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Onslow County Schools names top teacher, principal, assistant principal of year
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — On Thursday, Onslow County Schools hosted its annual Excellence in Education event, where teachers, administrators and school staff were recognized for the work they do to support students. The event honored the work of 65 OCS staff members and featured speakers, student performances, student-made refreshments, and a red carpet entrance. In surprise […]
East Duplin falls to Seaforth in third round of playoffs
PITTSBORO – The East Duplin Panthers’ season came to an end on May 20 as they were defeated 7-0 by the Seaforth Hawks in the third round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2A state playoffs. On paper, the match looked as if it would be a close one with Seaford holding the number four seed and East Duplin holding the number five seed; however, the match was anything but, and it took the Hawks less than seven minutes to score the game’s...
Shad in the Classroom project takes a dive with East Duplin High
BEULAVILLE — The Shad in the Classroom project partners with the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, NC Wildlife Resources Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to embark on an adventure in conservation science with students. Classrooms gather to construct a tank and raise juvenile fish known as fry with biologists from fisheries. Students must monitor and study the water quality in the tank with microscopes and scientific methods to ensure a swimmingly wonderful learning experience. ...
East Duplin advances to second round of playoffs
BEULAVILLE – The fifth seeded East Duplin Panthers defeated the 28th seeded Jordan-Matthews Jets 5-2 in the first round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2A state playoffs on May 13. Heading into the match, both East Duplin and Jordan-Matthews were playing some of their best soccer of the season with the Panthers winning six matches and tying once in their last eight and the Jets winning five out of their last seven. ...
East Duplin falls to North Lenoir in first round of playoffs
LA GRANGE — The number 30 seeded East Duplin Panthers fell to the number three seeded North Lenoir Hawks 7-1 in the first round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2A State Playoffs on May 7 in a game that was much closer than the score showed. Heading into the game, the Panthers and the Hawks were going in two separate directions as the Hawks were playing some of their best baseball of the season having won four of their last five games...
Richlands extends winning streak to 11 games with playoff victory
RICHLANDS — After starting off the season just 7-6, the Wildcats have gone on an incredible winning streak which they extended to 11 games with their 9-7 victory in the first round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Playoffs on May 7 against Harnett Central. A big reason for the Wildcats’ win streak heading into the game was their pitching and defensive play which resulted in them not giving up more than three runs in a game during their last 10 games....
Onslow County Schools getting new weapons system
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Onslow County Schools is getting a new weapon detection system for its high schools. In Tuesday’s school board meeting, the board unanimously approved starting the process of getting 23 systems for weapons detection. Those would cost about $1.8 million. This comes after several incidents last year at high schools in the […]
Annamarie Rodriguez’s game winner secures conference title for East Duplin
JACKSONVILLE — With just 6:10 left on the clock in the second half of extra time with the score tied 2-2, East Duplin’s Anamarie Rodriguez headed in the game’s winning goal on April 30 to defeat Southwest Onslow and secure the conference title. “I really just threw my body at it,” Rodruguez said. “The biggest thing was just getting to the ball.” Heading into the match, the anticipation couldn’t have...
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