At TCS, 8th grade students in Ms. Williamson’s ELA class completed their reading and annotations of “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. Students were assigned groups to prepare for their Socratic seminar. During the rotations students discussed themes, figurative language used, the purpose of the poem and the speaker’s perspective by supporting their ideas with textual evidence. Students discussed and shared their findings like scholars today!
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Mr. Beck's Student Advisory Council had an engaging discussion about reducing student absences. Students offered insight on why absences occur and what can be done to reduce absenteeism.
6th grade students Barn Quilt Paintings will be displayed at the Arts Council in Whiteville on Dec 5th . Come see the awesome work they have done!
The staff and students of Tabor City School enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving Dinner today.
At TCS, 8th grade students in Ms. Williamson’s ELA class have been working on poetry, literature and figurative language in Unit 2. Students were challenged to complete the “Music As Poetry” project. Students had to pick a song, analyze the song like a poem and present the elements and themes surrounding the song. After much collaboration, students presented their presentations to their peers and discussed how music and poetry are more similar than they originally thought.🎶
Join us for the 22nd Annual Columbus County Schools Dance Festival on November 21st at 7:00 PM at West Columbus High School. This exciting event will feature a variety of student-choreographed dance pieces from across the district.
Admission is FREE, so come out and support our talented student dancers!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Candyman orders have arrived at HAES. Pickup will start at 1 today!
Our Tabor City School PK-2nd grade students have artistically decorated our Colts Cafeteria with their lovely little Turkeys!
The 6th graders from HAES had an amazing time visiting the NC Museum of Natural Sciences! A heartfelt thank you to Lisa Yemma, Bess Taylor, and the entire museum staff for making this experience both educational and unforgettable. #HAES6thGrade #NCMuseumOfNaturalSciences #HandsOnLearning #STEMEducation #EducationalFieldTrip #ScienceInAction
Helping Heroes at WTS
The CCS Human Resources team participated in an EC Teacher Recruitment event in Greensboro last night.
Heather Tilley (HAES) was honored as an Educator of Excellence at the NCDPI EC conference in Greensboro.
🎄✨ The holiday season is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to announce our upcoming musical programs! 🎅🏼🎁 ❄️🌟
Thank you to ECJSHS for taking the time to visit HAES and share your voices with us! Your reading was inspiring and impactful, and we're so grateful for the opportunity to come together and celebrate the power of storytelling. Today students participated in "drop everything and read" after receiving their book blast prizes and books. #bookblast #dropeverythingandread #haespanthers #loveforreading
Congratulations to our Panther Student of the Week for last week, Neko Remy! Our Panther Employee of the Week was Mrs. Krystal Moore!
At TCS, students in Ms. Williamson’s 8th grade ELA class have read and annotated the text, “Abuela Invents the Zero.” Students were tasked to work through cooperative learning to draw out the plot and explain the events with textual evidence and provide other literary elements.
On Friday, November 8 the West Columbus High School Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 30 charter members. We are proud of these Vikings, who display the scholarship, service, leadership, and character that signify members of this distinguished society. Thank you to our chapter sponsor, Mrs. Alicia Thompson, for organizing this ceremony and providing our students with this opportunity. GO VIKINGS!!
Way to go to our Aggies Volleyball team for their effort and teamwork shown at their games today! Thanks Coach Duncan and coaches for all you do!
WTS Chorus Aggies traveled to sing at the Carolina Opry today! Great job!