More than 200 District Five middle school students stepped into the real world today for Job Shadowing Day! 👏
From firefighters 🚒 and police officers 👮 to hairdressers 💇, veterinarians 🐾, teachers 🍎, bakers 🧁, and more — our students explored careers, asked great questions, and experienced what a day on the job really looks like.
Thank you to our incredible community partners for investing in our students and helping them imagine what’s possible. The future is bright in D5! ✨ #WeAreD5
SC Mr. Wrestler! 🏆 Conner Beaudin becomes the 5th Rebel to win the award for top wrestler in the state 💪🏻 Congratulations Conner! 👏 #YellR
CHAMPIONS at the Capitol! 🏆🏆🏆 Our Byrnes Lady Rebels got the red carpet treatment Wednesday at the South Carolina statehouse as they were honored for their 2025 5A state championship! 🥎 They were presented with a special resolution by Senator Lee Bright, Senator Tom Corbin, and Senator Shane Martin for the occasion 📜 Congratulations Lady Rebels! 💙
The stage is set 🎉 🏀 Upper State Championship vs. Ridge View 📍 Rock Hill High School 📆 Saturday, February 28 ⏰ 6:30 pm Will YOU be there?!? 🏀💙 Come cheer on our Runnin' Rebels!!! #YellR
We were thrilled to swear in our new and returning District Five Board of Trustees members last night! 👏 We're so grateful to our entire board for the work they do to support our students and schools every day 💯 Welcome to our new board members, Amy Faulkner and Dr. Caroline Ford, and to our returning members, Scott Clement, Kevin Goode and Dr. Millie Malone 🌟
🎉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
Moving on!!! 🏀 Next up ➡️ Round 3 @ Dutch Fork! 💪🏻 Let's go Rebels! #YellR
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
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
4x STATE CHAMP!!! 🏆🏆🏆 Way to go Conner Beaudin! 💪🏻 #YellR
STATE CHAMPION 🏆 Congratulations to Cienna Heiselman on winning the first ever Byrnes girls wrestling individual state title 🥇 Way to go! 💪🏻
Good luck to our Rebels in the state wrestling finals this weekend! 💪🏻
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! ❤️
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
📚✨ 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
Good luck to our Byrnes Ethics Bowl team today competing at Wofford College! 🏆 Proud of these students! 👏
Girl power!!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 Help us congratulate Lady Rebel wrestler Cienna Heiselman - your 5A Upper State CHAMPION!!! 🏆 Way to go, Cienna! #YellR
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
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
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
