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❤️🖤 Panther Pride Shines Bright! 🖤❤️ Today, we celebrated excellence at Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary with our Beta Club Induction Ceremony! 🎉 Our newest Panther Beta Club members have proven themselves as leaders in academics, character, service, and achievement. These students truly represent what it means to be a HAES Panther! 🐾 We’re so proud of their dedication and can’t wait to see the positive impact they’ll continue to make in our school and community. 🌟 Congratulations to all of our new inductees! ❤️🖤 #PantherPride #HAESBetaClub #Leadership #Service #Excellence #PantherStrong

All schools will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th, in recognition of Veteran's Day. Thank you to our Veterans!

Nakina Middle School Mustangs are learning how to grow collards and other produce during Agriscience.

At TCS, Mrs. Byrd's 1st graders thought our middle school students needed some positive talk this week! 💜

At TCS, 5th grade students made a Christmas ornament craft for their PBIS reward for October.🎄

The students at TCS enjoyed an Ice Cream Sundae Party after earning their Accelerated Reader points for the first nine weeks of school.  They also enjoyed having their picture taken with the “Books Give You Wings” bulletin board.  

At TCS, Mrs. Byrd's 1st graders made Halloween a stem day! Students learned about chemical reactions and created dancing ghosts (lima beans, vinegar, baking soda, and water). Next, students read the book, “Pumpkin Jack” and learned about the pumpkin lifecycle. Then, students carved Pumpkin Bruce. They will watch him decompose and regrow for the rest of the school year, logging results in their pumpkin journals. Finally, students painted their own pumpkins to take home.

At TCS, PreK made candy corn! 🎃

At TCS, students in Mrs. Woods' and Mrs. Benton's third grade classes enjoyed a Spooktacular Sundae Party and Halloween Rock Painting activity.

📸 Peace out, backpacks! ✌️🎒
We had an awesome day at HAES — full of Panther smiles and school spirit!

🐾 Don’t forget:
👉 Tomorrow (Thursday) is School Spirit Day!
Wear your Panther attire or show your pride in burgundy and black.

🎃 Friday is Dress-Up Day!
Costumes are welcome, but they must be school-appropriate — no scary or gory costumes, please.

Let’s finish the week strong, Panthers! 💪🖤❤️
#HAES #PantherPride #SchoolSpirit #GoPanthers

At TCS, Ms. Williamson’s 5th grade students are learning about topic, main idea and key details in their stories of the Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance. Students annotated a text, then created paper suitcases of what people brought with them during the migration. Students also “packed” their main ideas and key details for their daily reading.

Today at HAES we went Drug-Free Through the Decades! 🕺💿 From groovy 70s styles to totally rad 90s vibes, our Panthers showed that being drug-free never goes out of style! ❤️🖤 📢 Don’t forget — tomorrow is “Switch the Script!” Teachers dress like kids, and kids dress like teachers. We can’t wait to see the role reversal fun! 👩‍🏫👟 #RedRibbonWeek #DrugFreeThroughTheDecades #SwitchTheScript #PantherPride

TCS Cheerleaders at the Yam Festival Parade! 💜🎃

South Columbus Football Team in the Yam Parade (Tabor City School, Williams Township School, Nakina Middle School). 💜♥️💛🎃

🌟 Congratulations to TCS student, Ashton Vereen! 🌟 Ashton received Honorable Mention for her original poem “Chasing Dreams” in the Yam Festival Poetry Contest! 📝🎉 We are so proud of her creativity, hard work, and talent. Keep shining, Ashton—your words inspire us all! 💜👏 #TCSPride #YoungPoet #ChasingDreams #YamFestival2025

🎨❤️ Color Wars Kicked Off Red Ribbon Week at HAES! ❤️🎨 Our Panthers started Red Ribbon Week with a burst of color and school spirit! Each grade level showed up strong for Color Wars, reminding everyone that making healthy, drug-free choices never goes out of style! 💪🌟 Tomorrow’s theme is Rhyme Without Reason — grab a friend and come dressed as a silly rhyming duo! 👯‍♀️ (Think “chef” and “ref,” “bee” and “spree,” or “cow” and “wow!”) 🐝🤠 Let’s keep showing our Panther pride and commitment to being drug-free all week long! 🚫💊💥 #RedRibbonWeek #HAESPride #PantherPride #DrugFreeLooksLikeMe #RhymeWithoutReason

Please stop by The Todd House on Saturday after the Yam Festival Parade to see the amazing yam characters created by TCS Kindergarten. 💜

Congratulations to Mrs. Sykes, Mrs. Tyler and Mrs. Elliott, our Brunswick Electric Bright Ideas Grant recipients at TCS!!! 💜🎉

Attention All Columbus County Schools High School Seniors and Families!

Get ready for Next Step 101 Night — your one-stop event to explore what’s next after graduation!

When: Thursday, October 23
Time: 6:00 PM

Where: Southeastern Community College – Cartrette Building

What: Learn more about your next step options for after high school success! Meet representatives from UNC Pembroke, NC Career Works, and the U.S. Armed Forces, plus explore college, career, and service opportunities that can shape your future! And it’s all happening just in time for North Carolina Free College Application Week — your chance to apply to select NC colleges for free!
Bonus: We’ll have raffles and prizes throughout the evening!
Don’t miss this exciting night designed to help you take your next big step toward success.