Board News
Onslow County Schools ~ February 19, 2016
Revised Calendar
Friday, April 29, 2016, has been identified as the make-up date for the inclement weather day of Friday, February 12th. The April date was previously scheduled as a teacher workday. To view the updated school calendar, click the link below.
Regional Science Fair
The Regional Science and Engineering Fair was held on February 13th on the campus of UNC-Wilmington. Several students received awards, they include:
Marcus Down, Carolina Forest Elementary, received the Outstanding Creativity award for his project - Do Trees Stop Breathing in the Fall?
River Carrol, New Bridge Middle, received the North Carolina Water Works second place award and placed 3rd in the Junior Earth/Environmental Science category for her project, Water Conservation: Greywater and Handwashing.
Riley Stone, Trexler Middle, placed 2nd in the Junior Physics/Mathematics category for his project, Can You Hear Me Now?
Mason Meza, Will Price, and Brian Carrington, Richlands High School, placed 3rd in the Senior Engineering category for their project, Strengthening School Passwords.
Congratulations to Trexler Middle's Riley Stone as he advances on to the State Science and Engineering Fair, April 1-2, 2016, at Meredith College in Raleigh.
NC Teacher Virtual Career Fair
Onslow County Schools will be taking part in a Virtual Teacher Job Fair set to go live on March 16, 2016. This is a new concept for us and we are excited to see how it turns out and what bright teachers it brings our way. Click the link below and scroll down to Onslow County to view our virtual site.
Upcoming Events
PD Early Release Day
February 24, 2016
Middle School Battle of the Books
March 7, 2016 @ 9:00 am
Southwest High School
Elementary School Battle of the Books
March 8-11, 2016 @ 9:00 am
Southwest High School
Elementary Spelling Bee
March 10, 2016 @ 6:00 pm
Parkwood Elementary School
Regional Odyssey of the Mind
March 12, 2016
Kitty Hawk
OC Close Up Program (details below)
March 18, 2016
Onslow County Courthouse and Onslow County Government Complex
Trades Day
March 19, 2016 @ 8:00 am
Coastal Carolina Community College Campus

Early College High School Visit at James Sprunt Community College
Thursday, Feb. 25th, 10am
Depart Central Office at 10:00 am
All-County Art Symposium: White Oak High School
Saturday, Feb. 27th, 4pm
White Oak High School, Jacksonville, NC
Regular Board of Education Meeting: Blue Creek Elementary
Tuesday, March 1st, 6:30pm
1260 Burgaw Highway
Jacksonville, NC
OC Close Up Program - Courthouse Complex and OC Government Center
Friday, March 18th, 8:45am-4:15pm
Courthouse Complex and OC Government Center
Welcome and other events 8:45 am Courtroom #1
Luncheon 11:45 am OC Government Center
Tours/Breakout Sessions 1:45 pm Various Sites