All in Education
A coronavirus prevention effort promoted by United Way Worldwide and coordinated locally by Lenoir-Greene United Way is providing 55,000 washable face masks for the students, teachers and staff of Lenoir County Public Schools. The donation translates into more than five face masks for all students and staff at the 16 Title I schools in the district.
“One of the most unhappy series of events in the state’s history began in 1835,” stated a textbook used in elementary schools across North Carolina. “As more and more white people came into their territory the Cherokee Indians had been driven further into the hills, but white settlers looked with greed on all their territory.”
Two students from Contentnea-Savannah K-8 school are state winners in a contest sponsored by the NC Climate Education Network designed to engage students with climate issues through poetry, art and photography. Molly White, a fifth grader, won first place in the elementary poetry category and Alexandra (Ally) Garcia-Mendez, an eighth grader, won first place in the middle school art category.
In 2021, the Department of Public Safety at Lenoir Community College decided to implement a teambuilding activity to complete the necessary training process. The purpose of this project was for the officers to develop leadership skills as a team to reach common a goal, while helping the community at the same time.
Sharika Lender of Kinston was a single mother making minimum wage to make ends meet to provide for her family when she enrolled in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult Program at Lenoir Community College.
Greene Early College Sophomore Jada Morelock has found more than expected on the often-visited site Tik Tok.
Congratulations to the following Jones Senior High School Principal's List and Honor Roll students.
“Animals get cold this time of year! We want to make a big difference for them,” explained Parrott Academy fourth grader Londyn Vick as she placed another donated blanket on the pile in her classroom. She is one of 46 fourth graders who spent three weeks in January asking friends and family to donate old blankets, sheets, mattress covers, and other textiles to help the Lenoir County SPCA replenish animal bedding.
Top state education leaders joined Governor Roy Cooper today to call on K-12 school districts across the state to allow in-person instruction for all students.
Chermika Jones of La Grange was in her final two semesters of her Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program at a neighboring community college when she discovered her financial aid had run out and she would not be able to cover the cost of tuition out of pocket.
The Cars for College program was launched after a $250,000 honorarium was gifted by the Z. Smith Reynolds (ZSR) Foundation to commemorate former Trustee John O. McNairy’s 20 years of service to the ZSR Foundation.
While working in a commission-based job, Michelle Hill of Greene County found herself spending more money than she was making trying to build her clientele and knew she needed to find a better alternative. She sought help from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult program at Lenoir Community College.
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.
Greene Early College 2020 graduate, Adriana Hernandez of Snow Hill, is among the 1300 students named to Eastern Connecticut State University Fall Dean’s List.
Brianna Jones of Greene County was working as a waitress and getting by with the help of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). She was working as a waitress and was supporting herself with the tips she made from working four to five nights a week.
Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester, in which more than 1,300 students were recognized for maintaining high GPAs.
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is a professional honorary society of women educators. The Society promotes professional and personal growth of its members and excellence in education. Established in 1929, Delta Kappa Gamma has attained major objectives in improving opportunities for qualified women employed at every level of education, as well as in advancing the status of women educators.
For the sixth consecutive year, Parrott Academy’s Patriot yearbook won a Gold Medal in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association national competition. And for the fourth consecutive year, the Patriot won the All-North Carolina rating from the NC Scholastic Media Association, one of only ten yearbooks in the state to receive this honor.
One of the state’s most accomplished musicians visited band practice at Kinston High School on Thursday and made plans to come back.
La Grange native Ashlyn Ulrich is one of 1,017 students at Shenandoah University to earn a spot on the Fall 2020 Dean's List.
