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Pruden named Southeast Regional Superintendent of the Year

Submitted by Jessica B. Swencki, Director of Quality Assurance and Community Engagement, Brunswick County Schools
Monday, May 20th, 2013, 11:34am
Pruden named Southeast Regional Superintendent of the Year

Brunswick County Schools is pleased to announce Superintendent Edward Pruden has been named the 2013-2014 Southeast Regional Superintendent of the Year.  The honor was bestowed by a vote of the fourteen public school superintendents that comprise the Southeast Region Superintendents’ Council.

Brunswick County Board of Education Chairman Charles Miller was thrilled to learn of the honor and quick to share his congratulations, “I am so proud of Dr. Pruden.  This honor represents the hard work and dedication he has not only to our students and staff in Brunswick County, but for public education in North Carolina.  We are so fortunate he is our superintendent.”

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Teachers of the year celebrated

Submitted by Jessica B. Swencki, Director of Quality Assurance and Community Engagement, Brunswick County Schools
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 9:20am
Teachers of the year celebrated

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Schools throughout Brunswick County celebrated the announcement of their 2013-14 Teachers of the Year Monday morning!

Teachers of the Year were nominated by their peers and then selected by a team comprised of a community leader, retired educator, and employee from another school within the system. Candidates were observed in their classrooms by the team and then participated in an interview.

Teachers now have the opportunity to participate in the county Teacher of Year process. All school based Teachers of the Year will be celebrated and the county winner will be announced Friday, September 6, 2013 at a special red carpet event.

Congratulations to all winners!  Click here to meet them!

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Secondary schools in Brunswick Co. to begin first for 2013-14 school year

Submitted by WECT Web Staff
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013, 7:44am

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A spokesperson for the Brunswick County Board of Education announced Tuesday night that for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year, secondary schools will begin first, and elementary schools will begin second.

The decision came after input from the community and a discussion at the board's regularly-called meeting.

The following is a summary of the school start times:

North High      7:45-2:45    South High       7:45-2:45    West High      7:45-2:45

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Community college transfer requirements could change in NC

Submitted by Gavin Johnson, Reporter
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 7:33am
For the first time in 15 years, transfer requirements from a community college to a university could be close to changing.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - For the first time in 15 years, transfer requirements from a community college to a university could be close to changing.

"We've heard too many stories for too many years about students transferring, then finding out they have to repeat a course they thought they have already taken at community college," said Dr. Sharon Morrissey, the Executive Vice President for Programs of the North Carolina Community College System. "We hear over and over their courses transfer as an elected credit, but not a course credit."

Currently, if community college students complete what's called 44 guarantee hours, all of their classes will transfer. But many of those credits are counted as electives at a university. 

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Project Fitness showcases elementary track and field stars

Submitted by Jessica B. Swencki, Director of Quality Assurance and Community Engagement, Brunswick County Schools
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 10:13am
Project Fitness showcases elementary track and field stars

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) - In keeping with a longstanding Brunswick County tradition, students from all elementary schools will compete this week in the 23rd annual Project Fitness.

Project Fitness, the brainchild of Nelson Best and Ron Champion, began in 1990 as a high school event.  Over the years the fun trickled into the middle and elementary schools.  While track and field has now replaced the event in secondary schools, the tradition continues each year for elementary students. 

The event is a fun field day that showcases the best of the best in the following fitness events: one-mile run, 800 meter run, 600 meter run, 400 meter run, 100 yard dash, 50 yard dash, the standing long jump, pull ups, flex arm hang, and 4 x 100 relay.  

Students compete in two age categories, 8-9 year olds and 10+.
The event begins at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 2 at South Brunswick High School.

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Elementary Science Olympiad debuts in Brunswick County

Submitted by Jessica B. Swencki, Director of Quality Assurance and Community Engagement, Brunswick County Schools
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 10:59am
Elementary Science Olympiad debuts in Brunswick County

Brunswick County Schools is proud to host the inaugural Elementary Science Olympiad Tournament on Saturday, May 4th at Cedar Grove Middle School.

The following elementary schools are participating: Bolivia, Southport, Supply, Town Creek, Union, Virginia Williamson, and Waccamaw. This is an exciting opportunity to support our students with STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) education.

"We are thrilled to host the Elementary Science Olympiad Tournament in Brunswick County. In the past, three of our schools traveled to New Hanover County to compete. The New Hanover tournament started to reach capacity, thus inspiring us to start our own! We are proud of the commitment of our students and staff who are participating. We feel certain that it will continue to grow each year." - Amanda Richardson, Co-Director of Brunswick Co. Elementary Science Olympiad

The fun begins at 8:30 a.m. with the awards ceremony at 1:00 p.m.

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Students to respond to disaster in life-like drill

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 10:56am
Students to respond to disaster in life-like drill

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) from Brunswick County Early College High School will participate in a life-like disaster drill Friday.

EMS supervisors will create a disaster scenario to which the students must respond. CERT members will not know the specifics of the drill before the event.

All students have been trained in the basics of disaster preparedness, including fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.

This is the third year CERT members will participate in the disaster drill. In the past, students have been challenged with tornadoes, collapsed buildings, and missing persons.

The drill will take place Friday on the campus of BCC, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Students will meet with EMS after the drill to debrief.

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