All in Education
With bulging bookbags, full pencil cases, and face masks, Parrott Academy students returned to classes this week, marking the start of the school’s 56th academic year. On Monday and Tuesday, lower and middle school students attended a half-day of classes, and Wednesday saw the return of 214 high school students to campus.
The Greater Kinston Credit Union (GKCU), a non-profit chartered credit union under the laws of the State of North Carolina, is partnering with Lenoir Community College to assist students in financing vehicles through the LCC Cars for College program, a program that was created to help eliminate transportation barriers for attending classes and finding employment.
When Kinston High School opens its campus to students for the 2021-2022 school year on Monday, it will open the door to a college within a high school, the product of a new and innovative partnership between Lenoir County Public Schools and Lenoir Community College.
We are pleased to announce that the Bosch Community Fund Board of Trustees has approved this grant, ‘This grant will support the CTE and Beyond program at Jones Senior High School and associated costs including the purchase of drone building kits, video production animation tools, robotics kits and coding kits, for $15,621.00.
Two women known for their devotion to the students in their Exceptional Children’s classes were honored Tuesday with the top annual awards presented by the LCPS Exceptional Children’s Department.
Just a couple of weeks ago, local teachers were chosen to be part of the inaugural class of the Rural Teachers Leaders Network.
Today, Governor Roy Cooper, NC DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen and State Health Director Dr. Betsey Tilson sent a letter to school boards that have failed to adopt the StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit urging them to protect their students and staff in the new school year.
Arendell Parrott Academy (APA) has a new Head of School. David Moody, former Assistant Superintendent in Jones County with 19 years of experience in education, will now lead the school.
Lenoir County Public Schools students and teachers, as well as visitors and vendors, will be required to wear face coverings inside school buildings for at least the first three weeks of the academic year that begins Aug. 23.
The Lenoir County School Board met on Monday, August 9, 2021. One of the items on the agenda up for discussion was the COVID-19 Response Plan for Opening the 2021-22 School Year. The discussion of mask-wearing was what most in attendance wanted to discuss. Board member W.D. Anderson made a motion that mask-wearing be required for all Lenoir County Public Schools for the first three weeks. The vote to approve the three-week mask mandate was five for the motion and two against, with Billy Davis and Keith King dissenting.
David Moody of Kinston will lead Arendell Parrott Academy as Head of School beginning in August. Moody has most recently served as an Assistant Superintendent in Jones County. He has seven years of experience as an administrator at both the elementary and high school levels and served as the county Director of Curriculum and Instruction. He is currently completing his Doctorate in Education at East Carolina University. He also has a Master’s in School Administration from E.C.U.
At a school known as close-knit, Lenoir County Early College High School already feels a lot like family to incoming freshman Magi Register.
During a special called meeting at the Greene County Tech Center on Monday, August 2, the Greene County Board of Education voted 4-1 in favor of following the guidance of the NCDHHS StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit for all students and staff wear face coverings while in doors.
Lenoir Community College Health Sciences Department recently held its pinning ceremony for Practical Nursing, and Surgical Technology graduates.
The Jones County Back to School bash will be held at the Jones Senior High School gym on Saturday, July 31, 2021, from 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM. It is recommended to come early as it will be first come, first served, supplies are limited
Many of the books shelved in the history section of the media center at Kinston High School are historical in their own right – that is, they are old, of a bygone era.
Lenoir Community College graduate Marc DeNeal’s educational journey was not a traditional straight path from high school to college. His education started long before he entered LCC in 2013 when he joined the US Navy after graduating from high school.
The fun LCPS promised students at its Summer Enrichment Academy arrived at Moss Hill Elementary School by land and by air courtesy of FFA students from South Lenoir High School.
Snow Hill Primary is keeping the weekly Terrific Kid Awards going during the summer! Each teacher chooses a student who has been responsible, shows great character, or has reached a personal goal. At the end of the week, these students are presented with an award from the counselor, Mrs. McLawhorn, or an administrator and are congratulated for their hard work. Below are Snow Hill Primary's last Terrific Kids!
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