My name is Dr. Allison Hepfner. I am so excited to be back in middle school this year and officially a Tiger! I taught Middle School English and English I in Philadelphia, PA and Sumter School District before becoming an assistant principal in Kershaw County. I became a principal is 2018, and most recently, I was principal at Lyman Elementary. I have a B.A. in English Literature from the University of South Carolina, a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Scranton, and my doctorate in Education Leadership from Liberty University. At home, we are a proud D5 family. My husband is a teacher at Byrnes Freshman Academy, and my daughter and son are both students at other D5 schools. We are proud to be a part of the #D5family!

We have had a wonderful beginning to our school year. I have been in and out of classrooms over the past three weeks, and students are engaged and working hard in their classrooms. Our administration is also at every lunch and recess, and we have enjoyed getting to know your students on a personal level. We have been impressed by our Tigers so far, and we feel this is an excellent indicator for the year to come.

If you ever need anything, we have an administrator for every need.

Mr. Ooley - 7th grade admin - robert.ooley@spart5.net

Mrs. Lemon - 8th grade admin - elaina.lemon@spart5.net

Mr. Aiken - Bus admin - tyrone.aikenjr@spart5.net

If you have any issues this year, please do not hesitate to reach out to one of them to help make this year a better experience. If you need me, please do not hesitate to reach out at allison.hepfner@spart5.net.

Go Tigers!