Today, our two Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative (MCEC) Bright Ideas Grant winners, Stephanie Shealy of Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School and Leslie Campbell of Batesburg-Leesville High School, were honored with a special luncheon at MCEC’s headquarters in Lexington! Both teachers received grants to bring innovative projects to life and create exciting new learning opportunities for their students. Mrs. Shealy received $500 for a student-operated coffee cart at B-L Elementary, while Mrs. Campbell received $1,000 to introduce Controlled-Environment Agriculture (CEA) into the environmental science curriculum at B-L High School. We are so proud of these teachers and grateful to MCEC for investing in our educators and supporting innovative learning in our classrooms! Thank you, MCEC!
Have you seen the new digital signs at each of our schools?! We think they’re pretty amazing! 🤩 Pictured here is the new sign at B-L High School. (And no, the screen doesn’t actually look digitized like this in person! That’s just how it appears when captured on camera.) We hope our community enjoys these signs as another great way for us to share all of the exciting things happening in our schools!
The South Carolina Music Educators Association (SCMEA) Region Choir was held at Furman University on Tuesday, October 27th, bringing together approximately 300 high school students from across the region, including 10 talented members of the BLHS Panther Chorus!
We are proud to recognize the following students for this outstanding accomplishment:
🌟 Seniors: Austin Ernst, Sasha Filyaw, Jonathan Griffin, and Jesaiah Hutcherson
🌟 Junior: Karmyn Dillon
🌟 Sophomores: Meredith Ruiz and Ellie Spires
🌟 Freshmen: Brianna Hartley, Brooke Petersen, and Cameron Shumpert
We are proud to recognize the following students for this outstanding accomplishment:
🌟 Seniors: Austin Ernst, Sasha Filyaw, Jonathan Griffin, and Jesaiah Hutcherson
🌟 Junior: Karmyn Dillon
🌟 Sophomores: Meredith Ruiz and Ellie Spires
🌟 Freshmen: Brianna Hartley, Brooke Petersen, and Cameron Shumpert
October is National Principals Month and we are taking time to celebrate the incredible leaders who make a BIG difference in the lives of our students, staff, and families every single day!
🍎 Mary Anne Tillman – B-L Primary School
📚 Matt Velasquez – B-L Elementary School
🌟 Samantha Kennedy – B-L Middle School
✏️ Will McGinty – B-L High School
🍎 Mary Anne Tillman – B-L Primary School
📚 Matt Velasquez – B-L Elementary School
🌟 Samantha Kennedy – B-L Middle School
✏️ Will McGinty – B-L High School
Our B-L High School JROTC cadets spent time today reading to students at B-L Primary School, sharing their love of reading and making special connections with our youngest Panthers! We love seeing our Panthers leading by example, inspiring a love of learning, and making a positive impact across Lexington Three. Way to go, cadets!
Don't forget! Breakfast continues to be 100% free for all K-12 students at our schools. Every single student can receive a nutritious morning meal at zero cost to your family, completely removing traditional income or application requirements. Breakfast is served every school day as the students enter the building. Our menus strictly follow federal and state nutrition requirements, offering balanced options like warm whole-grain biscuits, fresh fruit, and local South Carolina milk or a grab and go option like whole-grain pop tarts or cereal, fresh fruit, and local South Carolina milk. No sign-ups, paperwork, or pre-payments are necessary. Your child simply needs to show up with their appetite! If breakfast isn't your child's thing, then encourage them to eat one of our healthy lunch options! Lunches are free this year as well for all students as part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. Visit our Child Nutrition page for more info.
Wednesday marked a special evening at Batesburg-Leesville High School as the school proudly inducted more than 40 new members into the National Beta Club—making this one of our largest induction classes in recent years at BLHS! National Beta is a community of hundreds of thousands of students across the United States and internationally, all committed to making a difference through the four pillars of Achievement, Character, Leadership, and Service. Congratulations to each of our newest Beta members!
The B-L High School JROTC hosted a moving ceremony this morning to remember and honor the lives forever changed by the events of September 11, 2001. We remember. We honor. We will never forget.
Our B-L High School Varsity football team takes on the Mid-Carolina Rebels tonight in the first home game of the season. Kick-off is at 7:30 pm in Panther Stadium. If you're unable to make it in person, you can watch the game online. Click here to view it: https://www.youtube.com/live/8zUqu07XiUY?si=9w8BfnvargWgeG5N . GOOOOOOO PANTHERS!
Yesterday, our Teacher of the Year judges had the incredibly difficult task of visiting all four of our outstanding Teacher of the Year finalists. They spent the day learning more about each finalist, seeing their classrooms and schools in action, and hearing about the passion and dedication they bring to their students and our district each day. The judges’ work is complete and now the countdown begins … Who will be named the 2026-2027 Lexington Three Teacher of the Year? We’ll find out in September when we gather for a special banquet to celebrate our finalists and announce this year’s overall Teacher of the Year!
A very special thank you to our judges for taking the time to be part of this important process:
🌟 Becky Bean — Executive Director of Communications, Kershaw County School District
🌟 Stephanie Wallace — Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Edgefield County School District
🌟 Toni Chewning — Director of Association Activities, Palmetto State Teachers Association
A very special thank you to our judges for taking the time to be part of this important process:
🌟 Becky Bean — Executive Director of Communications, Kershaw County School District
🌟 Stephanie Wallace — Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Edgefield County School District
🌟 Toni Chewning — Director of Association Activities, Palmetto State Teachers Association
B-L Elementary School is now home to a beautiful new Yamaha studio piano! We’re so excited to hear the music that will be made with it. Mrs. Pugh is already tickling the ivories!
Our Meet the Teacher event has been a huge success today! It has been so wonderful seeing our schools filled with smiling faces as students and families prepare for an amazing new school year. The excitement is building and we couldn't be happier to welcome everyone back! If you haven't had a chance to attend yet, there's still one more opportunity to join us this evening from 6:00–7:00 p.m. We hope to see you there as we prepare to kick off another great year in Lexington Three!
🍎✨ Welcome Back, Lexington Three Staff! ✨🍎 Today, we officially welcomed our incredible teachers and staff back to our schools and we couldn't be more excited to kick off another amazing year together!
Wishing our students, staff and community a very SAFE and HAPPY Independence Day! Happy birthday, America!
👏🍎 A huge THANK YOU to our incredible Child Nutrition Department! Their hard work and dedication are making a real difference this summer. After just two summer meal distribution events, they have already packed and distributed more than 14,000 meals to children in the Batesburg-Leesville community. What an amazing accomplishment!
While we're enjoying summer break, we're taking a look back at the moments that made the 2025-2026 school year one to remember. Thank you to everyone who helped make it a great year. Enjoy this collection of memories and have an amazing summer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGD52NJjsuA
Parents and guardians - Don't forget to complete your child's registration for the 2026-2027 school year by no later than Monday, June 15th! Whether your child is a new student or currently enrolled in Lexington County School District Three, registration information and instructions can be found by visiting www.lex3.org. NOTE: Incomplete registrations could affect enrollment in classes and programs for the upcoming school year. **This is especially important for our 4K program, where space is limited.
Don't wait until the last minute—complete your registration today!
Don't wait until the last minute—complete your registration today!
Cue the sunshine, late bedtimes, and all the summer fun … ☀️⛱️😎 Lexington County School District Three is officially on SUMMER BREAK! We are so proud of all of our students for their hard work this school year and we hope each of you has a safe, happy, and relaxing summer filled with wonderful memories. **Reminder for families: Final report cards will be mailed home and should be sent out by June 4th. See you in August, Panthers! 🐾
We are so proud of our Lexington County School District Three Teacher of the Year Nicole Yaworski for being recognized on Sunday at the Columbia Fireflies Teacher Appreciation Night! She was honored with their Neon Apple Award and even got to throw out the first pitch!
Immediately following the Panther Prowl this morning, our seniors took another exciting step toward their futures during College & Career Signing Day! If you missed it, you can click here to watch the ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytOFPDgg5Xc.
