Pine Ridge Middle School

13 Lexington 2 middle school students named SC Junior Scholars

Thirteen Lexington Two middle school students have been named South Carolina Junior Scholars. The program, developed by the SC Department of Education, identifies eighth-graders with high scholastic achievement and intellectual ability through PSAT/NMSQT testing and other criteria, and sponsors special opportunities through South Carolina colleges and universities, as well as the Governor’s School for Science […]

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8 Lexington 2 students selected for All-Region and All-State Bands

Eight Lexington Two student musicians have been selected for All-Region and All-State Bands. REGION 2 JUNIOR BAND (6th-8th grades) Northside Middle School: Bryce Loughery, 1st Alternate Timpani; Ruth Ann McCarty, 19th Chair Clarinet; Donovan Norris, 1st Alternate Tenor Sax Pine Ridge Middle School: Justin Sightler, 7th Chair Percussion ALL-STATE JUNIOR BAND (6th-8th grades) Busbee Creative […]

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40 seventh-and-eighth-graders selected for the Lexington 2 Honor Band

From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Schools – Forty Lexington Two seventh- and eighth-graders have been selected to perform in the Lexington Two Honor Band. The Honor Band is a two-day band clinic, scheduled this school year on March 3-4.  Students will rehearse at Airport High School with master educator Mike Doll, who has more […]

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Pine Ridge Middle goes to virtual classes, 3 Lexington 2 schools now remote learning

Students at three Lexington Two schools have moved temporarily from in-person classes to remote learning. The schools and their periods of remote learning are: Cayce Elementary:  August 27-September 8. Students are tentatively scheduled to return to campus September 9. Northside Middle: August 30-September 9. Students are tentatively scheduled to return to campus September 10. Pine […]

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Students return to Lexington 2 schools, Monday

You may notice more traffic on the streets Monday morning. You’ll see yellow school buses, too. The first day of classes for Lexington Two students is Monday. Teachers reported back last Monday. There are two high schools, four middle schools and six elementary schools in Lexington Two. Those schools serve West Columbia, Cayce, Springdale, Pine […]

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Pine Ridge Middle students team with USC Sierra Club to produce garden

From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Communications Director – At Pine Ridge Middle School, there’s a new reason to look forward to Fridays. That’s the day volunteers with the University of South Carolina’s Sierra Club organization come to the Lexington Two school to help tend a new garden.  Together with Pine Ridge students, they stir […]

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41 Lexington Two students named Myrdis Walker Scholars

From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Communications – Forty-one Lexington Two students are being honored as 2020-21 Myrdis Walker Scholars. The district program, established in 1990, recognizes African-American students in eighth through 12th grades who have demonstrated academic excellence.  It is named for Myrdis Walker, who taught for many years at the former R. Earle […]

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Pine Ridge Middle School stops in-person classes for 2 weeks due to COVID tests

Students at Pine Ridge Middle School will move temporarily from in-person classes to virtual learning for two weeks. The virtual learning period will begin Tuesday (Feb.16) the day after the President’s Day holiday. Students are tentatively scheduled to resume in-person classes on the Pine Ridge campus on Monday, March 1.  The decision to move to […]

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