Education
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Editorial: Stream debris removal gets a thumbs up
At times a bickering ol’ bunch, the commissioners of Bladen County were anything but after a report Monday night from Dean Morris. We were satisfied with the news as well. And like Morris and the commissioners, we realize there’s ongoing work to be done. Morris is the director of Soil…
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New UNCP trustees, officers are announced
PEMBROKE – Two prominent UNCP alumnae, Allison Harrington and Karen L. Sampson, have been appointed to the Board of Trustees at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Harrington is owner and president of Speech Solutions, Inc. Sampson, a philanthropist and former educator, is married to Kelvin Sampson, UNCP alumnus…
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RCC to hold financial aid, scholarship and scheduling day
HAMLET – While every day at Richmond Community College is considered a “registration day,” the college will be holding a Financial Aid, Scholarship and Scheduling Day on Wednesday, July 18, to help people complete all the admission steps for fall semester. On July 18, you can meet with counselors and…
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BY THE NUMBERS …(not huge)
Kindergarten is supposed to be fun and educational, and allow children an opportunity to blossom because it is usually the first time the tykes are away from their parents for any significant amount of time. And while most kindergartens don’t exactly have GPA requirements, for a child to succeed there…
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State school board, superintendent continue squabble
RALEIGH — The relationship between the State Board of Education and State Superintendent Mark Johnson continues to be dysfunctional after the board objected to a provision in recent legislation. The General Assembly passed House Bill 374, which contains a small provision repealing two state board policies that, Section 27(a) stated,…
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Pait named to President’s List
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Victoria Pait of Bladenboro has been named to Sherman College of Chiropractic’s President’s List for the spring 2018 academic quarter. President’s List students have achieved a grade point average of 4.0 for the quarter. Sherman College of Chiropractic provides students with a comprehensive education, preparing them to…
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Grier named to Spring 2018 Dean’s List
MARS HILL — Jeffrey Ryan Grier of Elizabethtown has been named to Mars Hill University’s Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the spring 2018 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 on a minimum of 12 semester hours,…
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Barber presented with scholarship
DUBLIN — Class of 2018 West Bladen senior Jacob Barber of Clarkton was recently awarded the $500 Bladen County Master Gardener Volunteers Scholarship. Barber was selected after excelling academically and participating in various community and school activities. He will be attending North Carolina State University in the fall with a…
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Nunnery awarded with scholarship
DUBLIN — Class of 2018 West Bladen senior Sean Nunnery of Bladenboro was recently awarded the $500 Bladen County Master Gardener Volunteers Scholarship. Nunnery was selected after excelling academically and participating in various community and school activities. He will be attending North Carolina State University in the fall with a…
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Glenn graduates from Saint Mary’s
RALEIGH — Grace-Anna Glenn of Elizabethtown graduated with high honors from Saint Mary’s School in Raleigh on May 20. Glenn was among 72 high school seniors receiving diplomas from Head of School Brendan O’Shea during Saint Mary’s 176th year commencement exercises held in the school’s oak grove, which is listed…
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Lawmakers reject two nominees for State Board of Education
RALEIGH — In a joint session of the House and the Senate, Republican legislators rejected two of the three nominees for the State Board of Education to the confusion of Democrats. Legislators overwhelmingly approved Reginald Kenan’s reappointment to the state education board, but a partisan split prevented Sandra Byrd and…
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Fisher tabbed executive director at Emereau
ELIZABETHTOWN — Emereau: Bladen has announced that Carla Fisher has been hired as the new executive director effective Monday. Fisher earned her bachelor of arts in elementary education from The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, a masters in teaching and learning from Nova Southeastern University, and a masters in…
