On Saturday, April 29, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) will hold a Service Academy Day for students interested in joining one of the United States Service Academies. This event will be on Saturday, April 29th at Craven Community College in New Bern. All interested 7th to 12th-grade students, parents, and educators are welcome to attend and speak…… read more »
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Murphy Holds Service Academy Day for Aspiring Students
Small Business Seminars Continue in Summer
The Small Business Center at Wayne Community College continues to provide learning opportunities for aspiring and progressing entrepreneurs in summer. It has scheduled more than three dozen no-cost online and in-person seminars over the next few months. The seminars offered in May will beBusiness of Farming: Site Analysis and Exploring Your Agritourism Potential – 6-8…… read more »
Norwayne Middle wins Regional Middle School “Battle of the Books” Competition
On Tuesday, April 18, Norwayne Middle students won the North Carolina Region 2 Middle School Battle of the Books competition. The team qualified for the regional competition after winning the WCPS Middle School Battle of the Books Competition in March. The team will now head to the State-level competition on Friday, May 5. “The coaches…… read more »
WCPS to Hold Kindergarten Registration
Rising kindergartners will soon have the opportunity to visit their new school. Wayne County Public Schools will hold its Kindergarten Registration Week, April 24-28 across all 13 elementary schools for families to pick up or drop off enrollment forms. On Friday April 28th, a special Kindergarten Registration Day will be held from 8:30 a.m. to…… read more »
Open House Set for New Tutoring Center
A new tutoring center is holding Grand Opening Saturday, April 8. Tonya Buffalo is a certified special education teacher and owner of S.T.R.E.A.M. The Grand Opening is from 10:00am to 12:00pm at the center at 207 East Walnut Street in Goldsboro. From Ms. Buffalo’s announcement of the event: This organization is a vision come true…… read more »
Wayne County School Board Meets This Afternoon
This is a reminder that the Wayne County Board of Education will meet Monday, April 3, in the Boardroom of the WCPS Administrative Offices on Royall Avenue for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The Board will meet at 3:30 to enter closed session, which will be followed by open session.… read more »
WCPS Schedules “Showcase of Schools”
Are you a renter or a homebuyer considering moving to a new area in Wayne County and want to learn more about the schools in that community? Is your child transitioning to a new school in the fall? Are you considering WCPS as a potential education opportunity for your child? Are you a realtor, property…… read more »
Wayne County Public School Board Looks at Spending Plan
Wayne County District Superintendent Dr. David Lewis gave the Wayne County Board of Education his last budget presentation yesterday — and encouraged the board to consider how much to set aside for a rainy day. Lewis noted that the district has $11.7 million in its fund balance. That’s money that can be used in case…… read more »
Wayne Community College Student Honored
Gamil AL-Gharazi is the recipient of Wayne Community College’s 2023 Dallas Herring Achievement Award. AL-Gharazi is working toward his Associate in Science degree at the college. The award honors the late Dr. Dallas Herring, whose philosophy of “taking people where they are and carrying them as far as they can go” is the guiding principle…… read more »
Wayne Community College Represented at UNC Greensboro
Wayne Community College was represented at the Undergraduate Honors Symposium at the University of North Carolina Greensboro last week. The two students and one graduate and their presentations wereKaren Compean Throm (Associate in Arts major at WCC, dual enrolled in Wayne School of Engineering) – “Seasonal Patterns of Northern Cardinals,” Galen Jones (Fall 2022 WCC…… read more »
