Education

CFCC student veteran earns free tools to start new career

Submitted by David Hardin on Thursday, May 23rd, 9:27 am

WILMINGTON - One Cape Fear Community College student will be getting a head start on his career, thanks to a new grant program designed for student veterans who are preparing for jobs in the auto repair industry.

Kevin Young, an U.S. Air Force veteran who is studying collision repair at CFCC, was recently selected to receive $2,500 in tools from the "Hire Our Heroes" grant program sponsored by 3M and the Collision Education Foundation.

Young, who relocated to Wilmington from Chicago, enrolled at CFCC to prepare for a new career in automotive collision repair. Young said that automotive work seemed like a natural choice because something it's he has been interested in for years and the jobs are in high demand.

According to CFCC's collision repair lead instructor Shawn Dixon the job market is very strong for trained collision repair technicians.

"The jobs are definitely out there," Dixon said.

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Pender Early College High School students learn about health careers

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 1:09pm

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Burgaw Middle School students compete in State Science Olympiad tournament

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 1:55pm

Burgaw Middle School students compete in State Science Olympiad tournament

BURGAW, NC (WECT) – Burgaw Middle School’s Science Olympiad team recently competed in the State Science Olympiad tournament at NC State University’s campus, according to the Pender County School System’s website.

The team members qualified for the tournament based on their performance at the Wilmington regional tournament, which took place in March.

Of the event teams, three finished in the top 10 and earned medals.

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Teacher, parent recognized at Board of Education meeting

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer

Friday, May 10th, 2013, 4:00pm

Teacher, parent recognized at Board of Education meeting

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Two Pender County women were recently recognized at a Board of Education meeting, according to the school system’s website.

Karen McGowen from Pender High School was recognized as the Outstanding Teacher for Gifted Education and Mary Tobin was recognized as Pender County's Outstanding Parent of the Gifted.

The women represented the school district a the state level in the North Carolina Association of the Gifted and Talented recognition program.

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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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Tune into the 'Buzz' to hear what's going on at Penderlea Elem.

Submitted by Bob Townsend, Co-host of Carolina in the Morning

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 2:06pm

The next time you are in the vicinity of Penderlea school, flip your radio dial over to 89.5, to find out what the "buzz" is all about.

BURGAW, NC (WECT) - Penderlea Elementary School has installed something no other school in the county has, and it has become the "buzz" of their community.

Penderlea's principal, Diego LeHocky, now makes the morning announcements, not over a PA system, but broadcast over the school's new radio station.

Buzz Radio is on FM frequency 89.5. The "buzz" is because of the school's mascot, Hornets.

Ron Murphy worked in broadcasting before going back to school to get a degree in education. Today, he is a kindergarten teacher at Penderlea, but still has radio in his blood.

So, when Four County Electric offered their "Bright Energy" grant money, Murphy, along with band instructor Robbie Anderson and art teacher Douglas Lloyd applied for and got a $1,000 grant. The money was to buy microphones and a transmitter, and that is how WPLS was born.

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