Columbus County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Monday, December 15, due to expected low wind chill temperatures.
High school exams will continue as scheduled. Please make sure students arrive on time and ready for testing, following the adjusted start time.
Thank you for your patience and support as we prioritize the safety of our students and staff.
High school exams will continue as scheduled. Please make sure students arrive on time and ready for testing, following the adjusted start time.
Thank you for your patience and support as we prioritize the safety of our students and staff.
Congratulations to the Nakina Middle School “Marvelous Mustangs of the Week”. T. Clay, L. Gerrald, D. Valencia-Avellaneda, A. Reiland, A. Tittle, M. Miller
Readers of the Week for the week of December 8-12 at Tabor City School! Fisher Y., Matthew O. , Arabella B., and Layton B. - Keep up the great work! TCS is proud of you and always remember that ‘Readers are Leaders!’
💚🎄 HAES celebrated “100% That Grinch Day” today!
Our halls were filled with green, grins, and Grinch-inspired fun.
Thank you to our students and staff for bringing the holiday spirit to life!
#HAES #PantherPride #100PercentThatGrinch
At TCS, Mrs Sykes class is flipping the script to Positive Mindsets!
TCS's FIRST ELEMENTARY BETA JINGLE JOG 5K! ❤️💚
Nakina Middle School recognizes the “Marvelous Mustangs of the Week"! Each student received a positive referral for being helpful, kind, and respectful. Thank you for making a positive impact!
At TCS, Mr. Nealey's class created Positive posters. Each group made a poster with positive messages to help cheer someone up or to encourage them to keep trying.
At TCS, Ms Sykes class collaborated to come with up 67 facts about Waves, their new standard in Science. #sixseven #67thdayofschool
Congratulations to Andrea Powell, an 8th grader at Tabor City School, for being selected as the Superintendent’s Christmas Card Winner!
Andrea’s beautiful painting will appear on the front of this year’s Columbus County Schools Christmas card, which will be shared with school districts across North Carolina. We are so proud of her creativity and talent! Her teacher is Princess Grantham.
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡 From Ms. Jackson and Ms. Sellers’ Pre-K Class at TCS.
At TCS, Mrs Smith’s 1st graders have been learning about animal habitats and created their own to present to the class.
At TCS, Ms. Williamson’s 5th graders participated in a book tasting activity where they got a “taste” of the genres. Students worked hard toward their AR goals and celebrated the start of Thanksgiving break with reading and a sweet treat!
We would like to send a HUGE thank you to everyone who donated canned goods to our Annual Battle of the Books Canned Food Drive at Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary School! 🥫💛 Your generosity was absolutely astounding and will help so many families in need this holiday season. 🎄❤️
Thanks to YOU, we collected over 1,500 canned goods! 🤩👏 This was an amazing opportunity for our students to give back to the community and learn valuable, lifelong lessons about kindness and service. 🌟🤗
A big CONGRATULATIONS to Mrs. Tachau’s 3rd grade class for collecting the most cans this year! 🏆🎉
We also want to give a special shoutout and heartfelt THANK YOU to Mrs. Deal, our amazing Battle of the Books coach, for leading this drive with dedication, passion, and so much heart! 📚💖🙌
Again, THANK YOU to everyone who participated and helped make this food drive a huge success! 🎉❤️🥫
Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary is so proud of our amazing students and families for making this year’s Book Blast a huge hit!
Because of your support, our students are building strong home libraries and developing a lifelong love of reading. ❤️
From the excitement on students’ faces to the joy of unwrapping brand-new books, today was a celebration of literacy, community, and opportunity. Thank you to everyone who participated, shared, and encouraged our readers!
Together, we are lighting the way for brighter futures—one book at a time. 📖💡
#HAES #BookBlast #WeAreHAES #LiteracyMatters #PantherPride
Because of your support, our students are building strong home libraries and developing a lifelong love of reading. ❤️
From the excitement on students’ faces to the joy of unwrapping brand-new books, today was a celebration of literacy, community, and opportunity. Thank you to everyone who participated, shared, and encouraged our readers!
Together, we are lighting the way for brighter futures—one book at a time. 📖💡
#HAES #BookBlast #WeAreHAES #LiteracyMatters #PantherPride
Wild turkeys at TCS! Mrs. Gore's PreK! 🦃
Congratulations to Tabor City School’s “Readers of the Week”! Gustavo P., Leah B. , Carlyna A., and Brantley S. have excelled in reading this week and will receive a free snack on Friday! Way to go - students! We are proud of you!
Nakina Middle School collaborated with the Columbus County 4-H to bring the very first "Real World Real Money" program to Nakina Middle School!
Members of the Columbus County 4-H lead the very first "Real World Real Money" session at Nakina Middle School! Students learned important life skills in budgeting and financial decision-making that will help them in future endeavors.
After the lesson, students put their new skills to the test in a real-world simulation—managing expenses, paying bills, and seeing if they could make it on the salary of their chosen career. It was so much fun watching them problem-solve, plan, and realize the true value of a dollar!
Members of the Columbus County 4-H lead the very first "Real World Real Money" session at Nakina Middle School! Students learned important life skills in budgeting and financial decision-making that will help them in future endeavors.
After the lesson, students put their new skills to the test in a real-world simulation—managing expenses, paying bills, and seeing if they could make it on the salary of their chosen career. It was so much fun watching them problem-solve, plan, and realize the true value of a dollar!
The Board recognized the East Columbus High FFA at the November Board Meeting for their participation in the Parliamentary Procedure National Event.
East Columbus FFA represented North Carolina in the Parliamentary Procedure National Event on October 29th & 30th. Along with 42 other states, students completed a knowledge test on Robert's Rules of Order, a quote research activity, a team scenario activity, and a minute's practicum. Students then competed against states for the meeting portion, where they showcased their parliamentary knowledge by completing given abilities in a certain amount of time during a mock meeting. Competition was fierce, and we ended up placing in the bronze category for the contest. We all learned a lot from competing at the national level and were excited to share this knowledge with our chapter in hopes of making it again. While in Indianapolis, student Lillian Arroyo, a National Reporter for FFA in the USA, attended a private tour of the press box and media rooms at the Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts NFL team. Lillian also volunteered as a Courtesy Crops member, working a shift at the Ag Issues Form finals securing the ballroom doors during contest. While at the expo students spoke with colleges and agricultural industries from across the country, building connections for their future.
Students that attended:
Mackenzi Clemmons
Lillian Arroyo
Reagan Bullard
Ava Grice
Ben Long (graduated member)
Sara Sessions (graduated member)
Staff that attended:
Hunter Long
Alicia Pickett
Bryan Fowler
East Columbus FFA represented North Carolina in the Parliamentary Procedure National Event on October 29th & 30th. Along with 42 other states, students completed a knowledge test on Robert's Rules of Order, a quote research activity, a team scenario activity, and a minute's practicum. Students then competed against states for the meeting portion, where they showcased their parliamentary knowledge by completing given abilities in a certain amount of time during a mock meeting. Competition was fierce, and we ended up placing in the bronze category for the contest. We all learned a lot from competing at the national level and were excited to share this knowledge with our chapter in hopes of making it again. While in Indianapolis, student Lillian Arroyo, a National Reporter for FFA in the USA, attended a private tour of the press box and media rooms at the Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts NFL team. Lillian also volunteered as a Courtesy Crops member, working a shift at the Ag Issues Form finals securing the ballroom doors during contest. While at the expo students spoke with colleges and agricultural industries from across the country, building connections for their future.
Students that attended:
Mackenzi Clemmons
Lillian Arroyo
Reagan Bullard
Ava Grice
Ben Long (graduated member)
Sara Sessions (graduated member)
Staff that attended:
Hunter Long
Alicia Pickett
Bryan Fowler
The Board recognized the West Columbus High FFA at the November Board Meeting for their participation in the National FFA Convention.
West Columbus FFA traveled to the 98th National FFA Convention from Sunday, October 26th to Sunday, November 1st. Twelve students and two advisors made the trip to Indianapolis, Indiana stopping along the way to experience some of the most famous landmarks along the way. West Columbus was one of many FFA chapters that made up more than 70,000 FFA members that descended on Indianapolis to compete in various Leadership and Career Development Events held at the annual convention. West Columbus was honored to represent North Carolina FFA in the Agronomy Career Development Event. Team members Adam Hardin, Cynthia Ward, Langston Nobles and Neal Lancaster demonstrated their knowledge of Agronomic Science by identifying agronomic pests, crop plants, crop seeds, weed seeds and weed plants. These members also completed a team event by working together to identify and solve an agronomic issue related to a real world scenario and present their solution to a panel of judges. They were expected to solve a 60 question exam related to plants, soil fertility, plant nutrients and overall crop management. West Columbus placed in the bronze category among the teams from across the United States. We appreciate the opportunity to represent North Carolina, Columbus County Schools and West Columbus High School in a national level event for the eighth time in recent years.
Also, Ethan Hammond of West Columbus was chosen to represent North Carolina as a National Delegate making decisions that shape the future of the FFA on the national level.
As advisors , we appreciate the support of the West Columbus staff and administration for allowing us this opportunity and the Columbus County board of education for their continued support of CTE and the FFA.
West Columbus FFA traveled to the 98th National FFA Convention from Sunday, October 26th to Sunday, November 1st. Twelve students and two advisors made the trip to Indianapolis, Indiana stopping along the way to experience some of the most famous landmarks along the way. West Columbus was one of many FFA chapters that made up more than 70,000 FFA members that descended on Indianapolis to compete in various Leadership and Career Development Events held at the annual convention. West Columbus was honored to represent North Carolina FFA in the Agronomy Career Development Event. Team members Adam Hardin, Cynthia Ward, Langston Nobles and Neal Lancaster demonstrated their knowledge of Agronomic Science by identifying agronomic pests, crop plants, crop seeds, weed seeds and weed plants. These members also completed a team event by working together to identify and solve an agronomic issue related to a real world scenario and present their solution to a panel of judges. They were expected to solve a 60 question exam related to plants, soil fertility, plant nutrients and overall crop management. West Columbus placed in the bronze category among the teams from across the United States. We appreciate the opportunity to represent North Carolina, Columbus County Schools and West Columbus High School in a national level event for the eighth time in recent years.
Also, Ethan Hammond of West Columbus was chosen to represent North Carolina as a National Delegate making decisions that shape the future of the FFA on the national level.
As advisors , we appreciate the support of the West Columbus staff and administration for allowing us this opportunity and the Columbus County board of education for their continued support of CTE and the FFA.
