On Thursday, September 5th, three esteemed judges visited the classrooms of our Teachers of the Year from across the district to conduct observations and interviews, evaluating the finalists to determine who will be named the 2024-2025 Lexington County School District Three overall Teacher of the Year. Judges pictured from left to right are: Stephanie Wallace, Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Edgefield County School District; Toni Chewning, Director of Association Activities for the Palmetto State Teachers Association; and Debbie Simpson, retired educator with 31 years of experience from Laurens County School District 55.
Come out and support the BLHS Health Occupations Students of America's blood drive on September 11th! Details can be found in the graphic.
Lexington Three just got a new set of wheels! Our latest activity bus is wrapped and ready to roll, bringing Panther pride to every stop it makes. Keep an eye out for our stylish ride—it’s more than transportation, it’s a moving symbol of our amazing district!
Don't forget that auditions for Lexington Three's district-wide theatrical performance "Shrek the Musical" are scheduled to take place tomorrow (Tuesday, August 20th) at B-L High School. Scan the QR code in the graphic below to secure an audition time slot. If you've already signed up to participate, you can scan the QR code for additional information to ensure you're prepared and ready to go for your audition. Please note that students who choose to participate in the auditions, rehearsals and shows for "Shrek the Musial" are responsible for their own transportation. Anyone with questions can email BLHS's drama teacher Ms. Ivy Munnerlyn (imunnerlyn@lex3.org).
Lexington County School District Three is excited to announce that for the first time since 2020 there will be a district-wide musical featuring students from all four of our schools! Please see the graphic for more details about Shrek and how your child can audition!
Lexington County School District Three is thrilled to welcome back our faculty and staff for the 2024-2025 school year! We know it's going to be an amazing year filled with learning, growth, and much success. We can't wait to welcome our Panther students back on July 30th for the official first day of school. Let's make this the best year yet!
The 2023-2024 school year was a terrific one! As you enjoy summer break, take a few moments to reflect back on all of the wonderful happenings with this special video we made. Lexington Three is the BEST place to be! #lexington3istheplacetobe #beapanther #pantherstrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9bB-Do5wY4
Panther stadium is under construction! We are working on improving drainage, irrigation systems and grading to ensure a safer, more level playing surface. We are also installing a more durable, high-traffic natural grass called Celebration Bermuda. We can’t wait until football season! Save the date of Friday, September 13th when the Panthers take on the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets for the first home football game of the season. GO PANTHERS!
The Batesburg-Leesville High School Sports Medicine team has been awarded the Safe Sports School 1st Team award by the National Athletic Trainers' Association. The Safe Sports School Award recognizes secondary schools around the country that take crucial steps to keep their athletes free from injuries. What a milestone for our sports medicine team!
2024-2025 B-L High School Beta Club Officers Hansel Discua, Zoey Rowe, Riley Bouknight and Joseph Jimenez presented a check to Generations of Batesburg-Leesville on Thursday, May 30th. The BLHS Beta Club fundraised the money after the facility recently suffered damages due to a fire.
Lexington County School District Three proudly announces commencement ceremony plans for the Batesburg-Leesville High School Class of 2024.The ceremony will take place on Friday, May 24th beginning at 7 pm in the beautiful new Batesburg-Leesville High School competition gymnasium. Admission into the gym is by ticket-only. Please note that the doors of the gymnasium will be promptly locked at 6:55 pm in order to ensure that everyone is seated when graduates process into the gym. All other spectators are invited to watch the ceremony via livestream in the Lexington Three Fine Arts Center. The event will also be streamed on Lexington Three's YouTube channel. Click here to view it: https://www.youtube.com/live/HiMA67AC3bc
The Batesburg-Leesville High School Class of 2024 is gearing up for all of the senior festivities that the month of May brings! Panther Prowl...College and Career Signing Day...Senior Sunset...Graduation...We'll have pics and more details soon on all of these events but in the meantime, take a few moments to meet our seniors through this special video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZnM3ACECeE.
On Wednesday, May 1st, B-L High School Dual Enrollment students participated in Midlands Technical College's Commencement Ceremony. Students were awarded either their General Studies Certificate or Associate of Arts degree. We are so grateful for our partnership with Midlands Technical College, which provides amazing opportunities for our BLHS students. Congratulations to our BLHS Dual Enrollment Class of 2024 graduates! We are so proud of your hard work and dedication.
If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend come on over to the Fine Arts Center at 7 pm on Saturday for the B-L High School Panther Curtain Call! The Panther Curtain Call is a compilation of student directed and choreographed musical theatre classics. There will be songs from Les Miserables, Chicago, Legally Blonde, Six, Little Shop of Horrors and more! The showcase will feature students from The Panther Players, which is the BLHS Drama Club. Come out and show your support! Admission is free!
B-L High School hosted its annual junior/senior prom on Saturday, April 27th at T&S Farms. The theme this year was "Behind the Fame: A Hollywood Masquerade." Visit our Facebook pages for more pictures!
Prospective honors graduates from Batesburg-Leesville High School's Class of 2024 were recognized this morning by Midlands Technical College at the Batesburg-Leesville Chamber of Commerce's monthly meeting. The meeting was held at Shealy's BBQ where students and their families enjoyed a delicious breakfast. Students also received a certificate of achievement and a water bottle from MTC. We are so proud of our Panthers!
A special THANK YOU goes out to Jim and Cheryl Wiszowaty on becoming the first Anchor Partner of the B-L Panthers Athletic Booster Club! The Wiszowaty family has been a tremendous supporter of Lexington Three's schools and athletic programs for many, many years and we are so grateful to have them in our community!
The B-L High School archery team performed well at the NASP state tournament on March 27th. The team placed 8th in the state out of the top 15 that made the cut into the bullseye competition. In addition, congratulations to Andrew Hall who took home the 3rd place senior ranking in IBO (3rd highest senior score in the state) and won a $1,500 scholarship to apply to his college of choice. Austin Shealy (a junior at BLHS) took 2nd place in the high school male division for bullseye (2nd highest male score in the state). Congratulations to all!
Congratulations to the B-L High School Colorguard on receiving a 1st place finish and being named the Scholastic Regional A Champions at the Carolina Winter Ensemble Association's Championships on Saturday, April 6th! What a wonderful achievement!
Another FANTASTIC and FUN enrichment week in Lexington Three is just about in the books! Our students have had the best time the past few days participating in a wide variety of camps including metal detecting camp, Lego camp, cooking with a good book camp, soccer camp, moving west camp and podcasting camp....just to name a few! Our enrichment weeks provide staff members with an opportunity to get to build even deeper relationships with our precious Panthers and expose them to a wide variety of extracurricular activities that they might not otherwise have an opportunity to experience. We also get the chance to help children who may need just a little bit of extra academic assistance. All in all, enrichment weeks are just one more way that we get to show some additional love to the children of the Batesburg-Leesville community. Visit our Facebook page for a ton of pics!
