Lexington Two's Class of 2023: $13 million in scholarships, 203 Honor grads

WEST COLUMBIA, SC – The nearly 500 graduates from Brookland-Cayce High School and Airport High School and in Lexington Two’s Class of 2023 posted a number of achievements. 


Among them:


  • 203 Honor graduates, GPA of 3.5 or higher
  • Nearly $13 million in scholarships
  • $230,000-plus saved in professional certifications training at Lexington Two’s Innovation Center
  • 23 Palmetto Fellows
  • 32 LIFE (with enhancement) scholarship recipients
  • 218 LIFE or HOPE (without enhancement) scholarship recipients
  • 17 Early College program graduates, 7 of whom received associate in art and/or associate in science diplomas with at least 434 college credits earned, 10 who received General College Studies Certificates with at least 180 college credits earned – all free
  • 32 South Carolina Seal of Biliteracy recipients
  • 17 entering the military

A closer look:


Brookland-Cayce High School 

206 total graduates


Honor With Distinction (GPA 4.5 or Higher):  31

High Honor (GPA 4.0-4.5):  20

Honor (GPA 3.5-4.0): 33

Total Honor Graduates: 84

Percentage of Total BCHS Grads with GPA of 3.5 or Higher: 40% 


Valedictorian: Riley Emma Moore

Salutatorian: Ella Lee Everett


Top in-state college destinations for Brookland-Cayce’s Class of 2023:


Clemson University

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Midlands Technical College

Coastal Carolina University

USC-Upstate

Winthrop University

Charleston Southern

USC-Aiken


*Note: The map that accompanies this story shows where Lexington Two graduates have attended college since 2018

 

Related:

View a photo gallery from Brookland-Cayce's graduation ceremony on the Lexington Two Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lexington2schools