
The Columbia International Festival extends free entry to families of Title I schools. Laurens County School District 55 families may use the Promo Code TITLE-I-FAMILIES to get free tickets at https://tickets.coladaily.com/events/columbia-international-festival-4-6-2024


April 1-5, 2024 is National Assistant Principals Week. We continue our celebration by thanking our E.B. Morse Elementary School (EBM) Assistant Principal, Magon Wilson. Thank you for supporting EBM Principal Dr. Bailey, the students, and the staff!


We hope you are having a restful weekend. Our partner, United Way of Laurens County, is holding a free family event today. Our community is invited to attend.


April 1-5, 2024 is National Assistant Principals Week. We continue our celebration by thanking our Ford Elementary School (FES) Assistant Principal, Brook England. Thank you for supporting the FES students and staff!


April 1-5, 2024 is National Assistant Principals Week. We continue our celebration by thanking our Hickory Tavern School (HTS) Assistant Principals, Mary Kate Black and Jennifer Macomsom. Thank you for supporting HTS Principal Emily Starling, the students, and the staff!


Happy National School Librarian Day to all our Laurens 55 School Librarians!


April 1-5, 2024 is National Assistant Principals Week. We continue our celebration by thanking our Laurens Elementary School (LES) Assistant Principal, Jena Curry. Thank you for supporting LES Principal Dr. Littlejohn, the students, and the staff!


Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! Thank you to all our instructional aides/teacher assistants!


April 1-5, 2024 is National Assistant Principals Week. We continue our celebration by thanking our Laurens Middle School (LMS) Assistant Principal, Emily Parks. Thank you for supporting LMS Principal Cotney, the students, and the staff!


We request our parents and guardians to complete the Parent Climate Survey. Parents and guardians, please contact your child's school for questions about the survey or questions about logging into the PowerSchool Parent Portal.


April 1-5, 2024 is National Assistant Principals Week. We start our celebration by thanking our Laurens District 55 High School Assistant Principals. Thanks, Andy Entrekin, Erin Hahn, Jonathan Schwalbe, and Tim Walker for supporting Principal Compton, the students, and the staff!


Poetry Month is officially here! This featured Spring Poem is by Gray Court-Owings 6th-grade students Jostin Murillo-Velasquez and Pablo Matamoros Nixon in Nanci Weeks's English Language Arts Class.


Another early Poetry Month treat! This featured Easter Poem is by Gray Court-Owings 6th-grader Deily Melendez in Nanci Weeks's English Language Arts Class.


As March ends and April arrives, we begin to celebrate Poetry Month. Today's featured poem is by Gray Court-Owings School 6th-grade student Brian Smith in Nanci Weeks's English Language Arts class.


We continue to celebrate our creative art students during Youth Art Month. This featured artwork is by Waterloo Elementary School 2nd-grader A. Thomas in Melissa Yarochowicz's class.


We continue to celebrate our creative art students during Youth Art Month. This featured artwork is by Gray Court-Owings Middle School student Jose P. in Cynthia Wright's class.


We continue to celebrate our creative art students during Youth Art Month. This featured artwork is by Hickory Tavern School student P. George in Cynthia Wright's class.


We continue to celebrate our creative art students during Youth Art Month. This featured artwork is by Laurens Elementary School student A. Nance in Jessica Tate's class.


Each student was given a Parent Climate Survey informational letter on March 4, 2024. Parents and guardians may contact their child's school for questions about the survey or questions about logging into the PowerSchool Parent Portal.


We continue to celebrate our creative art students during Youth Art Month. This featured artwork is by Laurens Elementary School student A. Bolt in Jessica Tate's class.
