Spartanburg District Five

📣 District Five Announces Superintendent Finalists 📣
The District Five Board of Trustees has named three finalists in the search for our next Superintendent! The finalists are:

💠Eric Williams, Assistant Superintendent for School Leadership, Greenville County Schools
💠Jason Johns, Superintendent, Anderson School District Two
💠Dr. Jaime Hembree, Superintendent, McCormick County School District

We're excited to welcome these candidates to our district in the coming weeks and invite our community to meet them during upcoming public forums

Meet the finalists, learn more about their backgrounds, and find details about the community forums here ➡️ spart5.net/SuperintendentSearch2026

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There she is! 👑 Congratulations to Homecoming Queen, Izzy Cring, and runner-up, Kennedi Broomfield! 💙 #WeAreD5

Ms. Wheelers class at River Ridge Elementary had a special visitor this morning! 📚 #WeAreD5

🎉🏈 HOMECOMING PARADE TIME! 🏈🎉

The Rebels are rolling through town TOMORROW! ❤️💙 Grab your family and friends, find a spot along the route, and help us celebrate Byrnes Homecoming! 🎺🥁📣 The parade begins at 4:30 PM, so come early, line the route, and bring your Rebel spirit!

❤️💙 GO REBELS! 💙❤️ #YellR #WeAreD5

💫 CUSTODIAN APPRECIATION DAY! 🧹🪣 Today, we made the rounds with a few bags of treats to celebrate our D5 custodians! 🧽✨It's just a small way to say a BIG THANK YOU for everything they do for our schools each and every day. From keeping our buildings sparkling to always being willing to lend a hand, our custodians are an important part of the D5 family. 💙 We appreciate you more than you know! ❤️💙 #WeAreD5

October is National Principals Month, and we are so grateful for the dedicated leaders who guide, inspire, and support our students and staff every single day! ❤️
Please join us in celebrating our incredible school leaders for the difference they make in D5!
⭐Melissa Fowler, Abner Creek Academy
⭐Michael Powell, Berry Shoals Elementary
⭐Dr. Marc Zachary, Duncan Elementary School of the Arts
⭐Jarette Pendergrass, Lyman Elementary
⭐Dr. Meredith Rose, Reidville Elementary
⭐ Lisa Dunagin, River Ridge Elementary
⭐Shayne Daugherty, Tyger River Elementary
⭐EJ Bringer, Wellford Academy
⭐Phillip Dean, Abner Creek Middle
⭐Chad Maguire, Beech Springs Middle
⭐Dr. George Austin, DR Hill Middle
⭐Josh Kay, Florence Chapel Middle
⭐Neel Edwards, Byrnes Freshman Academy
⭐Erin Greenway, Byrnes High School

Thank you for all you do! #NationalPrincipalsMonth #WeAreD5

GRAND CHAMPIONS!!! 🏆 Our Byrnes High School Rebel Regiment took home the title at the Foothills Tournament of Champions 🎼🥁🎺 Way to go, Rebels!! 👏 #WeAreD5 #D5Talent

First home game for the Lady Rebels! ✅ Our new girls flag football team brough the energy and the spirit to Nixon Field this week for the inaugural home games for the new program 🏈 It was stiff competition, but the blue team came home with a win against Southside 💪 Way to go, Lady Rebels! 💙 #YellR

AVID day was a HUGE success! 💯 From career dress up fun 🧑‍⚕️👮🏻‍♀️👩🏼‍🏫, to guest speakers, to activities focused on the future, our students are headed for big things, and AVID is helping them get there! 💫 #WeAreD5

Now THIS is what we call sportsmanship! 🙌 The lightning delay couldn't stop the spirit between the Rebel and Viking bands last night! ⚡️🎼🥁🪊 Thanks for the hospitality Spartanburg! #WeAreD5

🏗️🎨 What a beautiful day to celebrate a new chapter!

Today, we officially broke ground on the NEW Duncan Elementary School of the Arts! The 135,000-square-foot school will replace the current campus, first built in 1968, with modern spaces designed specifically for arts education. 🩰🥁🏫

We can’t wait to watch it all come together and welcome students in 2027-28! ❤️ #WeAreD5

Our new eSports program at Byrnes High School is off and running! 💻 As part of preseason practice, our gamers competed again students from a Georgia school today 🎮 Regular season begins next week! 💯 Good luck Rebels! #WeAreD5

Fall is for APPLES!🍎 🍏 Mrs Chapman’s 4K students at Lyman Elementary had a lesson they could sink their teeth into! 😀 Students have been learning about apples, and teachers cooked sone for them this week. 🥘 From reading recipes to measuring ingredients, the learning was delicious! ❤️ #WeAreD5

Celebrating the people that keep us connected in District Five! 🎉 Today is IT Professionals Day and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to say "thank you" to our instructional technology team and our technology department for the work they do every day 💻 From bringing innovative tools into the classroom to filling all our tech needs, YOU ARE THE BEST! 🌟 #WeAreD5

Still smiling from all the fun at "Rock Your School Day" at Tyger River Elementary School! 🎶🎸🎹🎤 The day was part of an annual worldwide event that encourages educators to transform regular school days into engaging and memorable learning experiences 💯Tyger River students guest readers, painted their own kindness rocks, sang karaoke and played rock music 🎸 What a fun day! ❤️ #WeAreD5

🌟HISTORY MADE🌟 In their inaugural season, our Byrnes High School Lady Rebels flag football team got their very first WIN Monday night! 🏈 Congratulations team! Let's go Rebels! 💙

What a way to celebrate our Support Employee of the Year! 🎉👏

A huge THANK YOU to Craig Gaulden Davis PBK Architecture for surprising our District Five Support Employee of the Year, D.J. Crosby, with a generous $4,500 gift in recognition of this incredible honor! ❤️

Read more here ➡️ https://www.spart5.net/article/3128608

We’re so thankful for community partners like Craig Gaulden Davis, who recognize and celebrate the people who make District Five such a special place. Thank you, CGD PBK! ✨#WeAreD5

Now THAT’S a Teacher of the Year surprise! 🎉❤️

A huge THANK YOU to our friends at Thompson Turner Construction for generously presenting District Five Teacher of the Year, Lea Elizabeth Harrison, with a $4,500 check, in recognition of her district honor! 🍎✨

Read more here ➡️ https://www.spart5.net/article/3128581

Thank you again to Thompson Turner for celebrating the outstanding educators who make a difference for our students every day!❤️

Today, we remember.

Students and staff at Byrnes Freshman Academy gathered this morning for a special 9/11 remembrance ceremony, honoring the lives lost 25 years ago and the courage and sacrifice of the first responders who answered the call.

Special thanks to our Byrnes JROTC and orchestra for such a meaningful tribute, and for the local first responders who joined us in remembering.

We will never forget. ❤️🤍💙