Here's a look at what's happening in District Five schools this week!
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District Honors Teacher, Athletes At Board Meeting
District Five's Board of Trustees took time out at its March meeting to give special recognition to one of the district's best educators.
Dan Douglas, of River Ridge Elementary School, was recognized as a "Five's Finest" teacher. The honor goes to teachers who go "above and beyond" both inside, and outside, the classroom to make a difference in the lives of their students and in their schools.
Douglas is an ESOL teacher at River Ridge and works hard to collaborate with teachers as a spokesman for non-English speaking families. He was instrumental in implementing the school's WIDA procedures, and has educated the faculty on the services and resources that ESOL students need to be successful. Dan also regularly volunteers for school events, helping out wherever he is needed. Congratulations, Dan Douglas!  Some of the District's most accomplished athletes also received recognition this month, for excelling in winter sports this year.
Athletes were honored from the Byrnes High School boys and girls basketball teams, Byrnes wrestling team, Florence Chapel Middle School girls and boys basketball teams, D.R. Hill Middle School girls and boys basketball teams, and District Five middle school wrestling team.
Congratulations to these recognized athletes:
Hayden Brown, Cha'Kiedrick Morgan, Jada Burton, Kaitlin Dogan, Mone'ya Manuel, Daniel Kitts, Addison Christopher, Nick Fazzone, Andrew Parnell, Nick Murray, David Hunsberger, Chris Compton, Jovanny Malpica, CJ Heiselman, Gavin Brown, Bryson Beaudin, Laurin Nodine, Najah Gilliam, Emmalee Dobson, Messiah Harris, Adrianna Scott, Nana Burris and Dustin Gillum.
The Florence Chapel Middle School girls basketball team also received recognition for its undefeated season in the Peachtree Conference. Byrnes' wrestling team was honored for receiving the title of Spartanburg County Champions.
Way to go, District Five athletes!
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Gergley Sworn In To Board Of Trustees
District Five's newest Board of Trustees member took her official oath of office this week. Meredith Gergley was sworn in by board chair, Rick Eitel, at the board's March meeting.
Gergley is representing District 5-2, and was appointed by the board after a special candidate forum earlier this month.
Meredith and her husband are parents to three District Five students. The family resides in Lyman.
Welcome, Meredith Gergley!
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County Council Honors Rebel Regiment
The
Byrnes High School Rebel Regiment band keeps marching on toward recognition for their 5A State Championship this year!
Directors Bryan Bone and Gary Rhoden and officers of the Rebel Regiment were recognized by the Spartanburg County Council for winning the 2016 state crown on Monday, March 20. Councilman Roger Nutt, Byrnes Alumni and former drum major for the Rebel Regiment, presented the Rebel Regiment with a resolution honoring their achievement. Councilman Nutt reminded the council that
Byrnes High School is the only Spartanburg County School to win a band state championship in over 40 years.
Way to go,
Rebel Regiment!
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Lyman Students Break Record With Reading Service Project
Students at
Lyman Elementary School have opened up a *new chapter*, on a traditional service project, and shown what it really means to give back to their community!
For another year, 4th grade students at
Lyman participated in their annual project, "Read To Feed The Hungry", benefiting the Greer Soup Kitchen and Middle Tyger Community Center.
Teacher,
Patti Simmons, started the project back in 2002 and it has grown every year. Students set a goal of reading a certain number of books during a 2-week "reading blitz", and then collect pledges from friends and family members. The idea is to collect so many canned food items for each book they read.
Then, last Friday, the entire 4th grade showed up at the Greer Soup Kitchen to deliver the results of their hard work. The final result: they collected more than 10,000 cans!!! The much needed food will go to stock the kitchen's pantry and feed homeless residents and families in and around Greer for months to come.
Amazing job,
Lyman! We are so proud of you!
To watch WYFF coverage of the story, click
here.
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D.R. Hill Theater Students Take Stage At State Competition
Some aspiring young actors at
D.R. Hill Middle School took the stage to compete against top theater students across the state last weekend.
The students traveled to White Knoll Middle School in Lexington to compete in the SCSTA Middle School Theater Festival.
Congratulations to:
Brice Struckman and Jada Watson- 1st place in Duet Acting
Jada Watson, Sophie Smith, Zymesha Nash, and Alexis Yoder- 2nd place in Group Acing
Cynthia Pha- 3rd place in Technical Theater
The following students earned a Superior rating in their event:
Haley Hawkins (Oral Interpretation), Adison Schwab (Storytelling), Zymesha Nash (Solo Acting) Kelsie Fields (Readers Theatre), Angel Borjas (Readers Theatre), Adison Schwab (Readers Theatre), Jacob Stone (Readers Theatre), Jada Watson (Duet Acting), Brice Struckman (Duet Acting), Alexis Yoder (Group Acting), Sophie Smith (Group Acting) Zymesha Nash (Group Acting), and Jada Watson (Group Acting)
The following students earned an Excellent rating in their event:
Sophie Smith (Original Monologue), Kayla Champion (Oral Interpretation), Kelsie Fields (Duet Acting), and Angel Borjas (Duet Acting)
Bravo,
D.R. Hill students!
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Trolls Take Over Wellford For Literacy Night
Hair up! More than 300 Wellford Academy students and family members threw their hair in the air and dressed like trolls for the school's recent Literacy Night!
Families had the opportunity to attend story time, choose a new book, and work together to complete literacy based troll activities. They even had a chance to dance the night away at the Trolls sing-a-long! It was a happy night!
Great job,
Wellford!
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Reidville Students Fill Bottles For Babies
Students at
Reidville Elementary School proved they have huge hearts this week!
This month, the school hosted a service learning project called "Bottles for Babies" to benefit the March of Dimes.
Each class received a "bottle" which students filled up with spare change and donations in recent weeks.
On Friday,
Reidville rewarded its top three classes in the challenge. Tammy Gregg from the March of Dimes also visited students to congratulate and celebrate with them. The overall winning class was Mrs. Clark's K5 class with $334 donated! Mrs. Fazzone's K4 class came in 2nd place, and Mrs. Horton's 3rd grade class received 3rd place. The biggest winner of all, of course, was the March of Dimes! Overall,
Reidville students raised $2118.40 for the charity!
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Byrnes Artists Take Top Honors At Art Show
Two
Byrnes High School artists got a chance to show off their talent recently at an local art show, and took home big honors!
12th graders
Quiauna Wood and
Alisha Babb were recognized for their work at the Young Women in Art show at Converse College.
Wood took home 2nd place overall in mixed media, and
Babb was honored with 3rd place overall in photography.
Overall,
Byrnes had 12 young artists selected to display their work at the show, the most Byrnes has ever had. Only 100 pieces from students throughout Greenville and Spartanburg County are selected for the juried show.
The artwork will be on display at Converse College through April 15.
Congratulations
Quiauna Wood and
Alisha Babb!
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Duncan Students Celebrate Career Day
4th grade students at
Duncan Elementary School got a glimpse of their future last week, as the school held its "Career Day".
Selected 4th grade students had to research and create presentations on future careers in which they would like to work. The young leaders then presented those careers, as spoke to several groups including 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students, teachers, and parents for several hours.
Younger students were able to create special masks for a variety of careers and watch a special career day video presentation. The best part of the day: seeing all of the young professional leaders dressed in their career attire!
Keep up the great work, Duncan!
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Middle Tyger Community Center News
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Middle Tyger Showcases Programs To Donors
Supporters of
Middle Tyger Community Center had a chance recently to get an upclose view of what their dollars are doing.
The Center held a fundraising dinner last week, where it debuted a new video that showcases all of its programs.
Check out the video below:
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Florence Chapel Has Championship Celebration
Students at
Florence Chapel Middle School got to witness a champion sized celebration this week, as the school recognized its girls volleyball and basketball teams!
Both the teams were honored for their Peachtree Conference championships this season, and proudly hung their new banners in the school's gym. Great job,
Florence Chapel!
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Spring Plant Sale Coming To Byrnes
Spring has officially sprung, and that means it's time for Byrnes High School's annual spring plant sale! The sale, sponsored by the school's RATE program, will begin Monday, April 10, and last until the supply runs out!
Teachers, students, parents, and members of the community are welcome to drop by anytime during the school day and purchase plants. The greenhouse is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Students will be available to assist you with selections, and deliver your purchases to your classroom or vehicle.
You can visit the sale website for more information on varieties and pricing.
Come out and see the hard work of these students, and support this fantastic program!
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5K Color Run To Benefit Relay For Life
Lace up your running shoes, and add a little color to your life, by participating in a 5K Color Run to benefit
Beech Springs Intermediate School's Relay for Life team!
The race will be held Saturday, April 22, at the
Byrnes Freshman Academy track from 8:00-2:00 p.m. Cost is $15 per participant. (Kids 3 & under are free!)
If you're interested, please contact Vickie Blackwell by
email. or at (864) 949-7600.
Click
here to print a registration form.
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Stay Connected With District Five!
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As we begin a new year, make sure you stay connected with District Five for all your latest news, announcements, and sneak peeks into our classrooms! Here are a couple of ways you can stay connected all year long:
SOCIAL MEDIA: District Five is very active on social media, sharing all kinds of exciting news from our classrooms, and highlighting our students and teachers. Be sure and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or (brand new just this year) Instagram!
MOBILE APP: If you want your news on the go, and in the palm of your hand, the D5 mobile app is for you! Everything from calendars to lunch menus, along with emergency notifications can be found there. Download the app
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