Congratulations to our Q2 Teacher Spotlight recipients!
They are:
Cannons Elementary School: Mrs. Lisa Lancaster
Cowpens Elementary School: Ms. Charlotte Hutson
Pacolet Elementary School: Mrs. Sarah Burnett
Clifdale Middle: Ms. Caitlyn Gibson
Gettys D. Broome High School: Mrs. Rebecca Burress
Daniel Morgan Technology Center: Mr. David Thornton
Thank you for all that you do!
#BetheChange!
The Broome High School 2026 Miss Centurion Scholarship Pageant will now take place Saturday, February 21st at 7:00 pm!
Tickets can be purchased in advance through Broome's front office or at the door the night of the pageant. Children age 5 and younger are free.
We hope you can join us!
Thanks to Mrs. Pennington and her Graphic Communications students at Daniel Morgan Technology Center for making our 3K/4K/5K Registration banners!
They do an outstanding job! You will soon see these around our elementary schools.
Appointments to register for 3K begin next week!
For more information about 3K/4K/5K Registration, you can click the link below:
https://www.spartanburg3.org/page/3k4k5k-registration
Dear District Three families,
After a careful review of road conditions, Spartanburg School District Three will operate on a two-hour delay on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. Bus schedules and morning drop-off times will occur exactly two hours later than usual.
We continue to have a significant number of roads with dangerous patches of ice, particularly those that are historically hazardous during inclement weather. Buses will not travel on icy roads.
The delayed start will allow for additional daylight and safer travel conditions for buses and student drivers.
Parents, please remind student drivers to use caution while traveling to and from school. Although the forecast calls for rain and warmer temperatures, which should help melt existing ice, roads may remain slick until all ice has cleared.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support as we prepare to welcome students back to school.
Dear District Three families,
Due to hazardous road conditions, Spartanburg School District Three will be closed on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. All afterschool activities and athletic events are canceled.
We have used all five eLearning Days permitted by the South Carolina Department of Education; therefore, Tuesday will be a school closure and not an eLearning Day. As required by law, we will have to make up this missed instructional day. We will share more details about the makeup date at a later time.
We know time away from school can be a hardship for families, and we are committed to returning students to school as safely and quickly as possible.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
SPARTANBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT THREE CLOSED MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026
Dear District Three families,
Spartanburg School District Three will be closed Monday, February 2, 2026. This will be an eLearning Day. All afterschool and athletic events are canceled.
Between existing snowfall and unusually low overnight temperatures, many D3 roads are expected to remain unsafe for travel.
We will continue to monitor road conditions and share updates as needed. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
January is School Board Recognition Month, and we'd like to take a moment to recognize and thank our District Three Board of Trustees.
These nine dedicated leaders always act in the best interests of our students and staff. They dedicate their time to ensuring our students have the best possible opportunities to succeed. We could not be more grateful for their service to our district and our communities.
They are:
Mrs. Meg Cheshier
Mr. Sam Dawson
Mr. Eddie Dearybury
Ms. Sarah Dunn
Mrs. Jodi Gilmer
Mr. Billy Gossett - Secretary
Mr. Chris Jolley - Chair
Mr. Deion Logan - Vice Chair
Mrs. Ami Odom
Thank you, D3 Trustees, for all that you do! #BetheChange!
*TWO-HOUR DELAY FRIDAY, JANUARY 30*
Dear District Three families,
After a careful review of road conditions, Spartanburg School District Three will operate on a two-hour delay on Friday, January 30. Bus schedules and morning drop-off times will occur exactly two hours later than usual. Additionally, all Saturday and Sunday activities have been canceled.
Buses will not operate on roads that are icy and unsafe for buses to travel.
Although many primary roads are passable, several secondary roads within our district remain icy and hazardous. The delayed start will allow additional daylight and safer travel conditions for buses, and student drivers.
If you live on one of the following roads or are impacted by one of the following roads, and a bus cannot get to you, and you have no way to transport your child, and you plan to keep your child at home tomorrow, you must notify your child’s school and the absence will be excused. There may be additional roads that are hazardous, but this is the list of roads our buses will not travel.
River Street
Beacon Light Road
Lewis Chapel Road
Sutton Road (Glendale area)
Whitestone Road
Cedar Street
Giles Road
Kirby Drive
Mt. Olive Road
Emma Cudd Road
Jerusalem Road
Crocker Road
Glendale Street
Georgia Street
Hill Street
Sutton Road (Pacolet area)
Courtney Road
Denton Road
Bunche Lane
Hillview Road
Thurgood Marshall Road
Burns Road
Heritage Court
Heritage Drive
Chaffin Road
Millstream Road
Old Schoolhouse Road
Glenbrook Drive
Students who are driving to Broome High School tomorrow need to be extra careful because, although the ice has been sanded, there is still ice at the three-way stop where Cherry Road and Heritage Hills Drive intersect and near the entrance of the student parking lot.
The safety of our students and staff remains our highest priority. Thank you for your understanding and support.
SPARTANBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT THREE CLOSED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2026
Dear District Three families,
Spartanburg School District Three will be closed Thursday, January 29, 2026. This will be an eLearning Day. Additionally, all afterschool and athletic events are canceled.
Our leadership team spent much of today evaluating road conditions. Although most main roads are clear, D3 still has many secondary roads covered in ice that are unsafe for buses and student drivers to travel.
We will continue to monitor road conditions closely and will share additional updates as needed.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
SPARTANBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT THREE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2026
Dear District Three families,
After careful consideration, Spartanburg School District Three will be closed on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. This will be an eLearning Day. All afterschool and athletic events are also canceled.
Below-freezing temperatures combined with existing ice are expected to create hazardous road conditions, making travel unsafe. D3 still has many secondary roads that are impassable and dangerous for buses and student drivers to travel.
We are continuing to monitor weather and road conditions closely and will share additional updates as needed.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
SPARTANBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT THREE CLOSED ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026
Dear District Three families,
After careful consideration, Spartanburg School District Three will be closed on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. This will be an eLearning Day. All afterschool and athletic events are also canceled.
The National Weather Service has issued a Cold Weather Advisory for this evening until Tuesday at noon. Overnight temperatures are expected to dip into the teens for parts of the upstate, including D3. These unusually low temperatures combined with existing ice are expected to create hazardous road conditions, making travel unsafe.
We are continuing to monitor weather and road conditions closely and will share additional updates as needed.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
*SPARTANBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT THREE CLOSED ON MONDAY*
Dear District Three Families,
Based on the strong potential for inclement weather and hazardous travel conditions, Spartanburg School District Three will hold an eLearning Day on Monday, January 26, 2026.
This decision was made with the safety of our students and staff at the forefront. The National Weather Service has issued an Ice Storm Warning beginning Saturday and continuing through Monday for the area of the upstate that includes D3.
Teachers helped prepare students today for assignments that will cover Monday as an eLearning Day and additional days if needed. The assignments accommodate options for those who experience power outages or have no internet access. Weather conditions are expected to worsen over the weekend, with below-freezing temperatures extending into next week.
We will continue to monitor conditions and share any additional updates as needed. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
Students in Mrs. Hefner and Mrs. Easler’s 3K class at Pacolet Elementary School celebrated the 100th day of the school year by counting to ten, ten times!
Please join us in congratulating the newest Junior Beta Club members at Cowpens Elementary School! These outstanding students have earned this honor through their leadership and commitment, both in and out of the classroom. We’re excited to see the positive impact they will make! #BeTheChange
What began as an afternoon history lesson on Charleston’s role in the American Revolution turned into exciting news: a free field trip to Charleston this spring, where students will experience that history firsthand!
It's all because Mrs. Tonya McCullough won the Teaching America250 Award for South Carolina!
This honor, through the Jack Miller Center in Philadelphia, awards 51 teachers nationwide (one from each state and Washington, D.C.) with a $5,000 grant in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
That money is used to fund a project of each teacher's design that engages students with the history of America’s founding and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Mrs. McCullough chose a trip to Charleston to visit Fort Moultrie along with several other historical sites.
Students will also have the opportunity to attend a separate field trip to Cowpens Battlefield as part of the award.
Congratulations, Mrs. McCullough!
The Broome High School Athletic Department will honor the 1990 Girls’ State Championship Basketball Team on Friday, January 30th, when our Centurions host the Woodruff Wolverines.
We look forward to celebrating the 1990 State Championship Team at halftime of the varsity boys’ game, which begins at 7:30 pm! 🏆
We thank these dedicated trustees for their willingness to continue sharing their time and experience in support of our students and staff.
All five of our trustees up for re-election ran unopposed! This speaks volumes about their vision for our district and the trust our communities have in their leadership.
They are:
Mr. Sam Dawson
Ms. Sarah Dunn
Mr. Chris Jolley, Chairman
Mr. Deion Logan, Vice Chairman
Ms. Ami Odom
Please join us in congratulating these outstanding trustees and wishing them success as they begin new terms on the Spartanburg School District Three Board of Trustees! #BetheChange!
📸 Cowpens Elementary School
