Hallsboro / Artesia

🏁✨ Race to the Top: EOG Edition! ✨🏁 Our hallways are revved up and ready as we head into EOG season! 🚦 Students are racing toward success with encouragement, cheers, and some extra-special decorations to get them pumped! 📸 Check out the photos from our “Race to the Top” setup – complete with checkered flags, racing cars, and motivational messages! 🏆 Students, remember: this is YOUR race. Run it your way. Do your best. Make it count. 💪 You’ve got the tools. You’ve got the training. Now go for the finish line! 🏁🔥 #RaceToTheTop #EOGReady #HAESStrong #PantherPride #DoYourBest

CCS Education Job Fair Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Location: CCS Central Services, 2586 James B. White Hwy N, Whiteville, NC (beside Northwood Church) Join us for the CCS Education Job Fair, a dedicated hiring event focused on filling a variety of roles within Columbus County Schools. This is your chance to meet face-to-face with school and district leaders who are actively seeking passionate educators and support staff for the 2025–2026 school year.

Good Evening, This is Dr. Hill with your weekly updates. 1. This week we have field day on Friday. Please make sure that your child comes to school with a towel, sunscreen, water bottle. 2. We are strongly encouraging all parents to refrain from checking students out early. We are in the final countdown to EOG's and it is extremely important for each child to remain in class for the entire duration of the day. 3. As we begin the countdown to EOG's, I am sending home a blank paper and envelope with each child taking and EOG and each test they are taking. We are encouraging parents to write notes or words of affirmation to be passed out each time your child takes the EOG for the morning of the test. Please try and turn this in by next May 21st. We want every single child have a chance to get a positive note for each day of the test. 4. Our EOG review is going to be "racing to the top". As students enter the hallways this week they are going to be surprised by our racing flags and positive posters that we are going to post. This is our time to show what we know and RACE TO THE TOP! Looking ahead: May 23: Science EOG and Reading EOG for 3rd Grade Only May 28: Reading EOG for 4th-6th Grade May 29: Math EOG for 3-6th Grade May 30: Makeup EOGS Thank you and have a wonderful evening!

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week at HAES! We are so grateful for the amazing educators who pour their hearts into our students every single day. Let’s show them some love! Drop a shout-out in the comments for your favorite HAES teacher and tell us why they’re incredible! Whether it’s their caring heart ❤️, creative lessons ✏️, or the way they go the extra mile ⭐—we want to hear it! Let’s flood this post with positivity and appreciation for our HAES heroes! #ThankATeacher #HAESPantherPride #TeacherAppreciationWeek Teachers make the world brighter! Comment below! We’ll be highlighting some of your shout-outs all week long! Thank you, teachers! You make a difference every day!

Happy School Nurse Day to Nurse Karen Johnson! Today we celebrate the heart of our school’s health and wellness — Nurse Karen Johnson! 💉❤️ Her calm presence, caring spirit, and tireless dedication make a difference every single day. Whether she’s caring for a scraped knee 🩹, managing medications 💊, or offering a comforting smile 😊, Nurse Johnson keeps our students safe, healthy, and ready to learn 📚. Thank you for all that you do, Nurse Johnson! We appreciate you more than words can say! #SchoolNurseDay #ThankYouNurseJohnson #HAESPantherPride #WellnessMatters

Our Beta Club members rolled up their sleeves and cleaned up our school grounds to get everything looking fresh and beautiful for spring! 🌸🧹🌿 Thank you for your hard work and school pride! 💪✨

CCS Job Fair - May 17th - 10:00AM-1:00 PM.

We are incredibly grateful to Lake Waccamaw Methodist Church for blessing our staff with an amazing Teacher Appreciation lunch! Your kindness, support, and generosity filled our hearts—and plates! Thank you for recognizing the hard work of our teachers and support staff. Your mission work makes a real difference in our school community! #TeacherAppreciation #ThankYou #HAESFamily #CommunitySupport #PantherPride

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2nd Annual Guardian Gala this past Friday! It was a beautiful night celebrating our students, families, and community! This week, our focus shifts to EOG Test Prep! Let’s help our Panthers do their best by: ✅ Getting a good night’s sleep ✅ Eating a healthy breakfast ✅ Arriving to school on time Upcoming Important Dates: 📅 May 16 – Field Day! Don’t forget towels & sunscreen! 📅 May 23 – Start of EOGs (5th Grade Science & 3rd Grade ELA) 📅 May 28 & 29 – More EOGs for Grades 3–6 📅 May 30 – Make-up testing We’re so proud of how hard our students and staff have worked! Let’s finish strong, Panthers! #PantherPride #HAESFamily #FinishStrong

On Thursday, Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary proudly welcomed 12 new members into our Beta Club! These students have shown amazing character and worked so hard in the classroom! We are SO proud of them! Congratulations to our newest Beta Club members! Keep shining and striving for excellence! If you have any pictures from the induction, please share them with us — we’d love to see them! #BetaClub #HAESProud #StudentSuccess #CharacterCounts Way to go, Panthers! Beta Club Leadership • Character • Service • Achievement Let’s celebrate them! Give them a like or shout-out below! Great job, scholars!

Sub update training schedules.

Thank you to First Citizens Bank 🏦 for visiting Mrs. Jackson’s fourth grade class at HAES to talk about personal finance 💰📚! We appreciate your time, expertise, and your generous donation 🎁 to our students! #FinancialLiteracy #ThankYou #CommunityPartners #FourthGrade #MoneyMatters #HAESPanthers #StudentSuccess

Happy School Principal Appreciation Day to HAES incredible leader, Dr. Kalee Hill! Today, we celebrate you not just for all you do — but for who you are. You lead with compassion, strength, and a deep belief in every student and staff member. Your dedication, vision, and love for our school community make a difference in more ways than we can count. This year, we gifted you the book You Matter — because you truly do. To every child. To every teacher. To every family. You matter, Dr. Hill — more than words can express. Thank you for being the heart of Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary. We love and appreciate you! #PrincipalAppreciationDay #YouMatter #ThankYouDrHill #PantherPride #HAESStrong ❤️🐾📚💐

🎉✨ Guardian Gala – May 2! ✨🎉 Get ready for an unforgettable evening at our Guardian Gala on Friday, May 2! 🎟️ Tickets are $10 each and must be purchased in advance. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents/Guardians are required to attend with their student(s). Come enjoy a night of music, fun, and celebration with your child! Let’s make memories together while supporting our school community. 🎫 Don’t wait—get your tickets now! #GuardianGala #FamilyEvent #MakingMemories #SupportOurSchool #May2Gala

Good Afternoon and welcome back to a FULL 29 Days at HAES. As we begin the last few weeks of school, we want to remain focused on our goal which is student success. Students are highly encouraged to remain in school and be on time as we are trying desperately to protect as much instructional time as possible. Please consider changing appointments to after school hours if possible to ensure that students are present for the reviewing that is taking place. This week we are extremely busy. *Monday we have Muffins with Moms *Tuesday we have Donuts with Dads *Wednesday we have Pastries with Grandparents *Thursday we have Breakfast Bars with Buddies We kindly ask that all adults go to the their child's class first and check in with the teacher before heading to the cafeteria. We will have some items for sale for breakfast or adults you may bring your own. Afterwards, we encourage all to attend the Bookfair in the library. Please be patient as we usually have a large turnout at this event. We do kindly ask that all leave campus by 9am to ensure that our full instructional day can begin. Friday, May 2nd is our 2nd Annual Guardian Gala. We are so excited to invite all to have a wonderful evening under the Stars. We will begin to pass out by Wednesday. We will sell tickets all the way to Friday midday. The doors open at 5pm and lasts until 8pm. All minors must have an adult to attend. We will have food, drinks, and snacks for sale. Cash only please. Again this was very popular last year and we expect just as much fun this year. Please be patient with parking as we have a large turnout. Looking a head: Next week our Dibels Testing will begin in K-4th Grade. We will have Science Check-In for 5th Grade on Tuesday i Ready Diagnostic Testing will be Wednesday-Friday next week from 8am-10am daily. In addition, next week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Please consider sending a kind note to your child's teacher as they have work very hard throughout the year. Thank you and have a wonderful evening.

Mrs. Shevonda Mitchell is the heart of Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary School (HAES). As our secretary, bookkeeper, and overall “chaos coordinator,” she wears many hats and excels in each one. Her dedication and positive spirit have a profound impact on our students, teachers, and staff every day. Thank you, Mrs. Mitchell, for being the glue that holds our school together. Today, we celebrate you and all the incredible work you do to keep HAES running and thriving. Happy Administrative Professionals Day!

HAES Golden Egg Champs! Our Teacher Egg Hunt was full of fun, surprises, and… GOLDEN EGGS! 🥚✨ A huge shoutout to Ms. Baker, our amazing Art teacher 🎨, and Coach Padgett, our awesome PE teacher 🏃‍♂️ for finding the golden eggs this year! Thanks for joining in the fun and for all the creativity, energy, and heart you bring to our school every day! You two are egg-ceptional! 🥇🐣

📸 Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary School Career Day Photo Dump – Part 2! More snapshots from our incredible Career Day! Our students were all smiles as they learned, asked questions, and discovered new paths for their futures! ✨👮‍♂️🚛🎨 We are so proud of the excitement and curiosity our Panthers showed today! 🐾 #CareerDay2025 #HAESPantherPride #ExploringPossibilities #Part2

📸 Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary School Career Day Photo Dump – Part 1! Our Panthers had an amazing time exploring future possibilities at Career Day! From hands-on demos to exciting presentations, it was a day to remember! 💼🛠️🚒🧑‍⚕️ Huge thank you again to Christy Deal and all who helped make this day a success! 🙌 #CareerDay2025 #HAESPantherPride #FutureReady #Part1

Science was in the air at HAES! 🔬✨ Each grade level brought the excitement by preparing and presenting their very own science stations for our Science Day. From hands-on experiments to interactive displays, our students explored, engaged, and inspired one another through the power of science! A huge thank you to our amazing students and staff for their hard work and creativity in organizing such an awesome day of learning and fun! You all rocked it! 👏🧪🧠 #HAESPantherPride #ScienceDay #FutureScientists