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Arendell Parrott Academy conferred diplomas on 46 graduating seniors in commencement exercises on June 4th. Held at 4 p.m. in Ellis Simon Gymnasium on the school’s campus, the ceremony featured student speakers Elena Williamson, Josh Okonkwo, and Matti Snyder. Head of School Brooks Sutton stated.
Twenty-eight women and men who altogether have dedicated 740 years to the education of young people were recognized not only for their longevity but also their loyalty during the annual LCPS Retirement Luncheon held last week.
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Angelo State University conferred 888 undergraduate and graduate degrees on 884 graduates, including Lauryn Banks of Kinston, during the 2021 spring commencement exercises on May 15, 2021, at the Junell Center/Stephens Arena in San Angelo, Texas.
Congratulations to the following Northwest Elementary School Principal's List and Honor Roll students.
Greene Early College celebrated the graduation of the Class 0f 2021 Thursday, May 27 at Greene County Wellness Center.
Congratulations to the following Northwest Elementary School Principal's List and Honor Roll students for the 4th 9 weeks!
Congratulations to the following Moss Hill Elementary School Principal's List and Honor Roll students.
For a brief time this week – the one-hour graduation exercises at North Lenoir High School on Thursday evening and South Lenoir and Kinston high school commencements Friday morning – the unity that comes with spending 13 years pursuing the same goal, celebrating the same school achievements and, because of the pandemic, enduring the same struggles felt like an element of survival, an important piece of the legacy of the Class of 2021.
GEC freshmen in Mrs. Josey Thompson’s earth science class rediscovered a fascination of a childhood pastime: playing in the dirt. As a culminating component of the class, students were challenged to make a difference in the environment. Many students chose projects that ecstatically improved the GEC/LCC campus.
A meeting will be held on May 28, 2021 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 p.m. at Jones County Board of Education, 320 West Jones Street Trenton, NC 28585. The purpose of this meeting is to consult with private schools and parents of parentally placed private school students as well as home-schooled students.
Great news for the citizens of Lenoir, Jones and Greene Counties - Lenoir Community College has received approximately $1.9 million to provide free tuition assistance this fall for all students.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA-Part B, Public Law 108.446) Project is presently being amended. The Project describes the special education programs that Jones County Schools proposes for Federal funding for the 2021-22 school year. Interested persons are encouraged to review amendments to the Project and make comments concerning the implementation of special education under this Federal Program.
A meeting will be held on May 28, 2021 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 p.m. at Jones County Board of Education, 320 West Jones Street Trenton, NC 28585. The purpose of this meeting is to consult with private schools and parents of parentally placed private school students as well as home-schooled students.
The longtime practice of holding graduation ceremonies outdoors, an eventual casualty to the threat of inclement weather, will be restored at four LCPS high schools at month’s end as they respond to public health recommendations and the desire of families to see their students awarded diplomas.
Kinston, North Lenoir and South Lenoir high schools will hold commencements on their football fields and Lenoir County Learning Academy will host graduation on the grounds of the chapel at Kennedy Home, where the alternative school is located.
A high school student from Lenoir County is among 20 selected for the EC Scholars program at East Carolina University.
Congratulations to Mr. Russell Blackburn, Chorus and Music Teacher at Woodington Middle School, Anna Smith, First Grade Teacher at Southeast Elementary, Taylor Perry, 4th Grade Teacher at Banks Elementary, and Jessica Murphy, Exceptional Children's Teacher at Northeast Elementary for having been chosen by their mentors.
After 53 years of Hugh Pollock walking the halls of Arendell Parrot Academy, he has announced his intention to retire. “He’s been a pillar of this school for 53 years. He has worn many different hats here but the constant has always been the love for all the kids,” said Kimberly Pollock Whitley, Pollock’s daughter, and APA teacher.
Don’t let his easy-going, soft-spoken style fool you. Jamir Jones-Gatling likes to push himself, to put himself out on a limb. A senior who’s loaded his schedule at North Lenoir High School with demanding AP and college-credit classes, a two-sport athlete, a teenager who holds down an after-school job, he’s an 18-year-old who, in his own words, always tries “to get the best out of myself.”
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