Page 2 of February's Panther Tracks Newsletter.
Congratulations to the following B-L Middle and B-L High School students on their participation in the SCBDA Region Band Clinic this past weekend. Back row left to right:
Dria Dennis-clarinet 11th grade senior band, Evan Kirkland-euphonium 10th grade clinic band, Dontarrious Dennis-trombone 9th grade clinic band, Matthew Leaphart-trumpet 8th grade junior band. Front row left to right: Corman Lake-French horn 8th grade junior band, Izzy Prouse-euphonium 8th grade junior band, Aika Moore-bass clarinet 10th grade clinic band
Ready to snag a crown in this year's Miss Panther Pageant? If so, the deadline to turn in your application, photos and money is this Friday, February 21st! Applications can be obtained via email (misspantherpageant@gmail.com) or in the front office of each of our schools.
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Congratulations to B-L Middle School teacher McKenna Palmer and her team for their outstanding achievements at the Lake Murray Polar Plunge this weekend! Their incredible efforts raised more than $5,000 for the Special Olympics, earning them multiple awards including Coolest School and Top Fundraising Team. They also took home honors for having the most team members sign up to take the plunge—what an amazing accomplishment! And true to her word, BLMS Principal Sharah Clark kept her promise for a good cause. This morning, she was up on the school roof, waving to parents during drop-off and spreading cheer with her bullhorn. Way to go, BLMS!
8th grade students at B-L Middle School learned what it meant to have a career, salary, spouse (or lack thereof), children and the financial obligations of a 30-year-old adult today as part of the school's "Reality Town" curriculum. Check out our Facebook page for more details!
It’s Unified Spirit Week at B-L Middle School and we’re having a blast with the themed dress-up days leading up to the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics on Saturday, February 8th. (Yesterday was Team Wear Day! Check out the photos to see the themes for the rest of the week.) So far, B-L Middle School has raised an impressive $3,260 for the Special Olympics. As part of the fundraising efforts, a fun competition is underway among the school administrators: Principal Sharah Clark, Assistant Principal Jacob Prahst, and Assistant Administrator Brantley Buzhardt. The administrator who raises the least amount of money will spend an entire day on the roof of BLMS! Currently, Mrs. Buzhardt is in the lead, but there’s still time for the others to catch up before the competition ends on Friday. Stay tuned for the final results!
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BLMS Basketball Updates
Due to the snow we have had to make some changes to our basketball schedule. We apologize for having to play on a Friday and a Saturday but we had to in order to get all the games in for our MS athletes. We will also be recognizing our 8th grade athletes on Thursday, January 30! Thank you for all your support!
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!
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!
BLMS Basketball this Week
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!
The B-L Middle School Color Run was a huge success last Friday, December 13th. To say our staff and students had a great time is an understatement! A special thanks to everyone who volunteered and made the event possible.
If you're out and about today, swing by the BL Walmart and our wonderful Lex3 SROs Fill the Humvee! They will be there until 2 pm!
BLMS Basketball 12-9-24
Our BLMS basketball teams will travel to Gilbert tomorrow night. First game will begin at 5:00. Please see the following information below in regards to online tickets and clear bag policy.
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.
Over the past year, around 24 students at B-L Middle School have actively participated in the school garden, engaging in various tasks such as building raised beds, sheet composting, planting, watering, and harvesting. The students have successfully completed their first cycle of both cool- and warm-season crops. Their sweet potato plants thrived over the summer, producing an impressive yield of large sweet potatoes. They also grew yellow squash, bush beans, carrots, and beets, which were recently harvested. Currently, students are growing broccoli, which will continue to flourish throughout the cool season, along with newly-planted kale and onions. The school garden has become an excellent opportunity for students to develop teamwork, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment. As they observe seeds sprouting, flowers blooming, and vegetables growing, they gain hands-on experience with factors affecting plant life—such as rain, drought, pollinators, and pests. One student, Colt Roundtree, even took the initiative to research and implement natural pest control solutions to manage cabbage worms and ants. This initiative is part of the Clemson Extension School Gardening Program. Great job students!
Exciting news from B-L Middle School! STEM teacher Laura Bishop was recently awarded a Google VEX Robotics grant, providing her students with an incredible opportunity to dive deeper into robotics and compete against other middle school teams across South Carolina. VEX Robotics is a dynamic platform that combines hands-on learning with the excitement of competition, helping students strengthen their STEM skills through building and programming robots. The BLMS Robotics Team is hard at work preparing for their first competition on December 7th. Let’s cheer them on and wish them the best of luck!
