The community is invited to celebrate our students' creativity at Martha Franks Historic Villa. The retirement community is proud to display students' artwork honoring the facility's 40 years in Laurens.
We are very proud of our Gray Court-Owings School 7th-grade students, Sabrina and James for winning the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Patriot's Pen Youth Essay Contest. A shoutout to their English Language Arts teacher, Carla McDaniel, Ed. S for her support and encouragement.
Each year, nearly 68,800 students in sixth through eighth grades enter the contest for a chance to win their share of nearly $1 million in state and national awards.
The essay contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief.
Sabrina and James will be recognized at the 2025 VFW Awards Banquet on February 22, 2025.
The 2024-2025 theme is My Voice in America's Democracy? Read the students' winning essays: https://bit.ly/WinningPatriotsPenEssays
We are so proud of Mr. Hunter Norris! Mr. Norris teaches 7th Grade Social Studies at Gray Court-Owings School. As a teacher, Mr. Norris models and teaches good citizenship and community involvement, uses innovative teaching methods and resources, develops resources to teach citizenship education, and he is passionate about teaching citizenship education.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Resource Officer Day! Thank you to our School Resource Officer at Gray Court - Owings School, Marty Craine for keeping our staff and students safe.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Resource Officer Day! Thank you to our School Resource Officer at Laurens High School, Brain Teal for keeping our staff and students safe.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Resource Officer Day! Thank you to our School Resource Officer at Laurens High School, Benjamin Anthony for keeping our staff and students safe.
Laurens County School District 55 will observe President's Day on Monday, February 17, 2025. This will be a Student Holiday and a Professional Day/Work Day for Staff.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Resource Officer Day! Thank you to our School Resource Officer at Laurens Preparatory Academy School, Jimmy Sharpton for keeping our staff and students safe.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Resource Officer Day! Thank you to our School Resource Officer at Laurens Middle School, Gene Richards for keeping our staff and students safe.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Resource Officer Day! Thank you to our School Resource Officer at Sanders Middle School, Huber Tomblinson for keeping our staff and students safe.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Resource Officer Day! Thank you to our School Resource Officer at Hickory Tavern School, Michael Thomas for keeping our staff and students safe.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Resource Officer Day! Thank you to our School Resource Officer at Ford Elementary School, Brandi Williamson for keeping our staff and students safe.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Resource Officer Day! Thank you to our School Resource Officer at Waterloo Elementary School, Michael Creason for keeping our staff and students safe.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Resource Officer Day! Thank you Ted Richardson, School Resource Officers at Laurens Elementary School, for keeping our staff and students safe.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Resource Officer Day! Thank you to our School Resource Officer at E.B. Morse Elementary School, Lewis Gambrell for keeping our staff and students safe.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates South Carolina School Bus Driver Appreciation Week! Thank you to our Transportation Department for keeping our students safe.
Please join our Office of Special Education Services for a free seminar on February 25. Learn about Behavior Intervention Strategies from our District Behavior Coordinator/Consultant Dr. Tawio Barksdale and District Behavior Interventionist Ptia Patterson.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Counseling Week. Today we celebrate Yoneko Allen, School Counselor at Laurens Preparatory Academy. https://bit.ly/SchoolCounselingWeek2025
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Counseling Week. Today we celebrate Jessica Delaura, School Counselor at Waterloo Elementary School. https://bit.ly/SchoolCounselingWeek2025
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates National School Counseling Week. Today we celebrate Chrysanthemum Hill, School Counselor at Laurens District 55 High School. https://bit.ly/SchoolCounselingWeek2025
