All in Education
When the Air Force Falcons face Army’s Black Knights in the Freedom Classic this weekend, Parrott Academy alumnus Connor Bright will feel right at home. Bright, who graduated from APA in 2018, is currently a junior at the Air Force Academy and wears #21 on the varsity baseball team.
Maggie Kerner, math teacher at Greene Early College, has completed her requirements for National Board Teacher Certification.
A Greensboro-based foundation with ties to Lenoir County has donated 200 new winter coats to LCPS elementary schools for distribution to students who most need them.
Mr. Willie Blango, Masonry Teacher at Jones Senior High School, was nominated by Thomas Taylor as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction. This is in recognition of his impact as an educator, leader and role model.
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.
Roughly one year ago, Governor Cooper declared a state of emergency regarding COVID-19, and while an emergency is typically seen as a momentary crisis, this has been harnessed into the “new normal”, expanding bureaucratic control over citizens’ lives for an alarming period of time. Regardless of the continued state of emergency, our local officials are holding themselves to a different standard. The Kinston City Council and Lenoir County School Board continue to meet outside of their chambers and only through Facebook or Zoom. Are they afraid for their safety while asking their staff to be dismissive of their own? Are they worried about facing parents and the community in a real public forum again?
Missouri State University awarded 1,534 degress to students in fall 2020. The commencement ceremonies took place Dec. 11, 2020, at JQH Arena.
Seven students in Kinston High School’s health science program have qualified for state competition after a stellar showing on tests organized as part of the recent Southeastern Regional Leadership Conference of North Carolina HOSA.
Students representing FFA chapters from North Lenoir and South Lenoir high schools and Woodington Middle School scored big in the competition that highlighted last week’s Neuse Federation Rally hosted by Mount Olive University.
La Grange Elementary's Induction of National Junior Honor Society was held on February 19, 2021.
A very dedicated group of Greene Early College students decided to continue a tradition in the midst of a pandemic: Project Valentine.
The College Board recently honored Parrott Academy college advisor Mitzi Moye with the Counselor Recognition Award. According to the College Board, the award is given to “exemplary school counseling professionals who are proven lifelong learners, collaborators, and advocates.” Moye is one of only eight North Carolina counselors to receive this recognition.
As state lawmakers try to sort out when students can go back to school full time, members of the House are sponsoring a bill that would offer a voluntary summer school program for North Carolina students.
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.
Kinston, NC resident, Aliza Matthews, has been named to the president's list at James Madison University for the fall 2020 semester. Students who earn president's list honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.900 or above. Matthews is a dance major.
Parrott Academy’s 2020 class of twelve Hall of Fame inductees was honored at a ceremony on February 5th. Inductees were Tiffany Barnes, Matt Beaman, Jordan Blount, Bert Bright, Jaclyn Ervin, Justin Good, Jesse Grant III, Mary Margaret Herring, Mark Keener, Preston Manning, Robert Mooring Jr., and Billy Taylor.
Greene Early College partnered with Greene Lamp Community Action 9/11 Day of Service Grant’s initiative to collect needed personal items for homeless shelters and veterans.
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.
A few weeks back, barely six months after she had graduated from South Lenoir High School, Aden Rouse received an email from administrators at her new university, N.C. State. The message was this: Aden was now considered a member of the senior class and could graduate with a bachelor’s degree this spring.
