The local Air Force base is working to help students at a Goldsboro School. The partnership between Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and Carver Heights Elementary School began in the fall as airmen started the “Seymour Studies” program. On select Wednesdays, airmen tutor Carver Heights students while also providing excursions to the base. Carver Heights…… read more »
The Scholarship & Awards Committee of North Duplin Jr/Sr High School is pleased to announce the Mount Olive Exchange Club and Duplin Rotary Club Student of the Month for January, Callie Thornton. Callie is the daughter of Allan and Laura Thornton of Faison, NC. Callie is a senior at North Duplin, and she has a…… read more »
Wayne Community College’s Adult High School Program has honored three students for outstanding academic achievement in the Fall 2020 semester. Named to the Honors List were Amoree Jamal Brown, Abagail Lynn Wells, and Kandis Marie Whitley. To be included on the Honors List, students must have completed at least two courses in the enrollment period…… read more »
Wayne School of Engineering and Wayne Early/Middle College High School were recently recognized by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for having a 100% graduation rate for the 2019-20 school year. Each school received a special certificate for their achievement. “It is very difficult for a school to achieve a 100% graduation rate,” states…… read more »
Wayne County Public Schools won’t select a new superintendent for at least two more months. Board of Education Chair Chris West gave a brief update on the timeline for the district’s superintendent search at this week’s special meeting. West says the district is still accepting applications for the superintendent position through March 15th. The applications…… read more »
On Wednesday January 13, at a Special Called meeting, the Wayne County Board of Education in a 4-3 vote approved postponing the district’s K-5 Plan A transition from January 25 to the fourth grading period which begins on March 15. As a part of the motion, the Board will reconvene prior to the end of…… read more »
Several short-term health professional training courses are about to begin at Wayne Community College. These courses run one semester – January to May – and equip students for positions in fields that are constantly seeking employees. They lead to credentials or prepare students to take certification exams. New this semester is “Sterile Processing Technician.” This…… read more »
K-5 Wayne County Public Schools classrooms won’t return to completely in-person instruction until at least mid- March. With trends moving in the wrong direction, the Wayne County Board of Education voted 4-3 Wednesday to keep K-5 students in the remote and in-person “Plan B” option until the start of the fourth grading period. Interim Superintendent Dr. David…… read more »
The coronavirus pandemic has presented challenges and obstacles for student learning, but one group stepped up to assist students at a Goldsboro school. Eskabonna Henderson is the Program Director of Kinetic Minds, Inc., a local education non-profit. His organization has been helping hundreds of students and families from Dillard Academy Charter School during the pandemic.…… read more »
The Wayne Business and Industry Center’s Small Business Center has scheduled several no-cost virtual seminars for aspiring and progressing entrepreneurs over the next few months. The seminars are: Boots 2 Business (for active duty military, military dependents, and veterans) – 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday and Tuesdays, Feb. 1-2, March 1-2, April 5-6, or May 3-4;…… read more »
