TARBORO —
Director’s List
All A’s
3rd grade
Emily Cowley
Lorna Eidson
Jamia Guilford
Jonathan Lancaster
Makayla Mears
Matthew Duff
Jamie Guilford
Chelsea Hyman
Kyla Mitchell
Mary Samuel Palmer
Kaitlyn Perkins
William Keel
4th Grade
Parker Brown
Grayson Davis
Emily Grimes
Nyla Guilford
Gina Harris
Angel Lloyd
Emma Lopp
Evan Morris
Grayson Parker
Rachel Batts
Ava Davis
K elly Lewis
Shelby McNeill
Alex Naccarato
Mackenzie Pike
Peter Temple
Brendan Vaughn
5th Grade
Bailey Davis
Elizabeth Johnson
Faith Kiser
Erick Moss
Hayley Robbins
Hailey Trevathan
Grant Dew
Jason Harris
Kyle Landis
Zoe Little
Morgan McNamara
Bryson Parker
Anna Rhodes
Anderson Sessoms
Michael Slaymaker
6th Grade
William Duff
Adam Lim
Chrislyn Moss
Zynia Grant
Gregory Leggett
7th Grade
Caroline Barrett
Seth Dupree
Mitchell India
Dylan Parker
Taylor Redman
Fate Tolston III
Michael Watson
8th Grade
Carmen Ezzell
Kaylee Butler
Dawson Davis
Kendall McNeill
Sarah Turner
Honor Roll
All A’s and B’s
3rd grade
Jordan Armstrong-Mardre
Hailey Boyette
Georgianna Davis
Emma Edwards
Cassian Filbrun
Adam Hammond
McClain House
Gabria Savage
Hannah Vaughn
Makayla Whitehead
Erika Williams
Kayla Baez
Colleen Bridgers
Emily Cherry
Alexandria Collier
Patrick Overstreet
Carter Sessoms
4th grade
Koreyn Alexander
Jaylen Armstrong-Mardre
John Barrett
Dawson Cherry
Melissa Coleman
Tia Edwards
4th Grade continued
Madison Nicholas
MacKenna Anderson
Matthew Coley
Michael Fleming
Andrea Knight
Mason Pilgreen
Kayla Speight
Ashley Whitehurst
5th Grade
Rebecca Adams
Erica Andrews
Joshua Brown
Sean Bryant
Trinity Close
Grace Connor
Jacob Knight
Mary Martin
Taylor Winstead
James Davenport
Darrick Moore
Allie Perkins
Christopher Pollard
Myles Van Wagner
Christopher Watson
Kaylee Westbrook
Grayson Winslow
6th Grade
Bailey Brake
Barrett Eidson
Alayna Harris
Jada Morris
Alexandra Rogers
Jordan Thursby
Jaimalyn Warren
Taylor Webb
Ryan Wells
Tynashia Whitaker
Autumn Clark
Jeffrey Collier
Emily Edgerton
Payton Hale
Anna Lunsford
Matthew Medford
Ashleigh Perkins
Tyler Perkins
Riley Mason
Courtney Sloan
Lauren Smith
Mathew Strickland
Marco Cisneros-Silva
Hunter Hale
Joseph Langley, Jr.
Cameron Mitchell
7th grade
Deahveon Allen
Christian Anderson
Haley Anderson
Shelley Anderson
Jordan Bottoms
Victoria Cherry
Victoria Clark
Alex Coggin
James Duff
Beatrice Gibbs
Alexander Guerrero
Dillon Johnson
MacKenzie Johnson
Sarah Landis
Da’Quaris Moore
Kenneth Morris
Fermin Ponce
Alexis Radford
Juan Santiago-Bautista “Carlos”
Jacob Sessoms
Debrielle Thomas
Kenneth Tillery
Makenna Van Wagner
Jacob Vick
8th grade
Madison Anderson
Derek Bess
Chandler Harrell
Georgia Lawson
Logan Burnette
Logan Lunsford
Alyssa Morehouse
Colin Morris
Joshua Newkirk
Victoria Smith
Nadia Stroman
Haley Cooper
Daja Gregory
Anthony Lim
Brianna Ricks
Madison Scott
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Community
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WALTON EARNS SCHOLARSHIP
John Ronald Walton, a 2013 graduate of Edgecombe Early College High School and son of John and Lesa Walton, is presented a $2,000 scholarship check by Edgecomber County Farm Bureau Presidet Tom Proter. Walton is enrolled at NC State University for the fall semester.
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Edgecombe County Public Schools announces 2013-2014 teachers of the year
Fourteen Edgecombe County Public Schools (ECPS) teachers have been chosen as the teacher of the year for their schools. Now they will compete against one another to be named Edgecombe County Teacher of the Year.
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Woodmen help Tarboro High School JROTC
Ruth Cherry, Trustee of Woodmen of the World, Tarboro Lodge 115, presents a check for $100 to Tarboro High School aerospace science instructor Senior Master Sgt. (ret) Steve Alderman. These funds will be used to help send Tarboro High School JROTC cadets to summer leadership school. This is one of Woodmen's outstanding fraternal projects.
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State Employees’ Credit Union Members Award $10,000 Scholarship to Area High School Student!
Edgecombe County – State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) members via the SECU Foundation, presented a $10,000 four-year college scholarship to Dawson Blaire Gould, a senior at SouthWest Edgecombe High School. Dawson is the daughter of Jeff and Pam Gould. This scholarship was awarded for study at Appalachian State University, part of North Carolina’s 16-campus University of North Carolina System.
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Helpful Scouts
A Scout is helpful. Yes, it's true, evident in the work these young Scouts from the First Free Will Baptist Church Troop 816 performed for America in Bloom (AIB) Community Cleanup Day on Saturday. In spite of heavy spurts of rain, they collected litter along the railroad track from Albemarle Avenue, across Main Street all the way to Saint Andrew Street. Afterwards, they met Buddy Hooks at the south end of Main near the traffic circle and helped him complete two AIB projects that will complement the south entrance to town. By spreading mulch around the plantings at the Thorne Realty landscape and edging the walkway at the Quigless Clinic landscape where other colorful plants were installed. Cornelia McGee-Anthony, from the Nash-Edgecombe Keep America Beautiful provided gloves and trash bags for all the volunteers. Troop 816 Scouts participating in the effort included (left to right) Bryson Parker, Davonatte McDowell, Jessie Tyson, Wayne Davis (assistant scoutmaster), CJ Keel, Dean Wells (scoutmaster), Steven Davis, Garrett Parker, Allen Taylor.
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Nonagenarian Tea Honors Six Tarboro Women
The Perry-Weston Historical Institute recognized and honored six community nonagenarians on Saturday, June 1, in the Calvary Episcopal Church Memorial Hall.. They were Carrie Lawrence Bridgers (91), Magnolia Spencer Bryant (92), Irma Harrison DuBose (91), Lillie Mae White James (90), Bessie Brown Lawrence (91), and V. Dorothula Harrison Vines (92). Since 2004, citizens 90 years of age or older have been honored at the Perry-Weston Nonagenarian Tea. This is the fourth such event.
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New senior leadership team in place at ECPS
The current school year is in its final days, and a new leadership team at Edgecombe County Public Schools (ECPS) is gearing up for the upcoming school year.
The team of three leaders in the executive cabinet includes superintendent John Farrelly, who is wrapping up his first year as ECPS leader, associate superintendent Karen Dameron and Dr. Valerie Bridges. Bridges will begin her role as the assistant superintendent of the educational program services division on July 1. Bridges replaces Dr. Renee Franklin, who is transferring to Caswell County Schools as the superintendent. -
Dr. Sibyl E. Moses Featured Speaker
Dr. Sibyl E. Moses, was enthusiastically received as the featured speaker at the Nonagenarian Tea, sponsored by the Perry-Weston Institute on June 1 at Calvary Episcopal Church Memorial Hall. Dr. Moses talked about “The History of the Afternoon Tea Within the African American Community.” In her research, she has identified more than 800 different kinds of afternoon teas.
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Essie Ruth Richardson Humanitarian Award
The Perry-Weston Historical Institute presented the first Essie Ruth Humanitarian Award to the first recipients on June 1, as a part of the Nonagenarian Tea at Calvary Episcopal Church Memorial Hall. The Essie Ruth Richardson Humanitarian Award has been established by the Perry-Weston Historical, Educational, and Cultural Institute to honor Ms. Richardson’s work, to preserve her memory, and, at the same time, to recognize outstanding members of our community.
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Stocks Elementary buggy day
Stocks Elementary School first graders on Friday participated in fun insect-related activities at “Buggy Day.”
The day began with a lecture from Entomologist Bruce Panneton from Edgecombe Community College. Panneton discussed his study of insects with the students before they broke off into groups to learn more about bugs through exciting activities. - More Community Headlines
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