Ilyssa Weiner

Again this summer, Richland One will provide free meals to any child age 18 or younger, regardless of their school district attendance zone, through the federally funded Summer Break Café Food Service Program.

Two Richland One seniors have been awarded the 2026 South Carolina State Fair’s Ride of Your Life Scholarship. Lower Richland High School senior Mario James and A.C. Flora High School senior Abigail Moseley are among the 54 seniors from across the state to receive a $10,000 scholarship, which will be paid out at $2,500 a year for four years. Recipients […]

Watkins-Nance Elementary School’s National Beta Club has been named a recipient of the organization’s 2026 Diamond Pillar of Service Award. The Pillar of Service Award celebrates Beta Clubs that demonstrate exceptional dedication to serving their schools and communities. There are three pillars a club can be awarded based on the number of service hours each member contributes: •Silver: 50-75 service […]

Moses Brown Jr., Richland One’s director of security and emergency services, has been named the president of the South Carolina Association of School Resource Officers (SCASRO). The association’s goal is to promote and facilitate training and communication among school resource officers, school district personnel, and community organizations. Brown was sworn in as president during the SCASRO’s annual training conference June […]

A.C. Flora's Silas Cecchini, Vijay Sinha, Jude Smyth, Will Hewitt, Will Bryan, and Sam McCormick hoist the program's second straight 4A State Championship trophy in boys' tennis.

Four Richland One schools have been named Visible Learning Certified Schools. John P. Thomas Elementary, Webber Elementary, Heyward Gibbes Middle, and Hopkins Middle schools were recognized during the Visible Learning Conference, which was held July 13-18 in Nashville, Tennessee. These four schools were among the nine nationwide to be named Visible Learning Certified Schools this year. Visible Learning, which is […]

On the lower level of St. John’s Episcopal Church off Wheat Street in Columbia, you’ll find a hallway lined with bags and backpacks. Each one is filled with clothing, books, toiletries, and stuffed animals for students in need. At the end of the hallway are three rooms, each filled with brand new or very gently used clothing and shoes ready […]

Richland One Deputy Superintendent of Academics Kelly Rivers has been selected for the Fellowship for Public Education Leadership, an executive leadership program for senior-level public education leaders run by The Broad Center at Yale University’s School of Management. The fellowship offers leaders the opportunity to reexamine present and future challenges in public education and reimagine what is possible for students. […]

All 48 Richland One schools are among the 1,376 schools nationwide to be named as America’s Healthiest Schools for the 2025-2026 school year. For the fourth year in a row, Richland One has more award winners than any other school district in South Carolina. The recognition, awarded by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a leading children’s health organization, honors […]

W.A. Perry Middle School has been named a 2026 Nationally Certified Demonstration School, the top recognition available for magnet schools nationwide, by M