All in Education
Greene Early College students, (left to right) Dorien Sutton and Madia Harris, have been named to Lenoir Community College fall President’s List. To be included in this prestigious list, a student must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 semester hours in upper level classes and achieved a 4.00 GPA.
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.
Nine members strong and growing, a new club has been formed at Greene Early College. Chemistry & Earth Science teacher Brian Rada, has organized an after-school science club affectionately called GECKOS - the Greene Early College Kids of Science. Meeting once a week, the group participates in hands-on science experiments and projects.
Arendell Parrott Academy’s National Junior Honor Society inducted 35 seventh and eighth grade students in a January 28th ceremony.
Kinston, NC resident, Aliza Matthews, has been named to the president's list at James Madison University for the fall 2021 semester.
Woodington Middle School seventh grader Wesley Vernon repeated as winner of the annual LCPS Spelling Bee winner Tuesday night, coming out on top in a contest with 13 other school spelling champs by, appropriately enough, correctly spelling the word “ouster.”
According to Jones County Public Schools Mrs. Denise Taylor has been approved as the interim principal at Jones Senior High School by the Board of Education.
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, and are congratulated for their hard work. Below are Snow Hill Primary's last Terrific Kids!
Automotive Systems Technology Students Ja’ken Bynum of Kinston, Travis Cox of Kinston, and Mark Wente of Beulaville were recently awarded Gearwrench tool sets, donated by Walker Auto Parts in Kinston, for having the highest cumulative grade point average (GPA) and best overall attendance during their pursuit of the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Automotive Systems Technology.
Two Lenoir Community College graphic students, Gamaliel Aguilera of Newport and Jonah Daniels of La Grange, were recently awarded scholarships from the Printing Industry of the Carolinas (PICA).
Greene Early College High School has been awarded a $500 grant as a winner of the 2021 North Carolina First in FAFSA Challenge. The school earned first place in the cooperative innovative high school category with 29.7% growth in FAFSA completions compared to 2020. The FAFSA Challenge is part of myFutureNC’s efforts to close the state’s educational attainment gap. The nonprofit is leading the state’s educational attainment goal of ensuring 2 million North Carolina adults hold a college degree or high-quality certification by 2030.
Three Parrott Academy middle school students have won awards in the 2021-22 Daughters of the American Revolution American History Essay Contest. Sixth grader Taylor Woodcock won First Place in District 8, seventh grader Chloe Lewis won Third Place in District 8, and former eighth grader Ezra Zapler won First Place in both District 8 and in the state of North Carolina.
At stake for each of them is a college scholarship that is not only valuable and prestigious but potentially life-changing, yet the two LCPS seniors are approaching the bell lap of their quest with a calm that recommends them as much as their grades.
Students who join must be invited into the organization, completed 12 hours of college coursework toward an associate degree, and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2021 Dean's List.
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