Saluda River Elementary

Elementary students shine at Saluda River’s Day of the Arts

Field days are a tradition at many schools, but Saluda River Academy for the Arts has created a new spin on it, in keeping with its arts magnet mission. Earlier this month the school held Day of the Arts, an arts-focused “field day,” with students spending the entire school day immersed in seeing how the […]

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Veterans Day is Tuesday Nov. 11 – Veterans are invited to attend several programs around West Columbia

Veterans Day is a federal holiday recognized each November to celebrate and honor all U.S. veterans — deceased or living. West Columbia City Hall will be closed on Veterans Day in observance. The City of West Columbia will resume normal hours on Wednesday, Nov. 12. There are several veterans in the West Columbia Police Department. […]

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Lexington 2 schools present Veterans Day events – Veterans Invited to attend – see the schedule

Lexington County area veterans are invited to recognition events at Lexington Two schools for Veterans Day. Following is a sampling of programs. Contact schools for additional information. Busbee Creative Arts Academy: Annual Veterans Day program will include performances by students in band, orchestra, dance, theatre, and chorus, as well as poems and reading selections. 9:30 […]

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Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center offering a summer camp June 9 – July 18, students of 5 West Columbia school

Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center – BLEC is offering a FREE summer camp June 9, 2025 – July 18, 2025 from 8 AM – 4 PM! Students from these schools are eligible to attend.  Northside Middle SchoolEast Point Academy Middle Campus Rising 6th Graders from Riverbank Elementary School, Saluda River Academy for the Arts, & East Point Academy Elementary  Application here brooklandlakeview.org/summer-camp-registration-form/

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Saluda River Academy for the Arts and Busbee Creative Arts Academy recertified by the Arts in Basic Curriculum Institute

Lexington Two’s Saluda River Academy for the Arts and Busbee Creative Arts Academy have been recertified as ABC Certified Schools by the Arts in Basic Curriculum Institute for exemplary efforts to provide quality, comprehensive arts education to all students. Designation as an ABC School is achieved through a rigorous certification process. All ABC Schools must […]

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West Columbia Police School Resource Officers come back as new school year begins

Buses were back on the streets of West Columbia and summer vacation for the kids ended. Wednesday was the first day of school for all of Lexington School District Two. “We are excited to have opened today as scheduled, and our families and students arrived at schools this morning ready to get the new year […]

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3 Lexington 2 elementary school students recognized by the City of West Columbia for holiday essays and artwork

Three Lexington Two elementary school students were recognized by the city of West Columbia for their holiday essays and artwork. Evelyn Seller, a fourth-grader at Saluda River Academy for the Arts, and Hudson Mechling, a second-grader at Riverbank Elementary, were both winners in the “What Christmas Means to Me” essay contest. Skylar Edwards, another fourth-grader […]

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Saluda River elementary school celebrates 25 years as an arts magnet school

A Lexington Two elementary school is marking a special 25th anniversary milestone this week. Saluda River Academy for the Arts is celebrating a quarter-century as an arts magnet school.  In that time, programming has grown substantially, along with accolades,  with the school recognized as an Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Certified School of Distinction and […]

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