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![photo of Kamrie Connell, Interim Head Football Coach at Lake Marion High]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782920789/ocsdscorg/kbf4pxese95qobqpvxmw/KamrieConnell_LMHS_news.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782920789/ocsdscorg/kbf4pxese95qobqpvxmw/KamrieConnell_LMHS_news.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1782920789/ocsdscorg/kbf4pxese95qobqpvxmw/KamrieConnell_LMHS_news.png","width":800}])
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about Orangeburg County School District Names Kamrie Connell the Interim Head Football Coach at Lake Marion High School
![photo of Dawn Whitesides named SCABSE Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782737005/ocsdscorg/bv6jwnomdetm7xzmflgo/Whitesides_SCABSE-award_2026_news.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782737005/ocsdscorg/bv6jwnomdetm7xzmflgo/Whitesides_SCABSE-award_2026_news.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1782737005/ocsdscorg/bv6jwnomdetm7xzmflgo/Whitesides_SCABSE-award_2026_news.jpg","width":800}])
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about Dawn Whitesides Named SCABSE Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year
![Robert Hemby receives the SCEA Richard W. Riley award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782137424/ocsdscorg/eutaltbxzpbtqmim7hln/Hemby_SCEA-award_2026_news.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782137424/ocsdscorg/eutaltbxzpbtqmim7hln/Hemby_SCEA-award_2026_news.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1782137424/ocsdscorg/eutaltbxzpbtqmim7hln/Hemby_SCEA-award_2026_news.png","width":800}])
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about Robert Hemby, II Honored with SCEA Richard W. Riley Award for Community Impact Through " Rolling for a Reason"
![American Legion Palmetto Boys State logo (left) and Girls State logo (right)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782135794/ocsdscorg/iubfrzpq3mnehblc8rdi/PalmettoState_2026_news.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782135794/ocsdscorg/iubfrzpq3mnehblc8rdi/PalmettoState_2026_news.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1782135794/ocsdscorg/iubfrzpq3mnehblc8rdi/PalmettoState_2026_news.jpg","width":800}])
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about Orangeburg County School District Students Selected for 2026 Palmetto Girls State and Boys State Programs
![photo of Alneisha Lakin, named Coordinator of Food Services]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781613485/ocsdscorg/ynsnjjzwnr3sdzyfoodw/AlneishaLakin-FoodServ_news.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781613485/ocsdscorg/ynsnjjzwnr3sdzyfoodw/AlneishaLakin-FoodServ_news.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781613485/ocsdscorg/ynsnjjzwnr3sdzyfoodw/AlneishaLakin-FoodServ_news.png","width":800}])
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about Orangeburg County School District Names Alneisha Lakin Coordinator of Food Services
![photo of the 7 Valedictorians of each school for 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780517043/ocsdscorg/qw7pm575xvcrnalmsgzy/2026_Valedictorians_news.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780517043/ocsdscorg/qw7pm575xvcrnalmsgzy/2026_Valedictorians_news.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780517043/ocsdscorg/qw7pm575xvcrnalmsgzy/2026_Valedictorians_news.jpg","width":800}])
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about OCSD Class of 2026 Earns Nearly $48.7 Million in Scholarships, Achieves 82% Graduation Rate and 80% College & Career Readiness