Spartanburg District Five

We know the recovery still continues around our District Five community, and once again, we want to help. ❤️ Thanks to the generosity of Pizza Inn of Duncan and other community partners, District Five, in partnership with Middle Tyger Community Center and Chartwells, will once again be providing FREE MEALS on to all students, staff, families and community members who need them. 🍎🌭🍽 🗓 Friday, October 4 📍 Byrnes High School ⏰ 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. As we have done before, the meals will be packed “to go”, and can be picked up in the outside patio area next to the school cafeteria. Just park in the senior parking lot just down from the main school entrance on East Main Street, and come pick up your meals. We will serve until 1:00 p.m. or until the meals run out. We’re thankful for this opportunity to serve our #D5Community!

Another day of serving our #D5Community🫶 Administrators, teachers, board members, & staff pulling together to feed families and make a difference 🍎🍔 This is what makes our #D5Family special ❤️ #WeAreD5

"Look for the helpers." ❤️ We were so proud to partner with Chartwells to help in this time of need 🫶 Along with dozens of volunteers, we were able to feed our students, staff, families, & community Monday 🍎🍔🥗 3 hours ⏰ 3000 meals ✅ Countless smiles 🥰 We love our #D5Community ❤️ #WeAreD5

We are overwhelmed by the response, and the generosity of our community ❤️ Today, we served nearly 3,000 meals, and tomorrow we’ll do it again! 🍎 Along with our partners from Chartwells, District Five will be serving free meals on Tuesday, October 1, at Byrnes High School to all students, staff, families, and community members who need them 🍽 🥪🥦 Hours will be 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. All meals will again be packed “to go”, and can be picked up in the outside patio area next to the school cafeteria ✅ Just park in the senior parking log off East Main Street, and come pick up your meals. We will serve until 1:00 p.m. or until the meals run out. Once again, our hearts are with all of you, and we’re grateful for this chance to serve our D5 community. ❤️ #WeAreD5

All District Five schools will remain closed for the remainder of this week, through Friday, October 4. 🏫 All after school activities and programs are also canceled until further notice. A majority of our schools and homes in our district remain without power. 💡 Many roads are still impassable due to downed trees and power lines, preventing safe travel for our school buses. 🚌 Due to the widespread power and internet outages that continue, there will be no e-Learning expectations this week. 💻 We know our students are safe havens for our students. We cannot wait to reopen our doors, welcome our students back, and give them a sense of normalcy again. ❤️ Please stay safe!

District Five Family: We know there are so many in our school and district community who are without right now, and we want to help! ❤️ Tomorrow, Monday, September 30, we’ll be offering FREE MEALS at Byrnes High School from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m, to any students, staff, families, or community members who need them 🍽 All meals will be packed “to go”, and can be picked up in the outdoor patio area beside the school cafeteria 🏫 Simply park in the senior parking lot off North Main Street and come pick up your meals 🍎 🥦 🥪 We’ll serve until 2:00 p.m., or until the meals run out. We’re ONE District Five family, and we’re in this together. Please know our hearts are with you! ❤️

Due to the impact of Tropical Storm Helene, all District Five schools and buildings will be closed on Monday, September 30 and Tuesday, October 1. 🏫 As there are widespread power and internet outages, there will be NO E-LEARNING EXPECTATIONS on these days. Our number one priority is the safety of our students, staff, and their families. ❤️ You are in our thoughts, along with our entire community. Please stay safe! #WeAreD5

Administrators from all across District Five showed their support for our Kinship Caregivers by wearing yellow Middle Tyger Community Center shirts in honor of Kinship Care Awareness Month 💛 Currently, over 50,000 SC children reside with kinship caregivers 🫶 D5 is proud to support MTCC as they launch our state's very first evidence-based kinship care navigation program.🏠 If you are a kinship caregiver, past or present, we thank you for your dedication to the wellbeing of children needing a loving home. ❤️

Due to the potential impact from Hurricane Helene, Friday, September 27 will be an e-Learning day for all District Five students and staff. 💻 School will continue as normal on Thursday, September 26. All after school programs and activities have been canceled for Thursday and Friday. ✅ Teachers will communicate with students regarding assignments. 📝 Should conditions change and impact school for Thursday, we will communicate with our parents, families and staff as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience as safety is always our top priority! 💯 #WeAreD5

We were so proud to honor 34 outstanding District Five students at our Board of Trustees meeting Monday night for achieving a 🌟MAXIMUM SCORE🌟 on either the math or ELA portion of the 2023-24 SC Ready assessment 📝Congratulations to: Roman Lukovsky, Hendrix Sturgis (Abner Creek Academy), Korbin Hier, Nikita Morozov, Bryson Puckett, Van Vu, Matthew Wellington (Beech Springs Intermediate), Kenneth Beaver, Daniel Ishizuka, Phillip Morelock, Caleb Rimes (Berry Shoals Intermediate), Jacob Berry (D.R. Hill Middle School), Oliver Burke, Jaxon Eubanks, Parker Johnson, James Marra, Greta Parlow (Duncan Elementary), Cal Dinger, Jozaleigh Gibson, Olivia Ledford (Florence Chapel), James Arnold, Kenneth Graham, Natasha Maali, Pilip Novak (Lyman Elementary), Paisley Burgess, Nikolina Cumura, Aurora Frangella, Aiyana Lunsford, Charlie Malone, Patterson Reimer, Sharon Tamayo (Reidville Elementary), Bobby Ward (River Ridge Elementary), Daniel Flores Rios, and Arthur Petrichko (Wellford Academy). We're so proud of all of you! 🙌 #WeAreD5

Pep rallies at Florence Chapel Middle School are always fun 🎉 We love the school spirit!📣 #WeAreD5

Students in Mr. Cheshier's class at Byrnes Freshman Academy explored physical and chemical reactions in the lab! 🧪 From bubbling beakers to color changes, there's nothing more fun than hands-on experiments💥🔥 #WeAreD5

"Great teachers change lives." We're so thankful to have so many great teachers in District Five! 💯 Congratulations to Geoff Turner, our AVID teacher at Beech Springs Middle School, who was nominated and selected by the College Football Playoff Foundation to receive the "Extra Yard For Teachers" Game Ball Award! 🏈 Mr. Turner was nominated for the incredible impact he has on students & his school every day! 👏 #WeAreD5

Will an orange sink or float in water? 🍊These Reidville Elementary 3rd graders are testing the scientific method today ✅💯 #WeAreD5

What fun at Abner Creek Academy today for International Dot Day! 🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵🟣⚫️⚪️ Inspired by the book "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds, the day celebrates creativity, courage, and collaboration ❤️Make your mark, Gators! 🫶 #WeAreD5

How cool is this?! 🤩 Photography students at Byrnes High School are learning how to develop film in Mrs. Chambliss's class today 🎞️ Art comes in so many different forms! 💯 #WeAreD5

🍎 How's this for a delicious dive into learning! 🍎 1st graders at Reidville Elementary explored all things apples and even got hands-on in the kitchen, making their very own applesauce! 🍏👩‍🍳🍏 Nothing like a tasty lesson to sweeten the day! ❤️💯 #WeAreD5

A solemn and special time outside Byrnes Freshman Academy this morning, as our community gathered to remember 9/11 🇺🇸 Incredible job by our cadets as we reflected, remembered, and paid tribute to the heroes and victims of that tragic day ❤️ #NeverForget #WeAreD5

A special visitor popped in Ms. Griffith's class at Lyman Elementary this morning! 🥰 Dr. Gary had fun reading "Duck for President" to 1st graders, and taking questions 📖🪿 #WeAreD5

Fall is for 🍎APPLES🍎!!! First graders at Reidville Elementary are learning all about this favorite fruit this week 🍏 Mrs. Hoenshel's students used their math skills to graph which ones were tastiest 📈🥰 #WeAreD5