The Summer Leadership Conference was held July

19th, 20th, and 21st at the KE White Graduate Center.

Staff received Learning Focused training, informa-

tion on teaching children of poverty, participated

in activities related to three required summer book

studies on leadership and teamwork and enjoyed

featured speakers during lunch each day.

State Superintendent, Dr. June Atkinson, joined the

team for lunch on Monday, providing inspiration and

State Board of Education updates for the group. Mr.

Keith Poston, President and Executive Director of the

North Carolina Public School Forum was the speaker

on Wednesday and Leanne Winner from the School

Boards Association presented on Thursday. All three

speakers provided valuable information to the team

and guests.

LET’S CONNECT

It is time to welcome staff and students back to school for the 2016-17 academic year. The summer went by quickly as much planning and preparation took place to get ready for August 29th.

The Leadership Team participated in a very productive Summer Conference during July and received valuable training and informa-tion necessary to continue our pathway of excellence in 2016-17. The team met again on August 16th to go over last minute details and to get updates prior to teachers return-ing.

Our district made significant strides during 2015-16 and those efforts will be reflected in the data released by the Department of Public Instruction this fall. I believe in the talents and skills of our staff and will continue to encourage and support the work they are doing to help our students realize achieve-ment and success.

The 2016-17 school year will be a great one and I am excited to be a part of ECPPS.~ Larry W. Cartner

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CONF.

A NEW TIME, A NEW PLACE.....MOVING FORWARD

Northeastern High School FFA Students Place at State CompetitionNHS FFA students competed at the State FFA Convention this summer. The event was held at the Raleigh Convention

Center. The following teams represented NHS in the competitions: Vet Science, Nursery Landscape, Floriculture,

Foods, Forestry, Introduction to Horticulture and Milk Quality.

The Vet Science team placed first out of 58 teams. In this event, competitors had to identify and know the uses of

over 130 pieces of veterinary equipment. They learned the life cycles and how to identify 37 different parasites as

well as recognize 195 different breeds of livestock and small animals, and 75 dog breeds. They had to perform practi-

cal duties of vet techs, such as drawing blood, preparing microscope slides for parasitology, and prepping animals

for surgery. They even had to become adept at restraining animals. The team included: Lauren Hemenway, Dawson

Newton, Taylor Flach and Caroline Scott. Caroline was the high individual scorer in the state. They will compete in

Indianapolis, Indiana this coming October.

The Nursery Landscape Team competed in an event that involved identifying 150 plants, a practicum of a landscape

drawing and calculations, a written knowledge test and a math problem solving activity. This team placed third out

of 23 teams in the state. The team included: Adam Peoples, Jake Jennings and Seth Overman. Missing from the

photo was Shelby Austin.

The Floriculture team finished fifth out of 23 teams in the event which involved identifying 150 plants, dressing a

flowering plant with foil and a bow, completing a math problem solving activity and taking a written knowledge test.

The team included: Lauren Hemenway, Carmon Braxton, Katie Dietrich and Avery Krivanec.

The Foods team finished fifth out of 45 teams. In this career development event competitors must identify a variety

of spice aromas, detect slight differences in prepared foods and take a written test on the overall knowledge of food

quality. The team included: Lauren Winslow, Caroline Scott, Jasmine Brumsey and Nick Golden.

The Forestry team’s event involved tree identification, saw timber estimating, pulpwood volume estimating, and

forestry tool identification. This team included: James Garrett, Dustin Kisonis, Jake Cullens and Zack Boyce.

The Introduction to Horticulture team had to identify 71 plants, 10 weeds, 10 insects, and 6 diseases, along with

taking a knowledge test and pesticide manual practicum. This team placed second among 26 teams and included:

Taylor Carter, Carissa Bobko, Elizabeth Perry and Marriah Boyce.

The Milk Quality team had to identify 18 different types of cheese, 11 milk defects, and be able to know the approxi-

mate fat content in milk samples. They also completed a written test on overall knowledge of milk quality. This team

placed sixth out of 38 teams and included: Matthew Pendleton, Nate Nygaard, Ethan Pierce and Taylor Flach.

Northeastern High School is extremely proud to have three State Degree recipients. They are: (left to right) Carmon

Braxton, Zack Boyce and Maci Keaton. FFA members can earn degrees as they progress through the phases of their

leadership, academic and career skills development.

VET SCIENCE TEAM: (left to right) Lauren Hemenway, Dawson Newton, Taylor Flach and Caroline Scott

ENTIRE FFA COMPETITION TEAM

ECPPS Prepares to Open Family & Community Center

Parents and community members will soon have a place to go to receive

valuable information and resources regarding Elizabeth City-Pasquotank

Public Schools. The ECPPS Family and Community Center will open this fall

and will serve as a support to our schools and parents, and as a partnership

to build stronger family relationships within our school district.

The center will have designated hours for parents and community members to talk with staff members, ask

questions, and to have access to a variety of resources for parents of pre-k to 12th grade students. “This

center will be a part of bridging the gap between home and school,” said Federal Programs Director, Tracy

Davenport. “There will be resources available to assist parents with homework help, conferences with teach-

ers, college applications, explaining the various reports sent home with students and many others. We will

also be reaching out to parents by meeting in centralized locations throughout the community to take the

available information and resources to them.”

More information available at www.ecpps.k12.nc.us.

UPCOMING

AUG/SEPTAUG 22 BOE MEETING 7 PM

AUG 23 OPEN HOUSE EVENTS BEGIN

(SEE SCHEDULE FOR INFO)

AUG 29 FIRST DAY FOR STUDENTS

SEPT 2 3 HR EARLY RELEASE DAY

SEPT 5 HOLIDAY - LABOR DAY

SEPT 12 ED FOUNDATION MTG 5:30 PM

SEPT 17 PARENT ACADEMY

FAMILY & COMMUNITY CTR

RIBBON CUTTING

SEPT 19 BOE COMM MTG 2 PM

SEPT 19 SAFE SCHOOLS SPAGHETTI

DINNER FUNDRAISER

SEPT 21 3 HR EARLY RELEASE DAY

SEPT 26 TEACHER WORKDAY

SEPT 26 BOE MEETING 7 PMSEPT 27 INTERIM REPORTS ISSUED FOR STUDENTS

HL TRIGG COMMUNITY SCHOOLTuesday, August 23rd

4:30 pm to 6:00 pmALL GRADE LEVELS

NORTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL

Freshmen Cookout & OrientationTuesday, August 23rd

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm9TH GRADERS & NEW STUDENTS

ONLY

Wednesday, August 24th5:30 pm to 6:30 pmALL GRADE LEVELS

PASQUOTANK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

Wednesday, August 24th5:30 pm to 6:30 pmALL GRADE LEVELS

ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Thursday, August 25th4:00 pm to 6:00 pm ALL GRADE LEVELS

ELIZABETH CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Thursday, August 25th6:30 pm to 7:30 pm ALL GRADE LEVELS

There will be a “Yellow Jacket Kick-Off Program” for ALL ECMS parents and

students that will begin at 6:30 pm in the gym.

RIVER ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL Thursday, August 25th

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm ALL GRADE LEVELS

There will be a parent meeting for 6th grade parents and students at 6:30

pm in the gym.

All other RRMS parents and students are encouraged to visit the school to meet teachers and staff at any time

between 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm on August 25th.

MEET & GREET/OPEN HOUSE EVENTS

Fraternal Order of Police Donates Paper

E V E N T S

SUPPORT SERVICES TEAMEXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

2016-17

RRMS Students Participate in NASA MUREP STEM Summer Camp

River Road Middle School had the amazing opportunity to participate in a STEM Robotics summer camp sponsored by NASA MUREP this summer.

According to information received from NASA MUREP regard-ing this opportunity:They hosted four separate satellite STEM summer camps in the following counties: Elizabeth City-Pasquotank, Edenton-Chowan, Martin and Perquimans County Schools. These non-residential camps took place from June 13th to June 17th and delivered 40 total hours of classroom instruction culminating

into a “Mission to Mars” competition.

Each school district selected one STEM teacher to receive professional development in one focused STEM segment and rotated them throughout the four participating systems during the camp period. NASA MUREP funding provided all necessary hardware/software and laboratory equipment as well as the rigorous curriculum guidelines needed to present a challenging and interesting week of learning. This opportunity through NASA MUREP also provided ECSU pre-service teachers for each site who have permanent residence in that county as assistant instructors. The camp ended with a field trip to Elizabeth City State University where students received hands on exposure to the wonderful world of aviation and engineering technology and competed for camp awards.

THE RIVER CITY FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE RECENTLY DONATED CASES OF COPY PAPER TO ECPPS TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE RETURN OF STUDENTS. THIS IS AN ANNUAL DONATION FROM THE FOP AND IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THEIR VARIOUS FUN-DRAISERS. WAL-MART IS A SUPPORTER OF THIS PROJECT AS WELL.

PHOTO: MEMBERS OF RIVER CITY FOP AND WAL-MART WITH PAPER DONATION TO ECPPS.

New ECPPS Logo Adopted June 2016The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Board of Education approved a new logo at the June 27th meeting. The high school

art teachers worked with interested students to submit artwork for consideration for the new logo during the 2015-

2016 school year. The artwork selected was submitted by Northeastern High School student, William “Jack” Barfuss.

Mr. Barfuss was a student in Mrs. Joni Stuart’s art class.

The students were asked to consider our new mission, vision and goals while designing the new logo. Mr. Barfuss

truly embraced “preparing globally competitive citizens” in the artwork he submitted. He was present at the Board

of Education meeting Monday, along with his family, to be recognized for his contribution to the new logo design

for ECPPS. ECPPS will begin using the new logo immediately; however, we will continue to use items with the former

logo as we transition. Congratulations to Mr. William “Jack” Barfuss!

Autism Update for ECPPSKelly Hayes, Autism Specialist with Behavior Consultation and

Psychological Services, PLLC spent two days with the Autism pro-

gram teachers and teacher assistants providing training and sup-

port with classroom set up. The ECPPS Exceptional Children’s staff

are working to prepare classroom environments and instructional

activities that meet these students’ unique learning needs.

Lisa Ewers, EC Director for ECPPS, is thrilled to see the changes and

the excitement in the staff as they prepare for students to return.

P.W. Moore Receives Adaptive SwingMembers of the Zeta Kappa Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa

Alpha Sorority, Incorporated recently celebrated the beginning

of a new initiative by dedicating an adaptive swing at P. W.

Moore Elementary School. The national initiative of the sorority,

Launching New Dimensions of Service, addresses service to the

local community.

Zeta Kappa Omega chapter is emphasizing the Environmental

Ownership component of the initiative in which the chapter will

implement high impact programs to provide healthy environments and improve the quality of life in the com-

munity. Using the theme “Renew, Refresh, and Restore”, the local chapter purchased and donated an adaptive

swing for the exceptional children’s program. The AKA 1908 Playground Project, as it is called, was launched to

ensure that special needs children have safe and inviting places to play. The sorority plans to purchase swing

sets at other sites in the school system so other physically challenged children can use them.

The Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA) was held June 27th-July 1st at River Road Middle School. The SEA

program is designed to provide enriching and challenging activities for gifted and high achieving students. The

program features different areas of curriculum and instruction each year.

The SEA program for 2016 included five units: Technology, Lego/Robotics, Art, Writing/Drama and Electricity.

The activities were centered around the theme of “The Great State of North Carolina.” Students were involved in

one of these areas for five days so they could truly immerse their minds in the projects. The five units included

various activities such as, but not limited to: wire figure sculptures, multimedia comic strip designs, 3D mod-

eled historical facts about our state, creating designs that symbolized important facts about North Carolina, and

building and programming Lego robots.

Mason Lawrence, Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development, partnered with ECPPS to provide activities for

students that explored electrical engineering. We had 85 students attending the SEA program this year. It was

a great success and the students were highly engaged thanks to the intense planning and hard work from the

talented team of SEA facilitators.

The facilitators for the program this year included:

Stephanie Ambrose (Lead Facilitator), LaShekia Brothers

& Jessica Prayer, (Technology), Mason Lawrence &

Georgia Perry (Electrical Engineering), Colina Bartlett

(LEGO Robotics), Diane Whedbee & Marie Alvarez (Art),

Ganelle Sutton (Creative Writing/Drama)

Summer Enrichment Academy 2016

SEA Participant, J. Albert, works with LEGO Robotics