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High School Roundup: Currituck baseball, Perquimans baseball, softball teams advance in playoffs, so does Camden softball
BARCO — The Currituck High School Knights scored three times in both the third and fourth innings Saturday en route to a 7-2 home win over the Harnett Central Trojans in the second round of the 3A NCHSAA baseball state playoffs. Michael Sawyer led the No. 6-ranked Knights’ eight-hit attack with three, including a double. He also drove home two runs and scored one. Caleb Daniels had two hits and...
Camden comeback falls short against Bartlett Yancy as Bruins lose 8-6
CAMDEN — Bartlett Yancy High School broke open a 1-1 game with six runs in the top of the 4th inning and then withstood a late Camden comeback to defeat the Bruins by the final score of 8-6. The loss on Friday night, played mostly in a drizzling rain, came in the second round of the 2A NCHSSA state baseball playoffs. The Bruins finish their season with a final record of 17-6. ...
P.W. Moore's Manuel named ECPPS' Teacher of Year
An elementary school teacher who has mentored and shared her teaching skills with new educators is this year’s Teacher of the Year for the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools. Jorice Manuel, who teaches at P.W. Moore Elementary School, was named ECPPS’ Teacher of the Year during a ceremony at the K.E. White Center Thursday evening. The award recognizes Manuel’s “exceptional commitment to her students, her school, and the teaching profession,” the district said in a press release. ...
COA top choice for post-secondary ed in area, study says
COA is the top choice among students seeking a post-secondary education in the college’s seven-county service area, says Nathan Dollar. “College of The Albemarle is unequivocally the primary post-secondary access point for students in all of the counties,” said Dollar, who is director of the data collection and interpretation nonprofit Carolina Demography. Dollar was addressing several members of the COA faculty and the college’s Board of Trustees during a presentation...
Perquimans NAACP criticizes school board on track naming
The Perquimans NAACP is calling on the county Board of Education to honor what it says is a six-year-old commitment to name without conditions the high school’s new athletic track for the first woman and first African American ever to chair the county Board of Commissioners. In a May 4th open letter to Perquimans County residents, the local NAACP chapter said the school board voted unanimously in April 2018 to name the athletic track at the Perquimans County High School Athletic Complex, once it was...
Faces of the Albemarle: Swain: CTE helps students make informed career choices
Preparing Perquimans County Schools students for success in the workforce or college as director of the district’s Career and Technical Education Program is more than a job for Missy Swain. It’s also a passion for the long-time educator. “I find immense fulfillment in my role as a CTE director,” Swain said. “Additionally, supporting and collaborating with dedicated teachers as they empower students to achieve their academic and career goals brings...
The first 8: High school students complete EMT class
Their official high school graduation may still be about a week away, but for seven of the eight Perquimans County High School students who signed up for an EMT class with Perquimans Emergency Services this spring, this week’s EMT class celebration kind of felt like a graduation ceremony, too. According Sheila Twine, a work-based learning coordinator at PCHS, this was the first year that students at the school could sign up for an EMT class with Perquimans Emergency Medical Services. ...
276 receive diplomas at COA graduation
Graduates River Waters and Jamere Watkins posed for a photo together before the start of College of The Albemarle’s spring graduation on Wednesday. Perhaps they’ll pose for another graduation photo after completing their four-year degrees. Both said they plan to transfer to East Carolina University. Waters, 18, said he plans to study applied atmospheric sciences at ECU and perhaps seek a career in geography. He also has an interest in...
EC Rotary awards $25,100 in scholarships to 11 students
The Elizabeth City Rotary Club distributed more than $25,000 in college scholarships to 11 area high school graduating seniors earlier this week. Jessica Neal, a senior at Camden County High School, received the Elizabeth City Rotary Club Memorial Scholarship valued at $2,500. Since the 1930s, the scholarship has been funded through Rotary Club member contributions. Amaya Demps, of Camden County High School, and Robert Volpe, of the Northeast Academy for...
High School Roundup: Camden rallies in 7th to beat SW Onslow 3-2
CAMDEN —The Camden County Bruins rallied with three runs in the bottom of the 7th inning Tuesday to come back and defeat the Southwest Onslow Stallions 3-2 in the 2A NCHSSA Baseball State Championship playoffs. Robbie Beckner, struck the big blow, doubling in two runners in Camden’s home half of the seventh. Cooper Lewin also had a hit and knocked in a run in the inning. Cole Roberts led the...
Culinary arts featured at CAC-COA reception
Nine culinary arts students presented their best, most creative creations during a recent reception jointly sponsored by College of The Albemarle and the Chowan Arts Council, highlighting the student chefs’ professional work as an art form. Meredith Timberlake, executive director of the Chowan Arts Council, said she was excited to spotlight cooking as art. She said the nine students visited the Arts Council and looked over paintings and sculptures in the gallery, and then each student picked a single piece that stood out to them....
241 turn tassels at ECSU's 178th commencement
Christopher Ingram was among the 241 students earning a degree from Elizabeth City State University during Saturday’s 178th commencement. But Saturday also was the first time that the 34-year-old Lanham, Maryland, native had ever stepped on the ECSU campus. That’s because Ingram, who earned a graduate degree in mathematics, was able to complete his entire graduate program online. ...
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