🚨 Important Notice for Local Businesses and Our Community
We’ve been made aware of a scam involving a company called Elite Sports Promo (https://www.elitesportspromos.com/) that is falsely claiming to represent Pender High School and Pender County Schools while seeking sponsorship funds. Reports from other districts indicate that multiple businesses have already been misled.
To be clear, no Pender County School partners with outside marketing companies to secure sponsorships. The only legitimate organizations authorized to collect funds for our athletic programs are the Booster Clubs.
If your business is contacted by anyone claiming to represent our school for advertising or sponsorship purposes, we encourage you to verify their identity and contact your school directly.
You can read more about this scam on the Better Business Bureau website:
🔗 https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/fort-worth/profile/advertising-agencies/elite-sports-promos-0825-1000198130
Thank you for helping us protect our community.
The PTO at STES generously provides general school supplies for every STES student. We are so thankful for their support and sponsorship. Use the link to access the grade level supply requests for the 25-26 school year, https://bit.ly/stesupplylist25. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to call the school’s main office 910-270-2756. Thanks!
Thank you for your patience.
An Internet outage is currently impacting Topsail and Surf City Schools, potentially affecting both Internet and phone lines at these locations. Four County Electric has confirmed that the issue stems from a fiber line that was cut. At this time, there is no estimated time for restoration. We are actively working with Four County Electric to monitor the situation and will post updates on our website and social media channels as soon as more information becomes available.
Actualmente, una interrupción del servicio de Internet está afectando a las escuelas de Topsail y Surf City, lo que podría impactar tanto el Internet como las líneas telefónicas en esas ubicaciones. Four County Electric ha confirmado que el problema se debe a una línea de fibra óptica que fue cortada. En este momento, no hay un tiempo estimado para la restauración del servicio. Estamos trabajando activamente con Four County Electric para monitorear la situación y publicaremos actualizaciones en nuestro sitio web y canales de redes sociales tan pronto como haya más información disponible.
Thanks for an amazing 25-25 school year from the Specials team!
Thanks to our incredible PTO ❤️, all students are enjoying an amazing show put on by No Sleeves Magic 🪄 today!
📚 Battle of the Books Champions Recognized!
At Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting, students from South Topsail Elementary and Topsail Middle School were recognized for their impressive 3rd place finishes in the regional Battle of the Books competition!
Congratulations to these young readers and their coaches for their hard work, teamwork, and dedication. 📖👏
Two more days left to show how much we love our incredible STE teachers!!
YOUTUBE LINK - https://youtube.com/shorts/x1T-cxhteGM 🌟 Celebrating Excellence in Education! 🌟 Pender County Schools recently honored four outstanding educators at our 2025 PCS Awards Night, held at Heide Trask High School! 🎉🍎 👏 Congratulations to our award winners: 🏆 Teacher of the Year – Michelle Lee, Topsail Annandale Elementary 🌟 Beginning Teacher of the Year – Sophia Foster, Burgaw Middle 🎓 Principal of the Year – Jill Robertson, North Topsail Elementary 🎯 Assistant Principal of the Year – Christina Eames, South Topsail Elementary Thanks to the generosity of our community partners, this year’s awards included gift baskets totaling more than $20,000! ✨ Plus, Teacher of the Year Michelle Lee received 🎫 two round-trip tickets from Avelo Airlines and will participate in the Go Global NC Global Teachers program thanks to a generous donor. 🌍✈️ Superintendent Dr. Brad Breedlove shared: “These four educators exemplify what makes PCS special—dedication, compassion, and a deep commitment to student success.”
Thank you Ms. McCubbins!! You've received a special video. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week. South Topsail Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGdCsBx3D7PYcL2pQKkbkTTC9mypJA24I
1st, 2nd and 3rd graders were treated to a chorus concert this afternoon as our amazing singers 🎶 prepare for their performance at Spring Fling 💐 in Burgaw tomorrow.
What an honor to have so many graduating Stingray Seniors 👩🎓 👨🎓 walking the halls this morning! ❤️❤️❤️
Happy Principal Appreciation Day to our fearless leader, Kathryn Bates!!!!!
Happy National School Principals Day! 🎉🏫
Today we celebrate the amazing leaders who guide our schools with heart, strength, and vision. 👏❤️
Our principals wear many hats—mentor, problem-solver, cheerleader, and champion for students and staff alike. 🎓📝🧠
To all our incredible principals across Pender County Schools: THANK YOU for your dedication and leadership. Your impact reaches far beyond the classroom! #OnePender
Our Battle of the Books team travelled to Bayboro, NC yesterday to compete in the regional competition after coming in first place 🥇 at the district level. Congratulations for making it to the podium!!! 🥉🥉🥉We are all so proud of your dedication and eagerness to dig into some great books! 📚
🎶 What an amazing performance by our talented students! 🎶
We are so proud of the incredible voices showcased during the All-County Elementary Chorus performance. Their hard work, dedication, and love for music truly shined on stage!
If you missed it — or just want to enjoy it again — you can watch the full performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kd59EJTQJI
Thank you to our students, music educators, and families for making this event such a special celebration of the arts in Pender County Schools! 🎤✨
Our 2nd grade Stingrays have worked so hard researching a famous person in history and writing/memorizing a speech for their annual Living Wax Museum. 🏛️
Congratulations to our Stingrays who represented STES at All County Chorus! They presented a beautiful concert at Heidi Trask High School on Friday evening!
3-5 tug-o-war championships 💪
