We’re incredibly proud to celebrate Kelli Overcash, Principal of Kershaw Elementary, for being recognized as the South Carolina Principal of the Year! 🏆
This honor reflects her outstanding leadership, dedication to students and staff, and unwavering commitment to excellence in education. Kelli's vision and passion have made a lasting impact on the Kershaw Elementary School and Lancaster County School District, and this recognition is so well-deserved.
Please join us in congratulating Kelli Overcash for this incredible achievement! 👏👏
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Join us tonight for the LCSD Board of Trustees elections at 4:30 p.m. Public Session begins at 7:00pm.
The Superintendent Search Survey is available now through January 3, 2026. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GYC6QLK Read more at the news article: https://lancastercsdsc.sites.thrillshare.com/article/2541999
One Lancaster —
All In for All Students!
One Lancaster — All In for All Students!
#SCReportCards #OneLancaster
One Lancaster —
All In for All Students!
One Lancaster —
All In for All Students!
Lancaster County School District will be testing the employee Centegix Crisis Alert Badge system next week. The tests are scheduled to be held before/after school hours, but we do realize there may be students in the building. When the badges are tested, there will be extra lighting sensors. Emergency Services (911) are aware of the testing schedule, but they may dispatch resulting in emergency personnel/vehicles may be present at school drop off/dismissal. We do not want you to be alarmed. The schedule can be found below.
Monday, November 3
Testing sites: ALL ELEMENTARY from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on a staggered schedule.
Brooklyn Springs Elementary @ 2:30 p.m.
Buford Elementary @ 2:40 p.m.
Clinton Elementary @ 2:50 p.m.
Discovery School @ 3:00 p.m.
Erwin Elementary @ 3:10 p.m.
Harrisburg Elementary @ 3:20 p.m.
Heath Springs Elementary@ 3:30 p.m.
Indian Land Elementary @ 3:40 p.m.
Kershaw Elementary @ 3:50 p.m.
McDonald Green Elementary @ 4:00 p.m.
North Elementary @ 4:10 p.m.
Van Wyck @ 4:20 p.m.
Wednesday, November 5
Testing sites: ALL EXTRA sites from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on a staggered schedule.
Southside @ 7:30 a.m.
District Office @ 7:45 a.m.
Barr Street Learning Center @ 8 a.m.
Wednesday, November 5
Testing sites: ALL MIDDLE from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on a staggered schedule.
AR Rucker Middle School @ 3:30 p.m.
South Middle School @ 3:45 p.m.
Buford Middle School @ 4 p.m.
Indian Land Middle School @ 4:10 p.m.
Indian Land Intermediate @4:20 p.m.
AJ Middle School @ 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 6
Testing sites: ALL HIGH from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on a staggered schedule.
Lancaster High School @ 7:30 a.m.
Buford High School @7:45 a.m.
AJ High School @ 8:00 a.m.
Indian Land High School @ 8:15 a.m.
Every year at VWES, we celebrate Santiago on his birthday by wearing red in his honor.
Santiago Buther was born on October 28, 2010, and lived life with a passionate spirit and impacted those around him with his contagious smile and laugh. He attended Van Wyck Elementary for Second and Third grade. Santiago loved all sports and could be found at recess on the basketball court, organizing foot races and playing on the monkey bars.
Outside of school, soccer was his passion and he often scored multiple goals per game. Santiago passed away on January 17, 2020, after fighting bravely against brain cancer. On our playground here at VWES, you will find Santiago’s Buddy Bench, which encourages friends to find each other at recess and enjoy time together. Santiago's sister, Arianna, a former VWES Eagle and current Indian Land Middle School student, still remains a beloved member of our Eagle family.
The Santiago Strong Foundation was created by Santiago's parents, Cynthia and Eric, and is a non-profit organization dedicated to support families and their children in the fight against Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). Their goal is to spread awareness and raise funds to provide assistance to those currently battling DIPG. To find out more information about their foundation, please visit https://www.santiagostrong.org/.
Join your Eagle friends this Tuesday, October 14th ALL DAY at The Greek Grill and Handel's.
Use code VWES. Hope to see you there!
Thursday, September 25 @ 9:15 am in our Media Center
(Please bring your ID to sign in )
RSVP by Monday, September 22 to whitney.carter@lcsd.k12.sc.us
Click HERE to vote for VWES!
https://www.murdockortho.com/making-a-change/
When the contest ends, the 3 local schools with the most votes will then be entered into a random drawing to win donations amounts of $1500, $1000, and $500! We’re so blessed to be able to make this a permanent feature of our practice’s commitment to local schools and our community. Please help us help our local schools by clicking on the link below to vote!
Check out the September 2025 edition of The Connector, LCSD's community newsletter! https://secure.smore.com/n/kbywf
