Lenoir County’s Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recently recognized outstanding beginning teachers in their third year of teaching for the month of October.
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LCC awards outstanding Automotive Systems Technology graduates
Mark Wente of Beulaville and Travis Cox of Kinston were recently recognized as outstanding graduates and awarded a new tool box from Lenoir Community College Automotive Systems Technology.
Moderna, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shots now available
COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are now available for more North Carolinians. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shots to help strengthen and extend protections against COVID-19 infections.
Snow Hill Primary Terrific Kids
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. On Fridays, 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!
Kinston High senior Harvey named a Carolina Panthers Community Captain
Kinston High School senior and All-State football player Nicholas Harvey III is one of 10 student-athletes in North and South Carolina chosen as a 2021 Carolina Panthers Community Captain.
Unique Chick-fil-A Leader Academy brings county’s students together
On the first day of the first year of a first-of-its-kind project, 30 students from six high schools in Lenoir County got a taste of what it takes to be a leader – and got a taste of breakfast from the event’s sponsor, Kinston’s Chick-fil-A.
UPDATE: Kinston High School has resumed their regular school day
A telephoned bomb threat at Kinston High School has caused the evacuation of students and staff from the buildings.
WATERS conference engages Parrott students
Parrott Academy students in Honors Biology and AP Environmental Science virtually joined the WATERS Conference hosted by U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy in Greenville on Wednesday.
Student group’s grant will go for professional clothing closet
A $1,000 grant from a statewide student-led organization will allow LCPS’s three traditional high schools to set up professional clothing closets so students can look the part when they step into a business setting.
One Hundred Fifty-Five Miles for Mental Health Awareness
Walking 155 miles, sixty-nine Greene Early College students partnered with Lenoir Community College’s “Walk for Mental Health Awareness” on October 7. Using Greene Central’ track, students proudly participated in this worthy acknowledgement of the heath issues caused by mental illnesses.
Snow Hill Primary announces Terrific Kids
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. On Fridays, these students are presented with an award from the counselor, Mrs. McLawhorn, or an administrator and are congratulated for their hard work.
North Lenoir’s college awareness campaign earns statewide award
North Lenoir High School is a winner of a 2021 First in FAFSA Innovation Grant from myFutureNC, one of just five schools in the state recognized for programs that encourage students to prepare for college and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and other forms that give them access to grants, scholarships, work-study programs and loans.
From Horseshoes to Pumpkin, Really?
Greene Early College senior, Dylan Lee, fashioned the true indication of the approaching Fall season, a pumpkin, in his welding class at Greene Early College, LCC campus.
Governor Cooper announces $805 million in new funding for early care and learning programs
Governor Roy Cooper visited and toured the Community School for People Under Six in Carrboro where he announced a historic, one-time federal $805 million investment in North Carolina’s early care and learning child care programs.
LCC Pink Day Wednesday, Oct. 13
In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Lenoir Community College President Dr. Rusty Hunt declared Oct. 13 Pink Day at the College. The LCC Volleyball Team will take on Pitt Community College at 6 p.m. on the Coach Bobby Dawson Court in the Student Center.
North Lenoir High School wins first in FAFSA Innovation Grant
North Lenoir High School is being recognized for its programs to increase student completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). myFutureNC awarded the school one of its First in FAFSA Innovation Grants. By completing FAFSA, students gain access to more than $150 billion in federal aid. Aid includes grants, scholarships, loans and work-study programs.
Lenoir County Fair Cheerleading Competition Results
Teams from across Lenoir County showed up ready to compete. Woodington Middle School, E.B. Frink Middle School, and Contentnea-Savannah were in attendance. From the high-schools both North Lenoir and South Lenoir competed.
The standings were as follows:
LCPS adds another ‘layer of support’ to keep students on track to graduate
One line goes up and the other goes down but taken together they represent a single trend for Lenoir County Public Schools, according to a veteran LCPS educator in a new role this year dedicated to making sure that trend continues.
It’s a “3-Peat!” LCC Graphics Student wins again
For the third time in a row, an LCC Graphics student was awarded top honors in this year’s PICA (Printing Industry of the Carolinas) student competition for printing and graphics. Samuel Jarman of Trenton, NC won the top collegiate award for his digital printing and package design of a dentist-themed hidden message structural mailer.
ABC Board presents check to LCC for Alcohol Awareness
The Lenoir County ABC Board recently presented a check of $15,000 to Lenoir Community College to assist in alcohol and drug awareness programs at the College