Gilbert High Team Works team members Ben Bussey, Matt Hall, Dalton Holzheimer and Ben Kyzer finish first in the Team Works competition at the SkillsUSA South Carolina Conference.

The four-man team constructed a mini-house complete with framing, wiring, plumbing and masonry. The team members worked on the house for 10 hours over a two-day period.

Dutch Fork High School and Chapin High School have been ranked among the top high schools in not only South Carolina, but the nation by Newsweek Magazine.

Newsweek ranks Chapin High School fourth and Dutch Fork High School fifth in South Carolina and 751st and 979th respectively in the nation.

Newsweek ranked the schools based on graduation rates, percentage of graduates accepted to college, advanced tests taken per student and test performance.

Lexington County School District One received several awards from the South Carolina chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (SC/NSPRA).

The Communications Office won a video award for “Students get on board for a good book” about a Gilbert Attendance Area bus driver and a publication award for the Teacher of the Year Celebration Program.