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High School Roundup: Perquimans blanks Eagles in soccer 9-0
The Perquimans Pirates girls soccer team dominated the Northeastern Eagles on Thursday evening at Northeastern, winning by a score of 9-0. Perquimans scored four goals in the first half and five in the second half for the win. The Pirates are now 11-2 overall while the Eagles fell to 4-14 overall. Camden 2, Cape Hatteras...
ECPPS News: District announces 2024-25 school-level Teachers of Year
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools has announced its school-level Teachers of the Year for 2024-25. The 14 teachers from each of the district’s schools will now be considered for ECPPS District Teacher of the Year. Finalists for the district honor will be announced soon and the Teacher of the Year will be announced on May 9. The school-level teachers of the year and their school include: ...
Education Foundation awards $500 mini-grants to teachers
CURRITUCK — The Currituck Education Foundation last month awarded $500 mini-grants to four different classroom projects in the Currituck County Schools. The recipients included teachers Chavaleh Nophsker of Dr. WT Griggs Elementary School; Amanda Lowman of Currituck County High School; Kelsey McCluster of Central Elementary School and Knotts Island Elementary School; and Winter Turner and Katrina Costello of Moyock Elementary School. Nophsker’s mini-grant will fund her “The Walking Classroom” project...
COA to host 4 grad ceremonies next week
College of The Albemarle will hold four different graduation ceremonies next week. A pinning ceremony for graduates of the college’s medical assistant program kicks off graduation week Monday at the Performing Arts Center at COA-Elizabeth City at 6 p.m. A pinning ceremony for graduates of the associate degree program in nursing follows on Tuesday, also at the Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m. The college will hold a general ceremony for other graduates at COA-Dare on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Graduates will have tickets for guests, who are asked to present those tickets at the entrance. Later the same day, a second general ceremony for graduates will be held at the Performing Arts Center at COA-Elizabeth City. That ceremony is at 5 p.m. Guests are again asked to present their tickets at the entrance.
High School Roundup: Camden edges Perquimans in softball 3-2
CAMDEN — The three runs Camden County’s softball team scored in the first inning would prove to be all they needed as the Bruins defeated the Perquimans Pirates 3-2 Wednesday in a battle between two of the area’s top teams. Ellie Barker started things off with a single, and she was followed by Ruby Arnette who walked. With two runners on, Aaliyah Anderson strode to the plate and hit a home run to put the Bruins up 3-0. ...
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...
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