Attention parents/guardians of B-L High School seniors! Need help filling out the FAFSA for your student? Join us on Monday, February 10th at 6 PM in the BLHS Media Center for FAFSA Night! Representatives from Midlands Technical College and BLHS counselors will be there to assist. 📌 What to Bring: ✅ Your student’s Chromebook, ✅ 2023 tax documents, ✅ Social Security numbers. Don’t miss this opportunity to get expert help and set your student up for success!
We extend our gratitude to the SC Arms Collectors Association for their generous donation to Batesburg-Leesville High School’s JROTC Marksmanship program and Clay Shooting team. On Monday, Buddy Ridgell, Chairman of the SC Arms Collectors Association Board, and Daphyne Ridgell, Secretary/Treasurer of the Board, visited BLHS to present the donation, supporting the continued success of these outstanding programs.
Our athletic facilities and fields are beautiful in the sun and snow! Check out these great images captured by Athletic Director Eric Gambrell last week when Batesburg-Leesville turned into a winter wonderland. ❄️⛄️
Our first-ever Heritage Hoops event on Friday, January 17th was a huge success! The event was held in the gorgeous new B-L High School gymnasium and featured Panthers basketball stars of the past including Coach Gary Phillips, Lexington County Councilman Larry Brigham, Jessica Barr-Dennis, Sharon Baston, Laquantis Stewart, Mylaysia Gates, and Chamajd Hyland. Honored guests were given an embroidered B-L basketball to commemorate the event.
Attention Lex3 students! Do you want to participate in the 2025 Miss Panther Pageant? Applications are now available via email (misspantherpageant@gmail.com) or in the front office of each of our schools. The pageant is being held on Saturday, March 1st at the Lexington Three Fine Arts Center. 24 crowns are up for grabs. Sign up today!
If you missed the December performances, don't worry! The Panther Players are returning this weekend to the historic Haynes Auditorium in Leesville for an encore presentation of the play "Southern Fried Funeral." Details are in the graphic below! See you there!
Lexington County School District Three's Board of Trustees members signed the official SC School Boards Association Ethical Principles poster at last night's meeting as part of School Board Recognition Month. Pictured from left to right are: Stacey Derrick, Cheryl Burgess, Frances Bouknight, Craig Caughman, Dr. Gariane Gunter, Sonya Cary and Cynthia Etheredge.
In addition, Dr. Gariane Gunter was recognized and honored for 15 years of service to the Lexington Three Board of Trustees. Since being elected in 2010, Dr. Gunter has devoted countless hours to enhancing public education in South Carolina and Lexington Three.
Thank you Board of Trustees members for your contributions to our staff and students!
Snow has arrived in Batesburg-Leesville and it’s absolutely beautiful! Isn't our District Office a dream?! While our students and staff are safely at home completing their eLearning for the day, we’d love to see how they’ve also been enjoying the snowy fun. Share your pictures on our Facebook page!
We look forward to welcoming all of our Panther students back tomorrow (Tuesday, January 7th) for the start of second semester! It's going to be a great spring in Lexington Three!
Students from B-L High School traveled to the coast on Tuesday, December 17th to perform at the Carolina Opry. The group, comprised of students from the BLHS chorus and BLHS musical theatre department, sang beautiful Christmas music for the pre-show entertainment.
Our AVID students at B-L High School recently traveled over to B-L Primary School to read with some of our second grade students. This is an annual event that unites our oldest Panthers with some of our youngest Panthers! Students enjoyed good books, hot chocolate and cookies together. What a great holiday tradition!
The B-L High School chorus sang at the local Chamber of Commerce meeting this morning at Shealy's BBQ. They performed numerous festive songs and helped get everyone in the holiday spirit!
Panther Nation: Save the date of Thursday, January 30th so that you can attend our Open House events at B-L Primary and B-L High Schools! We want to show off all of our completed construction projects from the 2020 bond referendum and hope you can join us.
Come support the B-L High School yearbook class as they host an evening with Santa! Drop by the B-L High School Media Center on Wednesday, December 11th to have your picture (or your child's picture) made with Santa. Pics are $10 and you can sign up using the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B45ADA72DA2FAC43-53634398-santa.
The Varsity Panthers football team is heading into round three of the playoffs! 🏈 Make plans to join us this Friday, November 29th as the Panthers face off against the Clinton High School Red Devils. The game starts at 7:30 pm in Wilder Stadium. The address for the stadium is 800 North Adair Street, Clinton, SC, 29325. Buy your tickets by clicking on the following link: https://gofan.co/event/2346091?schoolId=SC476. Let's gooooooo Panthers!
The B-L High School Varsity football team is on FIRE! 🏈
Round two of the regional playoffs is set for this Friday, November 22nd in Panther Stadium versus Andrew Jackson High School. Kickoff is at 7:30 pm.
Please be reminded of an important South Carolina High School League regulation that states that only SC High School League passes will be accepted for entry into playoff games. Unfortunately, this means that Golden Panther passes, staff passes and student ID passes will **not** be valid for Friday night's game.
Tickets can be purchased for $10 at the gate using cash, credit or debit cards or can be purchased online by visiting the following link: https://fan.hudl.com/tickets/VGlja2V0ZWRFdmVudDY3M2JhNjViZDQyNDI0OWY0YjUxYjJlNQ==.
Let's fill Panther Stadium once again this week with a sea of purple and gold! 💜💛
On Wednesday, November 13th, our schools came together to celebrate World Kindness Day with meaningful activities across each campus. At Batesburg-Leesville Primary School, students created a “kindness chain.” Each student wrote down an act of kindness—whether it was something they did, received, or imagined—on colorful paper links. These links were used to create class chains which were then joined together to form a vibrant, school-wide “kindness chain” that will be displayed proudly in the cafeteria. Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School celebrated with "sprinkles of kindness." Students wrote down their acts of kindness on paper “sprinkles,” which were then added to giant paper cupcakes displayed at the end of each grade level's hallway. At Batesburg-Leesville Middle School, students created a confetti wall by writing down kind acts or quotes on colorful “confetti” pieces, which were then displayed on a central bulletin board to inspire others. Finally, at Batesburg-Leesville High School, two students were chosen at random for being spotted doing acts of kindness, celebrating the power of kindness in action. A special thanks goes out to our counseling departments for heading up these efforts in Lexington Three! Remember to always be kind!
This past Saturday, the B-L High School JROTC teamed up with VFW Post 6740 from Leesville to conduct a fundraiser for local veterans. JROTC members stood outside of local businesses including Wal-Mart, Ace Hardware, Tractor Supply, Starbucks, Western Auto and Shealy's Barbeque collecting monetary donations from 9 am until 4 pm and were able to fundraise $6,450! Great job students!
The Batesburg-Leesville High School Varsity football team is undefeated this season and has claimed the title of REGION CHAMPS! This Friday, November 15th, marks the first round of playoffs for the Panthers who will face off against Columbia High School beginning at 7:30 pm in Panther Stadium. Please note that NO passes will be accepted for free admittance into the game except for SC High School League passes. This includes our Golden Panther passes and staff passes. Tickets can be purchased for $10 at the gate using cash, credit or debit cards or can be purchased online by visiting the following link: https://fan.hudl.com/tickets/VGlja2V0ZWRFdmVudDY3MzI1ZWQzMGQ3N2RiMTNjZjNiNDUxNw==. Please note that we are also accepting donations on Friday evening for the non-profit organization Hope & Hugs Closet. Essential items such as toiletries, grab & go food items, and non-perishable food items can be dropped off at the front gate of the stadium. All items collected will go directly to Lexington Three students and their families who have needs. GO PANTHERS!!!
31 HOSA students (HOSA stands for Health Occupations Students of America) from B-L High School attended the Fall HOSA Conference at Newberry College on October 10th. Students participated in team building activities, listened to different healthcare speakers and spent time in the new health science building doing hands-on activities.
