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Good Evening Mustangs, This is Shelly Cullipher, Principal of Nakina Middle School with events and reminders for this week. Congratulations to our Mustang Chorus for their performance at the Fayetteville Marksmen Game. Monday, March 17th: Monday, March 17th: St. Patrick's Day Tuesday, March 18th: -Agriscience students who returned their permission slip last week will visit SCC for the Agri Tech Day from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.. Students will be given the chance to explore the latest technology shaping the agricultural industry Wednesday, March 19th: Thursday, March 20th: (VERY BUSY DAY) -The SCC Mobile Lab will be on campus at 10:00 a.m. for 8th grade students. -The 6th grade will take a field trip to the museum at Ocean Isle. -Baseball & Softball vs. Green Sea @ NMS beginning at 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 21st: Celebrate the Arts Saturday, March 22nd: Celebrate the Arts at SCHS 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. Reminders: -Remember to purchase your yearbook before April 15th for $40.00! Return all forms with cash or check (made payable to Nakina Middle School) to Mrs. Sellers. -Spring Dance money and permission forms are due to Mrs. Sellers by April 11th. Mustang Goals for Success: Academic Goal: By June 6, 2025 NMS will increase student proficiency by at least 3% across all subjects and grade levels from 57.7% to 59.43%. iReady is a very important diagnostic and instructional tool that is used to measure student lexile growth for reading and quantile growth for math. Students are expected to complete 45 minutes in reading and 45 minutes in math each week and they must pass 2 lessons with at least 80%. Students have plenty of opportunities to complete their iReady lessons during the school day. Please encourage them to do their very best and let the teacher know if he/she is having difficulty. As we continue to grow and learn, please remember that attendance is very important. We understand that there is a lot of sickness and students should not come to school if they are running a temperature or throwing up. Congratulations to 5th grade for achieving the 95.83 % average daily attendance! Our Mustangs aspire to be the BEST and therefore it is important to be present in order to be career and college ready. We have 41 instructional days (actual days in school) remaining before we begin the End of Grade Assessments on May 23rd. Parents should receive a data conference sheet explaining your child’s progress on iReady & NC Check Ins. Please sign and return that to your child’s teacher by Friday, March 21st and call your child’s teacher if you have questions or did not receive this sheet. We appreciate your support and hope you have a wonderful week!

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.

Nakina Middle School 8th grade students enjoyed a day touring the UNC Pembroke campus this week.

Good Evening Mustangs, This is Shelly Cullipher, Principal of Nakina Middle School with a few announcements for this week. Monday, March 10th is a Teacher/Parent Conference Day and No School for Students. We hope you will schedule a conference via phone or in person between 11:30 and 7:00 p.m.. There will be no student activities and the last day of baseball tryouts will be Tuesday, March 11th from 3-5:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 11th: 8th Grade students will visit the University of NC at Pembroke Thursday, March 13: Students who signed up will visit the Columbus Career and College Academy. Friday, March 14th: The Mustang Chorus will perform at the Fayetteville Marksman Hockey in the evening. We have 46 instructional days remaining until we begin the EOG's on Mary 23rd. We appreciate your support as we grow our Mustangs and prepare them for success. Have a wonderful week! Shelly F. Cullipher Principal

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.

Good Evening Mustangs, Please click or copy the following link to view our weekly Mustang Roundup with events, reminders, and important information: https://tinyurl.com/3a955jvx

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.

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

Columbus County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay for students and staff on Friday, February 21, due to a cold weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service.

Columbus County Schools will conduct remote instruction on Thursday, February 20, for students and staff due to inclement weather. All after-school activities are canceled. Students should check Google Classroom in the morning for assignments and communicate via Remind with any questions.

Due to a Winter Weather Advisory, Columbus County Schools will release early at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, February 19th. Staff may leave once all buses have departed and all duties are complete.

All after-school activities for Wednesday, February 19th, have been cancelled.

Nakina Middle School 8th Grade Students dissect owl pellets during Mr. Reaves' science class.

Good Evening Mustangs, This is Shelly Cullipher, Principal of Nakina Middle School with events and reminders for this week. Monday, February 17th: -Dress for Success Day (Impress by looking your best!) -Homecoming Practice at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 18th: -Blackout Day (Dress in all black for the Homecoming Game) -Pep Rally at 2:00 p.m. in the gym. -Our Mustangs will host the Williams Township Aggies beginning with our girls at 4:00 p.m. and admission is $6.00. Our Homecoming Court will be presented between the girls and boys game. Wednesday, February 19th: -Spring Pictures beginning at 8:15 a.m. -Our Mustangs will host the Tarheel Panthers beginning at 4:00 p.m. Our 8th grade cheerleaders, basketball players, and assistants will be recognized for 8th grade night between the girls and boys game. Those students received a form that should have been completed and returned last week with the names of up to two family members as escorts. Thursday, February 20th: Students will receive progress reports. This is a great opportunity for you to review and discuss your child’s progress. Please contact the teacher if you have any questions. Friday, February 21st: . Saturday, February 22nd: Due to the Reverse Raffle, the Columbus County Parks and Recreation Basketball for Nakina will be held at Tabor City School from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the gym. The Mustang Club’s Reverse Raffle & Steak Supper will be held at 6:00 p.m. Reminders: -Remember to purchase your yearbook before April 15th for $40.00! Return all forms with cash or check (made payable to Nakina Middle School) to Mrs. Sellers. As we continue to reflect on the middle of the year data from iReady diagnostics and NC Check Ins, please remember that attendance is very important. We have 61 instructional days (actual days in school) remaining before we begin the End of Grade Assessments on May 23rd. Thank you for helping us meet our average daily attendance goal of 95% last week! Congratulations to our 5th, 6th, and 7th grade for achieving the 95% goal! Our Mustangs aspire to be the BEST and therefore it is important to be present in order to be career and college ready. We appreciate your support and hope you have a wonderful week! Shelly F. Cullipher Principal

Friday, February 14th, is a teacher workday and there will be no school for students EXCEPT CCCA. CCCA WILL BE ON REGULAR SCHEDULE.

Good Evening Mustangs, This is Shelly Cullipher, Principal of Nakina Middle School with events and reminders for this week. As we review and reflect on the middle of the year diagnostic assessments and Check Ins we would like to remind everyone that we are a team. We have 66 instructional days (actual days in school) remaining before we begin the End of Grade Assessments on May 23rd. Our overall average daily attendance goal each week is 95%! Congratulations to our 5th, 6th, and 7th grade for achieving the 95% goal this week!!!! Our Mustangs aspire to be the BEST and therefore it is important to be present in order to be career and college ready. Monday, February 10th: N/A Tuesday, February 11th: Our Mustangs will travel to Tarheel and play basketball against the Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Mustang Homecoming activities begin! Wear your favorite shade of the following colors to show your school and grade level spirit: 5th Grade: Red 6th Grade: White 7th Grade: Pink 8th Grade: Blue (Students will vote for Homecoming Prince/Princess & King/Queen) Wednesday, February 12th: Favorite Team Day (Wear your favorite high school, college or professional team attire.) Thursday, February 13th: Miss Match Day (Have fun and look silly with mismatched clothes.) Our Mustangs will host the Clarkton Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. Please remember that balloons and flowers can not be taken on the bus if you send a Valentine’s gift to the school. Friday, February 14th: Optional Teacher Workday (No School for Students) . Saturday, February 8th: The Dixie Youth Baseball Registration has been extended one week and will be held from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the gym for ages 5-12. Online registrations can be made at https://app.teampass.com/SouthColumbusDYB/ until February 8. Registrations can be completed in person on February 8 at the Tabor City Complex and Nakina Middle School from 9AM-Noon. Fees are $55 per person with a $10 discount for each additional sibling and payable in cash only. Reminders: The Mustang Club is currently selling tickets for the Reverse Raffle & Steak Supper to be held on Saturday, February 22nd at 6:00 p.m. in the gym. The ticket cost is $75 and includes 2 steak dinners. There will be a $100 prize for 1st, 50th, 100th, 150th, and 200th tickets. The Grand Prize is $2,500. Proceeds from the event will be used for various projects and programs to support students at Nakina Middle School. Only 225 tickets will be sold so please don’t wait and miss this wonderful opportunity to support the Mustangs! The tickets and money are due by February 13th. Please see a member of the Mustang Club or call the office for more details. Remember to purchase your yearbook before April 15th for $40.00! Return all forms with cash or check (made payable to Nakina Middle School) to Mrs. Sellers. Thank you for being part of our family and we hope you have a wonderful week! Shelly F. Cullipher Principal