Education

Elementary school students release Southern toads near pond

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer

Friday, May 24th, 2013, 8:00am

Elementary school students release Southern toads near pond

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Second grade students from Carolina Beach Elementary School recently released Southern toads at the edge of a Wilmington pond and learned about pond habitats, according to a spokesperson for the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher.

The toad release was part of the aquarium’s “Amphibians in the Classroom” program.

This year, second grade classes at Anderson Elementary School, Cape Fear Center for Inquiry, Carolina Beach Elementary, Holly Tree Elementary, Mary C. Williams Elementary and Sunset Park Elementary all participated in outreach learning with the Southern toad.

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New leader for UNCW's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 11:34am

New leader for UNCW's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – UNCW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has a new leader.

Jim Roberts has been appointed as director of the CIE, which opens this summer.

UNCW officials say Roberts’ experience with business development, life sciences, information technology, and governmental agencies align with the university’s vision for the CIE.

The center will help pay for new businesses and help the economy.

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Leaders will wait for full report before deciding on SROs

Submitted by Craig Reck, Reporter

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 7:41am

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A professional security company has recommended that School Resource Officers remain in New Hanover County elementary schools, but the recommendation alone is not enough for local leaders.

URS Corp. is in the middle of a complete security audit of the New Hanover County School system, so Superintendent Dr. Tim Markley asked for an early recommendation on SRO's in order to meet budget deadlines.

The recommendation was positive, but Woody White, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, said leaders will wait for the comprehensive study before putting any money aside.

"It's not acceptable to just throw money at it and say ‘we've solved the problem'," said White. "We had to do that on a temporary basis. The citizens were demanding it."

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New Hanover County Board of Education to attend upcoming events

Submitted by WECT Web Staff

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 10:42am

New Hanover County Board of Education to attend upcoming events

News release from New Hanover County Schools spokesperson Valita Quattlebaum:

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - The Policy Committee of the New Hanover County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 3:00 p.m., in the NHC Board of Education Center, 1805 S. 13th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.

The New Hanover County Board of Education will meet for a Closed Session pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11 (a)(1)(3) immediately following the Work Session scheduled on May 21, 2013, at 4:00 p.m., in the NHC Board of Education Center, 1805 S. 13th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.

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Civil rights documentary to air in Wilmington

Submitted by Heather Setzler, Executive Producer, Theater/Arts Reporter

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 5:41pm

Civil rights documentary to air in Wilmington

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - A civil rights documentary is showing in Wilmington for one night only.

Kimberly McLaughlin-Smith, who works in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at UNCW, is helping host a screening of Free Angela and All Political Prisoners at Carmike Cinemas.

It's about Angela Davis, a University of California philosophy professor, who became a civil rights activist icon in the late 1960's.

The movie starts at 7:00p.m. on Thursday, May 16, and there will be a discussion on civil rights afterwards.

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New Hanover County Schools students awarded National Merit Scholarships

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 10:50am

New Hanover County Schools students awarded National Merit Scholarships

News release from New Hanover County Schools:

Three New Hanover County Schools students have been awarded the National Merit $2,500 Scholarship by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). The scholars were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

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New principals appointed to Ashley, Hoggard high schools

Submitted by WECT Web Staff

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013, 1:56pm

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Two new principals were recently appointed to two New Hanover County schools for the 2013-2014 school year, according to a school system spokesperson.

Jackson Norvell will serve as Ashley High School's new principal, while Steven Sullivan, Ed.D., will serve as Hoggard High School's.

Norvell is currently an assistant principal at New Hanover High School, and has previously been an assistant principal at Pine Valley Elementary School, and Pender County's Cape Fear Middle School. He also served as an intervention specialist at Noble Middle School and an instrumental music teacher at both Roland-Grise Middle School and Topsail Middle School.

Norvell graduated from UNCW with a Bachelor of Music degree and a Master of School Administration degree.

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