Harlem Globetrotter Ticket Winners

Congratulations to our 2 winners! Kennedy Blankenship in Mrs. Rholetter's kindergarten class and Elton Tumey in Mrs. Knight's 3rd-grade class won tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters on January 12, 2018.

The tickets were a prize for completing a reading incentive that was developed in partnership with WLTX.  All students who completed the reading and turned in the form were eligible for the ticket drawing.

2nd Grade Winter Performance

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The second graders did an amazing job with their winter performance. A huge thank you to Mrs. Owens for all her hard work and dedication. We wish everyone a happy holiday season!

Winter Break

5th Grade Immigration Day

Fifth graders participated in "Immigration Day" to summarize the significance of large-scale immigration and the contributions of immigrants to America in the early 1900’s, including the countries from which they came, the opportunities and resistance they faced when they arrived, and the cultural and economic contributions they made to this nation.

Students visited stations that were re-enactments of Ellis Island so they could experience what life might have been like to immigrate to the United States. Students also researched European and Asian countries that had people immigrating in the early 1900's and presented to their classmates as well as bringing a food item from that country to share. 

Immigration Day Pictures

Diamond Del Visits 3rd Grade

Diamond Del came to Upper Campus for third graders to experience gem mining. This hands-on experience as part of their study of rocks and minerals in science is always a favorite with the students.

See pictures from Diamond Del

Thank You for Supporting Winter Days Service Learning Project

Thank you for supporting our first service learning project at Upper Campus this year. Our school collected a total of 2728 items. 

Congratulations to Ms. Earle's class for collecting the most items...384 canned goods and non-perishable items!

All items will be donated to Spring Valley High School's Winter Days to be distributed to those in need in the Midlands area.

Garrison Thomas, Chloe Walters and Max Miller, students from Spring Valley's Winter Days Committee, picked up all of our donations.

We appreciate your support and contributions to this service Learning Project!

Talent Show 2017-18 Application

LCE Families.....It's time to start thinking about this year's LCE Talent Show! Do you have a special talent? Do you sing, dance, or play an instrument? Do you tell jokes, do gymnastics, or martial arts? Can you perform a drama scene, skit or monologue? Now's the time to start planning your act for the Talent Show. 

Please take time to review the application information that includes all of the dates you will need to be available for practice and performance dates.

Talent Show Dates:

K-3rd: Monday, February 12th at 6:30PM
4th and 5th: Tuesday, February 13th at 6:30PM


COMPLETED applications will only be accepted via email starting on Friday, December 15th at 8:00PM to lce.talentshow@gmail.com. Only the first 15 COMPLETED applications for each show will be accepted. 

Talent Show 2017-18 Application

Tri-District Arts Summer Program

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 Tri-District Arts Consortium Summer Program.  Middle school students who attend the public schools of Lexington One, Lexington/Richland Five and Richland Two are eligible to participate. This year marks the 33rd year Tri-District has provided students with an outstanding and concentrated study of the arts through this summer program.

Richland Two faculty and staff will only be able to nominate students through the Tri-Distirct's online nomination website. Parents may nominate their sons and daughters  by completing the nomination form from the Tri-District Arts website at http://www.tridac.org/. Nomination forms for all art areas, along with general information about the Tri-District Arts Consortium are also available on the website.

The program is designed for artistically gifted and talented students who are rising sixth through ninth graders in the summer before the 2018-2019 school year. Students may audition in creative writing, dance, music (strings, vocal and wind/percussion), theatre or visual art.

The Summer Program will be held on Richland Northeast High School's campus July 2 - 21, 2018. Classes are Monday through Friday 9 AM to 3 PM. Wednesday, July 4th will be observed as a holiday.  Tuition for the three weeks will be $400.00.

All  nominations must be received by January 16, 2018.  Applications will be sent to each nominated student and parent/guardian.  Spaces for qualified students from each district are limited.

Auditions for  Theatre, Visual Art, and Wind/Percussion will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Richland Northeast High School. Auditions for the areas of Creative Writing, Dance, Strings,  Visual Art and Vocal students will be held Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Richland Northeast High School.  There will be no make-up auditions.

Last Call...Yearbook Orders Due On December 15

If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, please purchase in Parent Portal by Friday, December 15. The cost of a full color yearbook is $30.00.

A limited amount will be available for sale in the spring for a cost of $35. Yearbooks will be sold on a first come, first serve basis unless you order before the 15th.

Lost and Found

Please be sure and check lost and found for any items that your child might be missing.  All items will be donated on Friday, December 15, 2017.

Author Visit: Max Brallier

Max Brallier, author over 25 children's books including The Last Kids on Earth series, Galactic Hot Dogs, and the Eerie Elementary series, visited Upper Campus today. He shared where his ideas for his books have come from and how daydreaming can lead you to writing great stories that can become books that everyone can enjoy. 

Thank you to Scholastic Books and Mrs. Ryan for the opportunity to have him as a guest speaker!

Max Brallier Pictures

Max Brallier Visit and Ordering Books

Author Max Brallier will be at Upper Campus tomorrow, December 6. You still have time to order one of Max Brallier's books.

Last day to turn in forms is tomorrow, Wednesday, December 6th. 

We are looking forward to this author visit!

Book Order Form

5th Grade D.A.R.E. Graduation

The graduation ceremony for D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) for our fifth grade students at Upper Campus was held this morning with Richland County Sheriff Department Lt. Curtis Watson as the guest speaker. Special thanks to Senior Officer Pearl Whitaker for leading this program at our school. 

Students were required to write an essay about what they learned during the 10 week D.A.R.E. program. The following essays were selected from each homeroom class. Overall winner for the school was Sarah Chaneyworth. 

• Mr. Cammann - Taylor Truax
• Ms. Earle - Kylie Brotherton
• Ms. Holmes - Ethan Cropp
• Mrs. Sexton - Kate Kaczynski
• Mrs. Smarr - Sarah Chaneyworth
• Mrs. Weaver - Ashton Dolezal
• Mrs. Woolever - Nathan Humphrey

Pictures from D.A.R.E. Graduation

Pajama Day at Lower Campus

All of our students did an amazing job bringing in canned goods for those less fortunate. In celebration of all your hard work, we are having pajama day, Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Service Learning with Winter Days

The Service Learning Project at Upper Campus starts next Monday, December 4. We are partnering with Spring Valley High School's annual Winter Days to collect canned goods and nonperishable food items the week of December 4. 

To add excitement to our food drive, we are having Spirit Week. Each day, if a student brings in a food item, they can dress up in that day's theme. The class that collects the most food items at the end of the week will win extra recess and a popsicle!

• Marvel Monday-Wear a Superhero Shirt!
• Top Hat Tuesday-Wear a hat!
• Wacky Tacky Wednesday-Dress in a tacky way!
• Throwback Thursday-Dress from a past decade!
• Favorite Team/Sport Friday-Wear your favorite team's jersey or your team's jersey!

Show your giving spirit this season and support our school's partnership with Winter Days! Thank you!