Hallsboro / Artesia

We're excited to involve the community in selecting a mascot and colors for the new PK-8 school being built on the eastern end of Columbus County! Please visit the website to explore the options and cast your vote for your favorites before April 7th. https://www.columbus.k12.nc.us/o/ccsd/page/east-end-school-survey

🎨 Huge Congratulations to Our Festival of the Arts Winners! 🏆 We are so proud of our talented artists from Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary School for their outstanding work and achievements! Best of Show: • Cara Britt Gold Key Winners: • Anthony Gurganious • Dondria Sadler • Mya Jacobs • Cole Lynch Silver Key Winners: • Nevaeh Mitchell • Azaria Hines • Olivia Bass • Sawyer Bracey • Graison Pedro • Kiyan Waddell • Zion Grace A big shoutout to their amazing art teacher, Mrs. Amy Baker, for inspiring and guiding these young artists! We are so proud of all of you — keep creating and shining! #HAESArts #FestivalOfTheArts #StudentSuccess #PantherPride

Hallsboro-Artesia Weekly Update 📢 KidSight Screenings – Wednesday On Wednesday, we will be conducting KidSight vision screenings for students. Please make sure permission forms are turned in beforehand. These screenings help detect potential vision issues early, so we appreciate everyone’s cooperation! 🍫 World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser Our World’s Finest Chocolate fundraiser is still going strong! Keep selling and turning in money as you go. Every sale helps support our school and students. Thank you for your participation! Let us know if you have any questions. Have a great week!❤️🖤

Join us for a celebration of creativity at the Celebrate the Arts! The event will take place on Saturday, March 22nd, from 4:30 PM to 9:30 PM at South Columbus High School. This exciting festival will showcase the best student artists from across the county. Don’t miss out on an evening filled with incredible talent! Admission is free. We look forward to seeing you there!

🎉 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 🚫🚪🍫

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.

🍫✨ 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 🍫

🍫❤️💙 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.