Our department has partnered with Lexington United Methodist Church to offer a confidential program, which provides snacks for students to take home at the end of each week. This program is intended to provide families who may be going through some financial hardship with healthy snacks for their children.

If you would like your child to receive a weekend snack pack, please reach out to a counselor for a sign-up form.

👝  Snack Packs typically include items such as instant oatmeal and grits, granola bars, apple sauce, ramen noodles, mac and cheese, fruit snacks, etc. Contents may vary based on item availability.

Ms. Emma Ramsey will be serving DES students as our School-Based Mental Health Therapist through Lexington County Community Mental Health. This service provides long-term therapy to our students, year-round. 

If you would like to set up services with LCCMH, please contact your child's school counselor for more information, or visit the clinic at 305 Palmetto Park Blvd, Lexington, SC 29072.

☞ Lexington One also partners with LifeChanges, Dickerson Children's Advocacy Center, and Pathways to Healing to meet the mental health needs of our students. Please reach out to your child's school counselor to learn more about these services.

Mrs. Dawn York is our wonderful Family Liaison!  The School Counselors work closely with our Family Liaison to help parents and families in all aspects of their child's education.  

➡️ To learn more about how Dawn can assist your family, feel free to reach out to her.  Below is her schedule and contact information. 

Deerfield Elementary School 

803.821.5519 Monday & Wednesday

Thursday Afternoon

Carolina Springs Elementary School

803.821.5165 Tuesday & Friday

Thursday Morning

DYork@lexington1.net 

➡️ Check out the Family Hub for more information! Deerfield Family Hub 

• Calm Down Strategies  

• Virtual Calming Room 

• Calming Anxiety in Kids 

• Building an Emotional Vocabulary 

• Conversation Starters