We are so proud of our 2025-2026 District Support Staff of the Year
We look forward to more great things happening at Laurens Middle School and our district.
Congratulations, Krystal McGowan!
Laurens 55 High School held its annual Senior Signing Day on Tuesday, May 13.
Seniors proudly decorated their tables in their future school or organization's colors for bragging rights, showcasing their plans for the next chapter. Students pledged to further their education by attending a college, university, technical school, or by joining the military.
Congratulations and best of luck to the Class of 2025!
We are so proud of our 2025-2026 District Induction Teacher of the Year!
We look forward to more great things happening at Ford Elementary School and our district. Congratulations, Breana Spears!
Gentle Reminder: We will honor the memory of all our United States Military who died for our country on May 26, 2025. Our schools and offices will be closed to celebrate this holiday.
Have a safe Memorial Holiday. Students and staff will return to school on May 27, 2025.
Laurens County School District 55 is extremely proud to recognize Tasijha "Nya" Hunter, a junior at Laurens District High School, as the recipient of a scholarship from The Nanny & Pop Foundation (a charitable organization based in Greenwood). The organization annually awards a "worry-free, all-expenses-paid" vacation to Myrtle Beach for a deserving student and family. With assistance from Laurens District High School's Counselors, the organization surprisingly awarded Nya Hunter this special opportunity on Monday, May 19, 2025, during her lunchtime. Nya was chosen because she's a "genuinely humble student who excels academically and in extracurricular activities (notably competitive cheerleading).
" Inspired by Nya's determination and dedication to achieve beyond ordinary efforts, Chris Tollison (President of The Nanny & Pop Foundation) deferred the "worry-free, all-expenses-paid" vacation and graciously awarded Nya as the organization's first scholarship recipient.
Congratulations, Nya Hunter on this monumental accomplishment.
We are so proud of our 2025-2026 District Teacher of the Year!
We look forward to more great things happening at Laurens Elementary School and our district.
Congratulations, Jamie Flaniken!
Congratulations to our Raider Athletes for being nominated for various awards!
Male Athlete of the Year - Dakota McCall
Female Athlete of the Year - Zoe Young
Team of the Year - LDHS wrestling
Scholar Athlete of the Year - Logan Martin
Best Performance of the Year - Zoe Young vs Wren
Service Award - Ben Willis
Courage Award - Zaine Kellett
Coach of the Year - Lawson Jordan
Football Player of the Year - Jamauri Williams
Baseball Player of the Year - Bennett Edwards
Wrestler of the Year - Dakota McCall, Michael Aiken
Boys Tennis Player of the Year - Bates Turner, Price Turner
Girls Tennis Player of the Year - Sara Beth Field, Ella Sanders
Softball Player of the Year - Carly Edwards
Boys Basketball Player of the Year - Tyj Jones
Girls Basketball Player of the Year - Zoe Young
Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year - Cody Patterson
Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year - Mary Ellis Power
Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year - Zakarion Simpson
Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year - Audri Dixon
Boys Soccer Player of the Year - Victor Diaz, Arlington Castro
Girls Soccer Player of the Year - Kaylie Howard, Marlen Garcia
Volleyball Player of the Year - Za’Khia Davenport
Competitive Cheerleader of the Year - Mary Frances Kennedy, Nya Hunter
Boys Golfer of the Year - Ashton Wilson, Michael Hamby
Girls Golfer of the Year - Gracin Gilstrap, Nora Beth Storey
People's Choice Award - Grayson Ledford, Avery Madden, Nyri Allen, Leyden Gentry, Peyton George, Ashlyn Messer, Dakota McCall
Please consider registering your child/student for the summer camps offered by our athletics and robotics teams. Your child/student is guaranteed to learn and have fun. These summer camps are opportunities for our teams to raise funds. Kindly support them by registering and or sharing this information.
https://bit.ly/HotRodSTEMCamp2025
https://bit.ly/2025BasketballSummerCamp
https://bit.ly/2025RaiderTennisSummerCamp
We are excited for the upcoming Class of 2025 Laurens District 55 High School Graduation on May 30, 2025. Please read the press release for very important information.
https://bit.ly/2025GraduationInformation
https://bit.ly/Spanish2025GraduationInformation
Laurens County School District 55 Hosts Luncheon Honoring Future Educators
On May 13, 2025, Laurens County School District 55 administrators and parents joined students for a special luncheon celebrating their commitment to pursue careers in education through college or university pathways.
Several of the honored students were part of the LDHS Teacher Cadet class, taught by Kimberly Martin. During the event, district administrators pledged their support to these aspiring educators as they embark on their journey to become future teachers.
Rotary Club of Laurens, a long-time community partner of Laurens County School District 55 (LCSD 55), partnered to hold a food drive that ran last week through May 16, 2025. The LCSD 55 District Office was the collection site for donated items. Ashley Smith, President of The Rotary Club of Laurens, picked up the donations on May 19, 2025. The Rotary Club of Laurens will donate the items collected to the South Carolina Empowerment Centre on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
Thank you to all who donated items!
Congratulations, Jonathan Schwalbe!
We are excited to have you as our 2025-2026 Sanders Middle School Principal.
Please read our press release.
https://bit.ly/SchwalbeandStarling
Congratulations, Emily Starling!
We are excited to have you as our 2025-2026 Director of the Office of Special Education Services.
Please read our press release.
https://bit.ly/SchwalbeandStarling
We regret to inform you that we are experiencing technical difficulties with our livestream equipment. We will be unable to broadcast a livestream of the May 19, 2025, LCSD 55 Board of Trustees Work Session and Board Meeting on YouTube and Facebook.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. We will share a link to the recordings tomorrow afternoon.
We celebrate Coach Lynne Todd for being named the 2024-2025 Region 1 AAAA Boys Tennis Coach of the Year.
Coach Todd has taken our Boys Tennis Team to new heights and continues to aspire for greater things to happen for both the Girls and Boys Tennis Teams.
This summer, the Raider Girls and Boys Tennis Teams will hold a Tennis Summer Camp. Please consider registering your child/student and or help spread the word to support our Tennis Teams. Participants are guaranteed to have fun and learn.
Girls and Boys Raider Tennis Teams Camp, June 9 - 11, 8 AM -9:30 AM, Laurens District 55 High School Tennis Courts
Registration Fee: $60.00 per camper
For more information, contact Lynne Todd at lntodd@laurens55.org or 864-923-4038
Registration Form: https://bit.ly/2025TennisSummerCamp
We celebrate our speech therapists/speech-language pathologists!
During the week of May 5-9, 2025, we celebrated our teachers and staff with pizza lunches. We also drew winners for various items provided by our business partners.
Thank you again to all our sponsors!
Please join the fun at Joe Adair Outdoor Education Center.
We are proud to announce that members of the Laurens District 55 High School Track Team have qualified to compete in the Region 1-AAAA State Track Meet! The meet will take place on Friday, May 16, 2025, at 5:00 PM at Richland Northeast High School.
This is an exciting opportunity for our student-athletes to showcase their hard work, dedication, and talent on a major stage. We encourage our community to show their support for the team as they represent Laurens District 55 with pride.
For more details and ticket information, please visit laurens55athletics.com.
Best of luck to our Raiders at State!
We are proud to celebrate Coach Tori Patterson's graduation from the Tomorrow's 25 Inaugural Class. We look forward to seeing more great things happening with Raiders Baseball.
Please read our press release.
https://bit.ly/PattersonTomorrows25Graduate
https://bit.ly/SpanishPattersonTomorrows25Graduate
