Hallsboro / Artesia

🍠🎨 HAES student artists made their mark at the Yam Festival! 🌟🖌️ We’re so proud of their hard work, creativity, and Panther pride! 🐾❤️

🎨❤️ 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

🕶️🕵🏻‍♀️The name’s Hill. Dr. Hill. Mission: Book Blast, Oct 28. 🎯📚

Columbus County Schools
2025 Surplus Auction
89 School Rd.
Hallsboro, NC 28442

October 24, 2025 – 10:00 a.m.
Preview: October 22nd and 23rd, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.


1. Office Chairs
2. TV Carts
3. Cafeteria Chairs
4. Wood Chairs
5. Stackable Chairs
6. Ladder Back Chairs
7. Cafeteria Tables
8. Student Desks
9. Office Desks
10. Refrigerators
11. Promethean Boards
12. Band Equipment
13. Metal Cabinets
14. Computer Tables
15. Small Lockers
16. Large Lockers
17. Wood Cabinets
18. HVAC Units
19. Weight Lifting Equipment
20. Stainless Steel Table
21. Bulletin Boards
22. Milk Boxes
23. Ice Machines
24. Wood Lathe
25. Basketball Goals
26. Edging Blocks
27. Champion Air Compressor
28. Microwave and Toaster Ovens
29. Metal Grating
30. Aluminum Pans
31. Exercise Equipment
32. Floor Machines
33. Dry Erase Boards
34. Wire Shelves
35. Electric Motors and Pumps
36. File Cabinets
37. Overhead Projectors
38. Brake Lathe
39. Engine Analyzer
40. Sewing Machines
41. Copiers
42. Pressure Washer
43. Laminator
44. Music Keyboard
45. Scoreboards
46. Chain Link Fence and Gates
47. John Deere Reel Mower
48. Toro Reel Mower
49. Cub Cadet 2166 Mower
50. John Deere Gator
51. 1987 Chevrolet Pickup
52. 1996 Ford Pickup
53. 2008 Ford Pickup
54. 2012 Ford Pickup
55. Ford 1500 Tractor
56. MH 50H Forklift

📣 HAES Weekly Announcements Hey Panther Families! 🐾 Here’s what’s happening this week at Hallsboro-Artesia! 🍬 Candyman Fundraiser Extended! We’re giving one more week for our only fall schoolwide fundraiser! Your support helps fund spring events and student activities—thank you for helping make it a success! 🥫 Battle of the Books Canned Food Drive Help us support families in need this Thanksgiving! The class that donates the most cans wins a pizza party! 🍕 Donations will be collected by our Battle of the Books team through next week. 🎗️ Red Ribbon Week Starts Wednesday! Let’s show our Panther Pride and stay drug-free! 🎨 Wednesday: Color War Day  PreK–Pink | K–Red | 1st–Orange | 2nd–Yellow | 3rd–Green | 4th–Blue | 5th–Purple | 6th–White | Staff–Black 👕 Thursday: Mix & Match Mayhem 🎶 Friday: Travel Through the Decades We can’t wait to see all the creativity! 🚌 Transportation Reminder All transportation changes must be in writing and sent to the office before 2:00 PM. No phone calls or teacher messages, please—this keeps everyone safe! 🎵 Perfect Attendance Challenge Our jukeboxes are filling up fast! Each day of perfect attendance earns a “record.” Once full, classes earn a fun reward like popcorn or pizza! Early checkouts and tardies do count, so let’s finish the week strong! 📚 Looking Ahead: Book Blast (Oct 28–Nov 7) Every student will have the chance to earn brand-new books! More info coming soon! 💙 One Team, One Voice—We ROAR at HAES!

During the October Board meeting, the Board of Education recognized the entire Transportation Department for its outstanding achievement in state inspection scores. Columbus County transportation teams earned some of the best scores in this region of North Carolina. The Board also expressed appreciation for their hard work and dedication to ensuring the safety and reliability of student transportation every day.

The Columbus County Fire Marshal’s Office, in conjunction with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, is proud to announce that we have received 1,000 smoke detectors donated by Kidde, one of the nation’s leading fire safety product manufacturers. These detectors will be distributed throughout the county in recognition of Fire Safety Month.

Each fire department within Columbus County has been supplied with an allotment of these smoke detectors for installation in homes across their respective districts.

We encourage all families throughout the county to take advantage of this free smoke detector check and installation program. This initiative ensures that every home has properly functioning and up-to-date smoke detectors. If any detectors are found to be outdated, missing, or not working, new ones will be installed free of charge.

📣🧩 HAES Panthers Red Ribbon Week: “Life’s a Puzzle—Be Drug-Free!” 🧩📣 Panthers, it’s time to celebrate Red Ribbon Week — October 23–31! Join us for fun dress-up days that remind us we’re all important pieces of our Panther puzzle! ❤️💙 🎨 Thursday, Oct. 23: Color Wars – Every Piece Counts! Each grade wears a color to show how every piece of our school puzzle fits together! 💗 Pre-K – Pink ❤️ Kindergarten – Red 🧡 1st Grade – Orange 💛 2nd Grade – Yellow 💚 3rd Grade – Green 💙 4th Grade – Blue 💜 5th Grade – Purple 🤍 6th Grade – White 🖤 Staff – Black 👯‍♀️ Friday, Oct. 24: Mix & Match Mayhem – Rhyme Without Reason Day! Pair up with a friend and dress in rhyming outfits that don’t match (e.g., fairy & cherry)! 🎶 Monday, Oct. 27: Timeless Pieces – Drug-Free Through the Decades! Dress from your favorite decade — 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, or 2000s! 🎒 Tuesday, Oct. 28: Switch the Script – Trade Places in the Puzzle! Teachers dress like students and students dress like teachers! 🧺 Wednesday, Oct. 29: Piece Out the Backpack! Bring your supplies in anything but a backpack — get creative, Panthers! 💙 Thursday, Oct. 30: Our School Fits Together – Drug-Free is the Key! Wear your school colors or spirit wear to complete our Panther puzzle! 🎃 Friday, Oct. 31: Spooktacular Puzzle Pieces – Say BOO to Drugs! Wear fun, school-appropriate costumes (no scary, gory, or violent outfits). Let’s make this a puzzle-perfect week, Panthers! 💪🐾 #HAESPanthers #RedRibbonWeek #LifeIsAPuzzle #DrugFreeLooksLikeMe #PantherPride

📣🧩 HAES Panthers Red Ribbon Week: “Life’s a Puzzle—Be Drug-Free!” 🧩📣
Panthers, get ready! We’re celebrating Red Ribbon Week from October 23–31 with fun dress-up days to show that each of us is an important piece of our school puzzle! ❤️💙

Here’s what’s happening each day:

🎨 Wednesday, Oct. 23: Color Wars – Every Piece Counts!
Each grade wears a color to show every piece of our Panther puzzle matters!
💗 Pre-K – Pink
❤️ Kindergarten – Red
🧡 1st Grade – Orange
💛 2nd Grade – Yellow
💚 3rd Grade – Green
💙 4th Grade – Blue
💜 5th Grade – Purple
🤍 6th Grade – White
🖤 Staff – Black
Show your grade pride and how we all fit together to stay drug-free!

👯‍♀️ Thursday, Oct. 24: Mix & Match Mayhem – Rhyme Without Reason Day!
Pair up and dress in rhyming outfits that don’t match (e.g., fairy & cherry)!

🎶 Friday, Oct. 25: Timeless Pieces – Drug-Free Through the Decades!
Dress from your favorite decade — 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, or 2000s!

🎒 Monday, Oct. 28: Switch the Script – Trade Places in the Puzzle!
Teachers dress like students and students dress like teachers!

🧺 Tuesday, Oct. 29: Piece Out the Backpack!
Bring your supplies in anything but a backpack — think outside the box, Panthers!

💙 Wednesday, Oct. 30: Our School Fits Together – Drug-Free is the Key!
Show your Panther Pride by wearing your school colors or spirit wear!

🎃 Thursday, Oct. 31: Spooktacular Puzzle Pieces – Say BOO to Drugs!
Wear fun, school-appropriate costumes (no scary or gory outfits).

Let’s make this a puzzle-perfect week, Panthers! 💪🐾
#HAESPanthers #RedRibbonWeek #LifeIsAPuzzle #DrugFreeLooksLikeMe #PantherPride

Due to road closures, Columbus County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay for students and staff on Tuesday, October 14th.

🍧 Friendly Reminder, Panther Families! 🐾
Kona Ice will be on campus TOMORROW! 🎉

Please remember to send money with your child if they’d like to enjoy a sweet treat! 🍓🍋🍇

Let’s make it a cool day in Panther Country! 💚🖤

#WeROAR #PantherPride #SweetTreatDay

📣 Weekly Announcements from Dr. Hill 🐾

1️⃣ Parent-Teacher Conference Day
A huge THANK YOU to all the parents who came out for conferences! 💚 We always love connecting and sharing student progress.
Didn’t get to meet yet? It’s not too late — reach out to your child’s teacher to schedule a time!

2️⃣ 🍬 Candyman Fundraiser
Our Candyman fundraiser is still going strong — just one more week!
This is our only school-wide fall fundraiser, and your support helps us fund spring events and student activities. Thank you for helping our Panthers shine! 🌟

3️⃣ 🎉 PowWow School Day – This Friday!
Students who are riding the bus to the PowWow must have their permission slip and payment turned in before Friday.

4️⃣ 🚸 Transportation Reminder
All transportation changes must be in writing to the office before 2:00 PM. No phone calls or teacher messages — this keeps every student safe. ❤️

5️⃣ 🎶 Perfect Attendance Competition!
We’ve started a friendly school-wide challenge! Each class has a jukebox in the hallway. When their class has perfect attendance, they earn a “record.” 🎵
Once their jukebox fills up, they’ll earn a reward like a popcorn or pizza party! 🍕 Let’s see which class fills theirs first!

✨ Things to Look Forward To:
🔴 Red Ribbon Week: Oct. 27–31 (Theme Days announced next week!)
📚 Book Blast: Oct. 28–Nov. 7 — Putting books in every student’s hands!
🥫 Battle of the Books Canned Food Drive: Starts Oct. 28 — The class that donates the most cans wins a pizza party and helps our community! ❤️

💚🖤 We ROAR: Respect • Own • Achieve • Reflect!
Let’s make it another great week in Panther Country! 🐾

🌟 HAES Weekly Announcements 🌟 🍬 Candyman Fundraiser Our Fall Candyman Fundraiser is underway! This is our only schoolwide fall fundraiser—thank you for supporting HAES! 🎡 Columbus County Fair 📅 October 7–12, 2025 🎟 Kindergarten Day → Thursday, Oct. 9th 📚 Book Fair Week Join us each morning for breakfast + the Book Fair! 💵 Breakfast is cash only. Doors open at 7:40 AM. Parents → grab breakfast with your child, then shop the fair. 📢 Final call at 8:45 so our school day can begin. ✨ Schedule: Mon, Oct. 6 → Muffins for Moms Tue, Oct. 7 → Donuts with Dads Wed, Oct. 8 → Pastries with Grandparents Thu, Oct. 9 → Biscuits with Buddies Fri, Oct. 10 → Last Day of Book Fair 🚌 Transportation Reminder All changes must be in writing to the office before 2:00 PM. No phone calls or teacher messages—this keeps every student safe! 💙 Thank you, Panther Families, for your continued support!

🐾❤️🖤 Happy Principal Appreciation Week! 🖤❤️🐾

We are so thankful for the leadership, dedication, and Panther Pride of our amazing principal, Dr. Kalee Hill! 🌟 Your vision, encouragement, and commitment to our students, staff, and families make a difference every single day.

Help us celebrate by dropping a comment below to share your thanks or a favorite memory with Dr. Hill! 🙌

#PantherPride #PrincipalAppreciationWeek #ThankYouDrHill

✨📚 Books & Breakfast at Hallsboro-Artesia! 🥐☕
Start your morning with a delicious breakfast and some book fair fun! A perfect chance to enjoy time with your child and pick out new stories together. 💕

📅 Schedule:

Monday, Oct 6 – Muffins with Moms

Tuesday, Oct 7 – Donuts with Dads

Wednesday, Oct 8 – Pastries with Grandparents

Thursday, Oct 9 – Biscuits with Buddies

💵 Purchases are cash only!

✨ HAES Custodian Appreciation ✨ We are so thankful for our amazing custodians: 🧹 Mr. B (Scotty Baldwin) 🧼 Mr. Willie Freeman 💪 Mr. Willie Freeman Jr. These gentlemen go above and beyond each day to keep our school clean, safe, and welcoming. From shining hallways to spotless classrooms, they work behind the scenes to make sure our students and staff have the very best learning environment. Your hard work does not go unnoticed—we appreciate you more than words can say! ❤️🖤 #CustodianAppreciation #ThankYou #SchoolHeroes

📣 HAES Weekly Announcements 📣 Hello Panther Families! Here are this week’s updates from Dr. Hill: 🍬 Candyman Fundraiser Begins Thursday Our Fall Candyman Fundraiser kicks off this week! Proceeds support spring events like our Guardian Gala. Students will bring home fundraiser packets—please join us in making this a success! Virtual kickoff is Thursday. 👓 Kidsight Vision Screenings Thank you to everyone who made our Kidsight screenings a success—especially Nurse Karen Johnson and the Lions Club of Lake Waccamaw for their support! 🚌 Transportation Changes Reminder All transportation changes must be submitted in writing to the office before 2:00 PM. Phone calls or teacher messages cannot be accepted for safety reasons. 📸 Fall Picture Day Mark your calendars—Fall Picture Day is Tuesday, September 30th. We can’t wait to see our Panthers dressed in their best! 📚 Book Fair Week – October 6–10 Families are invited to join us for breakfast events each morning before visiting the Book Fair: Monday: Muffins for Moms Tuesday: Donuts with Dads Wednesday: Pastries with Grandparents Thursday: Biscuits with Buddies Friday: Last Day of Book Fair 🎡 Columbus County Fair The Columbus County Fair will be held October 7–12. Kindergarten Day is Thursday, October 9th. More info will be sent home this week. 💙 Thank you for supporting HAES—One Team, One Voice

Columbus County Schools is closely monitoring the weather forecast for next week. At this time, we will be operating on a regular schedule. However, the forecast remains extremely complex and may require us to adjust school schedules quickly if conditions change.

To keep families informed, updates will be shared through the following channels:

District and school Facebook pages
Text messages and phone calls
Remind notifications
The CCS Mobile App
District and school websites
X.com - @colcoschools
Local media outlets


As a general rule, we will move to remote instruction on days when weather prevents us from being in person.
We encourage you to check these platforms regularly so you receive the most up-to-date information.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we work to keep our students and staff safe.