More than 50 New Hanover County middle and high school students have been selected for district honor bands.
Students from across the state traveled to Greenville earlier this month to audition for the N.C. Band Association (NCBA) Eastern District Honor Band at the middle and high school levels.
There, they performed scales and solo pieces for a panel of judges, who rank them against their peers in order to determine who qualified.
Twenty-eight students from New Hanover County–representing six NHCS middle schools–were selected for the middle school band.
And 37 high school students were picked for the 190-member high school honor band.
All 55 students will travel to East Carolina University in Greenville on Jan. 31 to rehearse with other members of the All-District bands. They will spend two days rehearsing and will perform a concert at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 at the Wright Auditorium on the ECU campus.
Pre-K registration underway
Pre-Kindergarten registration is open now through Friday, Jan. 31. Applications are available at Castle Hayne Elementary School, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering, Mary Washington Howe Pre-K Center, Dorothy B. Johnson Pre-K Center, Mary C. Williams Elementary School and Wrightsboro Elementary School.
Registration is open to children who will be four years old on or before Aug. 31.
Parents must provide the following documentation:
- Proof of New Hanover County residency (current lease, deed, property tax statement or home owner’s insurance agreement
- Income verification for 2014 (recent paystub, 2013 tax return, child support, alimony payments, workman’s/unemployment compensation, supplemental security income)
- Photo identification (valid driver’s license, ID card or passport)
- Certified birth certificate of child
- Social security card of child
- Child’s updated immunization record
- Guardianship or custody papers, if applicable
- Individualized Education Program, if applicable
New Hanover County Board of Education announces meeting schedule
The New Hanover County school board’s Budget Development Committee meets at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 22, in Room 301 of the Administration Building, located at 6410 Carolina Beach Road.
Following that meeting, the full board will meet in closed session at 5:30 p.m.
The board’s regular meeting, originally scheduled for Feb. 4, has been rescheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in the New Hanover County Board of Education Center, located at 1805 S. 13th St.
The board hosts a legislative breakfast at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the New Hanover County Board of Education Center.
District to launch online parent resource guide
New Hanover County Schools’ Instructional Services Department has created a new parent resource page that will be added to the district’s website on Friday, Jan. 24.
“We felt there was a need to provide parents with a more organized and accessible location for available instructional resources,” Dr. LaChawn Smith, Director of Instructional Services said in a release from the district. “We hope the new page will be helpful to parents who visit the site.”
According to the release, the page will provide parents with one-stop access to instructional resources for each grade level in the content areas of social studies, science, math and English. The new link, “Instructional Resources for Parents,” will be added to the on district’s homepage.
Brunswick County Schools seeking feedback on calendar
The Brunswick County school district is asking parents, community members and staff to weigh in on two options for the 2014-15 traditional academic calendar. A brief online survey is available online at www.bcswan.net. Both versions of the calendar were created by the system’s calendar committee, which is comprised of one parent and one staff member from every school. Each draft complies with all state calendar laws.
The survey will be open through the close of business on Monday, Jan. 20. Results will be shared with the Brunswick County Board of Education at an upcoming curriculum committee meeting.
