December 12-16, 2022
A summary of events, activities and accolades occurring in
Cumberland County Schools (CCS)
The next Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Meeting takes place virtually on Monday, Dec. 12 from 5 - 7 p.m. This month's meeting will highlight numerous resources available to the military families of students with disabilities. CCS' Federal Student Support Specialists, Dr. Stefanie Shook and Mr. Carlos Swan, will be sharing resources available to military students with disabilities. Ms. Amanda Sonnenberg, the Military Outreach Parent Educator with ECAC, will be sharing information about her role and the resources her office has to offer military students with disabilities.
Third graders at Westarea Elementary School are getting the chance to win a brand new bike right before the holidays. On Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. in the cafetorium at Westarea Elementary, from 80 third-grade students, five will be announced as the winners of a bicycle. The students wrote essays after reading the book titled "Think Big. Work Hard. Be Kind. No Excuses." The five students with winning essays will be presented a new bike. This effort, sponsored by Olde Fayetteville Insurance & Financial Services, is a part of the Bikes for Kids national foundation co-founded by Meadowlark Lemon. The program provides bikes and helmets to Title I third graders as their first step in completing the three-year character building program. This is the second year Bikes for Kids has been a part of Cumberland County.
Today's youth face serious choices and real world concerns. Families of CCS students and the community at-large have been invited to join the Fayetteville Police Department and CCS' Student Services as they explore these choices and consequences after viewing of "The Crux: Educating Kids About Gun Violence." The event takes place on Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Smith Recreation Center, located at 1520 Slater Avenue, Fayetteville, NC 28301.
Kindergarten through first-grade students at Raleigh Road Elementary School (RRES) collectively read 10,000 books during the RRES Reading Rodeo! They recently celebrated the accomplishment by wearing their favorite hat to school during "Hats Off To Reading" Day. |
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Alma Easom Elementary School hosted its first Veterans Day Program. Past and present veterans, as well as military family members were honored during the program. The students provided two musical selections to the veterans and military-connected families that attended the program. The guest speakers were Larry Parsons, who served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force from 1965-1970, and Colonel Retired Lentfort Mitchell Sr. He commanded the Detachment Two, Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command's forward operational base in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Terry Sanford High School AFJROTC Color Guard was on hand to post and retire the colors.
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For a solid week of practice and performances, several members of the Jack Britt High School Drumline were recently featured in this year's annual Singing Christmas Tree concert at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church. ~ Photos contributed by Wick Smith.
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