Our schools are rocking and rolling following our week-long Thanksgiving break! Over at B-L Middle School, students are enjoying having the SC Farm Bureau Agriculture Learning Lab at their school today. The Learning Lab teaches students about important South Carolina commodities and how many of them go from the field to our plates. The lessons are aligned to state learning standards, so students are able to apply math, science, English and social studies principles to agriculture.
Students in Mrs. Shealy’s, Mrs. Norton’s, and Mrs. Smith’s classes are participating in Clemson University’s Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program. Through this six week program, students have the opportunity to participate in hands-on, interactive lessons that teach the importance of healthy habits. Students will learn to choose healthy snacks, develop healthy eating habits, increase physical activity, and practice safe food handling. These classes provide real-world examples and background knowledge for students that tie to the South Carolina State Science Standards.
Let's just say that the shine party at B-L Primary School last night was a ✨glowing✨ success! A special thanks to the BLPS PTO for sponsoring the event and to everyone who attended!
Today, our Panther students gathered for a delightful Thanksgiving-themed lunch and it was a feast to remember! 🍽️🍁 A huge shoutout to our incredible Food Services Department for always going above and beyond to make sure our students are treated to healthy and delicious meals.
B-L Primary and B-L Elementary Schools were recognized by the SC Department of Education today for their efforts in prioritizing physical education and physical activity. Ben Miedema, the Education Associate for Health and Physical Education for the Office of Assessment & Standards, presented certificates to Mrs. Mowry and Coach Bouknight from BLPS and Coach Evans and Ms. Yaworski from BLES. Both of these schools were among those that met the Students Health and Fitness Act requirements for weekly minutes of physical education and physical activity during the 2022-23 school year.
Congratulations! #lexington3istheplacetobe #beapanther #pantherstrong
Our friends in the Panther Pals and Reading Buddies Mentoring Program had their fall skating party today at Celebrations in Leesville. There were lots of smiles to go around as kiddos skated and enjoyed pizza together!
B-L Middle School cordially invites all veterans and active military members to join us on Thursday, November 9th for the school's Veterans Day program. The event begins at 9 am. #lexington3istheplacetobe #pantherstrong #beapanther
Congratulations to the following winners of the 2023 B-L High School Homecoming Court: 2nd Runner Up: Destiny Cyrus; 1st Runner Up: Laiken Brock; Homecoming Queen: Claire Moseley.
Homecoming is this Friday, October 13th in Panther Stadium! Kickoff is at 7:30 pm versus Fox Creek. Come home to Lexington Three for the evening and show some love to our Panthers!
Panther Families - We hope you had a terrific Enrichment Session Week and are enjoying Fall Break! (From the pictures we've seen, it appears that everyone is having a wonderful time!) Don't forget that our schools will resume their regular schedules on Monday, October 9th. We cannot wait to see our Panthers very soon!
Panther Families - This is a friendly reminder of some schedule changes that are occuring the next two weeks in Lexington Three. ***September 25th through 28th - ENRICHMENT SESSION WEEK. This week is specifically for students who qualified for one of our academic camps and for those who signed up to participate in one of our BLAST enrichment camps. Please click the following link for information regarding where the camps are being held, student drop-off and dismissal procedures, bus route information and much more: https://www.lex3.org/page/enrichment-session-information. NOTE: Students who are not participating in an academic or enrichment camp do NOT report to school during this week. ***September 29th: HOLIDAY *** October 2nd through 6th: FALL BREAK (no school for students) ***Our schools will resume their regular schedules on Monday, October 9th.
We're still swooning over our Teachers of the Year and wanted to share some more pictures from our banquet on Tuesday evening. The event was held at T&S Farms in Leesville and the theme was "LEXcellence in District 3." Head over to our Facebook page to see more pics and then head over to our YouTube channel to watch our Teacher of the Year finalists in action in their classrooms! Here's the direct link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS_YTLR5C9Q&t=1s
We've now made it easier for you to "tell us something good!" We're calling on students, staff members, parents, family members and residents of Batesburg-Leesville to let us know any and all good news that pertains to our district. Yes - we know and hear about most of it but we do miss things and we want to ensure that we're telling ALL of the GREAT news that pertains to our Panther family. So be sure to bookmark our Tell Us Something Good form and share away the next time something AMAZING occurs! #lexington3istheplacetobe #pantherstrong FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxnPKtopbdCHLgMJWiQe3mkaQmmmUAgoqokbpEVvmGeZHQhg/viewform
Want to come work in Lexington School District Three? We have several opportunities available and we hope you'll take advantage of them! See the flyers for more information and apply here: https://www.lex3.org/page/employment-opportunities.
Lexington County School District Three's Panther athletes are gearing up for their fall seasons and we want to make sure all of our B-L fans are ready to come cheer them on! Schedules for each of our fall sports have been updated on our website. Just click the link and then click on the sport to see the full schedule: https://www.lex3.org/page/athletics-schedules
The Class of 2024 made their mark on Batesburg-Leesville High School's "The Rock" last week during their official "Senior Sunrise" event. What a fun and memorable morning! #lexington3istheplacetobe #pantherstrong
Employees and volunteers who assisted with our summer meal program were honored last night at our Lexington Three Board of Trustees meeting. From June 12th through July 24th a total of 55,004 meals were distributed at various locations in Batesburg-Leesville including Batesburg-Leesville Middle School, Leesville Gardens, Ramblewood Apartments, Creekview Apartments, and Faith Lutheran Church.
We thank everyone who had a hand in this amazing program! What a tremendous way to serve our wonderful community!
The National Weather Service is forecasting that a line of severe thunderstorms will be passing through our area starting this afternoon (Monday, August 7th). Part of this forecast includes damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 to 70 miles per hour. These conditions could affect the safe operation of school buses as the South Carolina Department of Education does not allow buses to operate when wind gusts are greater than 40 miles per hour. As a result, Lexington Three will be dismissing all of its students one hour early today. Click to read more: https://www.lex3.org/article/1193230
Today was the start of a beautiful new school year in #lex3! It was a joy to officially welcome students and staff back into our buildings. We also had some very special media guests at our schools today to help us celebrate new beginnings. A special thanks to WIS-TV for doing liveshots this morning from B-L Elementary School. We also appreciate WLTX News 19, WACH FOX 57, and The Twin City Newspaper for coming out and covering our first day of school. It's going to be a great year! Visit our social media pages for a TON of pics!
There have been SO MANY SMILES in our schools today as students, parents and teachers reunited for our annual Meet the Teacher Day! Here are a few pics from Batesburg-Leesville Primary School where Pawley the Panther even made a guest appearance. If you haven't made it to one of our time slots today for our Meet the Teacher event there's still time this evening! Drop by our schools between 6 pm and 7 pm to participate! More details can be found here: https://www.lex3.org/page/meet-the-teacher-event
