From Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 we commemorate National #HispanicHeritageMonth, a time to explore and honor #Hispanic culture
Del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre conmemoramos el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana, celebrado como un momento para explorar y honrar la cultura hispana
September is Suicide Prevention Month and is a time for connection. Learn how you can #BeThere for the people you care about and help prevent #suicide https://bit.ly/3UeqVs3 #PCSPride
RECOGNITIONS - during the most recent BOE meeting included a pair of Pender Early College seniors. Lillian Rousey and Madison Brewington were recognized for work they put in over the summer. Follow these links for more https://bit.ly/3RJnsAj
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Tonight was the final BOE meeting for Betsy Chestnutt and Dr. Steven Hill - both announced their retirements earlier in the year. Ms. Chestnutt has served Pender County Schools for more than 30 yrs, Dr. Hill will leave after 5 yrs as Superintendent of PCS. #PCSPride
Thank you to the Surf City Elementary PTA for having Superintendent Hill, BOE Chair Brad George and Vice Chair Beth Burns visit to answer questions about the school bond. Based on your meeting agenda a lot of exciting things on the horizon for the Sea Turtles! #PCSPride
Supporting our Heide Trask family - Come out and support the HTHS Titan Cheerleaders at their car wash fundraiser! For additional details, please contact Coach Comer.
emily_comer@pender.k12.nc.us 🚗
IT'S ALIVE!!! - Here Comes The Bus is online! 🚍New to the system? Here Comes The Bus is an easy-to-use website and app that allows parents to see the location of their child's school bus on a smartphone, tablet, or pc. English https://5il.co/1hjmo Spanish https://5il.co/1hjmm
IN THE NEWS - C.F. Pope principal Stephen Buchanan being interviewed by Natalie Mooney from Spectrum News 1. The topic - how a general assembly decision could affect salaries and what NCDPI is doing in response. We'll link the story when completed #PCSPride
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 🎓
