Inside Voice
Lexington County School District One • December 11, 2023
Board meeting and public hearing on Tuesday
The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the South Lake Elementary attendance lines and its regular monthly board meeting on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at the Pelion Performing Arts Center, located at 981 Mulberry Street in Pelion. The regular monthly board meeting opens at 4:45 p.m., during which the board will promptly vote to enter executive session. The public portion of the meeting will resume at 6 p.m. and will include the public hearing on the South Lake Elementary attendance lines.
Citizens wishing to address the Board of Trustees during the public hearing and/or citizens’ participation — the public-speaking portion of the meeting — must sign up to speak. Sign-up opens at 5 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. You must be present to sign up to speak.
The meeting is open to the public and can be viewed live on the district's YouTube channel. After the meeting, the district will post a video of the meeting to its YouTube channel and its website.
You are invited to a Meet and Greet!
Don't miss out on the opportunity to speak informally with Board of Trustees members and district leaders during the Meet and Greet on Tuesday, December 12, from 5:30–6 p.m. at the Pelion High Performing Arts Center.
Proposed attendance lines for the new South Lake Elementary
The proposed attendance lines for South Lake Elementary are on the agenda for the Dec. 12, 2023 Board of Trustees meeting. Board members will consider taking action on the attendance lines after the First Reading presentation at the Nov. 14 board meeting, two community input sessions, an online feedback period and a public hearing at the Dec. 12 board meeting.
SLED to use vacant school campus for school safety training
Lexington One finalized a 20-year lease agreement with S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) for the vacant school campus located at 314 Main Street, Gilbert, South Carolina. At the site, SLED will establish the Center for School Safety and Targeted Violence. Supported by South Carolina’s Governor and state’s General Assembly, the goal of the the center is to establish a center for excellence where law enforcement and school employees can learn the best practices and procedures to keep our children safe.
As part of the agreement, Lexington One received $200,000 for the expansion of preschool classes. In lieu of traditional rent payments, SLED will directly cover the building services operating costs to improve and maintain the property, specifically expenditures made in the operation, management, insuring, securing and protecting, cleaning, repairing and maintaining of the land and buildings.
While there were other possibilities for the use of the vacant campus, this partnership with SLED provides an opportunity to put the campus to use for a purpose that will benefit students, teachers, parents and school districts across the state.
Two Lexington One assistant principals receive top honors
Recently, the South Carolina Association of School Administrators named River Bluff High Assistant Principal Meg Huggins the South Carolina Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year and Red Bank Elementary Assistant Principal Tomeka Love the South Carolina Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year. Congratulations!
River Bluff High Assistant Principal Meg Huggins — the South Carolina Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year.
Red Bank Elementary Assistant Principal Tomeka Love — the South Carolina Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year
Lexington One theatre students shine at state competition
Lexington One theatre students recently competed at the South Carolina Theatre Association (SCTA) Secondary State Competition.
Gilbert High placed second in the cable tying relay and was also recognized by the tournament staff for being the most flexible. Students Lexi Davis and Matthew Dawson receive Best Actor Awards.
Lexington High Tech Team (students Will Lake, Landon Murphy, Carter Hall, Erin Koyle and Keppley Mulligan) won:
- First in state props table set up
- First in state cable relay
- Second in drop folding
- Second for overall tech excellence
River Bluff High students Sophie Shumpert and Elizabeth Johnson place in the Top 16 for the Solo Musical competition. Additionally, students Brayden Brazil and Samuel Tillman auditioned and were chosen to participate in the Ten Minute Play Festival.
White Knoll High students Isabel Blevins and Azaria Cassells both won All Star Acting awards and student Logan Cahill was recognized for achievement in technical theatre, winning a Golden Flashlight Award.
LES receives funding from Burlington Coat Factory
Important Dates
December 15: Half Day for Students
End of Second Quarter
December 18–29: Winter Break
January 1: Winter Break
January 2: Teacher Workday — No School for Students
January 3: Students Return to School
January 5: State Reporting (90th Day)
January 11: Report Cards Issued
January 15: Holiday — No School for Students and Staff