Lenoir County Public Schools is proud to recognize students who made their schools’ Principal’s List and Honor Roll in the third nine weeks of instruction this school year. Congratulations to everyone who has been named!
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Local educator receives $10,000 scholarship
Christel Carlyle has received the Zora Ellis Scholarship from The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. The Honor Society for women educators promotes excellence in education and personal and professional growth of women educators. By providing graduate scholarships to members, the organization emphasizes leadership development for its more than 50,000 members in 17 countries.
Correspondence from across the country helps Northwest kindergartners fill in a map of the USA
The kindergarten students at Northwest Elementary could color the state in on their map of the USA – if only they had a postcard or letter from someone who lives there. The littlest state is also – as of Thursday morning – the last, the missing piece in the students’ quest to collect a mailing from a resident of each of the 50 states, a project that aims to teach them about the geography of the country and some interesting facts behind each state name.
LCPS All-County Band concert wraps up Arts in the School Month on Saturday
Kinston High trumpeter Devin Hayes is heading to Fayetteville State University on a full-ride music scholarship, but before the senior says goodbye to high school he’ll say hello again – for the fourth time in as many years – to the LCPS All-County Band.
Three Lenoir County Students Selected for North Carolina Governor’s School 2025
Lenoir County Public Schools is proud to announce that three of its outstanding students have been selected to attend the North Carolina Governor’s School for the summer of 2025. This esteemed program, established in 1963, is the oldest of its kind in the nation and offers a unique, enriching experience for intellectually gifted high school students.
Greene County Board of Education announces Rodney McNeill as next Superintendent
Snow Hill – The Greene County Board of Education has voted to appoint Dr. Rodney McNeill as the next superintendent of Greene County Schools, effective July 1, 2025. This decision follows the announcement of current superintendent Dr. Creech’s retirement, shared with the board on February 24, 2025. Dr. Creech has served Greene County Schools in various leadership roles since 2014 and has led the district as superintendent since 2022.
Greene Central High School band makes history, goes viral
SNOW HILL — A video of the Greene Central High School band celebrating a historic victory at the North Carolina Bandmasters Association (NCBA) Music Performance Adjudication (MPA) has gone viral, racking up over 5 million views and more than 778,000 likes on social media.
Lenoir County’s Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recognizes outstanding beginning teachers
Lenoir County’s Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recognized outstanding beginning teachers in their third year of teaching in March with the Buzzing Bee BT Award.
LCPS All-County Chorus performance Saturday opens Arts in the Schools Month celebrations
A triple-decker tribute to Arts in the Schools Month kicks off Saturday when more than 200 students from Lenoir County Public Schools take the stage for the 2025 edition of the All-County Chorus.
Top regional Boys & Girls Club youth awards go to CSS students
The emotions went from nervousness to shock to satisfaction for two Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School students who vied for – and won – top regional awards in the Junior Youth of the Year competition conducted by the Boys &Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain.
NC Superintendent responds to executive order to dismantle US Department of Education
President Trump's recent executive order to close the U.S. Department of Education and "return authority over education to the States and local communities while ensuring the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely", if effectuated, has significant implications for North Carolina's public schools.
LCC celebrates March 2025 Truck Driver Training graduates
Lenoir Community College recently celebrated the graduation of the March 2025 Truck Driver Training class. Graduates were joined by family and friends at a special reception honoring their accomplishments. Attendees also enjoyed demonstrations showcasing the graduates' impressive driving skills.
South Lenoir’s Rachel Noble named NC State Park Scholar
South Lenoir High School senior Rachel Noble has been named a Class of 2029 NC State Park Scholar, a prestigious honor recognizing academic excellence, leadership, service, and character.
Science Olympiad: A big event for LCPS elementary students that’s getting bigger
When, officially, Lenoir County Public School students get the day off Friday – a teacher workday – nearly 300 of them will be up to their safety goggles in science learning. They’re competitors in LCPS’s annual Elementary Science Olympiad.
Lenoir Community College to host annual job fair on March 12
Lenoir Community College, in partnership with NCWorks and the Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce, will host its annual Job Fair on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the LCC Student Center.