DOWN, BUT NOT OUT...
The PCS Newsletter team caught the flu bug last week, and it hit us harder than Monday morning coffee withdrawals! 🤒☕️ But after some rest, soup, and binge-watching educational documentaries (of course), we’re back in action and ready to bring you all the latest updates! 🎉📰
PCHD TO OFFER FLU VACCINES AT PENDER COUNTY SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF
Speaking of the flu...The Pender County Health Department (PCHD) is once again partnering with Pender County Schools to offer the annual influenza vaccine to students in grades K-12 and school staff.💉 This convenient opportunity allows students to receive their flu shot during the school day, with parental consent. You can find the dates and consent forms by using this LINK
PENDER COUNTY SCHOOLS' MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK
📢Pender County Schools' Month of Awareness takes place in October and focuses on various topics, including: Mental health, Special needs, Bullying prevention, and Red Ribbon Week. 🟢🟡🟠🔴During the month, the district encourages people to participate by wearing green to raise awareness. Pender County Schools also provides resources for the month, including calendars. #OnePender
STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR TACKLES MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN HEALTHCARE
This week, as part of Pender County Schools' Month of Awareness, we're shining a spotlight on mental health initiatives that make a difference! 🌟💚 Meet senior Dominick Graham from Heide Trask High School, who is taking the healthcare world by storm with his inspiring venture, MedTechCare.net. 🚀✨ Join us to learn how his passion for mental health and entrepreneurship is helping to reduce stigma and support those in the medical field—read more about his incredible journey! 📖🙌 #OnePender
IMAGINE PENDER 2050: HELP SHAPE OUR FUTURE!
Pender County is developing the Imagine Pender 2050 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, and we need your input! 🗣️ This plan will guide the next 25 years of growth in our county, and your voice matters. Please take our short survey (10 questions) and share your thoughts on the Future Land Use Map, which influences rezoning and development decisions. 🏘️ The survey is available until October 22nd. 🤝Let’s the county reach its goal of 2,000 responses—share the survey with family, friends, and community groups! 🔗 English Survey | Spanish Survey #OnePender
CONGRATS!!
🎉 A special shoutout to Assistant Girls Basketball Coach Dashaniq Sidbury for becoming the 1st Topsail High Coach to earn NFHS Levels 1, 2, and 3 National Coach Certifications! 🏆 We also celebrate Coach Charles Cayton, who is the 2nd THS Coach to achieve this milestone, and Assistant Football Coach Ty Lovette for earning his NFHS Levels 1, 2, and 3 National Coach Certifications!! 🙌 Thank you both for modeling the importance of being lifelong learners and embracing growth through continued professional development for our Pirates student-athletes! 🏴☠️💪 #OnePender
FUNDING THE FUTURE
💙💙We would like to thank Jose Mata and Rocky Point Futbolito for donating $700 to the Cape Fear Middle School athletic department. Thank you for giving back to CFMS. Go Grizzlies!!
THEY GROW UP SO FAST
Congrats to our 8th grade Hornet softball players. 🥎 We have enjoyed watching you grow on & off the field and wish you the best! 🐝 🖤 #onceahornetalwaysahornet
West Pender Middle Soccer tryouts are next week! Athletic documentation must be submitted through Big Teams Student Central in order to participate in tryouts. Click here https://5il.co/2rroz or Spanish version https://5il.co/2rrp0 #OnePender
Penderlea School ⚽️ SOCCER TRYOUT INFO ⚽️ To be eligible you must: 🥅 Have ALL BigTeams forms completed or uploaded and have the green dot 🟢 Have an up to date physical on file on BigTeams. Have attended an athlete meeting with a parent/guardian. Be signed up on the middle school board so your grades can be checked by Mrs. Umphress - Best of luck to all soccer athletes!
WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC SCHEDULES
ROCKY POINT ELEMENTARY RECEIVES $9,250 LANDFALL FOUNDATION GRANT
🌟 Exciting news for Rocky Point Elementary School! The Landfall Foundation Board of Directors has awarded a grant of $9,250 for their “Rising to Our Potential” project, thanks to the hard work of Ms. Laura Black! 🎉 This grant will allow us to purchase new choral risers, a fantastic improvement since our current risers are mismatched and well-worn. This upgrade will enhance both safety and capacity for our students! 🎶🙌#OnePender
JUNTOS! - TOGETHER AGAIN
This past week at Pender High School, Mr. High kicked off our exciting Juntos program, welcoming 18 students and their families to campus! 🎉🌟 This incredible 4-H club, sponsored by NC State, offers scientific lessons, leadership opportunities, and enriching field trips, all designed to support educational success. 📚✨ Join us as we embark on this journey together over the next six weeks and discover the amazing opportunities that await! 🌈🙌 More HERE #OnePender
MUY BIEN!
🎉 Friday's Hispanic Heritage Month event "Caminos" at Burgaw Middle School was a great success! 🎉 A huge THANK YOU to our incredible sponsors for making it happen! 🙌 #UNCWTheater #HampsteadWomensClub #KarenBeasleySeaTurtleRescueAndRehabilitationCenter #WilsonCenter #BMSPTO 🐢❤️
SWEET CAROLINE!
👀 The PCS Newsletter staff sees all—especially the good deeds! 🌊 A big shoutout to Caroline from Surf City Middle School, who had a few extra bucks left in her Book Fair eWallet and decided to donate it to help kids who might need a little extra change for their purchases. 💵✨ It’s heartwarming to see her kindness already making a difference! Thank you for being such a helpful Shark, Caroline! 🦈💖 #OnePender
From Cape Fear Elementary - Completing an investigation about the properties of ice and water in order to compare and contrast solids and liquids
From West Pender Middle - Mrs. Goyette’s 8th grade Science classes had a fun experiment today! Students were able to classify matter as elements, compounds or mixtures and also demonstrated ways to separate mixtures such as filtration and evaporation. #CapturetheLearning #WarriorPower #OnePender #WestsideRising
From Topsail Middle - Mrs. Gleason and Mrs. Losey 7th grade science classes worked on their " Weather In Motion Projects" this week. Students used a sphero robots to model the movement of air masses and fronts across a weather map. Then, created a weather broadcast to explain how the different weather systems will impact daily life in a particular area in the US.
From Pender High - Congratulations to our JROTC Raider Mix team. They won first place in the East Surry meet. They are now qualified for Best of the Best competition in the spring.
From Pender Early College - Thanks to all of our students who helped support the Safe Haven fundraising event for Domestic Violence Prevention in Pender County last night at Oval and Ale in Hampstead! Uri and Abigail Blick, Heidy Navarro, Amalia Rodriguez. Come support them at their next event at Shaka Tako in Hampstead on October 22nd.
From Heide Trask High - Our marching band had outstanding performances at the Monarch Invitational at Northside High School. Here are the events in which they placed: 3rd place in Drum Major, Color Guard and Music Performance, 2nd place in Percussion, and 1st place in Visual Effect and General Effect. We also got 1st place overall in Class 1A.
From Surf City Middle - Thank you Zoey, Delilah, Kinley and Noah for taking the time on a regular basis to help clean up trash around the PA lot. We love that these students are exercising our SWIM matrix 🦈🗑️
From Rocky Point Elementary - Each classroom is striving to get at least 80% of their families connected to school on the "Rooms" app (located within the Pender County Schools app). Ms. Bassano's and Ms. Leonard's class were among the first classrooms to reach their goal - great work! If you're not yet connected in "Rooms," please reach out to your student's teacher to get the 'Magic Code' and connect today! #OnePender
From Malpass Corner Elementary - Eagle Families - I hope you see all the smiles and all the different activities from Curriculum Night! YOU are our partners in the education of your little Eagle. An extra "Thank you" to Mrs. West and the entire Eagle Staff for the evening! Eagle Families - we are partners in your Little Eagle's education! #LearningIsBetterWhenWeAreTogether
From Topsail Annandale Elementary - Today, 4th graders worked in groups to find evidence of when the characters showed a figurative great heart.
From Surf City Elementary - We're thankful for our community connections with The Master Gardeners. This week they visited first grade to teach them all about soil. Check out their song HERE 🎵
From South Topsail Elementary - Stingrays had a great time today learning all about how fire trucks 🚒 respond to our neighbors in Pender County!
From Penderlea School - The Pender County Master Gardeners came to third grade yesterday and they taught us all about soil. We even got to enjoy a yummy edible dirt snack.
From Burgaw Middle - 👀It's starting to look very spooky👻 in the BMS library!! Students participated in a special reading of Creepy Carrots🥕and even got to create their own versions of characters from the story. #onepender
🌟 Pender County Schools is seeking dedicated educators to join our team! ✏️ Be part of our mission to inspire and educate young minds. Retirees (meeting NC Return to Work laws) are also welcome to join us! #ExperienceTheExcellence 📚 APPLY HERE
🚍Join the team at Pender County Schools as a valued school bus driver! 🚌 Experience the pride of safely transporting students to and from school while playing a vital role in their educational journey. 🌟 With competitive pay and the opportunity to make a positive impact on young lives, driving with us is more than just a job—it's a rewarding experience! - APPLY HERE
🏴☠️ Mark Your Calendars! 🏴☠️ Join us for the 12th Annual Pirate Classic at THS! 📅 Date: October 19th, 2024 📍 Location: THS Stadium Come cheer on your favorite teams and enjoy an exciting day of competition, school spirit, and community fun! 🎉 🎟️ Get your tickets now! 📱 Click THE LINK to purchase your tickets in advance. Don’t miss out on one of the biggest events of the year! #PirateClassic2024
Hurry, there’s only one week until our Topsail Annandale Elementary Fun Run fundraiser begins! ⏰🚨 Visit MyBooster.com —we promise it just takes a minute!— to sign up your student and get ready for an EPIC Topsail Elementary Fun Run on 10/25/2024! 🥳🎉
🔥 Pender County Schools is committed to engaging students in exciting experiential learning activities that will prepare them for their futures. These experiences are designed to equip our students with the skills needed for enrollment, enlistment, or employment upon graduation. We're proud to offer incredible opportunities in Career and Technical Education! 🛠️👩🔬👨🎓 Click HERE for the latest from CTE Director Dominique Bates #CTEforNC #ExperienceTheExcellence
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