
April 15, 2026
BURGAW, NC - The Pender County Board of Education met April 14 for its regular monthly meeting. After closed session, the board approved the personnel report and moved into the...

April 14, 2026
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC - South Topsail Elementary represented Pender County Schools well at today’s regional Elementary Battle of the Books competition, earning a strong third-p...

April 13, 2026
BURGAW, N.C. — Pender County Schools is proud to celebrate School Library Month in April and recognize the important work of school library media coordinators across the distric...

April 12, 2026
PENDER COUNTY, NC – Pender County Schools will conduct a Regular Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 with closed session beginning at 5:00 PM, and the regular ...

April 1, 2026
BURGAW, NC - Pender County Schools held its third annual Agriculture Day at Penderlea Farms, giving nearly 900 fifth-grade students from across the district a chance to learn mo...

March 30, 2026
Topsail Middle School won the regional middle school Battle of the Books competition on March 25 in New Bern. With this win, the team will move on to the state Battle of the Book...

March 29, 2026
PENDER COUNTY, NC - A Pender County Board of Education Committee of the Whole meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 9:30 AM. The meeting will be conducted at the D...

March 18, 2026
Pender County Schools shares that Sophia Foster, a sixth grade ELA teacher at Burgaw Middle School, has been named runner-up for the NCCAT 2026 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Beginning...

March 16, 2026
PENDER COUNTY, NC - Pender County Schools announces a Special Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held at Burgaw Middle School, ...

March 11, 2026
BURGAW, NC - The Pender County Board of Education met on March 10, 2026, for its regular monthly meeting, taking action on construction items for the new J.H. Lea K-8 school, app...

March 10, 2026
Lisa Godwin, Pender County Schools’ Beginning Teacher Coach and the 2017 North Carolina Teacher of the Year, has been selected to serve on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Edu...

March 8, 2026
PENDER COUNTY, NC – Pender County Schools will conduct a Regular Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 with closed session beginning at 5:00 PM, and the regular ...

March 6, 2026
RALEIGH, NC – Pender County Schools Digital Learning Specialist Kayla Davidson presented at the 2026 NCTIES Conference on Friday, March 6, sharing innovative strategies for inte...

March 4, 2026
PICTURE GALLERY HAMPSTEAD, NC - South Topsail Elementary played host for the 2026 Elementary School Battle of the Books competition. In the weeks leading up to the competiti...

February 27, 2026
ROCKY POINT, NC - Students from across Pender County gathered at Cape Fear Middle School for this year’s Middle School Battle of the Books. Teams spent weeks reading from the li...

February 25, 2026
2026-27 STUDENT RIDERSHIP SURVEY BURGAW, N.C . — While students and staff focus on finishing the current school year strong, Pender County Schools is already preparing for a sm...

February 22, 2026
PENDER COUNTY, NC - A Pender County Board of Education Committee of the Whole meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 9:30 AM. The meeting will be conducted at th...

February 20, 2026
Final Structural Beam Raised as Community Marks Major Construction Milestone Pender County Schools February 20, 2026 HAMPSTEAD, NC — Pender County Schools and Bordeaux Constr...

February 17, 2026
Now Available for Families: Parent ProTech Pender County Schools is excited to officially launch Parent ProTech, a free digital safety and technology resource for all PCS familie...

February 13, 2026
BURGAW, NC — Pender County Board of Education Chair Don Hall is providing clarification regarding the role of parent organizations that support schools across the district. “Pare...
