Today was an unforgettable experience for the TMS News Club as we visited the WECT news studio! 🎥✨ We had an incredible tour and gained valuable insights into the world of journalism and broadcasting. A special thank you to Gabe and Brian for guiding us, and to Bob for helping us make this connection with @wectnews!
🐴 A day to remember! Mrs. Burgess and Mrs. Dinkins' classes had a blast at Russel's Reach Farm, participating in therapeutic horseback riding! The students worked on their coordination, balance, and gained invaluable life skills!
Today we had nearly 40 girls tryout. Congratulations to those who made first cuts for the Monday group. Plan to attend practice on Wednesday until 5:00. There will be another cut by the end of the week.
Angle, Sophie
Chewning, Olivia
Coleman, Aubrey
Fink, Emma
Hester, Lily
Kaszycki, Katarina
Kaszycki, Nastassia
Long, Alba
Lowther, Mersades
McDonald, Aslyn
Meisel, Addy
Moss, Elizabeth
Nicholson, Eleanor
Richardson, Bexley
Terrell, Makayla
Due to all the rain we have had this afternoon, we have had to cancel baseball tryouts for today. We will resume tryouts tomorrow afternoon. Thank you. Go Pirates!
🎶 PCS Bands Shine at NCBA Music Performance Adjudication! 🎶
Our talented Pender County Schools band students recently showcased their hard work and musical excellence at the NCBA Music Performance Adjudication at the Minnie Evans Arts Center! This state-sanctioned event, held during Music in Our Schools Month, brought incredible performances from our schools.
🏆 Results:
🎼 Topsail High School – Superior (Wind Ensemble) & Excellent (Symphonic Band)
🎼 Topsail Middle School – Excellent
🎼 Surf City Middle School – Excellent
🎼 Burgaw Middle School – Participated for comments only and received amazing feedback! First time attending in 10 years!
🎼 Heide Trask High School – Excellent
ALL of our ensembles earned Excellent or Superior ratings – the highest possible! 🎷🎺🎵 We are so proud of these dedicated students and their directors for representing PCS with outstanding musicianship.
7th grade science has been studying protists. Students went on a protist hunt to the ditch and pond to collect water samples. After collecting samples, students were able to see what was living in the water on school grounds. Check it out!
Join us for an informative session on the consequences and health effects of substance use, including its impact on adolescent brain development and the increased risk of addiction. This session, presented by the Poe Center, will cover:
✅ The latest research on youth substance use
✅ Risk factors & protective measures
✅ Strategies to empower youth in making healthy choices
✅ Tools & resources for ongoing conversations
📅 March 26 | 6:00-7:30 PM | Heide Trask High School
📅 March 27 | 6:00-7:30 PM | Topsail High School
Let’s work together to educate and support our youth! 💙
Acompáñanos en una sesión informativa sobre las consecuencias y efectos del uso de sustancias, su impacto en el desarrollo del cerebro adolescente y el mayor riesgo de adicción. Presentado por el Poe Center, hablaremos sobre:
✅ Últimas investigaciones sobre el uso de sustancias en jóvenes
✅ Factores de riesgo y medidas de protección
✅ Estrategias para ayudar a los jóvenes a tomar decisiones saludables
✅ Herramientas y recursos para mantener conversaciones continuas
📅 26 de marzo | 6:00-7:30 PM | Heide Trask High School
📅 27 de marzo | 6:00-7:30 PM | Topsail High School
¡Juntos podemos educar y apoyar a nuestra juventud! 💙
The latest edition of the Topsail Times is ready! There is some great information in there this week. We hope everyone has a great week!
https://5il.co/3amz1
🎶 Exciting news! Our 8th grade band just returned from the NC Bandmasters Eastern District Performance with an overall rating of Excellent! 🌟 They also nailed a Superior rating in Sightreading! 🎉 Congrats to our talented musicians! 👏 #BandProud #MusicMatters
🎭✨ Exciting day at TMS!! ✨🎭 A huge thank you to Pender County for supporting the arts! Our stage just got a beautiful new curtain, and it couldn’t have come at a better time—just in time for rehearsals to begin for our theatre department’s first show! 🎬🎶 We can’t wait to bring our production to life! 💛 #TMSDrama #SupportTheArts #OpeningCurtainMoment
🌟 TMS students in grades 5 & 6 were spellbound by Ms. Donna Washington's storytelling magic! 🎉 Huge thanks to Ms. Washington for sharing her gift and to our grassroots grants for keeping the arts alive! @dlwstoryteller
Mr. Collins' classes recently undertook a fascinating project where partners designed and built a boat using only a single sheet of aluminum foil. The objective was to maximize its capacity to float pennies. Through rigorous testing, critiques, and redesigns, students honed their problem-solving methods and achieved remarkable results. This experience highlights the importance of collaboration and iterative design in engineering.
Please be aware that the outage may impact school phone lines. Thank you for your understanding. UPDATE (11:43AM) Four County Electric is on site beginning repairs. The outage is expected to extend through the school day. UPDATE (5:00 PM) Internet has been restored.
We're looking for volunteers for our PBIS reward popcorn bar this Friday, March 14! Help us spread joy and fun! If you're ready to pop in, sign up to help on the link below!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AAAAC2DA1FDC07-55654390-popcorn#/
📚Teacher Tuesday - Kelly Czepiel, Topsail Middle School Special Education Teacher🌟
Kelly Czepiel has spent four years in the teaching field and goes into her line of work with a unique form of understanding developed by her purpose of instilling confidence and resilience within her students. She believes in the potential for overcoming obstacles and allowing students to achieve their goals.✨
Ms. Czepiel instructs Reading and Math, using her diverse experience in business and technology to ensure learning is an adventure in the classroom. Her most exciting classroom adventure was participating in the Tomatosphere project, where students grew space tomatoes in collaboration with First the Seed Foundation! 🚀🍅 She was also granted a Special Education grant by Study.com for her dedication to special learning needs students.
Ms. Czepiel is a proud graduate of the Pender County Schools Beginning Teacher Support Program and is also working on classes through East Carolina University to prepare to be a teacher. Her next goal? A Master's in Special Education! 🎓
Outside the classroom, Ms. Czepiel enjoys her wonderful family, adoring husband, and two sweet children. She is also a cancer survivor, demonstrating that she is capable of doing hard things—just like she inspires her students to do! Her experience has enriched her dedication to making a difference in the life of a child with special learning needs.
In her free time, Ms. Czepiel enjoys crafts and scrapbooking and hopes to travel to Italy one day. ✈️
Her life motto? "Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try." - JFK
Thank you, Ms. Czepiel, for your enthusiasm, determination, and unwavering dedication to your students! 👏🎉
Congratulations to our incredible TMS Science Olympiad team for placing 5th overall and advancing to states in Raleigh next month! 🥳 For the third year in a row, they’ve proven their hard work pays off! 🙌 They also earned amazing placements:
🥈 2nd - Reach for the Stars
🥉 3rd - Fossils, Code Busters
🏅 4th - Meteorology, Wind Power
6th - Entomology, Crime Busters
7th - Air Trajectory
📢 Kindergarten Registration & Preschool Info Event! 🎉
📅 March 12 | 4:30 – 7:00 PM
📍 Heide Trask High School
Join us for a fun & informative evening to help your child start school with confidence!
✨ What’s Happening?
✅ Meet PCS staff & community partners
✅ Fun games & entertainment for kids
✅ Kindergarten Readiness Bags for incoming students
✅ On-site Registration Station for easy enrollment
✅ Food trucks & more!
📌 Bring these to register:
✔ Birth Certificate ✔ Proof of Residence ✔ Health Assessment
✔ Immunization Records ✔ Parent ID
💻 Online registration opened March 1 - https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll
Don’t miss this exciting event—we can’t wait to welcome your family! 🎒✨
📍 Escuela Secundaria Heide Trask
¡Acompáñanos para una tarde divertida e informativa y prepárate para el primer día de clases!
✨ ¿Qué habrá?
✅ Conoce al personal de PCS y socios comunitarios
✅ Juegos y entretenimiento para niños
✅ Bolsas de preparación para Kindergarten
✅ Estación de Registro para inscribirte fácilmente
✅ ¡Comida deliciosa de food trucks!
📌 Para registrar a tu hijo, trae:
✔ Acta de nacimiento ✔ Comprobante de domicilio ✔ Evaluación médica
✔ Vacunas ✔ Identificación del padre/madre
💻 ¡La inscripción en línea abre el 1 de marzo - https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll
¡No te lo pierdas! ¡Esperamos darte la bienvenida a nuestra comunidad escolar! 🎒✨
PCS CTE Job Shadow Day - Carolyn, an 8th grader at TMS participating at Eastcoast Volleyball Academy, job shadowing head coach Allecia Raynor.
She gave private lessons and created her own practice plan for 2 different age level teams.
Yesterday, our 7th and 8th graders were inspired by the Raleigh Rockers! 🌟💪 They learned about break dancing and the power of community. Big thanks to Grassroots Grants for supporting the arts programs! @raleighrockers #onepender
