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We are excited to announce that Lancaster County School District has partnered with OSP by Edlio to provide our schools with an online payment platform! Schools are adding products to their web stores such as field trips, t-shirts, after school programs, etc. To check out the district's OSP by Edlio website and the individual school stores, visit https://osp.osmsinc.com/LancasterSC/.
The district continues to allow cash and check payments, if that is your preference.
Students in Law Enforcement Services received a visit from our very own Sixth Circuit Solicitor, Mr. Randy E. Newman, Jr. on March 19. Mr. Newman shared his experiences and gave tremendous insight into the criminal justice system from a lawyer’s perspective. Topics of discussion included: lawyer’s career pathways, responsibilities of South Carolina Solicitors and their assistants, an understanding of the trial process, additional positions within the courtroom and the Solicitor’s Office, and their qualifications. The students enjoyed their time with the first attorney as a guest speaker in the Law Enforcement classroom! Thank you to the Sixth Circuit Solicitor, Mr. Randy E. Newman, Jr. for taking time out of his schedule to invest time into the Law Enforcement program at the LCSD Career Center.
Our Culinary Arts program had the pleasure of hosting special guests from the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation last week during their re-accreditation process. Chef Dr. Noel Ridsdale, Chef Chris Booth, and members of the Culinary Arts Advisory Committee were greeted with a warm reception.
CANCELLED: ALL outdoor activities on March 31, 2025.
Our Work-Based Learning (WBL) Coordinator, Paula Stegall-Lail, had the opportunity to collaborate with Indian Land High School as their CTE students experienced the Be Pro Be Proud SC mobile workshop on Thursday, March 27th and Friday, March 28th. This mobile workshop allowed students to experience careers in plumbing, electricity, welding, machine tools, and other Career and Technical careers. This workforce development project is taking a unique, targeted approach to remove the stigma from “blue-collar” jobs with the goal of educating students and the public on the appeal and the importance of these jobs for our economy.
Today, three students in Mr. Sowell's Construction class were being evaluated by Mrs. Wheeler, who is a Certified Forklift Operator-Class 4&5 for the LCSD Career Center. The students have completed the classroom instruction part of the program and are now being evaluated onsite for the final certification training. The three students were successful today and did a wonderful job doing their walk around inspections and performance on the operation /safety of the forklift. Great Job Students!
Intro to Law students recently completed their Law Enforcement Career Pathways Project. This was a group project where the students got the chance to work together to research multiple careers available within Law Enforcement. The groups then selected their most intriguing specialty position from their research & created a detailed poster. The students knocked it out of the park!
On Monday, March 24, Mr. Joseph Brown, Realtor of Keller Williams from Fort Mill, SC visited Mrs. Wheeler's Advanced Personal Finance and Accounting Classes. He shared a session on the following topics:
The basics of real estate as a career path
Essential skills for success
How to get started
The cost of being in real estate
The students enjoyed the opportunity to share and learn about real estate and the opportunities that await after high school and the completion of LCSD Career Center classes. Thanks again Mr. Joseph Brown for sharing with my students today.
The annual Career Center Career Fair was held on Thursday, March 20. Students were able to interact and talk with representatives from a variety of local businesses. This is a great opportunity for our students that wouldn't be possible without their support. We would like to give special thanks and recognition to the businesses that participated in the event. Please help us thank the following businesses for investing in our students:
Amillion&1Photography&Video Imaging
CERRA
Chief Buildings
Comporium - RH
Comporium LA
Crawford Funeral Home
Founders Federal Credit Union
Home Depot
Hoopaugh Grading Company (HGC)
Humphries Homes with Heartland Realty
Lancaster County Bee Keepers
Lancaster County EMS
Lancaster County Fire Rescue
Lancaster County First Steps
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office
Lancaster Police Department
LCI-Lineberger Construction Inc.
LCSD/Promise Neighborhood
Lifeguard Ambulance Service
Marine Corps
Martins Machine Co Inc
Mid-Carolina AHEC
MUSC Health Lancaster
Nutramax Laboratories
OceanaGold Haile Gold Mine
SC Dept of Employment & Workforce
SC Governor's School for Ag
South Carolina Department of Corrections
SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD
Sport Clips
State Utility Contractors
Stover Legacy Foundation
TD Bank
University of South Carolina Lancaster
US Navy
York Technical College
Congratulations to the March Student of the Month, Jorge Fernandez-Perez . He is in the Fundamental of Computing class!
FFA members participated in the Region 3 Tool Identification CDE on Tuesday March 11. The team consisted of Joyslen Porter, Landon Bennett, DeCarlos Hood, and Braiden Pardue. Joyslen Porter secured 1st place individual with the highest individual score in the contest. Congratulations!
Congratulations to the students who placed at the HOSA Conference. We had a celebration parade on Friday March 21 to honor and recognize these students.
EMT
2nd Place: Tinsley Oliver (BHS) and Addyson Thielk (ILHS)
Medical Innovations
3rd Place: Esmeralda Garcia Gamboa (LHS), Lesdy Barragan (LHS), Cali Aldana (LHS) and Destini Cuttino (LHS)
Congratulations again to all of our students who placed at the SkillsUSA competitions! We had a celebration parade on Tuesday March 18 to honor and recognize them!
Fire
Gold: Caleb Baker (LHS)
Silver: Vincenzo Amore (ILHS)
Bronze: Dylan Effran (ILHS)
Machine Tools
Gold: Xavier Brunet (ILHS)
Early Childhood Education
Gold: Jamari Grier (LHS)
Mechatronics
3rd Place: Bryson Rainey (ILHS) and Joshua Perez Sanchez (LHS)
Health Science Clinicals learned about the various jobs available in Lab Services while visiting the MUSC PULSE program in March. Students were able to tour the labs and see how different types of lab testing were processed.
Law Enforcement Services 2 students recently completed their Traffic Accident Investigation unit. Their unit concluded with a group project that demonstrated one of the unit's main objectives: the multiple points of impact during a traffic accident. The students also received a brief from an active law enforcement officer, Lancaster County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergeant Bill Murphy, on how to respond to traffic accidents. A big shout out goes to the LCSD Career Center Firefighter instructor Mr. Sam Plyler for demonstrating and talking with the Law Enforcement students about the Jaws of Life tools firefighters use on vehicles at accidents to extract people safely from vehicles. Such a great team at the LCSD Career Center!
We would like to recognize and congratulate our Innovative Instruction Award and Employee of the Month for January and February!
Innovative Instruction Award January 2025 - Mr. James Heyward
Employee of the Month January 2025 - Ms. Carlee Starnes
Innovative Instruction Award February 2025 - Chef Dominic Hawkes
Employee of the Month February 2025 - Mrs. Carlean Taylor
Congratulations to LCSDCC Teacher of the Year, Chef Dominic Hawkes, Beginning Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Chelsea Davis, and Staff Member of the Year, Mrs. Kristie Davis!
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