Two WCPS graduates were recognized by the Wayne County Board of Education on Monday evening for receiving valuable scholarships with military connections. United States Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarship: Wayne School of Engineering 2021 graduate, Peyton Wilkins is the recipient of the United States Navy ROTC Scholarship, which will cover his full tuition…… read more »
At this week’s Wayne County Board of Education meeting, Dr. Marcia Manning, Wayne County Public Schools Assistant Superintendent for Student Services & Innovative Programs, presented a draft Virtual Learning Plan for the 2021-2022 school year. District administrators officially finalized the grades 4-12 plan after meeting with principals on Wednesday morning. As it is rolled out,…… read more »
Three rising Wayne County Public Schools seniors have been invited to attend the 2021 Governor’s School of North Carolina session this summer: Rosewood High’s Taylor Gery, Spring Creek High’s Anna Evans, and Wayne Early/Middle College High School’s Tanner Price. The three were recognized Monday evening by the Wayne County Board of Education for this achievement.…… read more »
Since December, Wayne County Public Schools leadership has been working with Seymour Johnson Air Force Base leadership, with the support of Wayne County’s Board of Education and Board of Commissioners, to explore and develop a potential new public school located on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. On Monday evening, WCPS interim superintendent, Dr. David Lewis…… read more »
Due to the heavy rains experienced in recent days, the graduation fields at Southern Wayne High and Rosewood High are still very saturated and will be unable to accommodate graduation ceremonies Tuesday, June 8. As such, both graduations will be held indoors in their respective gyms at their regularly scheduled times. Both gyms are able…… read more »
Due to rain and the threat of thunderstorms this afternoon, the Eastern Wayne High School graduation will be held indoors in the gym this evening, Monday, June 7, at 6 PM. To accomodate guests, tickets will be reduced to four tickets per graduate.… read more »
Six Wayne County Public Schools graduates are getting some extra support to attend college in the fall thanks to the Emmet & Mary Robinson Trust Fund Scholarship Program. The trust fund was set up by Emmet and Mary Robinson to award scholarships to students who attend a WCPS high school. The recipients must intend to…… read more »
Due to the heavy rains experienced this week, the graduation fields and the non-paved parking areas at Eastern Wayne High and Spring Creek High are saturated with water and are unable to accommodate vehicle and foot traffic. The Eastern Wayne High graduation has been postponed to Monday, June 7, at 6 PM. The Spring Creek…… read more »
After many years of dedicated service to Wayne County Public Schools, 84 retiring employees will be recognized at the district’s 2020-2021 Retirement Ceremony. This year, the ceremony will be held virtually at 4 PM today, Thursday, May 27, on the WCPS LIVE channel accessible via www.waynecountyschools.org, and on Channel 18 on Spectrum Cable. District administrators…… read more »
Earlier this month, planning for a county-wide community-based summer learning initiative was announced and student applications are now being accepted. The Unlimited Impact program is a cross collaborative tutoring program involving faith-based, non-profit, education, governmental, and business community leader partnerships. Through the program, community-based tutoring sites will be located in various areas of Wayne County…… read more »
