Attention 8th graders. The 8th grade formal will be held on Saturday, May 4th from 6:30 to 9 pm. If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, there will be another opportunity for you to get your tickets! The next window will be April 10th and April 11th. Cost goes up to $15.

Attention all 8th graders - interested in joining colorguard next year at Topsail High School? There will be an interest meeting on Thursday April 4th at 6pm in the THS Band Room. Auditions will be on April 9th and 11th. No prior experience is needed. Hope to see you there!

April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. Let's promote understanding and acceptance of Autism Spectrum Disorder today and everyday!

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Join us for Instructional Framework parent meetings:
April 4 @ Pender High
April 10 @ Heide Trask High
April 16 @ Topsail High
Time: 5:30-6:30 PM
Location: Media Center
Your feedback shapes the future of education at Pender County Schools! #InstructionalFramework #ExperiencetheExcellence #PenderCountySchools

Enjoy the long holiday weekend!

Congratulations to Topsail Middle School 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Krystal Squires!
Explore curriculum resources for ELA 9-12, Math 1, K-8 Science, and 6-8 Social Studies! Join our stakeholder preview at the PCS central office on 3/26 (1-6 pm), 3/28 (1-6 pm), 4/2 (8 am-1 pm), and 4/3 (8 am-1 pm). Online preview available until April 8. #ExperiencetheExcellence

This will be a short week with Good Friday happening this week. We have lots of news to share about current events on and off campus so be sure to check out our newsletters for more information.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gEg3_JYZ7KPNbbbRCAiv0-Q3Y8u-d4ZD/view?usp=drivesdk
Mrs. Burgess' and Mrs. Dinkins' classes enjoyed their time at Russell's Reach where they were able to participate in therapeutic horseback riding.
@coastalriding.org









⭐🌟During the most recent Board of Education meeting, students from Surf City Elementary, Topsail Annandale Elementary and Topsail Middle were recognized for advancing to the State level of the Science Fair this weekend at NC State. Congrats and good luck to McKenna, Annabelle, Riley, Silas and Austin 🧪🔬 #ExperienceTheExcellence



Students used their hard earned pirate cash to take their chance at our 3rd quarter raffle. Congratulations to Ari , Aslyn, Micah, Daniel, Will and Faith. A huge thank you to our 5th Grade Parents, Flip N Fly, NC Aquarium, USS Battleship and Eastern Outfitters for donating to support positive behavior at TMS.
@flipnfly.com @ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher @battleshipnc.com @easternoutfitter.com



📣 Heads up! 🚸 Because of a teacher workday, school's out for most on Thurs., March 21st, but Pender Early College is still in session! 📚✏️ Keep up the great work, PECHS students! 💪 We'll see everyone else on Friday🎒📅#ExperienceTheExcellence

Save the date for March 28th for a spirit night at Papa Murphys!

6th grade wave demonstration
Thank you to the grassroots grant for bringing black box dance company to TMS for our 8th graders to enjoy! The dance company traveled from Raleigh, North Carolina to share a respect for dancing . Their dance was a catalyst for meaningful human interactions, powerful storytelling and transformative art-making for our students to experience.
Thank you to Corey Brown, Pender county CAP liaison for Cape Fear Community College for coming to speak with interested 8th grade students. He came to explain and answer questions from our 8th grade students interested in taking advantage of the new CAP program Pender County is offering to high school students. For more information, reach out to our counselor, Mrs Lakiesha Dennis.
Today, 5th grade math teacher, Ms. McVetta was awarded Pender County BT of the month. We are proud of you and looking forward to all that is to come in your teaching career.

Congratulations to our middle school Science Olympiad Team for placing 6th overall at their competition last weekend. Good luck to those moving on to the State Competition.
Congratulations to our February Citizens of the Month for being recognized last month for showing respect to themselves and others. They celebrated with a special treat before spring break that was donated by Lobstah Shack! https://mainelobstahshack.com/
Thank you for always supporting our Pirates!




Thank you to Officer Brunjes, along with Officer Watts with his horse Romeo and Officer Collver with his horse Willy, for visiting the Adaptive EC classes at TMS and TAES.




