“Being named Social Worker of the Year has been a humbling experience because there are so many great social workers,” Cheryl Cooley said. “There’s a popular saying that you’re only as great as the people you surround yourself with. And I can definitely say that about the social workers and staff I work with at District Five. There’s really none better.”

At the Tuesday, May 7, 2013, special board meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, a budget workshop, the board approved the administration’s recommendation to hire W. Bryan Hearn as director of the Lexington Technology Center for the 2013–2014 school year.