Category Archives: Education

WCPS Returning to Classes on Friday

WCPS Returning to Classes on Friday

Wayne County Public Schools announced on Thursday that it will resume classes on Friday. All other private and charter schools in the county are also expected to resume classes on Friday.read more »

Communities Supporting Schools Launching Arts Education Initiative

Communities Supporting Schools Launching Arts Education Initiative

Communities Supporting Schools of Wayne County (CSS) recently announced the launch of its arts education initiative ArtXecute. ArtXecute is designed to prevent Wayne County youth from becoming involved in gang activity by providing an opportunity for at-risk and justice-involved youth to form positive peer relations and express their emotions through the creative arts.read more »

WCC To Host Naturalization Ceremony

WCC To Host Naturalization Ceremony

Wayne Community College is hosting a Naturalization Ceremony on Aug. 25, at 10 a.m. in Moffatt Auditorium in the Wayne Learning Center on the college’s main campus.read more »

Goldsboro High School Band Marching Forward After Donation

Goldsboro High School Band Marching Forward After Donation

On Friday afternoon, as Alando Mitchell stared at a table full of new instruments destined to shape the future of the marching band at Goldsboro High School, he couldn’t help but reflect on the past.
Mitchell, Goldsboro’s band director, seemed to never stop smiling during a presentation in the school’s auditorium, as National Pawn donated a collection of instruments and $2,000 to Goldsboro’s band program. read more »

WCPS Announces Principal and Central Service Changes

WCPS Announces Principal and Central Service Changes

On Aug. 7, the Wayne County Board of Education approved the following principal and Central Services changes:
Edgewood Community Developmental School principal, Dr. Kevin D. Smith, Sr., was named principal of Carver Heights Elementary. He is replacing Dr. Winter Goodson, whose last day is Aug. 11. Dr. Smith began his education career in 2005 as an instructional assistant, and later as a teacher, at Edgewood Community Developmental School. Prior to being named principal of Edgewood in 2019, Dr. Smith served as an educator and principal at Riverbend School at Cherry Hospital. Dr. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in exceptional children education, a master’s degree in school administration, and a doctorate’s in education.read more »

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