Moore County Schools – Moore County Edition

Feb

23

2023

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Board of Education approves pilot programs to help recruit and retain bus drivers

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CAMERON — The Moore County Board of Education met Monday, February 13. The board was given an update on the state of the school’s operations department by the new Executive Officer for Operations, Jenny Purvis, who had been in that position since January 3, following the leave of former executive officer John Birath. However, the presentation mainly focused on the transportation department. “As we look at transportation, transportation is something I hear as I go from site to site, and I also hear from parents,” Purvis said. “We’ve identified some issues and just want to be very transparent about those…

Feb

15

2023

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By A.P. Dillon

Moore County Schools principal transferred

NewsMoore County Schools, Pinecrest High school, principal, transfer

CARTHAGE — A Moore County Public Schools (MCS) principal has been transferred to another school. According to a press release by MCS, Crain’s Creek Middle School Principal Melonie Jones had requested to be transferred to Pinecrest High School. She will be in the Assistant Principal position at Pinecrest, where she started her education career in the late 90s. “I feel honored and humbled to have been the principal at Crain’s Creek Middle School for the last five years, and I will be forever grateful for the relationships that I have built with the students, staff, parents, and community,” Jones said…

Jan

04

2023

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Moore prep sports year in review

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It was a big year for athletics among Moore County’s high schools. From conference championships to deep runs in the state playoffs, Moore County athletics sets the bar for competitiveness in nearly every single sport. Here’s a rundown of the notable records and achievements among the schools. In baseball, North Moore High School captured the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A Conference title after finishing with an overall record of 16-2 and 8-0 in conference play. The Pinecrest High School Patriots finished with a record of 25-8 and 10-2 in the conference. They went all the way to the 4A State Championship after winning…

Dec

21

2022

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By A.P. Dillon

Moore County’s new school board brings back valedictorians

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RALEIGH — Moore County’s newly elected school board elected a new chair and voted to bring back honoring valedictorians at its meeting on Dec. 12. Even though Moore Schools’ board is nonpartisan, the majority of the new board is Republican. At the swearing-in of new members earlier this month, Robert Levy was installed as the new chair and David Hensley as vice chair. There was ample discussion over restoring the honoring of salutatorians and valedictorians during the meeting. During the debate, Hensley noted that the members of the previous school board had ended the practice of allowing students to compete…

Dec

07

2022

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By A.P. Dillon

Under new management: Moore County Schools swears in new board members

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SEAGROVE — Moore County Public Schools installed three new school board members at a ceremony held at Westmoore Elementary held on Dec. 5. The full event can be viewed on the district’s YouTube channel. The new additions were touted on the district’s holiday parade float, which carried a banner that read “under new management.” A total of 83 school boards had elections this year in the state, with 41 of them being partisan races. Republicans swept all seats in 21 of those 41 races, while Democrats only swept three. Moore’s school board races were nonpartisan; however, the new members are all Republicans…

Nov

22

2022

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By A.P. Dillon

Former teacher claims hostile work environment under Moore middle principal

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RALEIGH — A former Moore County Public Schools teacher claims the principal of Crain’s Creek Middle School is responsible for creating a hostile work environment, particularly when it comes to student discipline issues. The claim comes on the heels of over a dozen student fights caught on video, threats of mass violence by students attending the school, and complaints by families of students who were injured during an assault by another student. Crain’s Creek Middle School’s principal is Melonie Jones. She took over as principal of the school in July 2018. Jones is currently making $8,490 a month, or around…

Nov

09

2022

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By A.P. Dillon

Parent says her middle school student was ‘choked out’ in lunchroom

NewsMoore County Schools, school fighting, school violence

RALEIGH — A parent with multiple children attending schools in Moore County says one of her children was bullied by another student. Brittney Jackson told North State Journal the bullying got so bad the student attempted to “choke out” her son in the lunchroom at Elise Middle School. “He literally won’t even wear a string in his sweatshirt anymore because he’s tired of this kid choking and with it,” Jackson said. She also said the student was now threatening “to kill him and bring a gun on school property.” According to Jackson, she’s gotten the runaround from the school’s principal,…

Nov

09

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Board of Education approves submission of bid requests for capital projects

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CARTHAGE – The Moore County Board of Education met Monday, with the main agenda items being the recommended and planned capital projects. The first action item the board took was the review of changes to certain policies. The main change discussed was a revision to policy 13-10, which states that the Board may transact business only at official meetings of the board. Per the language of the policy, “an official meeting of the Board includes any meeting, assembly, or gathering together at any time or place or the simultaneous communication by conference telephone or other electronic means of a majority…

May

11

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Moore County Schools to resubmit bids for needed elementary school construction

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CARTHAGE — The Moore County Board of Education met Monday, May 9 with a positional appointment and a couple of budget confirmations on the agenda. The board voted to reappoint George Little to a second term to the Sandhills Community College Board of Trustees. The Moore County Board of Education appoints four members to the Sandhills Community College Board of Trustees each to four year terms, one each year. Board members Stacey Caldwell and Philip Holmes screened two applicants for the position and made the recommendation for Little to be reappointed. The board also approved a bid by Fields Plumbing…

Feb

11

2022

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By A.P. Dillon

Moore County Schools launches investigation into sex ed allegations

NewsMoore County Schools, New Century Middle School

RALEIGH — The Moore County public school district has launched an investigation after allegations of explicit remarks made by a New Century Middle School teacher during a course on reproductive health and safety. Radio show host J.D. Zumwalt highlighted the allegations during his Jan. 27 broadcast and prefaced his comments by telling his audience to change the channel because none of what he was about to say should be heard by children. Zumwalt referenced two children who heard the alleged remarks. One was an 11-year-old female student in sixth grade and the other was allegedly a 13-year-old. The 11-year-old came…