Our district leaders, school leaders, volunteer coordinators, teachers, staff members, and students give the biggest shoutout to all our volunteers. Parents, guardians, and community members are invited to volunteer with us. Please contact Lynne Todd at lntodd@laurens55.org.
Laurens County School District 55 Confirms Arrest of High School Teacher & Placement on Administrative Leave Without Pay
Please be informed that Co-Interim Superintendent Dr. Jody Penland confirmed on April 25, 2024, that Laurens District 55 High School Teacher Joseph Beckham has been arrested today by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office. To protect the safety of students and staff, Beckham has been placed on Administrative Leave without pay immediately.
We post this pinwheel as a reminder of the great childhoods we want all of our children to have. The pinwheel has the connotation of joy and playfulness. May it remind us to be pro-active and help prevent child abuse.
April is Poetry Month. This featured poem is by Gray Court-Owings School 3rd-grade student Kaylee Price in Victoria Jordan's Class.
Laurens 55 parents and guardians, we hope to see you tonight. Register now at https://bit.ly/4cWdI0D.
We love all of our Laurens 55 Administrative Professionals!
April is Poetry Month. This featured poem is by Gray Court-Owings School 3rd-grade student Levi Pruett in Victoria Jordan's Class.
Hats off to our wonderful Laurens 55 school bus drivers!
Thank you for caring for our environment!
April is Poetry Month. This featured poem is by Gray Court-Owings School 3rd-grade student Michael Knoke in Victoria Jordan's Class.
Laurens 55 parents and guardians, please don't forget to join this free live webinar. Register now at https://bit.ly/4cWdI0D.
April is Poetry Month. This featured poem is by Gray Court-Owings School 3rd-grade student Hunter Smith in Victoria Jordan's Class.
April is Poetry Month. This featured poem is by Gray Court-Owings School 3rd-grade student Jariyha Jones in Victoria Jordan's Class.
April is Poetry Month. This featured poem is by an anonymous group of 7th-grade Montessori students from Laurens Middle School in Chelsea Bradshaw's Class. Read the accessible PDF at https://bit.ly/3Q5whWo
April is Poetry Month. This featured poem is by Sanders Middle School 7th-grade student Olivia Ponzini in Nina Mullinax's Class.
April is Poetry Month. This featured poem is by Sanders Middle School 7th-grade student Cody Reid in Nina Mullinax's Class.
April is Poetry Month. This featured poem is by Sanders Middle School 7th-grade student Chloe Wrobel in Nina Mullinax's Class.
April is Poetry Month. This featured poem is by Sanders Middle School 6th-grade student Jamykel Harris in Nina Mullinax's Class.
We are so proud of Brayden Mahaffey for being selected to participate in a prestigious forum. Thank you to his parents and his Gray Court-Owings teacher, Megan Obonaga, for their support.
