Our Laurens District 55 High School Honors Orchestra received the highest grade of Superior with Distinction on their Concert Performance Assessment, an improvement on the rating of Excellent last year. We're trending in the right direction, thank you, Mr. Kristopher Briggs! Congratulations, students!
We are proud of Bryson Stewart for his accomplishments in Archery. He will compete in the United States Eastern National Tournament in May 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky!
Thank you, Coach Terence Legette, for coaching the Gray Court-Owings Archery Team!
Congratulations to our Laurens District 55 High School Symphony students! They received a rating of Excellent, an improvement from the rating of Good the previous year.
Thank you, Mr. Kristopher Briggs, LDHS Symphony Director, for supporting our students!
Thanks to Craig, Cleo, and Noah of Starbucks Laurens Branch for providing freshly-brewed coffee to celebrate our 5-Star Laurens Preparatory Academy (LPA) teachers and staff!
Laurens County School District 55 recognizes our Student Services Van Drivers! We appreciate everything they do for the students in Laurens 55.
Laurens County School District 55 recently celebrated Read Across America Week from March 3-7, 2025. Our schools embraced the National Reading Initiative with creativity and enthusiasm, making the event a memorable experience. Let’s continue to inspire and encourage our students to explore the world of books and develop a lifelong love of reading.
Laurens County School District 55 students will be out of school on Monday, March 17, 2025. This will be a Professional Development/Workday for Teachers. Students and staff will return to a normal schedule on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
Spring sports are here at Laurens County School District 55! Join us in cheering on our talented athletes. For the team schedules, visit laurens55athletics.com.
We are so proud of the Hickory Tavern School (HTS) Academic Bowl Team!
Congratulations on your achievement.
Please mark your calendars and plan a fun day engaging in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics at STEAM on the SQUARE.
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Thanks again to the Starbucks Laurens Branch for providing coffee and cookies to celebrate our 5-Star Gray Court-Owings School (GCO) teachers and staff!
Pictured with our GCO Family are Starbucks Store Manager Craig Roeder and Shift Supervisor Cleo Kirby.
Laurens County School District 55 will have intersession on March 13-14, 2025. Some students and teachers will be in session for academic/attendance recovery.
Laurens County School District 55 congratulates Head Basketball Coach, Armond P. Flood, Sr., for being selected as the 2024-2025 Region 1 AAAA Basketball and South Carolina District Officials Association Coach of the Year. Congratulations, Coach Flood!
Laurens County School District 55 congratulates Laurens High Basketball players, Zoe Young-Dial, TyJ Jones, DJ Martin and Quinton Watts on their All Region selection. Congratulations Raiders!
March is Music in Our Schools Month. We are celebrating by highlighting students who benefit from our music programs. Today, we feature Reid Brown, a sophomore at Laurens District 55 High School (LDHS). He plays the bass trombone in Band Class, and he is also a member of the LDHS Marching Band.
Reid is committed to becoming the best musician he can be. He is in band class for 1.5 hours each school day, practices playing the bass trombone an hour a day on his own when he gets home from school, and practices another hour a week with a private tutor.
During Marching Band Season, July-October, he rehearses twice a week for three hours each rehearsal. He performs with the Marching Band at all football home games and one away game.
This year, he placed 4th in the South Carolina All State Band Auditions. He aims to make it to State next year and plans to hone his scales, solo, vocabulary, and technical skills.
Reid's participation in the Laurens County School District 55 music programs has helped him become motivated to accomplish. He plans to pursue a Music degree from the University of South Carolina.
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The State Board of Education has the responsibility and duty to adopt the instructional materials used for instruction in the public schools of South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Education facilitates the review and adoption process. Last summer, publishers submitted materials in identified subject areas to Instructional Review Panels, who reviewed and vetted the materials based on predetermined criteria. A state-wide public review was conducted in the fall. Then, the choices were narrowed down for school districts. An Instructional Materials Caravan was organized, and district representatives were invited to listen to presentations from each of the publishers on the final list. Currently, those presentations are being shared with teachers and administrators who will vote on the Math Instructional materials we want to use in Laurens County School District 55. Parents, guardians, and community members may offer feedback on the instructional materials currently on display at the district office.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates Maintenance Appreciation Day today, March 7, 2025. We appreciate all that they do for the students and staff in Laurens 55!
The State Board of Education has the responsibility and duty to adopt the instructional materials used for instruction in the public schools of South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Education facilitates the review and adoption process. Last summer, publishers submitted materials in identified subject areas to Instructional Review Panels, who reviewed and vetted the materials based on predetermined criteria. A state-wide public review was conducted in the fall. Then, the choices were narrowed down for school districts. An Instructional Materials Caravan was organized, and district representatives were invited to listen to presentations from each of the publishers on the final list. Currently, those presentations are being shared with teachers and administrators who will vote on the Math Instructional materials we want to use in Laurens County School District 55.
Parents, guardians, and community members may offer feedback on the instructional materials currently on display at the district office.
Please come out to meet our robots tonight at 6 PM.
Laurens County School District 55 celebrates students and staff recognized at the 46th Annual Chamber of Commerce Dinner and Awards Event. This event was held on February 20, 2025 by the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce.https://bit.ly/ChamberofCommerceAwards
