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Education

  • CIS founder visits Brunswick County

    SUPPLY—The founder of Communities in Schools, an organization dedicated to helping students stay in school and succeed in life, visited Brunswick County last week.

    Speaking to Brunswick County’s CIS members and local educators, Bill Milliken shared some of his past experiences and tips for success.

    Milliken stressed the importance of an education in today’s society.

    “It’s not an alternative anymore to dropout,” he said.

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  • West Brunswick AVID students 'making history'

    By Kathryn Jacewicz

    Staff writer

    Students in the Advancement Via Individual Determination program (AVID) at West Brunswick High School say they are “making history.”

    As the first AVID class in the school, the group of 22 freshmen is determined to make history within their schools and in their personal lives.

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  • Students encourage community to vote

    LELAND—Even though they may not be of legal voting age, fourth- and fifth-graders at Lincoln Elementary School are encouraging others to vote in the upcoming November General Election.

    Fifth-grade teacher Jan Boone attended a workshop where an idea to spread a message to the community was discussed. The paper bag project used brown paper bags from a local grocery store, which students decorated with their intended message.

    Boone had the idea to bring the paper bag project to Brunswick County, encouraging the community to vote in November’s election.

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  • BCC sets continuing education classes

    The Continuing Education and Workforce Development Department (CEWD) at Brunswick Community College offers short-term programs and classes for self-improvement, cultural enrichment, and academic achievement geared toward adults seeking skills for employment, intellectual stimulation, community involvement, and social interaction.

    Many small business courses are free due to funding from a Small Business Center grant.

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  • Attendance a 'treat' at Brunswick County Schools

    BOLIVIA—If students aren’t in school, they don’t learn. And if they don’t learn, they often fall behind.

    Brunswick County Academy had the lowest attendance of all Brunswick County Schools last year. Students in the 8th Grade Transition Academy missed a combined 1,800 days last year.

    BCA Principal Sandra Robinson and Transition Academy Principal Faye Lloyd are determined to decrease the number of absences this year.

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  • Buster the Bus teaches safety to schoolchildren

    ASH—School bus safety is important for students of all ages to learn, know and follow. Buster the Bus, a remote control school bus that talks, moves and teaches students the importance of bus safety, visits students in Brunswick County Schools.

    Shonda Johnson, safety assistant, brought Buster to Waccamaw School on Friday, where he spoke with kindergarten and first-grade classes. Johnson and Buster taught  students what to do while waiting for the bus, how to enter and exit, how to be a safe rider and other facts about bus safety.

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  • Supply Elementary starts Asian Culture Club

    Supply Elementary School now offers education about Asian culture. The Asian Culture Club, made up of 17 fourth- and fifth-grade students, meets after school every Friday to learn about China, Korea and Japan through Internet research, literature and guest speakers. The club received a grant from Donors Choose to purchase literature and get guest speakers from Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and Western Carolina universities. Workshops are based on Taiko drums, calligraphy, tea ceremony, Tae Kwon Doe, Kung Fu and karate.

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  • Superintendent's Corner: Democracy’s Promise: Educate Every Child

    We find ourselves at the beginning of the 21st century with the greatest educational challenge in the history of our great country. Many Americans do not place the same value on education, as did citizens of past generations.

    We must regain the commitment to public education that has almost vanished during the past few decades. What has happened to the American dream? And if American adults have stopped dreaming, who is modeling the urgency of an education for our youth?

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  • 4-H visits Bolivia Elementary School

    4-H member and Roger Bacon Academy student Amber Yurgel visits with Bolivia Elementary School students during National 4-H Week. With her bag of books in tow, Yurgel read to Ms. Stammer's, Ms. Brown's and Ms. Lewis’ classes. The mission of 4-H’ers is to make a difference in their communities, in which youth and adults learn, grow and work together as  catalysts for positive change. For National 4-H Week, Yurgel chose as her community-based project to share some of her favorite books and tell about her experiences with 4-H since age 5.

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  • Buster the Bus visits Bolivia

    Bolivia Elementary School students had a  special visitor during Bus Safety Awareness Week. 'Buster the Bus' visited with pre-k, kindergarten and first-grade students. Buster shared with students how to safely enter and exit a bus at their appointed stop and safe bus behaviors when riding to and from school. Buster the Bus is an interactive, remote-controlled vehicle sponsored by Brunswick County School’s Transportation Department.

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