Lexington Three’s very own Corey Bedenbaugh is headed to Columbia tomorrow for a day he’ll never forget! 🎉 Corey, who currently serves as Lexington School District Three’s Teacher of the Year, was named one of the Top 5 Finalists for South Carolina Teacher of the Year back in March — and now, the highly anticipated announcement is just around the corner! On Thursday, Corey and the other finalists will be recognized at the Statehouse alongside amazing educators from across the Palmetto State before attending a luncheon at the Governor’s Mansion, where the 2025 SC Teacher of the Year will be revealed during a special ceremony. Let’s shower Corey with all the good vibes, best wishes, and Panther Pride we can!
Our B-L Primary School first graders did an AMAZING job last night with their musical performance, "Nuts"! From singing their hearts out to bringing all the cuteness dressed as adorable animals, they truly shined on stage. We’re so proud of our talented little performers and grateful to everyone who helped make this show a success. Way to go first graders!
It's been a fantastic week in Lexington County School District Three as we celebrated Read Across America! From guest readers to fun literacy activities and dress-up days, our students have been immersed in the joy of reading. A huge thank you to our amazing teachers, staff, and community members who helped make this week so special. Keep turning those pages, Panthers—reading is our superpower!
Lexington Three is gearing up for National School Breakfast week which runs from March 3rd through 7th. Please encourage your child to take advantage of our free breakfasts every day, but especially next week as our Food Services Department has some delicious meals on the menu!
Ready to snag a crown in this year's Miss Panther Pageant? If so, the deadline to turn in your application, photos and money is this Friday, February 21st! Applications can be obtained via email (misspantherpageant@gmail.com) or in the front office of each of our schools.
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📫 You've got mail! 📫 This year, B-L Primary School introduced its own mail system and students are loving the experience! They're writing letters to each other using a unique school-wide address system and then, they drop their notes into adorable blue mailboxes placed throughout the school. Each Friday, our dedicated Panther Ambassadors take on the important role of sorting and delivering the mail, making the experience even more special! How neat is this!?
**2025-2026 4K/5K New Student Registration Information**
We've had lots of questions about when registration will open for our brand new 4K and 5K students who will be joining us next school year and we're excited to share that it will begin in late February! Keep an eye on our Facebook page for an official announcement with all of the details. Once our registration packets are available on our website, we'll be sure to let you know so you can complete and submit them. Stay tuned!
B-L Primary School welcomed a group of educators today for a SC Department of Education Inquiry Lab. Inquiry Labs are in-person visiting opportunities for educators to see personalized, competency-based learning practices firsthand and dive deep into a particular focus area. At BLPS today they're learning about flexible grouping and culture. A special thanks to some of our second grade Panther Ambassadors who served on student panels today and showed our guests around their school!
Last Friday, January 24th, marked the 100th day of school in Lexington County School District Three. With the wild week we had—featuring snow, eLearning, and delayed starts—we decided to celebrate today instead! It’s been 100 incredible days of learning, growing, and thriving across all of our schools. Check out the photos below to see some adorable, festive faces from B-L Primary School, including a few students who dressed up to make the day even more special! We'll be updating photos on our Facebook page throughout the day, so check back later to catch even more wonderful smiles!
Attention Lex3 students! Do you want to participate in the 2025 Miss Panther Pageant? Applications are now available via email (misspantherpageant@gmail.com) or in the front office of each of our schools. The pageant is being held on Saturday, March 1st at the Lexington Three Fine Arts Center. 24 crowns are up for grabs. Sign up today!
Lexington County School District Three's Board of Trustees members signed the official SC School Boards Association Ethical Principles poster at last night's meeting as part of School Board Recognition Month. Pictured from left to right are: Stacey Derrick, Cheryl Burgess, Frances Bouknight, Craig Caughman, Dr. Gariane Gunter, Sonya Cary and Cynthia Etheredge.
In addition, Dr. Gariane Gunter was recognized and honored for 15 years of service to the Lexington Three Board of Trustees. Since being elected in 2010, Dr. Gunter has devoted countless hours to enhancing public education in South Carolina and Lexington Three.
Thank you Board of Trustees members for your contributions to our staff and students!
Snow has arrived in Batesburg-Leesville and it’s absolutely beautiful! Isn't our District Office a dream?! While our students and staff are safely at home completing their eLearning for the day, we’d love to see how they’ve also been enjoying the snowy fun. Share your pictures on our Facebook page!
We look forward to welcoming all of our Panther students back tomorrow (Tuesday, January 7th) for the start of second semester! It's going to be a great spring in Lexington Three!
The B-L Primary School K4 Box Parade is one of our favorite holiday traditions! Look at all of these smiling faces from today's annual event. We love our students' creativity! Visit Facebook for more pics.
Our AVID students at B-L High School recently traveled over to B-L Primary School to read with some of our second grade students. This is an annual event that unites our oldest Panthers with some of our youngest Panthers! Students enjoyed good books, hot chocolate and cookies together. What a great holiday tradition!
Panther Nation: Save the date of Thursday, January 30th so that you can attend our Open House events at B-L Primary and B-L High Schools! We want to show off all of our completed construction projects from the 2020 bond referendum and hope you can join us.
Come support the B-L High School yearbook class as they host an evening with Santa! Drop by the B-L High School Media Center on Wednesday, December 11th to have your picture (or your child's picture) made with Santa. Pics are $10 and you can sign up using the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B45ADA72DA2FAC43-53634398-santa.
Students from B-L Primary and B-L Elementary Schools who participate in our mentoring program had a blast at their skating party on Tuesday! The event was held at Celebrations in Leesville. Students enjoyed skating, pizza, time with their mentees and even got to pick out books to take home for their personal library. Just look at all of those smiling faces!
On Wednesday, November 13th, our schools came together to celebrate World Kindness Day with meaningful activities across each campus. At Batesburg-Leesville Primary School, students created a “kindness chain.” Each student wrote down an act of kindness—whether it was something they did, received, or imagined—on colorful paper links. These links were used to create class chains which were then joined together to form a vibrant, school-wide “kindness chain” that will be displayed proudly in the cafeteria. Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School celebrated with "sprinkles of kindness." Students wrote down their acts of kindness on paper “sprinkles,” which were then added to giant paper cupcakes displayed at the end of each grade level's hallway. At Batesburg-Leesville Middle School, students created a confetti wall by writing down kind acts or quotes on colorful “confetti” pieces, which were then displayed on a central bulletin board to inspire others. Finally, at Batesburg-Leesville High School, two students were chosen at random for being spotted doing acts of kindness, celebrating the power of kindness in action. A special thanks goes out to our counseling departments for heading up these efforts in Lexington Three! Remember to always be kind!
Have you seen the new "Spirit Rock" at B-L Primary School?! The rock, which was salvaged from the BLPS property, was moved to its official location near the car rider drop-off loop this past weekend. The "Spirit Rock" is the newest fundraiser created by the BLPS PTO. For just $20, parents can rent the rock for special occasions and celebrations such as their child's birthday. For all of the details and to sign up to paint the rock, visit the following link: https://m.signupgenius.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2k3wJ2ZJhd4B5Vgm_omoSjXgutlnMOICnLsatUb3sY-1ELrDzwQ6ApVhs_aem_aewFLamAG-HXK__mG-tTZQ#!/showSignUp/10C0A49AAAD2BAAF8C61-52950389-blps.
