Lee County School District to hold its Spring Plant Sale
Get ready to spruce up that yard.
Lee County School District is kicking off its Spring Plant Sale at the district's Career and Technology Center in Bishopville.
Sales will begin on Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and continue from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, April 29-May 2, at the school's greenhouse at 1804 Wisacky Highway.
Plants include begonias, coleus, daisies, impatiens, petunias and zinnias. For those looking for healthy food choices, eggplant, mint, peppers and tomatoes will also be sold. Prices range from 25 cents for individual plants to $8 flats that contain from 18 to 36 plants.
For additional information, contact CATE agriculture teacher Beth Tolson at (803) 428-4633 or (803) 229-2845.
JUNIOR ROTC STUDENTS GIVE BACK
Lee Central High School's Junior ROTC students held a week of service in late March. March 21 marked the first day as the cadets participated in the Adopt-A-Highway program along Wisacky Highway as one of their community service initiatives.
The Adopt-a-Highway program is a promotional campaign designed to encourage volunteers to keep a section of a highway free from litter. The cadets were not alone in this endeavor. More than 100 students, including LCHS baseball, basketball and football team members, participated in this event, the result of which was an accumulation of 28 bags of trash. According to JROTC instructors Maj. Juan Cobbs and SFC Elden Woodland, the cadets want to show that they are trying to make a difference in their community. The students' efforts will be recognized at the S.C. Statehouse in May.
On March 23, several cadets attended the National Federation of the Blind (Lee County Chapter) program held at the South Carolina Cotton Museum in Bishopville. The students served food and participated in the posting of the state and U.S. flags. The purpose of this program was to bring awareness to the needs of the blind and a plan for creating a future full of opportunities for them, according to hosts Linda Dizzley and Willistine Simon.
On March 27, LCHS's JROTC hosted their final blood drive event for the 2018-19 school year. More than 60 donors signed up to donate. Participants included students and staff from both Lee Central middle and high schools. Cadets collected 19 pints of blood.