell’s in Columbia. According to district officials, W.J. Keenan High School senior Aarav Patel and Eau Claire...
20/20 Levels students to intern with Columbia Council for Internationals
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Columbia Council for Internationals (CCFI) is excited to announce that a group of eight students, aged 19-23, and two chaperones from London, U.K., will be arriving in Colum...
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