LCPS Board of Education meeting highlights - March 3, 2025
Elementary School Regional Science Fair winners pose with their principals, Superintendent Brent Williams and Board Member Bruce Hill at the Board of Education meeting on March 3rd.
It was an exciting Board of Education meeting on Monday, recognizing so many talented student and staff members.
1. Lilli Daughety, from North Lenoir High School, has been selected for the Goodnight Scholarship program at NC State. This is a huge opportunity for her as she pursues her goals in becoming an orthodontist!
2. We'd like to continue celebrating our four fantastic finalists for Teacher of the Year! Congratulations to Tara Carroll (South Lenoir), April Modlin (Northwest), Beverly McLawhorn (Pink Hill), and Deshona Ingram (Southwood). These teachers all do an incredible job teaching and engaging our students every day. Congratulations!
3. Each year, LCPS also selects a Teacher Assistant of the Year and a Non-Instructional Classified Employee of the Year. These employees go above and beyond for our schools every day and represent the best of LCPS at their individual schools. Congratulations to Mrs. Salisa Cobb from Moss Hill Elementary for being selected as the Teacher Assistant of the Year, and Andre Clark from Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School for being selected as our Classified Employee of the Year. More information on these two wonderful staff members soon!
4. This is Science Season in Lenoir County Public Schools, and this Science Season we're winning big in regional competitions. At the regional Science and Engineering Fair held Feb. 15 at East Carolina University, 21 students and the 15 projects they created won a first, second or third place.
Elementary School Division:
Dylan Clements of La Grange Elementary School – Honorable Mention
Carsyn Tyndall of Moss Hill Elementary School – 3rd place
Oliver Hinkle of Moss Hill Elementary School – Honorable Mention
Alondra Rojas of Pink Hill Elementary School – Honorable Mention
Daniel Martinez-Gonzalez of Pink Hill Elementary School – Honorable Mention
Dylan Jones of Southwood Elementary School – 2nd place
Special Awards – North Carolina American Water Works and Water Environment Association
Team of Lexi Barwick and Olivia Moon of Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School – 1st place
Dylan Clements of La Grange Elementary School – 2nd place
Oliver Hinkle of Moss Hill Elementary School – 3rd place
Middle School and High School Division:
Carter Mason of Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School – 3rd place
Nathan Britt of Contentena-Savannah K-8 School – 3rd place
Abigail Williams of Frink Middle School – 1st place
Mattie Sutton of Frink Middle School – 1st place
Team of Amora Davis and Laila Landers of Frink Middle School – 2nd place
Gentry Dawson of Woodington Middle School – 2nd place
Tucker Harris of Woodington Middle School – 1st place
Team of Meredith Lockhart-Hutton and Jah’Mere Joyner of Lenoir County Learning Academy - 2nd place
Team of Jasmine Reynolds, Saiyanah Becton, and Tayona Ormsby of Kinston High School – 1st place
5. The North Carolina School Boards Association Academy for School Boardsmanship would like to honor the following board members for successful completion of school board training during the 2023-2024 academy year - Mr. W.D. Anderson, Award of Excellence and Mr. Bruce Hill, Scholars Circle.
Congratulations to all who were recognized. You truly represent all of the amazing work all of our students and staff are doing every day!