Hallsboro / Artesia

🎉 HAES Has Its First Golden Ticket Winners! 🎉 The excitement is real at Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary School! 🍫✨ Out of the six randomly placed World’s Finest Chocolate Golden Tickets, our first two winners have been found! 🏆Olivia Bass-6th Grade 🏆 Hunter Hines-1st Grade These lucky HAES students sold their very first box of chocolate and discovered a Golden Ticket inside, claiming their special prize! 🎊 Who will be next? Keep selling, keep checking, and you could be our next winner! 🚀🍫 #GoldenTicket #WFC #HAES #KeepSelling #SweetSuccess

🚨 GOLDEN TICKET ALERT! 🚨 Did you find a GOLDEN TICKET in your World’s Finest Chocolate box? 🍫✨ Lucky you! That means you’ve earned a special prize! 🎉 🎟️ How to Redeem: ✅ Sell your first box of chocolate. ✅ Turn in your money. ✅ Bring your Golden Ticket to claim your prize! 💥 BONUS CHALLENGE! 💥 The top seller in the entire school will get to TAPE DR. HILL TO THE WALL! 🏆😂 Who’s ready to sell, sell, sell and make this happen?! Let’s keep the sales going and win big! Who’s ready to find more Golden Tickets? 🍫🔥 #GoldenTicket #SweetRewards #WorldsFinestChocolate #FundraiserFun #TapeDrHill

🎉 Today’s the Day at HAES! Let the Selling Begin! 🍫 The World’s Finest Chocolate fundraiser starts NOW! 🚀 It’s time to grab your chocolate bars and start selling to family, friends, and supporters. 📌 Reminders: ✔ Bars are just $2 each – an easy and delicious way to support HAES! ✔ No door-to-door sales for safety—stick to family, friends, and trusted contacts. ✔ Be confident, have fun, and make it a sweet success! Let’s make this fundraiser the best one yet! Who’s ready to start selling? 🙌🍫 #HAESFundraiser #StartSelling #SweetSupport #WorldsFinestChocolate ❤️💙

📢 Weekly Panther Update! 🐾 📅 March 17: World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser Kickoff & Class Pictures! Dress your best! 👀 March 26: KidSight Eye Screening 🌸 April 18-25: Spring Break – No School! 📚 April 27-May 2: Book Fair Week 📖✨ 🎉 May 2: Tentative Guardian Gala – Stay tuned for updates!

📢 Selling Tips for Our World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser! 🍫 HAES's World’s Finest Chocolate fundraiser starts soon, and we want you to sell like a pro! Here are some top tips to help you maximize sales and support HAES: ✔ Set a goal – Challenge yourself to sell as much as you can! ✔ Introduce yourself – Always share why you're selling. ✔ Be excited – Your enthusiasm will attract buyers! ✔ Offer payment options – Not everyone carries cash! ✔ Have fun! – Selling is more successful when you're having a good time. 🚨 Important Reminder: No door-to-door sales for safety reasons! Please sell to family, friends, and trusted community members. Let's make this the sweetest fundraiser yet! 🍫💙 Who's ready to start selling on March 17th? 🙌 #HAESFundraiser #SweetSuccess #SellLikeAPro #WorldsFinestChocolate #SafetyFirst 🚫🚪🍫

🍫✨ It’s Almost Time! ✨🍫 Get ready, HAES family! Our World’s Finest Chocolate fundraiser kicks off on March 17th! 🎉 Stock up on your favorite flavors, including Almond, Caramel, Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, W.F. Crisp®, and Wafer Bars—all for just $2 each! Support our school while enjoying the sweetest treats! 😋 Stay tuned for details on how to purchase. 📆 Mark your calendars—March 17th is the big day! #HAESFundraiser #SweetSupport #WorldsFinestChocolate #GetReady 🍫

Celebrate the Arts, North Carolina's Largest Student Arts Festival, will take place on Saturday, March 22nd from 4:30 PM-9:30 PM at South Columbus High School. The event is a partnership between Columbus County Schools and Whiteville City Schools, and features performances and artwork from over 1000 students. Admission is free.

🍫❤️💙 Coming Soon to HAES… World’s Finest Chocolate! ❤️💙🍫 Get ready to satisfy your sweet tooth! 😋 Our World’s Finest Chocolate fundraiser is on the way, and you don’t want to miss out on these delicious treats. Stay tuned for details on how you can support HAES and enjoy some of the best chocolate around! 🍫✨ 📢 Tag your friends and family—let’s get ready to sell (and snack)! 👀 #HAESFundraiser #WorldsFinestChocolate #SweetSupport #ComingSoon 🍫

Good Evening, This is Dr. Hill with your weekly updates for the week of March 9, 2025. Tomorrow is parent conference day among all Columbus County Schools with the exception of CCCA. We will have our doors open for parents to come in and go straight to their child's classroom to ensure that conferences go as scheduled. Tuesday will be Kona Ice Day. Please send money with your child prior to this event. This Friday we will have our kickoff for our final fundraiser of the year, World's Finest Chocolates. Your child will come home with lots of information. Please note that we must have a signed form returned before your child will be given a box of chocolate bars to sale. There are many incentives with the fundraiser plus delicious chocolate. I look to forward to seeing how well HAES does with this. In addition, the student that sells the most boxes in their homeroom will get to "tape their principal" to the wall. Next Monday we will have spring and class pictures. Information will be going home with your child this week. The Lions Club Kidsight Screenings has been rescheduled to Marc h 26. This is a free eye screening that all students may take part in. If you would like another information sheet please let your child's teacher know or stop by the front office. Again, this is as no cost to parents and there are opportunities for students to get glasses if they need them. Some other important dates to remember: Book Fair Week: April 27-May 2 Spring Break April 18-25 Guardian Gala: May 2 Thank you and have a wonderful evening!

The Wall That Heals will be escorted downtown Whiteville on Tuesday April 22, 2025 between 1230pm and 1pm. It will be escorted by Rolling Thunder SC-3 and many other motorcycle groups. The Wall That Heals is a 3/4 replica of the Vietnam Memorial from Washington DC. It also has a mobile Education Center that will be on display at the Veterans Memorial Park of America April 24-27, 2025. This will be on display 24 hours till Sunday April 27th at 2pm. We will be having a WELCOME CEREMONY on Thursday April 24th at 6pm. And AGENT ORANGE AWARENESS CEREMONY on Friday April 25th at sunset. As The Wall That Heals is escorted through town, we would like people to be on the sidewalks welcoming it with flags, banners, etc. We are checking with the schools about the bands playing as it comes through town. The schools are out on Easter Break. So we need all the help we can get to spread the word. We need to spread the word about the In Memory Program. Deadline is March 25th for applications to be sent in. This is a program that will Honor Vietnam Veterans that came home but have passed due to their service in Vietnam. All applications sent in by March 25th will be Honored at our event and in Washington DC in June. We need 200+ volunteers, so please share this as well.

Congratulations to all the winners of the A.R. Ammons Poetry Contest!! Thank you especially to the teachers for working with our talented students! https://tinyurl.com/ammons25

Monday, March 10th, is Parent-Teacher Conference Day for all schools except CCCA. There will be no school for students on this day to allow time for these important meetings. Conferences will be held from 11:30 AM to 7:00 PM, and you can choose a time that works best for you. Meetings can be held either in person, by phone or online, depending on your preference. Please note: CCCA will follow its regular schedule on this day.

Columbus County Schools will be closed on Wednesday, March 5th for all students and staff due to expected high winds.

March is Developmental Disabilities Month, and we invite you to join Columbus County Schools as we celebrate our first "Different Abilities Awareness Family Night". The event will take place on March 4, 2025, from 6 pm to 8 pm in the Media Center of Chadbourn Elementary School and is open to all parents and guardians. Organizations and agencies from across the state will be on campus to provide information on resources and services available to support individuals with disabilities and their families.

Hello Panther Families! Here are some important updates and reminders for the upcoming weeks: 📚 Read Across America Week – March 3-7 ⚾ ECJSHS Baseball/Softball Tryouts – March 3 & 4 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Conference Day – March 10 🍧 Kona Ice – March 11 🍫 World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser Kickoff – March 17 📸 Class & Spring Pictures – March 17 👀 Lion’s Club KidSight Screenings – March 26 📖 Book Fair Week – April 27-May 2 🌸 Spring Break – April 18-25 🚍 Transportation Reminder: If your child has any transportation changes, they must be made in writing and before 2:00pm to ensure smooth transitions at dismissal. 🎯 Attendance Matters! Every day counts in your child’s learning journey. Please make sure students arrive on time and are present daily! This includes early release! Thank you for your support, and let’s have a fantastic week at HAES! 🐾❤️

March is Developmental Disabilities Month, and we invite you to join Columbus County Schools as we celebrate our first "Different Abilities Awareness Family Night". The event will take place on March 4, 2025, from 6 pm to 8 pm in the Media Center of Chadbourn Elementary School and is open to all parents and guardians. Organizations and agencies from across the state will be on campus to provide information on resources and services available to support individuals with disabilities and their families.

🎉🏆 Victory for HAES! 🏆🎉 We are beyond proud to announce that Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary School won the Elementary Battle of the Books competition today! 📚✨ Our incredible team of readers showcased their hard work, dedication, and love for literature, proving that knowledge truly is power! A huge congratulations to our students and their coach, Mrs. Deal, for their commitment and teamwork. We couldn’t be prouder of this amazing achievement! 🏅👏 #HAESPantherPride #BattleOfTheBooks #ChampionsOfReading 📖💙🐾

📢 Panther Families, mark your calendars! 🗓️ Check out our Upcoming Events at Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary! 🎉 From Read Across America Week to Spring Pictures, the Book Fair, and Spring Break, there's a lot happening over the next few months! 👀 Reminder: The Lion’s Club KidSight Screening is coming up on March 26! Good vision is key to school success—early detection of vision problems can make a huge difference in learning! 🚗 Important Drop-Off & Pick-Up Notice: For the safety of everyone, all cars must use McKoy Road and not sit on the curve along Giles Byrd Rd. Please follow the designated traffic pattern to keep everyone safe! 🚨 Early Checkouts & Transportation Changes: All early checkouts and transportation changes must be made by 2:00 PM Transportation changes must be in writing—no phone calls or Remind messages We appreciate your cooperation and support in keeping our school running smoothly! ‼️Attendance: Please try to limit absences when possible—attendance is one of the largest factors affecting student academic performance. If your child is sick, please send a doctor’s note when they return. ❤️🖤 #PantherPride #HAESEvents #StayInTheKnow 📸 Check out the full event list below! 👇

📚✨ Get Ready for Read Across America Week at HAES! ✨📚 Join us March 3-7 as we celebrate the joy of reading with fun activities, guest readers, and exciting book-themed dress-up days! 🎉📖 Full schedule of dress-up days below and let’s make this a week to remember! 📚💙 #ReadAcrossAmerica #HAESReads #PanthersLoveBooks

The Columbus County Schools Music Festival will take place on Tuesday, February 25th starting at 6PM at South Columbus High School. Admission is free.