Spartanburg District Five

🌟 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

🎉🌟 Huge shoutout to Byrnes High School Rebel Theatre Company for their 3rd place win at the SC Theater Association state competition! 🏆 "Little Shop of Horrors" rocked 3rd place in Musical Theatre 🥉 while Kylie Stone nailed 3rd place in Dramatic Monologue 🎭, and Jaelyn Talley soared to 1st place in Musical Theatre! 🎶🥇 Way to go, Rebels! 🌟 #WeAreD5 #D5Talent

🌟 Dream Come True Alert! 🌈 Today at DR Hill Middle, we witnessed pure magic as Dream on 3 made 7th grader Ru McMakin’s dream soar! 🛫✨ Ru, an incredible student who doesn't let anything slow her down, had her dream take flight all the way to the ACC Basketball Championship! 🏀 Before her big adventure, Ru received a champion’s send-off from her classmates and took a speedy lap in a Lamborghini! 🚗💨 Let’s cheer for Ru and thank Dream on 3 for making dreams a reality! 📣💖 #WeAreD5

Fantastic reception tonight at Chapman Cultural Center for Youth Art Month showcasing student artwork from across Spartanburg County 🎨🖌️🖼️ Dozens of D5 students were featured 🌟 So proud of our #D5Talent ❤️ #WeAreD5

📆Calendar reminder📆 Friday, March 15 is a teacher work day in District Five.🍎📚📝 No school for students on Friday! #WeAreD5

Amazing job by our Abner Creek Academy cast in Willy Wonka this morning! 🍭🍬🍫 Bravo to all our talented students and staff! 👏🎬🌟 #WeAreD5 #D5Talent

Students at Abner Creek Academy are putting the final 🌟touches🌟 on Willy Wonka before their big show tomorrow! 🎉 Don't miss this fantastic performance at the D5 Fine Arts Center Thursday at 6:30! 🍭🎬 Tickets are FREE! 🎟️ #WeAreD5 #D5Talent

In case you haven't heard, congratulations are in order for our own, Emily Cathcart, who was named a Finalist for SC Induction Teacher of the Year earlier this month 🎉 Way to go, Emily! 💙 Read more here ➡️https://www.spart5.net/article/1499336

Does it get any more fun than Reidville Elementary School's annual vocabulary parade?! 🎉📚🔤 The campus was transformed into a marching dictionary today🥁filled with favorite words and figures of speech for both students and staff ☔️👀👩🏽‍🎨💕 We can describe it with our favorite word: ✨ MAGICAL ✨ Amazing job, Rockets! 🚀 #WeAreD5

Wrapping up "Read Across America" week with a book character parade at River Ridge Elementary School! 📚🎉 From princesses to Harry Potter, students and staff showed their creativity 👗🎩👓🎒🎨 Great job, Pandas! 🐼 #WeAreD5

🌲✨ What a fun night at Duncan Elementary's "Camp Duncan"!🏕️ Students had a blast with all kinds of literacy themed activities 📖 From craft making 🎨 to glow-in-the-dark art 🌟, storytime 📚 to bouncing around in the bouncy houses 🏰, there was non-stop fun and learning! A huge shoutout to our amazing staff, students, and parents for making this night one to remember. Can't wait for the next adventure! 🌟 #CampDuncan #WeAreD5 📖

What a fun day at Byrnes High School for Tuesday's "Unified Champion School" basketball skills event!🏀🌟🎉 It was all about inclusion and teamwork as students with and without disabilities came together for some hoops fun! 🙌 From shooting to dribbling, everyone showed off their skills and sportsmanship. 🏆 Huge shoutout to all the participants, you're all champions in our book! 🎖️🍏 #UnifiedChampionSchool #WeAreD5 🏀🌟