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Citadel Gomes Graduates: Thomas Gomes of Indian Land earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from The Citadel. He graduated during the induction ceremony on May 8th.
District offers disability screening: The Lancaster County School District’s Child Find program seeks out people with disabilities, ages 3-21, who need special assistance to receive free, adequate public education.
If there is a delay in any area of your child’s development, even if they are not yet of compulsory schooling, contact the district Student Services at 803-285-8439 to arrange a screening and assessment.
Preschool programs for children with special needs provide early intervention services and can prevent some developmental disorders from becoming more severe.
Open houses, orientations
AR Rucker middle: Open House / Walk A Night at 5.30 p.m. August 31 is an opportunity for parents to meet teachers and learn about their children’s timetables.
EAGLE program: In the first week of the new school year from August 16 to 20, there will be an orientation for parents of newly identified EAGLE students in grades three to five. Notifications with details will be distributed to parents by August 11th. For more information, parents can contact their respective school authorities.
Parent guidance for Indian Land Intermediate Schools (fifth and sixth grades) is available online at the EAGLE program website, sites.google.com/a/lcsd.k12.sc.us/gt_site/home.
Open day for EAGLE students and their parents takes place on the same day and at the same time as the open day of the individual schools. Parents should check their school’s open day.
Middle Indian country: The open day is August 26th at a time to be determined.
Kershaw Elementary School: The mandatory 4K orientation is the week of August 16. Details will be provided to the 4K families.
Lancaster High: Open house is on August 19th from 5.30pm to 7pm. The parents in the second and second year meet in the auditorium from 5.30 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. Older parents meet in the auditorium from 6.15 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
McDonald Green Elementary School: The open day is on August 15 at staggered times as follows: first class, 8 am-9am; second class, 9-10 a.m.; third grade, 10-11 a.m., fourth grade, 11-12 a.m.; 5th grade, 12-13pm At the open house, parents and students from grades one to five come by, meet their teacher and visit the classroom. Parents are encouraged to bring school supplies to the open house.
Apply for nominations for the service academy: Candidates wishing to attend one of the four service academies – the US Military Academy, the US Naval Academy, the US Air Force Academy, or the US Merchant Marine Academy – can contact Senator Tim Scott by 5:00 p.m. October 16 apply. Scott nominates up to 40 students from across South Carolina for an appointment.
Students must submit an application that includes two essays, SAT / ACT scores, high school transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. For more information, contact the Service Academy coordinator at 803-771-6112.
District gastronomy switches to new platform: The Lancaster County School District Food Services division moved to a new web platform this summer to better serve students, families and staff. The new platform, Titan School Solutions, is part of the LinQ family, which includes the programs the district has used.
Titan enables the district to integrate multiple services and offers a new family account option for meals. While individual student accounts are still available, a family account allows multiple students to pay for meals from a single account.
The district has transferred student account balances to Titan. Parents must go to family.titank12.com to sign up for individual or family accounts. Each student’s PowerSchool number is required to enroll.
Free and discounted meal requests can also be filled out in the new program. Families don’t need to sign up for an account to fill out a meal application.
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