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Due to the forecasted inclement weather, Lenoir County Public Schools will be closing at noon for all students and staff on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. LCPS will also be closed for all students and staff members on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.

Like every other school system in North Carolina and many across the nation and around the world, LCPS has been notified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction that a data breach has occurred involving the vendor for student information data management used by North Carolina's public schools, a company called PowerSchool.  

There is nothing NCDPI, LCPS or any of the school systems across North Carolina could have done to prevent this incident, as neither we, nor DPI, have access to where the breach occurred. Protecting student and teacher data continues to be a top priority for the NC Department of Public Instruction and for our school system.  We will provide updates when any new information becomes available.

Lenoir County Public Schools is proud to announce that the Lenoir County Education Foundation awarded 97 mini-grants across 16 schools in December. There were over 200 mini-grant applications submitted, and teachers could apply by themselves or as a group.

This week, the Lenoir County Public Schools’ Board of Education met for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, but this meeting was extra special both for the Board, and the students that were invited to attend.

Lenoir County Public Schools is proud to recognize over 1,300 students who made their schools’ Principal’s List and Honor Roll in the first nine weeks of classes this school year. The 2024-2025 school year has started with great success, and the number of students recognized only further proves LCPS’ commitment to outstanding instruction and prosperous students. Congratulations to everyone who has been named!

The Lenoir County Education Foundation, a committee created by the Chamber of Commerce, has long partnered with Lenoir County Public Schools to support teachers as they strive to foster strong educational environments for all students. There's no better way to do that than some friendly, competitive fundraisers.

Lenoir County Public Schools made strides towards progress Monday when leaders from the school district, the town of La Grange and Lenoir County gathered to hold a groundbreaking program for the new E.B. Frink Middle School.

“Today is a great day of celebration— a celebration not only of this exciting new project and the new school that will open in August 2026, but also it is an affirmation of the awe-inspiring potential of common goals and shared work within the context of the mutual admiration and respect of school and community stakeholders,” Superintendent Brent Williams said.

On August 26th, more than 8,000 students across Lenoir County walked in for their first day of classes for the 2024-2025 school year, greeted by over 500 teachers ready to make the year successful.

For LCPS middle school and high school students, a summer of learning fun awaits. Registration is still open for the more than a dozen summer learing camps that comprise the 2024 Summer Enrichment. Academy. For middle school students who need to brush up on their math and English Language Arts, this is the place. For rising sixth graders who want to get a preview of what middle school is like, this is the place. For middle school and high school students who have identified career interests, this is the place. SEA begins July 8 and operates through the month. Transportation, breakfast and lunch are provided. Click the link to learn more and to register. https://bit.ly/lcpssummer2324

Six hundred seniors matriculated in back-to-back-to-back commencement ceremonies Saturday – 172 at South Lenoir High, 185 at Kinston High and 243 at North Lenoir High – and with graduating seniors from Lenoir County Early College High School and Lenoir County Learning Academy, who received diplomas in earlier ceremonies, the district’s Class of 2024 numbered 665, the most in a least 10 years.

Quiet as a golf cart, one of only two all-electric activity buses in the state has rolled into Lenoir County as LCPS continues to modernize its fleet with an eye toward efficiency and a cleaner environment.

A district administrator who put his head to work to make Lenoir County Public Schools a leader in digital learning and technology and an executive assistant who puts her heart into celebrating and supporting fellow employees have won the top two annual awards presented by LCPS chapter of the N.C. Association of Educational Office Professionals. Charles White, LCPS’s director of media and technology, was named AEOP Administrator of the Year for 2025-2025 and Esther Hines, an officer of the AEOP chapter since 2016, is the 2024-2025 AEOP Professional of the Year.

Two state grants valued together at $28,000 will enrich the summer learning experience for LCPS middle school and high school students. The Health Careers Promotion Grant for $25,000 from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction is going to create the Healthcare Heroes summer camp in June at North Lenoir High School. A second grant, routed through Kinston Regional Jetport, provides $3,000 for continuation of the popular ACE Academy, a chance for middle and high school students to pilot drones and learn basic principles of aviation.

Vivian Roach, the leader of the Exceptional Children’s Program for Lenoir County Public Schools, is recipient of the Distinguished Service Award presented by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s Office of Exceptional Children. Celebrated for her experience, depth of knowledge and steady-handed leadership, Roach was honored for her “significant contribution to the positive outcomes of students with disabilities in North Carolina.”

Erin Greene, the third-grade teacher at Northwest Elementary School who was a finalist for the state’s Beginning Teacher of the Year award in 2019, moved higher in the echelon of educators Tuesday night when she was named LCPS Teacher of the Year for 2024-2025. Competition for the district’s top annual award for teachers came to a climax at the LCPS Employee Recognition Banquet with the crowning of Greene, the celebration of fellow Teacher of the Year finalists Alicia Davis of La Grange Elementary and Daree Edmondson of Rochelle Middle and the recognition of all Teacher of the Year winners at their schools.