Springdale Elementary School

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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Tax Free weekend is upon us, with a school supply giveaway in West Columbia, too

The 2021 Tax Free Weekend, presented by the S.C. Department of Revenue, begins Friday (Aug. 6) and ends Sunday (Aug. 8.) During the tax-free weekend, many items that are traditionally associated with back-to-school are exempted from South Carolina’s 6% sales tax. Any applicable local taxes are exempted, too. School supply retailers in West Columbia, including […]

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Cayce Public Safety to release information regarding Faye Swetlik murder case

The Cayce Department of Public Safety will release new information, Friday, regarding the Feb. 2020 kidnapping and murder of 6-year-old Faye Marie Swetlik; including video and photo evidence. The evidence that will be presented is in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from several media outlets. Faye, a Springdale Elementary School student, went […]

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Springdale Elementary dedicates pink buddy bench in memory of Faye Swetlik

Look out over the playground at Springdale Elementary, and one of the first things that catches your eye is the new bright pink buddy bench. That new bench — along with an ocean-themed seesaw, red flower table and lime green spinner chair — were dedicated Monday in memory of Faye Swetlik, who was a first-grader […]

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Springdale Elementary student accused of biting teacher and violently attacking other students

According to a Springdale Police Department report a Springdale Elementary School student was handcuffed after allegedly attacking other students on a school bus. According to a release from the Lexington Two School District the incident occurred on May 12, after school. The school resource officer first became involved with the student because the bus returned […]

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Lexington 2 issues statement after May 12, incident involving student and police at Springdale Elementary School

From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Communications Director – During school dismissal on May 12, an incident occurred involving the conduct of an elementary school student at Springdale Elementary School.  The School Resource Officer was present at the time, and a call was placed to the local police department for assistance to ensure that both […]

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Faye Swetlik’s family asks community to celebrate her legacy a year after her death

On February 10, 2020, six-year-old Faye Marie Swetlik went missing from her home in the Churchill Heights neighborhood of Cayce. Her body was found later and Coty Scott Taylor was found to be responsible for her death. He committed suicide, police said. As the anniversary of the day the Springdale Elementary student went missing approaches, those closest […]

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Town of Springdale honors memory of Faye Swetlik a year after her death

The Town of Springdale is honoring the memory of Faye Swetlik.  She was killed last year after being abducted after getting off the school bus in Cayce. Coty Scott Taylor was responsible for her death. He committed suicide after Faye’s body was discovered. Below is a post from the Town of Springdale regarding the “Week of Faye Days” that […]

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