All in Education
As news continues to spread around the United States about the Coronavirus and the recent State of Emergency issued on Tuesday by Governor Roy Cooper, Jones County Schools is continuing to monitor information from federal, state, and local health officials. We want to assure the public that the district is being proactive in efforts to help prevent the spread of illness among our students and staff.
According to Dr. Bert Bright, Arendell Parrott Academy will be moving to online instruction starting Monday, March 16 for two weeks. All on-campus activities are canceled during this time.
Conceding the challenges of the jobs that each of them do in trying to move the county forward, leaders of Lenoir County Public Schools, Lenoir County commissioners and the county’s two members of the N.C. General Assembly touted the benefits of cooperation during LCPS’s 2020 Legislative Breakfast on Monday.
Two Lenoir Community College Graphic Arts & Imaging Technology (GAIT) students, Samuel Jarman of Trenton and Chandler Patrick of Goldsboro, were recently awarded a scholarship from the Printing Industry of the Carolinas (PICA).
Stephanie Harrel’s third grant in six years from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund will bring a new generation of 3D printers to her STEM lab at Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School.
Snow Hill Primary gives out a weekly award called "Terrific Kid" awards. On Fridays, these students are presented with an award from the counselor, Mrs. McLawhorn, or an administrator and are congratulated for their hard work.
North Lenoir High School senior Bryant De Luna-Peralta has won a Levine Scholarship, the top scholarship awarded at UNC-Charlotte. The four-year merit scholarship, given to only 20 students internationally each year, is valued at $105,000 for in-state students.
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) used by Public Safety officials is a growing trend. With the convenience of size and the potential for safety, drones offer opportunities different from aircraft operated by humans, including quicker deployment and less overhead.
This was the 42nd year that the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library staff has organized a Quiz Bowl competition for local high schools. Parrott Academy defeated South Lenoir in the sixth game of the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library Quiz Bowl on March 7th to become the county champions for the fifth straight year.
Congratulations to the following Arendell Parrott Academy dance and art students.
The Lenoir Community College Horticulture Club, pictured, recently made a donation to the LCC Foundation to complete an endowment establishing a Horticulture Scholarship.
Teams from three schools will carry the LCPS banner into state Science Olympiad competition next month after district schools posted a best-ever performance in recent regional games.
At the Region X Science Olympiad hosted Feb. 15 by Lenoir Community College, 33 student teams from six of the district’s schools earned top five finishes, North Lenoir High School finished fifth overall in the high school division, Lenoir County Early College High School won the Spirit Award for high schools and Woodington Middle School won the Spirit Award for middle schools.
Early registration for entering pre-school and kindergarten students in Lenoir County for the 2020-2021 school year will be held March 9-13 at all LCPS elementary schools during regular school hours.
Snow Hill Primary gives out a weekly award called "Terrific Kid" awards. Each teacher at SHP chooses a student who has been responsible, shows great character, or has reached a personal goal.
Seven projects created by 10 Lenoir County Public Schools students qualified for the North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair later this month by earning top finishes in regional competition on Saturday.
Like a lot of third graders in North Carolina, Esmee Delien took home a cabbage plant donated by Bonnie Plants to see if she could get it to grow.
Lenoir Community College is offering a course entitled “The Power of Algae” from 9 a.m. to 12 noon beginning March 14 for eight weeks in room 113 of the Science Building on the Kinston campus. Participants may choose to attend any of the sessions via video conferencing.
Connor Williams, 17, of Kinston, a student at Bethel Christian Academy, has been honored for his exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award.
A life-changing event that may slow some people down has not stopped James Inthalansy of La Grange. When he was 9 years old, he lost his leg in an automobile accident. While his memory since the accident has not been the best, he said he wanted to rise above it and find a career where he could work and provide a good living.
Instructional time lost to winter weather on Feb. 20-21 will be made up the first week in March. Originally scheduled as an early-out day and a teacher workday, respectively, March 5 and March 6 will now be regular school days. This calendar revision applies to schools on LCPS's traditional calendar -- that is, all schools but Lenoir County Early College High School.
