SAVE THE DATE
STE OPEN HOUSE (pre-k through 5th grade)
August 21, 2025
4:00-4:30 (only for individuals with sensory sensitivity)
4:30-5:00 pm ( drop-in)
STE OPEN HOUSE (pre-k through 5th grade)
August 21, 2025
4:00-4:30 (only for individuals with sensory sensitivity)
4:30-5:00 pm ( drop-in)
SAVE THE DATE:
Kindergarten Orientation
August 15, 2025 from 3 pm-4 pm
For all rising STE kindergarten families!
Kindergarten Orientation
August 15, 2025 from 3 pm-4 pm
For all rising STE kindergarten families!
We are so excited about meeting our newest Stingrays this afternoon for Kindergarten Orientation. We will all meet in the gym at 3:00 pm and then we will dismiss to individual classrooms from the gym to meet your child's teacher.
Ready to register/update your child for the new school year? Follow these simple steps to stay ahead of the game!
Beginning-of-Year Information Packets for all RETURNING students are now available online!
You can complete the application using any device with internet access, including smartphones with cellular data. If you have the IC app on your phone, the BOY paperwork can be accessed and completed through the app.
Once verified at the school level, your updates will sync directly into Infinite Campus!
A BOY Information Application must be submitted before your student(s) will be issued a Chromebook. There will be no paper forms available this year.
Parents/Guardians only need to submit ONE application for all their returning students.
Just be sure to add all students in the same application!
Go here https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll
You can complete the application using any device with internet access, including smartphones with cellular data. If you have the IC app on your phone, the BOY paperwork can be accessed and completed through the app.
Once verified at the school level, your updates will sync directly into Infinite Campus!
A BOY Information Application must be submitted before your student(s) will be issued a Chromebook. There will be no paper forms available this year.
Parents/Guardians only need to submit ONE application for all their returning students.
Just be sure to add all students in the same application!
Go here https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll
🎒 Enroll/Update your Registration Now for 2025-26! 📝 All students must have an updated form in order to receive a Chromebook this year. Just a reminder that registration is open for all new and returning students for the 2025-26 school year — including incoming kindergartners! Start the enrollment process here: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll or access the forms on your IC Parent Portal App! We can’t wait to welcome your student to the PCS family! 💙💛
🎒 ¡Inscríbete ahora para el año escolar 2025-26! 📝 Solo un recordatorio: ¡la inscripción ya está abierta para todos los nuevos estudiantes que ingresarán a las Escuelas del Condado de Pender en el año escolar 2025-26, incluyendo los nuevos estudiantes de kindergarten! Comienza el proceso de inscripción aquí: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll ¡Estamos emocionados de darle la bienvenida a tu estudiante a la familia PCS! 💙💛
🎒 ¡Inscríbete ahora para el año escolar 2025-26! 📝 Solo un recordatorio: ¡la inscripción ya está abierta para todos los nuevos estudiantes que ingresarán a las Escuelas del Condado de Pender en el año escolar 2025-26, incluyendo los nuevos estudiantes de kindergarten! Comienza el proceso de inscripción aquí: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll ¡Estamos emocionados de darle la bienvenida a tu estudiante a la familia PCS! 💙💛
Hey incoming 5th grade Stingrays! If you are interested in joining the Broadcast team this year, please grab a packet from your teacher during Open House to get a head start on the application and mock script. Extra packets will be available from Mrs Kennedy once school starts if you are unable to make it to the Open House.
📅 Open House is almost here! 🎒
Come meet your child’s teachers, explore classrooms, and get ready for a great school year!
🗓 Open House Dates:
Elementary Schools: August 21, 4-6 PM
Middle Schools: August 20, 4-6 PM
High Schools: August 21, 4-6 PM
Pender Innovative Learning Academy: August 20, 4-6 PM
Let’s start the year strong — we can’t wait to see you there! 💛💙
Come meet your child’s teachers, explore classrooms, and get ready for a great school year!
🗓 Open House Dates:
Elementary Schools: August 21, 4-6 PM
Middle Schools: August 20, 4-6 PM
High Schools: August 21, 4-6 PM
Pender Innovative Learning Academy: August 20, 4-6 PM
Let’s start the year strong — we can’t wait to see you there! 💛💙
STE wants to send out a HUGE thank you to Hampstead Baptist Church for assisting in the moving of furniture from the school building to the new Pre-K learning Huts. They also stained wood benches to make sure that everything looks nice and neat for the new school year.
🚌 Plan ahead for the first day of school!
Our Bus Stop Lookup tool is now updated with routes, pickup times, and drop-off times for the new school year. This is the easiest way to confirm your child’s bus information before the year begins.
📍 Click here to check your stop: https://bit.ly/3HtS5tz
Let’s make the first day run smoothly for everyone!
Our Bus Stop Lookup tool is now updated with routes, pickup times, and drop-off times for the new school year. This is the easiest way to confirm your child’s bus information before the year begins.
📍 Click here to check your stop: https://bit.ly/3HtS5tz
Let’s make the first day run smoothly for everyone!
📢 North Carolina law now requires all public schools to show safety education videos to students in grades 6–12 within the first five days of the school year.
🛡️ As part of the Protecting Our Students Act (S.L. 2023-128), these age-appropriate videos help students recognize and report signs of abuse, neglect, or unsafe situations and emphasize that reporting is always confidential.
🎥 Pender County Schools is committed to complying with this mandate and making sure students know how to stay safe and seek help if needed. Look for information from your school in your email or sent home with your student once classes begin.
Learn more from the State here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3HbOqAq
🛡️ As part of the Protecting Our Students Act (S.L. 2023-128), these age-appropriate videos help students recognize and report signs of abuse, neglect, or unsafe situations and emphasize that reporting is always confidential.
🎥 Pender County Schools is committed to complying with this mandate and making sure students know how to stay safe and seek help if needed. Look for information from your school in your email or sent home with your student once classes begin.
Learn more from the State here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3HbOqAq
PRE-ORDER NOW! https://my.cheddarup.com/c/ste-shirts-25-26-copy-18718
Our theme is "One School, One Shirt" with a design inspired by one of our STE 5th grade students, Jeffrey Moody!
$15 for youth and $18 for adults. We also have hats this year for $25! Pre-order now and pick up during open house. We'll also be selling shirts during open house while sizes last. Last day to order is 8/29!
Our theme is "One School, One Shirt" with a design inspired by one of our STE 5th grade students, Jeffrey Moody!
$15 for youth and $18 for adults. We also have hats this year for $25! Pre-order now and pick up during open house. We'll also be selling shirts during open house while sizes last. Last day to order is 8/29!
Our Stingray family continues to grow and we were just allocated a new third grade teaching position. Please apply online https://pendercountyschools.schoolspring.com/ and email Kathryn Bates (kathryn_bates@pender.k12.nc.us) if you are interested in joining our amazing school!
STE is currently hiring for the following two positions: Pre-K Instructional Assistant and Front Desk Receptionist. Please apply on the Pender County Website and email kathryn_bates@pender.k12.nc.us if you are interested. We cannot wait to welcome new Stingrays to our family!
📢 Before-School Care Coming for 2025-26!
Starting this August, PCS will shift to a three-tier bell schedule to improve transportation and reduce delays. To support families impacted by these changes, before-school care will be offered for students at the Topsail and Surf City campuses.
🕒 New Bell Schedule Times:
✔ High School: 7:10 AM – 2:05 PM
✔ Elementary: 7:55 AM – 2:50 PM
✔ Middle: 8:40 AM – 3:35 PM
🏫 Before-care is available at:
📍 Topsail Campus
📍 Surf City Campus
💲 $22/week per student
📅 Registration opens July 28 — details coming soon!
📲 Read more: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/article/2308349
🚙 Topsail Campus Traffic Pattern Map: https://5il.co/3lrrj
🚗 Surf City Traffic Pattern Map: https://5il.co/3lrrm
Starting this August, PCS will shift to a three-tier bell schedule to improve transportation and reduce delays. To support families impacted by these changes, before-school care will be offered for students at the Topsail and Surf City campuses.
🕒 New Bell Schedule Times:
✔ High School: 7:10 AM – 2:05 PM
✔ Elementary: 7:55 AM – 2:50 PM
✔ Middle: 8:40 AM – 3:35 PM
🏫 Before-care is available at:
📍 Topsail Campus
📍 Surf City Campus
💲 $22/week per student
📅 Registration opens July 28 — details coming soon!
📲 Read more: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/article/2308349
🚙 Topsail Campus Traffic Pattern Map: https://5il.co/3lrrj
🚗 Surf City Traffic Pattern Map: https://5il.co/3lrrm
📚 Walk to Read Camp is Reading Camp—reimagined! ✨
Under the leadership of Dr. Oates, Director of Elementary Education, and Meagan Winstead, Early Literacy Specialist, reading camp was transformed into a dynamic and engaging experience where students imagine, explore, and discover their path to excellence. 🧭 With a theme centered around exploration and discovery, students are immersed in literacy through books, art, and project-based learning that bring reading to life. 🎨📖
🔍 Our mission: Imagine, explore, and discover while mapping the path to excellence.
🌟 Our vision: Through Walk to Read and hands-on adventures, we explore new paths and discover exciting places—leading students to success. 🚀
Students across the district arrive each day energized and eager to learn—and families are noticing! 💬 One parent shared:
“I’ve seen such a huge difference in his confidence in reading and writing. He comes home excited to share about his day—which hasn’t always been the case. I was nervous about taking away from his summer, but this has been the best decision. I’m so thankful he got this opportunity.” 💖
Walk to Read is more than just a camp—it’s a celebration of learning 🎉 and a spark for lifelong readers. 🔥
YouTube Link - https://youtube.com/shorts/mCfYTVl2jxw
Even when school is out for summer, Pender County Schools continues to support our students and families. 🌞🍎
PCS is proud to partner once again with the NC Department of Public Instruction, No Kid Hungry NC, and the Carolina Hunger Initiative to offer free summer meals for children 18 and younger. Beginning Wednesday, June 18 through July 30, families can pick up 5 days’ worth of breakfast 🥣 and lunch 🥪 at four school sites—South Topsail, C.F. Pope, Malpass Corner, and Rocky Point Elementary—every Wednesday from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM. 📍⏰
✅ No application is needed, but pre-registration is encouraged: https://forms.gle/9ywM682HA52263Vy8
📋 Just bring your child’s name and age when picking up meals.
Together, we’re helping every child stay healthy, nourished, and ready to learn! 💪🎒
🎒 Enroll Now for 2025-26! 📝
Just a reminder that registration is open for all new and returning students for the 2025-26 school year — including incoming kindergartners!
Getting started early helps ensure a smooth transition and proper planning for our schools.
📍 Start the enrollment process here: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll
We can’t wait to welcome your student to the PCS family! 💙💛
🎒 ¡Inscríbete ahora para el año escolar 2025-26! 📝
Solo un recordatorio: ¡la inscripción ya está abierta para todos los nuevos estudiantes que ingresarán a las Escuelas del Condado de Pender en el año escolar 2025-26, incluyendo los nuevos estudiantes de kindergarten!
Empezar temprano ayuda a garantizar una transición sin problemas y una mejor planificación en nuestras escuelas.
📍 Comienza el proceso de inscripción aquí: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll
¡Estamos emocionados de darle la bienvenida a tu estudiante a la familia PCS! 💙💛
Aviso Importante para los Negocios Locales
Hemos sido informados de una estafa relacionada con una empresa llamada Elite Sports Promo (https://www.elitesportspromos.com/) que está afirmando falsamente representar a Pender High School y a las Escuelas del Condado de Pender mientras solicita fondos de patrocinio. Según informes de otros distritos, varios negocios ya han sido engañados.
Para aclarar, ninguna escuela del Condado de Pender trabaja con empresas externas de mercadeo para conseguir patrocinios. Las únicas organizaciones autorizadas a recaudar fondos para nuestros programas deportivos son los Booster Clubs (clubes de apoyo).
Si su negocio es contactado por alguien que dice representar a nuestras escuelas para fines de publicidad o patrocinio, le recomendamos verificar su identidad y comunicarse directamente con la escuela.
Puede leer más sobre esta estafa en el sitio web del Better Business Bureau:
🔗 https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/fort-worth/profile/advertising-agencies/elite-sports-promos-0825-1000198130
Gracias por ayudarnos a proteger a nuestra comunidad.
