NEWS from the NEST

The SC Department of Education (SDE) has created the profile of a student graduating from high school with a diploma to be career ready. In order to measure this data and show SC Graduates are indeed ready to work. The WIN is a workforce and development tool, comprised of three proctored assessments, Work Ready Math, Work Ready Reading and Work Ready Data, leading to a portable credential.

Some of the SC companies that consider WIN Scores in their hiring process: Standard Motor Products, Volvo, ReWa (Water Reclamation), ETCON Employment Solutions, Essential Healthcare Services, Wikoff, Greenville County Schools, Savannah River Nuclear, Zeus, and Michelin. The Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) is also a partner with WIN and has connections with employers.

Students should bring:

• Soft lead #2 pencils with good eraser

• School ID or Driver’s License

• Charged Chromebook

• A permitted calculator

• Snack/drink for breaks
  

Testing locations will be posted on the board outside of School Counseling.

LAST CHANCE TO TAKE THE ASVAB TEST AT CHS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR!

📢 Guest Speaker Coming This April!

Join us during NEST to learn how to jump straight into a career in real estate! Hear about licensing requirements, schools in the Columbia area, and everything you need to know to get started in the field.

Date TBD – sign up here to get the official date and updates as soon as they’re available!

Seniors, the School Counseling Department needs your help! Complete this form by April 27 to report your post-graduation plans and any scholarship offers. This info helps us celebrate your achievements, report awards accurately, and include scholarships in the graduation program.

Counselors will be visiting your Economics and Government classrooms in April (date TBD) to go over sending your final transcripts and reviewing this form.

Click the form to submit your info and see full instructions!

Midlands Tech Admissions Rep Ms. Dunovant will be here to help with every step of the application process. She can answer your questions, help start a new application, make sure you meet all requirements, and administer the placement test. This is the last placement test at Chapin High, so don’t miss your chance—after this, you’ll need to schedule testing through Midlands Technical College.

Friday, April 17, 2026 - 9:30am-1pm: Health Science at the Airport Campus - Click here

• Physical Therapy, Radiologic Technology, Medical Assisting, CNA, EKG, and Phlebotomy

Friday, April 24, 2026 - 9:30am-1pm: Education, Public Service, Art, and Social Behavioral at the Airport Campus - Click here

• Education, Paralegal, Criminal Justice, Human Services, Art Studio, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science

Friday, May 1, 2026 - 9:30am-1pm: Automotive, Machine Tool, Business, & IT at the Beltline Campus - Click here

The link is for groups but should also be used for individual registration. Students and parents are welcome to come on their own. School excuses will be available from MTC. (can be used as a college visit if you have not exceeded your 2 visits for the year)

Any questions contact MTC representative: Jewel Canty, jewellcanty@midlandstech.edu

High School to Hired: Crossing the Stage to Earning a Wage

In partnership with MEBA, High School to Hired is an on-site hiring event giving graduating seniors the chance to interview with employers for full-time careers after graduation. A list of attending employers and open positions will be shared closer to the event.

When: May 1, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Segra Park, 1640 Freed Street, Columbia, SC 29201

We’ll have a field trip bus to the event — if you’d like to attend, sign up here!

Please fill out this form so we don’t miss recognizing you. If you have enlisted or plan to attend a military academy after graduation, please let us know. You will receive a cord for graduation as well as recognition at both state and local events.

Attendance reminders:

1. Medical notes must be submitted within 5 days or they will be documented as a Parent Note.

2. There is a maximum allowable amount of seat time recapture that can be served in a class. A student can recapture a maximum of 10 absences in a year long course and 5 absences in a semester course. Additional unexcused absences beyond this will result in a Failure due to Absences in the course and a grade of 50 will be earned.

3. All recapture must be served and paid for prior to attendance credit being awarded.

4. If summer school is required in a course, seat time recapture must be completed as a requirement to enroll.

Upcoming Attendance Recapture sessions:

Saturday, March 21, 2026 (8am-2pm)

Saturday, April 18, 2026 (8am-2pm)

Saturday, May 2, 2026 (8am-2pm)

Seniors must complete any recapture that is owed in order to exempt a Senior Exams in that course.

Please reach out to Ms. Manning (kmanning@lexrich5.org) or Ms. Register (lregister@lexrich5.org) if you have any questions.

Please click on the graphic to register for parking for the 2026-2027 school year. The parking application needs to be filled out completely by both the student and his/her parent/guardian. The following information will be needed to fill out the form: make and model of car, license plate number, Student Drivers license number, name of insurance company, and date of Alive @ 25 completion OR proof of completion of driver's course.

Cost of parking is $50.00 for entire school year, and $25 for a single semester. All parking fees will be added to student accounts in July (for the next school year) UNLESS the student has previous unpaid fees. These must be paid before the parking fee will be added. Payments may only be made online for parking.

MARCH

21st - Recapture

25th - WIN testing for Juniors. This is NOT a Late start. Testing begins at 8:25am.

28th - NJROTC Fun Run. Sign up here.

APRIL

1st - ASVAB - Sign up here

6th - 10th - Spring Break

15th - Accuplacer at CHS - Sign up here.

18th - Recapture

28th - English 2 EOC Testing