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Upcoming Events
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June 5, 2023
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June 6, 2023
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8:00 AM BOE - Work Session
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June 7, 2023
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June 8, 2023
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June 9, 2023
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June 12, 2023
12:00 PM BOE - Regular Business Meeting
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June 30, 2023
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Board of Education Budget/Work Session
Announcements
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Spring Book Fair
WES Families,
Our Spring Book Fair will be Mar. 20th - Mar. 24th in the Media Center. For a sneak peak of new titles you can expect to see during our fair or to create an ewallet for your student, visit the WES Book Fair website.
We invite you to visit the Book Fair with your students on Tuesday, March 21st from 3:00-5:30.
Our students are excited and we appreciate you encouraging your students to READ!
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2022-23 School Supply List
School is just around the corner! Attached you will find the supply list for Whitnel Elementary for the 2022-23 school year.
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Face Masks
Currently, face masks are optional for students and for staff.
The Board of Education approved the Face Coverings policy (Policy 4231/5021/7263) on November 8, 2021, and it defines parameters that determine whether face masks are required or optional. Face masks will be required whenever the COVID positivity rate for students and staff exceeds 0.5 percent within a three-week rolling average. The status of face masks will be announced on Fridays for the following week.
Face Coverings on buses and other school transportation are required per federal mandate.
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Free Breakfast and Lunch Meals for All CCS Students - Effective Aug 28, 2023 for Four Years
All students in grades PreK-12 will eat breakfast and lunch free effective August 28, 2023, the first day of the 2023-2024 school year when the implementation of a major advantage to all families in the school district begins. The no cost breakfast and lunch servings on school campuses will be in effect for four years as part of a key provision in the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act.
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Record-breaking Caldwell Early College High School Class of ‘23 with nearly 65 Percent First Generation College Students
Eighty students at Caldwell Early College High School (CECHS) were awarded high school diplomas during the commencement ceremony held on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at the JE Broyhill Civic Center. The ECHS Class of '23 earned a total of 70 associate degrees in addition to most graduates receiving special designations – 42 Honor Graduates, 23 Presidential Scholars and 43 North Carolina Academic Scholars.
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Leaders Announce $75,000 Grant During a Google CS First Roadshow at William Lenoir Middle
Students now have a head start in pursuit of robotics careers thanks to a Google data center grant. The grant will fund after-school robotics programs for third through twelfth grade students at three elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school in the district. The curriculum will focus on Lego Education Robotics League materials and Vex Robotics.