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March 6 - 10, 2023

A summary of events, activities and accolades occurring in

Cumberland County Schools (CCS)

Upcoming Board Committee Meetings

The Auxiliary Services and Student Support Services Committees of the Cumberland County Board of Education (BOE) will hold meetings beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The meeting will be open to the public via live-streaming available at https://www.youtube.com/user/CumberlandCoSch, and there will also be capacity-limited seating available to members of the public. Documents, attachments, and presentations to be considered or received by the BOE will be available for review by the public at the BoardDocs site, which may be accessed through a link appearing on the Cumberland County Schools homepage under BOARD OF EDUCATION (BOE), at www.ccs.k12.nc.us. As these are Committee Meetings of the Board, there will be no public comment period, but public comments can be shared at the Board's next regular meeting on March 14 in the Auditorium at the Education Resource Center (ERC), located at 396 Elementary Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28301.

Cumberland Family Academy #TBT – “Prepping for College: Admissions, Scholarships and More!”
CCS families are being encouraged to join CCS on Thursday, March 9 at 6 p.m. for Cumberland Family Academy’s Throwback Thursday session titled “Prepping for College: Admissions, Scholarships and More!” Post-secondary education is a significant life change for students and their families. This session will share local college programming opportunities and will be streamed on the district's Facebook page. 

National School Social Work Week

CCS is encouraging everyone to join in celebrating National School Social Work Week from March 5 - 11! This year's theme is “We Rise.” School Social Workers rise to share hope. They rise to listen and understand. They rise to challenge inequities. They rise to support CCS students and their families, and school communities.

#SSWWeek2023  #ThankaSocialWorker

Did You Happen To See This?

Below are recent occurrences in Cumberland County Schools to inform you of district-related news you may have missed. For coverage opportunities, email Communications at mediarequest@ccs.k12.nc.us.

CCS Hosts Future Community Leaders

Super Bowl Champion Returns Home: "Oh, the Places You'll Go!"

Happenings Across CCS

Taking Cereal Boxes to Another Level
In observance of Black History Month, the fourth-grade students at Eastover-Central Elementary School created cereal-box biography projects to celebrate and reflect on the achievements made by numerous African Americans.  

Cereal box honoring NBA legend Bill Russell

Cereal box honoring NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

Local School Counselor Named Regional Officer The North Carolina School Counselor Association (NCSCA) is pleased to announce Brittany Raines, the school counselor at Spring Lake Middle School, as the new Vice President for Sandhills Region/District 4. Raines also serves on the NCSCA Board of Directors as an Emerging Leader.

Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit
Seventy-First High School scholars recently held their 12th annual Chinese New Year Celebration, sponsored by CCS' World Language Department. Students from across the district presented Chinese culture and language in various creative ways beyond the classroom walls. This year, students from CCS Spanish and Arabic programs also joined the celebration. The educational and entertaining event attracted hundreds of people from across Cumberland County.

Superintendent Takes Time to Get Children Excited About Reading
In anticipation of National Read Across America Day (March 2), Superintendent
Dr. Marvin Connelly, Jr., joined second-grade students at Cumberland (Virtual) Academy on Monday, Feb. 27, via WebEx, to get them excited about reading. In honor of Black History Month, Dr. Connelly read “The Eagles Who Thought They Were Chickens.” Award-winning African-American author Mychal Wynn wrote this African folktale that chronicles the birth of eagles in a chicken yard.

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