Chapin Facts and Welcome Information

Telephone: (803)345-2444
FAX: (803)345-0427

 

Email: chapinsc@sc.rr.com

 

 

Mayor:  Stan Shealy
Leland Teal, Mayor Pro Tem
Robbie Frick, Council Member
Vivian "Bibi" Atkins, Council Member
Kay Hollis, Council Member

 

 

City of Columbia (803) 545-3300

 

 

Annette Stuck, Chairman
Jerald Walsh
John Hollis
Jesse R. Frick
William Dukes Sr.

 

 

This is conducted each spring, serves the community and surrounding area by encouraging and stimulating the creative arts by providing a quality opportunity to observe the visual and performing arts. Awards are presented. Contact Crooked Creek Park, 345-6181.

 

Crooked Creek invites artists of all kinds, and offers interesting monthly programs and classes for anyone who likes to paint or draw. CCAL meets the third Monday evening of January through May and September through November at Crooked Creek Park, 1098 Old Lexington Highway. The League attracts artists from the greater Columbia area who want to encourage and stimulate appreciation of the creative arts. For more information about joining, write to CCAL at P.O. Box 501, Chapin, SC 29036.

 

The park features 112 camping sites, five lakeside villas, picnic areas with shelters, playground equipment, boat ramps, rental slips, nature trail and rental recreation building. Call (803)364-3530 or (803)364-4152 for more information.

 

Chapin Community Theatre, located in the heart of downtown Chapin, (107 Columbia Avenue), has been providing the Midlands with live theatre performed by local actors for over 20 years. CCT is non-profit, staffed by volunteers, and dedicated to providing the community with good, family entertainment.Chapin Community Theatre, P.O. Box 360, Chapin, SC 29036

 

The Chapin Branch Library at 129 Northwest Columbia Avenue adjacent to the Town Hall, is part of the Lexington County Public Library System. Call (803)345-5479.

 

 

Chapin Elementary        www.lex5.k12.sc.us/ces           (803) 345-2214
Chapin Middle              www.lex5.k12.sc.us/cms          (803) 345-1466         
Chapin High                 www.lex5.k12.sc.us/chs          (803) 345-2246

 

About the District:
(803) 732-8000 
Number of Students: 14,967
Readiness scores: 90.5% tested ready for first grade
2002 SAT average: 1064
High school exit exam scores: Reading: 92.4% met standards. Math: 92.7% met standards. Writing: 92.4% met standards. 84.2% met all three standards on the first attempt.