Davis Basden, a 2016 graduate of Parrott Academy, has been selected by the East Carolina University College of Business as its 2019-2020 Outstanding Senior in Finance.
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Called Lenoir County school board meeting Thursday
LCPS has a called meeting of the Lenoir County Board of Education at 6 p.m. tonight. The board will convene to discuss the FY 2021 planning budget in advance of its presentation to county commissioners in May. Because of restrictions related to coronavirus, the meeting will be held remotely. Link to tonight’s meeting is included here.
LCPS wins grants to help sustain feeding program
Lenoir County Public Schools has secured two grants totaling $4,000 to help sustain a program that provides no-cost meals to youth in the county while schools are closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
EB Frink students qualify for state National History Day competition
A three-student team from E.B. Frink Middle School has qualified for state-level National History Day competition after the team’s project won honors at the regional event at East Carolina University last week.
Coping with Covid 19: Parrott alumni on frontlines
Many Arendell Parrott Academy graduates are serving in medical fields and are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi inducts three from Lenoir County
BATON ROUGE, LA - The following Lenoir County citizens and East Carolina University students recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines: Laura Lamm of Kinston, Robert Grady Jr. of Kinston and Lauran Smith of La Grange.
LCPS Chair and Superintendent hopeful and committed to 2020 graduation
Lenoir County Public Schools Board Chairman Keith King and Superintendent Brent Williams discuss what happens after May 15, graduation for seniors, providing meals to students while out of school and more.
LCPS Child Nutrition workers in need of new plastic grocery bags
LCPS Child Nutrition workers on the front lines of our feeding program are in need of new plastic grocery bags used in meal pickup and delivery.
Promless: Parrott Class of 2020 has “Novel” Senior Spring
Thursday, April 9, Parrott Academy’s Student Activity Center was supposed to be filled with glitter and glamour and the sounds of the band Liquid Pleasure as juniors and seniors enjoyed the annual prom. It’s a rite of spring on the Kinston school’s campus, and throughout April and May for almost every high school in eastern North Carolina. But Covid-19 has the Class of 2020 finishing their last high school semester at home, without the traditional activities of a senior spring.
Administrators send messages to area seniors
Governor Cooper signed an executive order closing N.C. schools until May 15, which impacted all the students of North Carolina. A group hardest hit by this are the 2020 graduates who have had their senior year interrupted by COVID-19. The education leaders of area schools are reaching out to share the messages of encouragement to local seniors.
Remote learning: It’s different but it’s still school, students say
It’s a little like days gone by at the Holloman household even in these days like no other. And while Coronavirus and school closure have caused Alena Rivers to miss some keepsake moments of her senior year at Kinston High School, but having to take more responsibility for her success as a student through remote learning is a life lesson she will take to UNC, Virginia or High Point – all universities that have asked her to join their student body next fall.
School meals continue during Greene County spring break
Greene County Schools will observe Spring Break from Friday, April 10 through Friday, April 17. School meals will still be served during the break; however, remote learning will be suspended so students and teachers can observe Spring Break.
LCPS personnel volunteer to keep meal distribution going over Easter
Lenoir County Public Schools personnel have volunteered to forego time off to help the district continue to distribute no-cost lunches and breakfasts during its scheduled Easter break, which begins on Friday. LCPS Child Nutrition Director Danelle Smith and Assistant Superintendent Nicholas Harvey II, whose responsibilities include oversight of student services, announced the feeding program would continue without change or interruption on Friday, a state holiday, and during the week of April 13.
LCPS to continue meal distribution during Spring Break
Lenoir County Public Schools released this statement on social media today, “Please be assured that LCPS will operate its feeding program unchanged for Good Friday and the week of April 13.” More details coming next week.
Jones County Schools not delivering meals during Spring Break, alternatives available
Jones County Health Department issued the following press release this morning. Topics in the release include the number of COVID-19 tests completed, Grab-n-Go Meals, childcare assistance, food access and other prevention tips.
Greene County Middle teachers earn STEM Innovation Grant Award
Matthew Lococo, seventh grade STEM English Language Arts Teacher and Thomas Loftin, STEM Lab teacher, both received the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Promoting Innovation in Science and Mathematics Teacher Grant in the amount of $4,500.
Sen. Perry and Rep. Humphrey announce over $300,000 for Lenoir County Public Schools
Sen. Jim Perry and Rep. Chris Humphrey announce over $300,000 of supplemental funding for Lenoir County Public Schools for assistance with COVID-19 related issues.
Connected and Coping: Parrott students and teachers learning online
When the busses rolled out of Parrott Academy on Friday, March 13, it was the end of the day, the end of the week…and the beginning of an experimental chapter in online learning for the independent school.
Scholarships fuel career plans for two South Lenoir seniors
Two South Lenoir High School seniors who’ve known for a while what they want to do with their lives now know more about how they’re going to do it.
The Class of 2020 presents Dear High School
Maybe you are a high school senior. Maybe you are the parent of a senior. You might even be an educator, principal, friend or family member of a senior. In any case - this one is for you. Dear Seniors - we hear you. And we love you.