The Red Carpet Gala

It was an honor to recognize our teacher ambassadors at the 2022 Red Carpet Gala. This event is a wonderful opportunity for the Board of Education, together with administrators and district leaders, to celebrate our educators' contributions.

Thank you to 2021-2022 Teacher Ambassadors:

·    Alyssa Argentieri-AH Bangert Elementary

·    Misty Yost-Arthur Edwards Elementary

·    Sybrina Turney-Ben D Quinn Elementary

·    Allison Drasser – Bridgeton Elementary

·    Ellen Finn-Brinson Memorial Elementary

·    Rachel Massey-Creekside Elementary

·    Renee Foley-Graham A Barden Elementary

·    Tracie Atkinson-Havelock Elementary

·    Rodnesha Minor-JT Barber Elementary

·    Ashley Cleland, James W. Smith Elementary

·    Beverly Cuthrell, Oaks Road Academy

·    Laura Wilson, Roger Bell New Tech Academy

·    Lindsay Weatherington, Trent Park Elementary

·    Melanie Ross, Vanceboro Farm Life Elementary

·    Luana Palmetakis, WJ Gurganus Elementary

·    Nikole Jefferson, Grover C Fields Middle

·    Lydia Matthews, HJ MacDonald Middle

·    Valerie Hernandez, Havelock Middle

·    Timothy Erlitz, Tucker Creek Middle

·    Christopher Langdon, West Craven Middle

·    Ashlee Tetreault, Craven Early College

·    Logan Robles, Early College EAST

·    Jorge Benitez, Havelock High

·    Meredith Boyd, New Bern High

·    Bobby Cox, West Craven High

·    Jason Willis, Craven Virtual Academy

We extend congratulations to our 2022 Rookie Team! Be sure to applaud the following members of the Rookie Team:

·    James Blanchard-New Bern High School

·    Brooke Bonnell-Tucker Creek Middle School

·    Tiffany Campbell-West Craven High School

·    Chetina Cloud-Brinson Memorial Elementary School

·    Morgan Hill-James W Smith Elementary School

·    Kaitlyn Jones-HJ MacDonald Middle School

·    Sarah Palmer-Trent Park/Bridgeton Elem School

·    Kelly Squires-Vanceboro Farm Life Elem School

·    Ariel Wade-Graham A Barden Elem School

And a huge shoutout to Betsy Jutras, our Linda Thomas Volunteer of the Year Award from AH Bangert Elementary School.

We also celebrated our four Teacher of the Year Finalists-

Alyssa Argentieri-AHB

Melanie Ross-VFL

Rodnesha Minor-JTB

Laura Wilson-RBNTA

Each of our finalists is very worthy of being selected as Teacher of the Year so our selection committee had a very difficult task.

It is exciting to announce Mrs. Laura Wilson as the 2022 Teacher of the Year.

Thank you again to Toyota of New Bern for the beautiful Toyota Camry for our Teacher of the Year & AlphaGraphics of New Bern for the perfect wording and wrap.

Also, we appreciate Keith Davis, Assistant Principal at JT Barber for sharing his musical talents with the guests this evening.

We honor all of our teachers this week for the amazing work they do on a daily basis.

Retirement Celebration

On Thursday, May 5th, the Board of Education celebrated 58 retirees at a special recognition at The Flame Catering and Banquet Center. Combined they contributed 1,335 years of service, that’s a great amount of learning, loving, caring, and commitment to our school system.

It was a wonderful night celebrating our dedicated retirees and this year’s recipient of the Rocking Chair for the most years of service was Jasper Flowers with 41 years.

We appreciate JoQuita Roberson sharing her beautiful talents with the audience.

Congratulations to all and best wishes on your next journey.

REMINDER From our District Lead Nurse

Below are the Covid-19 like symptoms:  If you present any of the following symptoms please stay home and contact your school nurse and direct supervisor:

• Fever or chills  
• Cough  
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing 
• Fatigue 
• Muscle or body aches 
• Headache 
• New loss of taste or smell 
• Sore throat 
• Congestion or runny nose 
• Nausea or vomiting 
• Diarrhea

These are the symptoms per the StrongScholsNC Public Health Toolkit (K-12)- Updated March 4, 2022.

Summer Camp Opportunity at Craven!

Let your child embrace their creative side with our camps this summer! Glazed and Amazed is for rising 6th-8th graders July 11-15, and Creative Hands is for rising 3rd-5th graders July 18-22. There are many camp options! 

Registration deadline is June 8. 

Learn more at http://cravencc.edu/SummerCamps

Summer Opportunities for K-12 Gifted Students (Purdue University)

Super Summer is a program where bright kids in Kindergarten - 4th grade grade come to enjoy challenging courses with other academically, creatively, and artistically talented youth. Day-long, interdisciplinary courses are geared at least two grade levels above each student’s current school grade. There are two, one-week sessions being offered, which are June 13-17 and June 20-24 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. per day

At Summer Residential, students in Grades 5-12 can participate in a wide range of classes, including STEM and the humanities, to foster their academic, creative, and artistic interests and skills. These classes are designed to be one to two grade levels above traditional classroom content and taught by esteemed professors, graduate students, and K-12 teachers with experience teaching youth with high ability. Students experience the full college experience in residence halls, university facilities, and high-quality curriculum. The program will be held July 3-30, 2022, in one-, two-, or four-week sessions.