🎉EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE🎉

Please join us in congratulating District Five's own Meg Harrison on being named School Psychologist of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Psychologists! 👏✨

Meg is a school psychologist based primarily at Abner Creek and Wellford Academy, but supports schools throughout District Five. Her dedication to supporting student success, emotional well-being, and overall growth make her extremely deserving of this award! 💙📚 We couldn’t be more proud! 🌟 #D5Family #WeAreD5

about 10 hours ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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Moving on!!! 🏀 Next up ➡️ Round 3 @ Dutch Fork! 💪🏻 Let's go Rebels! #YellR
1 day ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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So proud of the 141 students representing District Five in region band this year! 🎺🪈🎷🎼 Their talent is a testament to their own hard work, the support of our amazing faculty and staff, and the growth of our phenomenal fine arts department 💯 Bravo! 👏 #WeAreD5 #D5Talent
1 day ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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Congratulations are also in order for lady Rebel wrestler, Leah Rice... 3rd place at the state championship in the 145 lb division! 🥉 Way to go, Leah! 💪🏻 #YellR
2 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
Leah Rice
4x STATE CHAMP!!! 🏆🏆🏆 Way to go Conner Beaudin! 💪🏻 #YellR
2 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
Conner Beaudin
STATE CHAMPION 🏆 Congratulations to Cienna Heiselman on winning the first ever Byrnes girls wrestling individual state title 🥇 Way to go! 💪🏻
2 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
Cienna Heiselman
Good luck to our Rebels in the state wrestling finals this weekend! 💪🏻
3 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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They are the men & women who keep us safe, and protect our students, staff and schools every day 👮🏻👮🏾‍♀️ Since School Resource Officer Day fell on a weekend, we wanted to make sure we said THANK YOU today to our amazing team of officers here in D5! 👏🏻 Help us show some love to our SRO's! ❤️
7 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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Talk about some *sweet* learning! 🍭🍬 Just in time for Valentine's Day, 2nd graders at Reidville Elementary tested their math skills in a classroom-turned candy shop! 🍫 Students completed their candy shop journals for a sweet reward - and learned a lot along the way! 💯 Way to go, Rockets! 🚀 #WeAreD5
7 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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teacher helping student
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📚✨ A Publishing Party to Remember! 📚 4th graders in Mrs. Cassidy’s class at Tyger River Elementary recently celebrated a big accomplishment! 👏 After reading memoirs by Devin Scillian, students chose an object and wrote their own “Memoir of…” books. They spent weeks writing and illustrating their stories before celebrating together. 🎉📝 We are so proud of their hard work and creativity! 💯 #WeAreD5
8 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
Mrs Cassidy’s class
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Good luck to our Byrnes Ethics Bowl team today competing at Wofford College! 🏆 Proud of these students! 👏
9 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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Girl power!!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 Help us congratulate Lady Rebel wrestler Cienna Heiselman - your 5A Upper State CHAMPION!!! 🏆 Way to go, Cienna! #YellR
11 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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What a fun "Club Day" at Abner Creek Middle School! 🎉 From sports and dancing to crafts and magic, there's something to spark the interest of every student! 🏀🏈🧶🧑🏾‍🍳🪄🎨 #WeAreD5
12 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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crochet club
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Reminder: today is an early release day in District Five! 📆 Release times are: ⏰ Elementary: 11:30 am ⏰ Middle: 12:00 pm ⏰ High School: 12:30 pm
13 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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The winter weather may have sidetracked us this week, but we couldn't let the week end without celebrating some very special D5 staff members for National School Counseling Week! 🎉 Our school counselors in District Five are some of the best in the state AND country 💯, and we're so thankful for everything they do each day to support our students and schools 🥰 Show some love to your school counselor in the comments ⬇️❤️ #WeAreD5
17 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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Huge congratulations to this group of Rebel student-athletes! 🎉 On Wednesday, they signed with colleges & universities across the country to take their talents to the next level! ⚾🏈🥎🥍🏊🏻‍♀️🏐

Congrats to: Jackson Buckley - Anderson University 🏈, Isaiah Cohen - Brevard College 🏈, Justice Hopkins - North Greenville University 🏈, Landon Hulehan - Spartanburg Methodist ⚾, Joshua Kyerefo - North Greenville University 🏈, Memorie Melton - Longwood University 🥎, Jayanna Spurgeon - Guilford College 🏐, Bella Strawn - Florida Southern College 🏊🏻‍♀️, DJ Torrence - Coker University 🥍, and Brett Varn - Tusculum University 🥍.

We're so proud of all of you! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #OnceARebel #AlwaysARebel
18 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
February 2026 athletic signing day
📢 Good news to report! 📢

All Spartanburg District Five schools will return to a normal schedule Thursday, February 5 🍎📚 All bus routes are back to normal as well 🚌. Thank you for your support as we've navigated the challenges of the last two weeks.

We look forward to seeing students and staff tomorrow! ❤️
19 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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❄️Weather Update❄️ (Hopefully, our final one! 😉)

All District Five schools will be open, and operate on a two hour delay on Wednesday, February 4, due to improved conditions across the district. Most of our main roads are clear, and only a few icy areas remain on our secondary roads. While the impacts are minimal, we will not send buses down roads that are impassable 🚌 If your student is impacted, the Transportation team will contact you directly. 📞

⏰ Start times: Elementary 9:30 a.m. I Middle/High School 10:15 a.m.
🚌 Buses will run two hours later than normally scheduled
📚 No 4K or PCD classes, and no morning classes at RD Anderson
🍎 Breakfast and lunch will be served

Thank you for your patience and understanding these last two weeks, as we've kept safety as our top priority! ❤️
20 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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❄️ Weather Update ❄️
Spartanburg District Five schools will be closed Tuesday, February 3 due to hazardous driving conditions and extremely low temperatures overnight.📚 There will be NO E-Learning for students on Tuesday💻As of today, District Five has used the five e-Learning days allowed by the state for this school year. We will release more information about makeup days and our school calendar soon 📆

Enjoy the snow, stay safe, and stay warm! ⛄🧤☕
21 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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❄️ Weather Update ❄️

Due to snow-covered roads, hazardous driving conditions, and extremely cold temperatures, all Spartanburg District Five schools and offices will be closed Monday. 📚 Monday will be an eLearning day for students. 💻

🚫 All extracurricular activities and events are cancelled.

We know many were hoping for a return to normal, but winter had one more plan in mind. ❄️ As always, safety is our top priority in District Five ❤️ Please stay safe, stay warm, and enjoy the snow ⛄️
22 days ago, Spartanburg Five Communications Department
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