August 9, 2024 - Due to weather concerns and in order to provide time for schools to be ready for Monday, August 12, 2024, ALL student orientation for 6th and 9th graders and Indian Land 5th and 7th graders has been canceled.
Open houses and other orientations have been canceled, and you will receive information from your child's school regarding rescheduling.
Lancaster County School District will be OPEN for normal operating hours for staff.

LCSD CLOSED August 8, 2024
Lancaster County School District has been in contact with Emergency Management. Lancaster County is currently under a flood watch. Due to potential flooding and hazardous conditions caused by Tropical Storm Debby, as a safety precaution, ALL Lancaster County schools, buildings, and facilities will be closed on Thursday August 8, 2024. ALL events and activities are cancelled.
ALL open houses and orientations scheduled for August 8, 2024 are canceled and will be rescheduled.

We look forward to seeing everyone over the next 2 weeks!

Back to School is around the corner. Check out the Dress Code Policy, Tardy Procedures & Cell Phone Policy information for High Schools..



Assistant Principal Benja Jenkins hangs motivational pictures in her new office in preparation for the upcoming school year.

LCSD Career Center WBL Coordinator, school counselors, CDFs, career center faculty, and various businesses and organizations in our community met July 24 to discuss how they can support the work-based learning needs and goals of our students across the district. If you know of a business/organization that would be interested in knowing more about how they can support our students, please email Paula Lail at paula.stegalllail@lcsd.k12.sc.us.

It was a pleasure having Caroline Milhorn work with us during her summer district internship. She is an amazing young lady and will do great things in the world of education!

Preparing for Back-to-School? Read about the LCSD Dress Code: https://lancastercsdsc.sites.thrillshare.com/article/1680115

New Assistant Principal Martin Orr is getting his office ready for the upcoming school year. Welcome to the Phoenix family!

We would like to wish everyone a happy and safe 4th of July!

FFA members attended FFA Summer Camp at the South Carolina FFA Center in Cherry Grove for a week of fun and leadership development.



Students attended the 97th South Carolina FFA Convention in Greenville June 18-20. The convention provides networking opportunities with colleges, industry and other FFA members.

New Assistant Principal Mark Bonda is getting settled into his new office at the Career Center! Welcome to the Phoenix Family!



LCSD Career Center is now on the map at the state and national level of SkillsUSA! Congratulations to Landyn Filliben for bringing home the gold medal for the SkillsUSA National Firefighting competition held in Atlanta, GA. We'd also like to congratulate Natalya King for placing 4th in the nation in the SkillsUSA Early Childhood Education competition.


Natalya represented the Career Center and Mrs. Cooper well during the debriefing session of her competition. And, when you work hard you get to play hard. #SkillsUSA










Landyn is in his element during the National SkillsUSA competition. You've got this Landyn! The evening concluded with fireworks sponsored by SkillsUSA.



We are pleased to announce that the Law Enforcement Program is returning in August! James Heyward, instructor, is busy getting moved into his classroom! Welcome to the Phoenix Family!


Day 2 update from our group in Atlanta at the National SkillsUSA Conference! Both Landyn and Natalya had their first day of competition today. Competition will continue tomorrow. It has been a fun and busy day!
Some of our faculty and staff are in Greenville for the week to attend the Education and Business Summit! This is a great time of keynote speakers, professional development, and networking! #CTEinSC








Congratulations to all of our South Carolina Association for Career and Technical Education award recipients!
2024 SCACTE Teacher of the Year
Dominic Hawkes
2024 SCACTE New Teacher of the Year
Adam Yarborough
Counseling and Career Development Professional of the Year
Paula Lail
SCACTE CTE Champion Award
Joshua Rios
SCACTE Lifetime Achievement Award
Jerry Flack
SCACTE Business Partner of the Year
Joseph Ethridge







