
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






Future teachers in the making! 🍎👩🏼🏫 Our Rebel teacher cadets attended the iTeach conference in Greenville Thursday 📝📚 Students were a part of interactive workshops & scholarship sessions to help them on their path to becoming educators!💯 Way to go, Rebels! 💙#WeAreD5







Science ROCKS! 🔬👩🔬📏 Mrs. Cummings' 7th grade science students at Beech Springs Middle School tested their tool knowledge this week, to see if they know the top ones they'll use in the classroom 💯 Keep working hard, students! 👏 #WeAreD5







Mr. Verity's econ students made a splash in the Shark Tank at Byrnes High School this week! 🦈💼 Students wowed us with their creative business plans, presentations, and commercials! 🎬👏 Congrats to the winners! 💯 We're proud of all these future entrepreneurs! #WeAreD5







In District Five, we're building better leaders 💯 Today, our assistant principals spent time learning and sharpening their leadership skills 📝 It's all about growing for the sake of our students 🍎📚 #WeAreD5 #D5Family






AVID Scholars from Byrnes Freshman Academy got a glimpse of life on a college campus this week! 💯 Students toured USC Upstate, where they learned about what college offers, from admissions to policies & procedures.🎓It's all part of a unit researching colleges and career paths🏫





1st graders in Mr. Hembree's class at River Ridge Elementary are on their way to becoming 🌟ROCK STAR 🌟 readers! This "Happy Herd" is learning how letters, words, and sentences fit together to tell stories. 💯🐮 #WeAreD5 #FirstGradeMagic #LiteracySkills







Reminder: all District Five schools & offices are closed on Monday, September 2, for Labor Day 📆 We hope our #D5Communuty has a safe and happy holiday! 🇺🇸 #WeAreD5


🎓 AVID Day at Byrnes Freshman Academy was a HIT! 💙❤️ Students & teachers kicked it off by wearing college colors to support their favorite team 🙌Teachers shared their declarations of impact & students set personal goals for a successful year 👏 We're so proud!🌟 #AVID #WeAreD5







