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Lugoff-Elgin Middle School announces Chelsea Pedersen as its new assistant principal.

Families of returning Kershaw County School District students—including families who completed their pre-kindergarten or kindergarten students’ initial enrollment this spring—will receive an email with their students’ registration codes and instructions to complete the online registration process on Monday, July 6.

During the June 18 Special Called Board of Trustees Meeting, the Kershaw County School District Board of Trustees approved two administrative hires, naming Rebecca Shackleford as the district’s new Director of Assessment and LaKeisha Lawrence as the new principal of Lugoff-Elgin Middle School.

This summer, students are encouraged to Go Wild with books through KCSD and the Kershaw County Library! Complete your summer reading challenge, return your log to school in August for a KCSD reading reward, and join the library for even more summer fun. Elementary and middle school students can earn a free book, and high school students can join the teen summer reading challenge and join fun programming at KCL. Download your reading log at www.kcsdschools.net/read.

KCSD’s end-of-year updates include half-days on May 21–22, graduation ceremony details, July registration dates and residency requirements, a new high school School-Based Health Center partnership, and the first day of school on July 30, 2026.