2 Lexington One Employees Receive Honorary Lieutenant Awards

Two retiring Lexington County School District One employees each received Honorary Lieutenant Awards from the Lexington Police Department at Monday's town council meeting. 

Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green presented the awards to Kenneth W. Lake, director of the Lexington Technology Center, and Jim "Coach" Harpe, coordinator of the FOCUS program. 

"Both Ken and Coach have dedicated their careers to providing better educational opportunities and improving the lives of children in programs outside the regular classroom," Green said. "Vocational and Alternative students and staff will certainly miss them as they retire. We are honored to make them Honorary Lieutenants of the Lexington Police Department."

Lake has 42 years of experience as an educator, with 31 of those years spent at Lexington Technology Center. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial education from Clemson University and his administrative specialist degree from the University of South Carolina.

Harpe has 38 years of experience as an educator and received his bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees from the University of South Carolina. Many of his years have been spent in athletics as a physical education teacher, coach or athletic director and he is better known as “Coach” by students and staff.    

Submitted by the Lexington Police Department.