REMINDER - The Pender County School District will be closed on Monday, September 5th, in observance of Labor Day! We will resume normal school and office hours on Tuesday, September 6th. #PCSPride

SAY CHEESE!! - 8th grade students in Mr. Throckmorton's math class at West Pender Middle used Cheez-Its to build their understanding of perfect squares, and square roots. Students also learned about, and built a model of perfect cubes using Hands2Mind manipulatives! #PCSPride


IN THE PRESS - Thanks to WECT's Zach Solon for his coverage of Pender County Schools. https://bit.ly/3KCf4zC He'll have more on PCS during tonight's 6pm news #PCSPride
REMINDER - a new year brings with it new lunch information. If you missed previous messages check your email for information on free & reduced lunch for 2022-23 lunch www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/dining


CAPTION THIS (From Malpass Corner Elementary School) #PCSPride ❤️

ALL GOOD THINGS must come to an end. We hope you had a great summer 😎and have an even better 2022-23 school year 🏫🎒🚸🎓 #PCSPride

With the staff at Topsail High School completing ALICE training today, the active shooter training has now been performed at each school in the district. Thank you to the Pender County Sheriff's Office for leading this effort. #PCSPride https://bit.ly/3Aqjh50

ALICE training is underway at Topsail High School. This training, provided by the Pender County Sheriffs Department, helps staff be prepared during an active shooter situation. Alert-Lockdown-Inform-Counter-Evacuate #PCSPride




MAKING A DIFFERENCE - that's what people in the Pender County community do. A special thank you to the Moore family for donating a refrigerator to PILA! The Otter family appreciates your generosity! 👏👏👏

Thanks to @wectnews reporter Zach Solon for talking with Superintendent Dr. Steven Hill about the upcoming school year and the bond. See his report on Wednesday next week. #PCSPride #PCSBond22


THANK YOU - Publix, through customers and associates, has made a generous donation to Pender County Schools through its "Tools for Back to School" campaign. More than $3,000 will go towards school supplies for classrooms. #PCSPride @Publix 👏👏👏

Congrats to the staff at the Pender Innovative Learning Academy (PILA) who join the "fully staffed" club. Hoping to add to this as we continue to prepare for the start to the 2022-23 traditional calendar on Monday. #PCSPride 🎓

Today, teacher leaders at Burgaw Middle facilitated an introduction to restorative circles with our new staff. We are looking forward to a year of learning, love, and belonging. #PCSPride

Superintendent Dr. Steven Hill stopped by South Topsail Elementary this morning to talk to staff about the school bond. This is one of many visits across the district giving folks a chance to ask questions and hear facts about the bond. #PCSPride #PCSBond22




Get your Y-Ties at Cape Fear Elementary Open House! The coolest shoe laces going. Kids love these! Each pair is $5 (longer boot laces are $6). Cash or check (make check out to CFES). Each pair comes with instructions, a comic book, and the first 100 get a cool sticker! #PCSPride



Ms. Sylvia Wilkins and newly named West Pender Middle Principal Laurin Garza were glad to accept more than 100 boxes of cereal donated by PCS Board of Education Member Ken Smith and other members of Atkinson Baptist Church. #PCSPride 👏👏

CTE (Career and Technical Education) staff and Instructional Coaches meetings taking place this morning at Heide Trask High School. It's full speed ahead into the 2022-23 school year. #PCSPride



Not to be outdone, South Topsail Elementary Principal Jennifer Angel has a 100% full staff as well. Thanks to all working to make it great start of the year for the Stingrays #PCSPride

Congrats to Principal Christie Brown and her staff at Pender Early College High School on being 100% fully staffed with certified employees. 2022-23 is shaping up to be a great school year #PCSPride 👏👏👏

TRAINING DAY - It's been a busy morning at Surf City Elementary which is one of seven sites across the district that hosted the kickoff of LETRS professional development training this morning. #PCSPride #NCReadLeadSucceed 🍎




