District Five board approves naming of new middle school in Chapin
December 10, 2014
CHAPIN, SC – The Lexington-Richland School District Five board of trustees has approved a name for the district’s new middle school being built in Chapin.
The new school for seventh and eighth grade students will be named Chapin Middle School, while the current Chapin Middle School will be renamed Chapin Intermediate School and serve fifth and sixth grade students. District officials say the new school will help maintain good class sizes, prepare for ongoing growth in enrollment and maintain existing academic excellence. The school is slated to open in the fall of 2015. A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new middle school in May.
“This is another great milestone moment in the history of Lexington-Richland School District Five,” District Five Superintendent Dr. Stephen Hefner said during the groundbreaking ceremony. “This facility is certainly needed. We are experiencing growth in this segment of our school district. And in order for us to maintain the desired levels of student-teacher ratios and the quality of facilities that are essential to the success of students, this is absolutely necessary. We’re just so grateful it’s becoming a reality.”
District Five board members voted 7-0 during a Dec. 8 school board meeting on the names for the two schools. Located on Broad River Road in Chapin, the new middle school is the final project of the 2008 Bond Referendum which has included the construction of Spring Hill High School and the Center for Advanced Technical Studies as well as upgrades at several schools throughout the district.
“This is another great milestone moment in the history of Lexington-Richland School District Five,” District Five Superintendent Dr. Stephen Hefner said during the groundbreaking ceremony. “This facility is certainly needed. We are experiencing growth in this segment of our school district. And in order for us to maintain the desired levels of student-teacher ratios and the quality of facilities that are essential to the success of students, this is absolutely necessary. We’re just so grateful it’s becoming a reality.”
District Five board members voted 7-0 during a Dec. 8 school board meeting on the names for the two schools. Located on Broad River Road in Chapin, the new middle school is the final project of the 2008 Bond Referendum which has included the construction of Spring Hill High School and the Center for Advanced Technical Studies as well as upgrades at several schools throughout the district.
