Nakina

Congratulations to the following Art and Poetry Winners from the Yam Festival: Poetry: K-5 Kenya Brown CES 1st Indiana Burroughs WTS 2nd Kambri Cummings HAES 3rd Tarell Antone HAES HM 6-8 Piper Burroughs WTS 1st Dulce Gonzalez ADES 2nd Cadence Strickland WTS 3rd Wylie Cartrette WTS HM 9-12 Mika Williams SCHS 1st Mckenna Ware-Rudnik ECJSHS 2nd Kenneth Shayne McMillian SCHS 3rd LilyAnne Long CCCA HM Art Morgan Pridgen ADES 1st Aylin Vega Carbajal ADES 2nd Aylin Vega Carbajal ADES 3rd Grettel De La Cruz ADES 3rd Marlyn Sanchez ADES 3rd Jacey Sandlin ADES hm Dulce Gonzalez Gonzalez ADES hm Grace Watts CCCA 2nd Daisy Cribb CCCA 3rd Grace Watts CCCA 3rd Wesley Stewart CCCA hm Mckenna Ware-Rudnik ECJSHS 1st Brittany Mitchell ECJSHS 2nd Illiany Hernandez ECJSHS 2nd Sophia Alverado Rivera ECJSHS 2nd Brittney Mitchell ECJSHS 3rd Mckenna Ware-Rudnik ECJSHS hm Brittany Mitchell ECJSHS hm Brentley Wilson ECJSHS hm Angelly Nedelka De La Cruz Jimenez ECJSHS hm Milana Graham ECJSHS hm Luziana Cruz Perez ECJSHS hm Mya Jacobs HAES 2nd Aniyah Spaulding HAES 3rd McKenzie Gerald NMS hm India Sammons SCHS 1st Alena Taylor SCHS 1st Alena Taylor SCHS 1st Felix Castrejon-Baltazar SCHS 2nd Felix Castrejon-Baltazar SCHS 2nd Greenley Hardee SCHS 3rd Molly meares SCHS hm India Sammons SCHS hm Alena Taylor SCHS hm Greidys Avelino SCHS hm Greidys Avelini SCHS hm Devora Redondo TCS 1st Andrea Powell TCS 2nd Mia Denton TCS 2nd Emmanuel Hernandez TCS 3rd Autumn Todd WCHS 2nd Samantha Strickland WCHS 2nd Nehemiah Williams WCHS hm Johnny Dominguez WTS 2nd Keylin Long WTS 2nd Julia Bailey WTS 3rd Mckenna Ward WTS hm

Good Evening Mustangs, We will celebrate Red Ribbon Week with various activities. On Tuesday, October 29th students and staff may wear their Red, White, and Blue attire for “American Day”. Also our football team will play Bladenboro @ SCHS at 6:00 p.m. On Wednesday, October 30th students and staff may wear something camouflage for “Camo Day”. This is also the end of the 1st 9 Weeks. On Thursday, October 31st, students and staff may dress as their favorite character for “Character Day”. Dress up as your favorite character, but please follow dress code rules and do not wear anything scary that might upset or frighten others. We will have a costume contest by homeroom and school-wide. Costumes will be judged according to the following criteria: Creativity, Originality & Effort. Prizes will be awarded for students and staff. Also on Thursday We will also have special activities and fun planned for PBIS. Our Mustang Cheerleaders will host a trunk at the SCC Trunk or Treat from 6:00-8:00 p.m. On Friday, November 1st, we will induct Elementary and Jr. Beta Club members in the gym at 10:00 a.m. Students and staff may dress in the same color for “Class Color Day’. Everyone in the same class choose what color everyone will wear. We will have matching homerooms Students being inducted into the Beta Club must dress according the induction guidelines. We appreciate your support and hope you have a wonderful week!.

Monday, October 28th, is a Teacher Workday for all schools except CCCA. No school for students.

October Board Meeting Audio Live https://www.youtube.com/live/-je9uBbwf9M?feature=shared

CONGRATULATIONS to our 2024-2025 Jr. BETA Club Officers! Kaycie H. - Chaplain Isabella R. - Treasurer Carlos A. - Secretary Caden B. - Vice President Riley S. - President

Poetry, Chorus and Dance students did an amazing job at the Columbus County Fair's Arts Performance day!

This past week, Junior BETA Club sponsor, Mrs. Nobles and the 2024 Beta Club members participated in a Service Project for the recent hurricane victims.  Although not all students are pictured, everyone was excited to have the opportunity to put their hearts into this project. Thank you also to the Nakina Mustang Club for your generous donation.

Good afternoon! We'll be testing our new attendance notification system for NMS this evening around 7:30pm. We appreciate your patience as we finalize this process. Thank you!

We want to remind you that Monday, October 14, is Parent-Teacher Conference Day. This is a great chance for you to meet with your child’s teacher and talk about how your child is doing in school. There will be no school for students on this day, so we can focus on these important meetings. Conferences will be held from 11:30 AM to 7:00 PM, so you can pick a time that works best for you. You can choose to meet in person or online, whichever is easier for you. During the conference, you will learn about your child’s strengths, areas where they can improve, and how we can work together to help them. To set up your conference, please reach out to your child’s teacher. Thank you for supporting your child’s learning!

The North Carolina Symphony is in town performing for the 5th graders!

See all the amazing k-12 art at the fair!!

Due to the potential for hazardous weather, Columbus County Schools will conduct Remote Instruction on Friday, September 27th, 2024. This applies to both students and staff. Schools will provide details regarding assignments. Extracurricular activities will continue as planned on Thursday. All extracurricular activities for Friday are canceled.

Traveling TOMS coffee truck will be on campus from 7:00 a.m to 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. Parents and community members, please stop by to purchase your favorite iced or hot coffee on the way to work!

Good Evening Mustangs, This is Mrs. Shelly Cullipher, Principal of Nakina Middle School. We hope that you and your family had a wonderful weekend! We would like to share the following events and reminders as we prepare for the upcoming week: 1.) Monday, September 23rd our soccer teams will play Central at home and game time is 4:00 p.m. for the girls followed by the boys. Admission is $6.00 and we will have the Kona Ice Truck, drinks, candy, and chips available at the concession stand. 2.) Wednesday, September 25th students who have met the Mustang PBIS Goals for the first month of school will participate in the Wednesday Fun Day and the Kona Ice Truck will be here at 1:30. Our soccer teams will travel to Clarkton and game time is 4:00 p.m. for the girls followed by the boys. 3.) Thursday, September 26th our soccer teams will play Tabor City at home and game time is 4:00 p.m. for the girls followed by the boys. Admission is $6.00 and we will have the Kona Ice Truck, drinks, candy, and chips available at the concession stand. Students should also receive their progress reports this Thursday as well. Please review the progress report with your child and contact the teacher if you have any questions. 4.) We are hosting our Annual Mustang Golf Tournament on September 29th at 1:30 p.m. at the Diamondback Golf Club. Please contact the office by Wednesday if you would like to sponsor a 4 person team for $240 or $60 per player. You could also sponsor a hole for $75, provide a donation, or prize. This is a major fundraiser for our school and we appreciate your support! 5.) We want to ensure that we have all the updated and correct information in Powerschool. Please call Mrs. Hooks at 642-8301 if you have changed your phone number, address, need to add additional information for contacts, or updatemedical information. Also contact the office if you would like to access your child’s grades, attendance, and testing history in PowerSchool’s Parent Portal. Thank you and we hope you have a wonderful week! Go Mustangs! Shelly F. Cullipher Principal

Good Evening Mustangs, We hope everyone is safe and well! We will resume our normal schedule tomorrow and look forward to seeing you at school. Please see the attached Mustang Roundup with weekly reminders and the Fall Portrait Day information. Have a wonderful evening, Shelly F. Cullipher

Columbus County Schools will operate on a regular schedule on Wednesday, September 18th, with the following exceptions: Acme Delco Elementary East Columbus Jr. Sr. High CCCA students who ride east-end buses These schools and affected CCCA students will have a 2-hour delay. Staff at these locations will also be in a 2-hour delay. If you believe travel conditions in your area are unsafe, please contact your principal in the morning. Our main concern is safety.

Due to ongoing flooding and the potential for hazardous travel conditions, Columbus County Schools will conduct Remote Instruction on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024. This applies to both students and staff. Schools will provide additional details regarding assignments and remote learning procedures. Students will be allowed to make up work missed during Remote Instruction. All extracurricular activities are canceled. We understand that closing schools for in-person instruction is disruptive and that students benefit most from being in the classroom. However, the safety of our students, parents, and staff is our highest priority. Based on current reports and observed conditions, traveling to and from our campuses could be dangerous tomorrow, particularly in the areas hardest hit by the flooding. We aim to resume in-person instruction on Wednesday, September 18th, provided conditions improve. We will keep you informed of any updates to this plan.

Due to ongoing flooding and the potential for hazardous travel conditions, Columbus County Schools will conduct Remote Instruction on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024. This applies to both students and staff. Schools will provide additional details regarding assignments and remote learning procedures. Students will be allowed to make up work missed during Remote Instruction. We understand that closing schools for in-person instruction is disruptive and that students benefit most from being in the classroom. However, the safety of our students, parents, and staff is our highest priority. Based on current reports and observed conditions, traveling to and from our campuses could be dangerous tomorrow, particularly in the areas hardest hit by the flooding. We aim to resume in-person instruction on Wednesday, September 18th, provided conditions improve. We will keep you informed of any updates to this plan.

Columbus County Schools will be in Remote Instruction on Monday, September 16th for students and staff. Students should check Google Classroom for assignments. All after school activities are canceled.

Good Evening Mustangs, This is Shelly Cullipher, Principal of Nakina Middle School. On Wednesday, September 11th Local Law Enforcement was made aware of a social media threat concerning Nakina Middle School. We have been informed that the threat has been investigated and appropriate actions have been taken to resolve the issue. We take every threat of violence seriously, and only continue school when we are confident that the safety of adults and students is assured. We appreciate the support of Law Enforcement, and ask everyone to please notify authorities or use the “See Something, Say Something” App anytime you have concerns about a school safety issue. Please note that during the school year we often have extra officers on campus as part of a statewide initiative; this does not mean that a threat has been identified. Thank you for entrusting us with your child and we appreciate your support! Have a wonderful evening, Shelly F. Cullipher