Spartanburg District Five

We are so proud of our own Katie Farr, of Wellford Academy, who represented District Five at the SC Teacher of the Year gala today on the grounds of the Governor's Mansion 🌷🎉 Katie was honored as one of this year's top 5 finalists, and celebrated along with teachers from across the state 🍎 We are thankful for Katie and the way she's represented District Five this year! ❤️ #WeAreD5

Good things happen in 3's!!! 🙌 Joining our men's baseball and soccer teams, our Byrnes Lady Rebel softball team is the Region 2-5A CHAMPION! 🏆🥎🏆 Let's gooooo!!! 💙 #YellR #GoRebs

It's a Region Champion kind of week!!! 🏆 Let's hear it for the Byrnes men's soccer team - Region Champs for the first time in program history ⚽️🙌⚽️ Let's go Rebels! 💙#YellR

Help us congratulate our Byrnes Rebel baseball team... Region CHAMPS for the first time since 2012!!! 🏆⚾️🏆 #YellR #GoRebs

🎉🌟📚 Big congrats to our AMAZING Terrific Kids of the Year for District Five 📚🌟🎉 We were thrilled to celebrate these stellar students today, along with those from across Spartanburg County 👏 Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, the Terrific Kid program promotes character development, self esteem, and perseverance 💯 These incredible D5 students know the true meaning of what it means to be "Terrific": Thoughtful 💭, Enthusiastic 🌟, Respectful 🤝, Responsible 📝, Inclusive ♥️, Friendly 😊, Inquisitive 🧐, and Capable 💪 Help us congratulate Londyn Goodlett (Abner Creek Academy), Jacoby Hicks (Beech Springs Intermediate School), Adelyn Peightal (Berry Shoals Intermediate School), Jack Burke (Duncan Elementary School of the Arts), Camila Dominguez (Lyman Elementary School), Amelia Bright (Reidville Elementary School), Alex Mialik (River Ridge Elementary School), and Charlotte Brown (Wellford Academy of Science and Technology) We're so proud of you! 👏🙌 #WeAreD5

🌟 Exciting News from District Five! 🌟 Congratulations to Lorie Goode, art teacher at River Ridge Elementary School, for being named our 2024-25 District Five Teacher of the Year! 🎨 Lorie’s dedication to her students and passion for instilling a love for the arts is truly inspiring.❤️ And a 2nd round of congrats goes to Terry Cullen, the friendly face that greets students each morning as the security guard at Florence Chapel Middle School! 🌟Terry has been named our 2024 District Five Support Employee of the Year 💯Terry’s commitment to keeping our school safe and his passion for impacting students makes him one of the very best in District Five.. Join us in celebrating Lorie and Terry for their wonderful contributions to our schools! 🎉🍎 Read more here: https://www.spart5.net/article/1556372 #WeAreD5 #D5Family

Big props to our D.R. Hill Middle School 8th grade percussion ensemble and director, Allison Schweickert! 👏. The group performed in Georgia today at the Southeastern Percussion Ensemble Symposium 🥁 Way to go! #WeAreD5 #D5Talent

School Board members were treated to a tour of our new addition, under construction, at Byrnes High School today! 🧱🚧🏫 We can't wait to welcome students into this state of the art space! 💯 #WeAreD5

Calling all pizza lovers! 🍕 Come have a slice and help our Byrnes Winterguard tonight at Pizza Inn in Duncan! 💯 #WeAreD5

Best of luck to our Indigo Winterguard as they travel to Ohio for the WGI World Championship! 💯🎉 We're so proud of you! 👏 #WeAreD5 #D5Talent

We may be on break, but we can't miss a chance to celebrate this 🌟AMAZING🌟 group right here! Happy School Librarians Day to our incredible media specialists across D5! 📚 Thank you for all you do to inspire a love for reading, learning, and imagination within our students every day! 🍎📖📝 #WeAreD5 #D5Family

🌟 Huge shout out to our AVID and Beta Club scholars from Florence Chapel Middle School! 🏫 They got their hands dirty and rocked the Adopt-A-Road program, collecting 25 bags of trash! 🗑️♻️ Way to keep our community clean and make a difference! 💚 #WeAreD5

🎉SURPRISE!!!🎉 It was an exciting Friday, as Superintendent Dr. Randall Gary had the chance to surprise some of our teachers with the news that they are 🌟FINALISTS🌟 for District Five Teacher of the Year! 💯 Congratulations to: Tracy Black (Lyman Elementary School), Raelyn Chambliss (Byrnes High School), Lorie Goode (River Ridge Elementary School), and Lacy Grant (Abner Creek Academy) 👏 These outstanding teachers will now advance to the next phase of the selection process. District Five's Teacher of the Year will be named later in April 🍎📚📝 #WeAreD5

Reminder: All District Five schools and offices will be closed for Spring Break from Monday, April 1 - Friday, April 5. Have a wonderful, safe break! 🌺☀️❤️ #WeAreD5

Duncan Elementary's production of Aladdin was out of this world! 🌎 Make sure you don't miss the 🌟AMAZING🌟 work of our students & staff tonight at the Fine Arts Center at 6:00 pm 🎬🎤🎭 Bravo students! 👏❤️👏 #WeAreD5 #D5Talent

✨ Lyman Elementary’s 3rd grade wax museum was a historical hit! 🎭 From Einstein to Helen Keller, princesses to Presidents, students brought legends to life for an amazed audience. 🌟 Way to go, Lions! 🦁 #WeAreD5 📚👏

🎉SPARK Day at Abner Creek Academy was a blast! 🚀 Vets 🐾, dancers 🩰, pilots ✈️, and more shared their passions, inspiring our students to dream big 💯 Thanks to all our visiting community members who made it unforgettable! 🌟 #SPARKDay #WeAreD5 📚💡✨

🎭🐠✨Bravo to our brilliant young stars of Reidville Elementary for a swimmingly successful production of Finding Nemo! 🐟👏 We were so impressed with the hard work of our students & staff! 💯 Catch Nemo, Dory and the whole gang at their 6:30 show tonight! 🌟 Tickets are just $5 🎟️ and you won't want to miss this wave of excitement! 🌊 #WeAreD5 #D5Talent

🎉SURPRISE!!!🎉 We are so excited to share that District Five's Teacher of the Year, Katie Farr of Wellford Academy, is a 🌟FINALIST🌟 for SC Teacher of the Year!🎉 State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver paid a visit to Wellford this morning to surprise Farr with the news 👏👏👏 We are so proud of you, Katie! ❤️ #WeAreD5

Rebel wrestling alumni and Lander Bearcat, David Hunsberger, is a NATIONAL CHAMPION 🏆 Way to go, David! 💪🏻 We are so proud! 💙 #OnceARebel #AlwaysARebel