The Fort Jackson Army Band performed for the students.
Robert C. Grant Jr. will replace current Principal Janet H. Malone.
The eighth-grade students scored well on the SAT or PSAT.
The USC Reading with the Gamecocks program challenges students to read as many pages as they can during a designated time.
A teacher from Meadow Glen Elementary and another teacher from Lexington Elementary both won first place in the Teacher Innovator Awards.
Howell is replacing current Athletic Director Gordon Walters, who is leaving at the end of this school year.
The board voted on two employment matters at a special-called meeting Tuesday.
The students scored 1200 or higher on the SAT or 27 or better on the ACT and received jackets for their accomplishments.
These students walked away with crowns at Pleasant Hill Middle's pageant in February.
The students help younger students get breakfast, find seats and clean up.
Brant Glover, who currently teaches at a middle school in Georgia, will serve as an administrator at Lexington One's new high school.
Several students won individual awards for playwriting or acting.
Walters is taking a position at Waccamaw High School in Pawley's Island, according to The State.
Seven students were named National Merit Scholarship finalists.
The grants will help operate a community learning center.
The two students could compete in an international competition if they make it through the next levels of the competition.
These schools were recognized for high levels of academic achievement and high rates of improvement, as well as for their efforts to close the achievement gaps.
Halfacre and other local celebrities will compete in "Dancing with the Stars Lexington" in April to raise money for the Lexington One Educational Foundation.
Jacob Nathaniel Smith III, who is currently an assistant principal in Lexington District Two, will serve at Lexington One's newest high school starting in July.
The district hired one new assistant principal and promoted another employee to assistant principal.
The students learned about the sounds, food and crafts of a traditional Chinese New Year celebration.
The band performed at the S.C. Band Directors Association Concert Festival Tuesday.
The students have run a total of 26 miles since February.
The Gilbert Community Club presented the two-sport athletes with awards at a recent meeting.
The event, which raises money for the Lexington One Educational Foundation, includes local celebrities Mayor Randy Halfacre and business owners Rutu Bhonslé and Donna Shevchik.
The school created a video and entered it into the Follet Challenge for a chance to win $60,000 in products and services.
The district and the chamber recognized seniors in the top 10 percent of their classes at a ceremony.
The board approved the addition of a performing arts center, WLTX reports.
White Knoll challenged Lexington to post their own video of the latest dance craze, and Lexington responded.
Earley resigned as head football coach and athletics director at Lexington High.
Nygel Gates will play on the South Team.
The students performed with other SC students at the S.C. Music Educators Convention.
Tickets are on sale now for the May 10 event featuring nine inspirational speakers.
The students' artwork will be on display at the Columbia Museum of Art and at Lexington Medical Center.
The coordinator of the FOCUS program plans to retire at the end of June.
One first-grade class earned a visit from the USC hockey players fro having the highest participation in The Leader in me at-home challenge.
These Clemson students from Lexington made all As for the fall 2012 semester.
A nurse at Meadow Glen Elementary was chosen as Nurse of the Year.
The students and employees from five of the district's school braved the cold water of Lake Murray earlier this month to raise money for the Special Olympics.
Two Lexington One teachers were recognized for including special education students at their schools.