An educator and administrator in the Duplin County School System for the past 30 years, Thigpen will take office on Jan. 2, 2020.
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Pink Hill Elementary hoping to connect to $1,000 prize
Pink Hill Elementary School is hoping to qualify for a $1,000 award through the U.S. Cellular Community Connections campaign in order to bolster its beekeeping program and is asking for the public’s help before the early December deadline.
Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School Academic Honors
The following are students honored for academic achievement at Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School for the grading period ended Oct. 17.
Civil War battle brought to life for Early College ninth graders
Ninth graders from Lenoir County Early College High School experienced what life might have been like for a soldier fighting in one of the last major battles of the Civil War when they toured the Bentonville Battlefield North Carolina Historical Site near Benson.
Parrott Academy's Fine Arts receives awards
Parrott Academy’s theatre department received four awards at the regional NC Theatre Conference Play Festival held at Mooresville High School on Nov. 1 and 2.
Northwest educator a finalist for state beginning teacher award
A young educator whose desire to be a teacher was nurtured in Lenoir County’s public schools and who fulfilled that goal last year by joining the faculty at Northwest Elementary School is a finalist in the statewide search for the best new teacher in North Carolina.
Innovative LCPS initiatives to be on display at state conference
School board members and public school administrators from across the state will have multiple opportunities to learn more about innovative Lenoir County Public School programs during breakout presentations at the fall meeting of the North Carolina School Board Association next week.
ECU announces new Partnership Teach Fellows scholarships for 2020
ECU has a long standing tradition of excellence in education and prepares more educators in North Carolina than any other university.
Expanding fruit and vegetable snack program brings nutrition to thousands
Three days a week Phillips’ students and their schoolmates at Southeast Elementary get a nutritious treat thanks to an expanding program that now provides fresh fruit and vegetables snacks to more than 3,000 students at six elementary schools and the pre-kindergarten classrooms in Lenoir County Public Schools
LCC student gets first professional theatre role
Lenoir Community College student Makayla Jarman of La Grange is taking to the stage at the Wilson Center in Wilmington in Mr. Holland’s Opus in April. She is in the ensemble/youth company, her first professional paid performance.
Southwood Elementary School's Principal's List and Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following Southwood Elementary School Principal's List and Honor Roll students.
LCC student in lead role of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
November is an exciting month for Lenoir Community College student Madison Smith of New Bern as she takes to the stage in the lead role in the production, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, at the New Bern Civic Theatre.
Maysville Elementary Principal's List and Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following Maysville Elementary Principal's List and Honor Roll students.
2019 LCC Phi Theta Kappa Fall Induction
Lenoir Community College Omicron Rho Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa recently held its fall induction.
Frink Middle School Principal's List and Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following Frink Middle School Principal's List and Honor Roll students.
Parrott publications win honors
Arendell Parrott Academy’s Patriot Yearbook for 2018-19 has won a national gold medal from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
LCC LIT award recipients
Lenoir Community College graduates Blanca Faasii and Tim Ford recently received the first LCC Lancer Information Technology (LIT) awards during a special program celebrating IT Professionals who keep the flame burning in their organizations. The event was led by LCC IT Program Chair Shaneir Faison.
Greene County Middle School principal's list and A/B Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following Greene County Middle School principal's list and A/B Honor Roll students.
School improvement plans receive unanimous approval from Greene County Board of Education
The reports included detailed information for all actions created by the school's Leadership Team and target date for completion. The actions needed to be simple, specific and lead to the achievement of each objective.
Moss Hill Elementary School A/B honor roll
Congratulations to the following Moss Hill Elementary School A/B honor roll students.