Chaloner Middle School 7th Grade Social Studies teacher Patrick Quast got a surprise visit this morning from Superintendent Dennis Sawyer and Principal Jeff White.
Delegations from the county and Roanoke Rapids Graded School District will meet to continue discussing funding of a new Manning Elementary School.
Every funding option will be explored as the board of commissioners begin deliberations of possibly building a new Manning Elementary School, Halifax County Manager Tony Brown said.
The Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Board of Trustees will begin an immediate search for a new district superintendent following the resignation of longtime superintendent Dennis Sawyer. Sawyer announced his plans today to take a position as administrative director of Arapahoe Charter School in Pamlico County, the Roanoke Rapids school system said in a statement.
Halifax County commissioners today approved the release of state lottery funds to continue facilitating an athletic complex for Roanoke Rapids High School on the former Patterson Mill site.
A snow make-up day plan for the Roanoke Graded School District will leave spring break intact as well as the Memorial Day holiday.
The Northeastern Action Wildlife Club recently presented checks in the amount of $500 to the Roanoke Rapids Graded School’s Hunter Safety Skills teams and the Halifax Academy team.
Several area schools exceeded expected growth, according to state Accountability and Testing results released today.