
The yearbooks are IN and will be distributed May 12th! Online orders are due tomorrow. Limited extras may be available for purchase after distribution.

More accidental twinning!


From Mrs. Turner....
8th Grade- B-Day had 17 Students Certify in EVERFI Financial Literacy this semester.
7th Grade has been completing Engineering Careers research and 1-Pagers.
6th Grade has been continuing to work on keyboarding and finishing Digital Literacy modules.



Lost and Found Reminder
With the weather getting warmer, our Lost and Found is overflowing with items! Please remind your student to stop by and check for any missing belongings. Unclaimed items will be donated or discarded soon.


🎨 Student Artwork on Display This Weekend! 🎨
Celebrate the creativity of our student artists at TWO exciting local festivals this Saturday, May 3rd!
🌊 Ocean Fest – Surf City
🕘 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Vendor Market
🏅 Middle School Art Contest Winners:
🥇 1st – Kennedi Brayton (Her design is featured on the official Ocean Fest T-shirt!)
🥈 2nd – Harry Roy
🥉 3rd – Cooper Tracy
🌼 Pender Spring Fest – Downtown Burgaw
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Courthouse Square
🎤 Superintendent’s Art Award Recognition
🏆 Honoring Makayla Parmentier – 11:45 AM on the Main Stage
Makayla’s artwork will be professionally framed and displayed at the Pender County Board of Education Central Office for one full year!
💫 🦈Don’t miss the incredible student artwork and help us celebrate their talent and hard work!


Bus 313 Second Route will be 30 minutes early today, riding on bus 216.
Students on Bus 280 will ride on Bus 293 this afternoon.
Thank you!


Scooter time in PE!! Throw back to elementary days!





Mrs. Warren's classes experimented with sound today.







Mrs. Hill’s science class is dissecting frogs to allow them to make hands on comparisons between them and our own anatomy as we share many of the same organs and body systems. (part 2)










Mrs. Hill’s science class is dissecting frogs to allow them to make hands on comparisons between them and our own anatomy as we share many of the same organs and body systems. (part 1)











PTA Officers needed for next school year! Please submit your nominations now or be prepared to do so at the meeting on May 1, 2025.
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After months of hard work, the Sharks Engineering Team won 4th place Friday at the NCDOT Bridge Competition in Raleigh on Friday! Great job to Emma Kimes, Tanner Soward, Harrison Shroeder, and Amelia Brandenburg!


Here is this week's Shark Bites. Please remember the deadline to purchase a yearbook and SCM Color Run shirts is May 1, 2025. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C3zG3OztTlXwO9OQb124GzdTfpznuJIE/view?usp=sharing
Have a great week!
SCM Administration

Thanks so much to Mrs. Nutt who came in to talk about her career as an American Sign Language Interpreter for our Career Explorations interview series!

The deadline for ordering yearbook online is fast approaching! May 1st is the last day to order.

🎉 North Carolina Federal Junior Duck Stamp 2025 Art Contest Results 🎉
The Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest combines art and science to teach students about wildlife conservation. Each year, the national winning design is featured on a $5 Federal Junior Duck Stamp, with proceeds supporting conservation education, scholarships, and awards.
🖌️ Congratulations to the following talented student artists in placing at the state level🖌️
🎨 GROUP II (Grades 3–6) – Honorable Mention:
Taylor Corcoran
June Crosby
Harper Dunn
Emma Harris
Noah Jones
Chase Kosinski
Hannah McClellan
Sadie Meyer
Airlie Sawyer
🎨 GROUP III (Grades 7–9)
🏅 Second Place:
Harry Roy
🏅 Third Place:
Leighton Bailey
Josephine North
Caroline Shepard
🏅 Top Honorable Mention:
Makayla Parmentier
🏅 Honorable Mention:
Dylan Congimi
Hayden Davis
Samantha Finch
Eva Hughes
Colton Kauffman
John Kohler
Dahlia Kuchta
Dylan Lamb
Josie Nelson
Maddie Siemon
Sadie Tranter
Christopher Williams
Parker Stevens
Jet Turner
Alexandra Ware
Olivia Withers
👏 Amazing work, Sharks🦈! Your creativity and dedication to conservation are truly inspiring! 🌿🦆🎨


Our 8th-grade dance committee is looking for some help in preparation for our 8th-grade Semi-Formal. We are looking for some help with donations of goods and time. If you are willing to help, please use the Amazon Wishlist below for items or the Signup Genius to volunteer or donate items. We love it when our community comes together to create an awesome send-off for our 8th-grade students. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2PN4R2OYQVYLR?ref_=wl_share https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E4BACAE28A4F49-56345299-8thgrade#/ Thank you!


🎓✨ The Junior Seahawk Academy is back for Summer 2025 at @uncwilmington! 🏖️ Dive into a week of fun, hands-on learning in STEM 🔬, healthcare 🏥, and teacher education 🍎 – all designed to spark your curiosity and expand your future!
📍 Join in-person at UNCW’s Watson College of Education or participate online via Zoom 💻
🙌 High schoolers – Want to get involved? Become a Jr Mentor and explore amazing opportunities at UNCW while making a difference!
📅 Don’t miss out!


Leap frog and hula domes in PE!






🌼 Spring Cleaning? Think of the Art Room! 🎨
As you're tidying up this season, consider donating any of the following items to our art room. These supplies help keep creativity blooming for our students:
Aluminum foil
Ziplock bags (any size)
Old calendars
Magazines
Posters
Tape (any kind!)
Beads or Old Jewelry
Old Scrabble games (tiles are great for art projects!)
Gently used or leftover art materials:
Crayons
Paint
Markers
Colored pencils
Scissors
Rulers
Glue Sticks & Glue Bottles
Hot Glue Sticks
Your donations support hands-on learning and make a huge difference in our students' creative experiences. Thank you for thinking of us!