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ECPPS board OKs closing PES, rezoning plan for its students
The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to close Pasquotank Elementary School and repurpose it as an early childhood learning center. The decision, which followed a recommendation by Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Superintendent Keith Parker, also approved a rezoning map that redirects Pasquotank’s current students to four other elementary schools — J.C. Sawyer, P.W. Moore, Weeksville and Central — starting next school year. Parker previously has said his...
High School Roundup: Perquimans softball beats previously undefeated Martin County in extra innings
The Camden County High School baseball team defeated Hertford County by a score of 14-1 Friday evening. The Bruins led 2-1 heading into the second inning before opening up for three runs in the second and nine runs in the third to take a 14-1 advantage that held until the fifth inning when the game was run ruled. Camden’s T.J. Norvell and Owen Collins combined to give up one earned...
COA News: Sumitomo Machinery gives $15K to Markham scholarship fund
Students enrolled in College of The Albemarle’s computer integrated machining program are now eligible for a new scholarship named in honor of a COA grad and longtime employee of the Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America. COA and Sumitomo recently announced that applications are available for the Cliff Markham Memorial Machinist Scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year. Sumitomo established the Cliff Markham Memorial Machinist Scholarship Endowment in 2021 in honor of Markham, a graduate of COA’s machining program who worked for Sumitomo for 27 years and...
Camden schools excited as start of construction on new school nears
CAMDEN — While commissioners are expressing concerns about the possibility of another increase to the overall cost of Camden’s new high school, county school officials are looking forward to the school’s construction getting started. Interim Superintendent Dr. Michael Bracy said the entire school district is excited about getting a new school that better fits the needs of teachers and students. He noted that one important deadline for the start of construction has already happened; another is less than four weeks away. ...
Camden bracing for another cost hike for new high school
CAMDEN — Progress continues toward starting construction of Camden’s new $80 million high school, but county leaders are already bracing for an increase in the school’s price tag. “The high school project is moving forward,” Camden Manager Erin Burke told commissioners at a work session last week to discuss the county’s 2024-25 fiscal budget. School construction bids are set to be received and opened on May 14, according to Burke. ...
District unveils new school zones for Pasquotank Elementary students
Elizabeth-Pasquotank Schools has released new school zones for students who attend Pasquotank Elementary, which will close this summer and reopen in 2025 as the district’s new early learning center. Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools Superintendent Keith Parker discussed the new school zones at a public hearing in the multipurpose room at Pasquotank Elementary, Monday evening. The new zones only apply to students currently enrolled or who will enroll at Pasquotank Elementary next year and are effective with the start of the 2024-25 school year in August. ...
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