Pender County Schools -

Families whose students will need school bus transportation on the first day of school must complete registration by August 10. Transportation requests received after August 10 ...

Community members can help Pender County students start the school year with the tools they need by supporting the 26th annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive. Organized by Com...

BOARD MEETING INFORMATION PACKET BURGAW, NC - The Pender County Board of Education met Tuesday, August 4, for its regular monthly meeting, which included updates on district g...

PENDER COUNTY, NC – Pender County Schools will hold a Special Board of Education Meeting on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 11:00 am. The meeting will take place at the Dr. Katherin...

As we approach the upcoming school year, Pender County Schools would like to remind you about the critical importance of ensuring your child's immunizations are up-to-date, in acc...

PENDER COUNTY, NC – Pender County Schools will conduct a Regular Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 with closed session beginning at 5:00 PM, and the regular ...

HAMPSTEAD, N.C. — Todd Hewitt, the STEM and robotics teacher at Topsail Middle School, has been named the 2026 Corning STEM Educator of the Year for the Middle School Division. ...

A recent Summer Meals distribution at Malpass Corner Elementary provided an opportunity for Pender County Schools to welcome representatives from the Carolina Hunger Initiative and...

PENDER COUNTY, NC - A Pender County Board of Education Committee of the Whole meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 9:30 AM. The meeting will be conducted at the Dr...

Penderlea School welcomed students back to campus on Monday, July 20, marking the beginning of the 2026–27 school year for Pender County Schools and another opportunity for the s...

BURGAW, N.C. — Jeremy Mortensen has been named the next principal of Burgaw Middle School. Mr. Mortensen was approved by the Pender County Board of Education during a special mee...

PENDER COUNTY, NC – Pender County Schools will hold a Special Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 9:00 am. The meeting will take place at Topsail Middle Scho...

More than 100 middle school students combined technology, creativity and compassion during the SparkNC and Communities In Schools App Building Challenge, which concluded Friday, J...

Dominique Bates, Pender County Schools’ director of Career and Technical Education, has been installed as president of the North Carolina Association for Career and Technical Edu...

YouTube Video Pender County Schools has reached a major milestone in its Summer Meals Program, surpassing 100,000 meals served to children and families across the county this su...

Students at Pender Early College, Pender High, and Heide Trask High School have access to valuable college-prep support through Upward Bound, a federally funded program designed t...

Pender County Schools has named Brian Allen as the next principal of Heide Trask High School. Allen, who currently serves as principal of Burgaw Middle School, will take over lead...

Pender County Schools has received $136,330 in annual federal Perkins funding to support and strengthen Career and Technical Education opportunities for students during the 2026–2...

After completing 20 years of teaching at Pender High School, Mr. Tom Herren has earned one of the highest honors available through the North Carolina FFA Association, the Honorary ...

Following a joint meeting with the Pender County Board of Education, the Pender County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to amend the county budget and provide an additional...