The NCOE schools are conducting Child Find/Preschool Screenings for birth to 5 year old children not yet enrolled in public school and who will not be kindergarten eligible in the fall. The screening checks each child’s progress in hearing, vision, speech, language, and coordination skills. [Read more...]
NCOE Jr. High Sports in Full Swing, High School Basketball Too
By District Secretary Jessica Jackson and Kathy Sands, Editor
Principals from two of the NCOE district schools reported to the CUSD#3 board on Wednesday that sports were back in action, with Jr. high volleyball and basketball in full swing and high school basketball starting up. [Read more...]
Norris City School Board Meets Wednesday at 5 p.m.
The NCOE Board of Education meets Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. at the High School Auditorium. [Read more...]
Farm Bureau Foundation Now Taking Scholarship Applications
The White County Farm Bureau Foundation is pleased to offer a $500 scholarship to a White County student in 2021. In addition, the Young Leader Committee will be offering their own $750 scholarship.
Applicants must reside in White County and major in an agriculture-related field of study for the fall 2021 semester or indicate post-graduate career goals that will impact agriculture in their application.
Applications are now available on the White County Farm Bureau website at www.whitecfb.com. The same application is used for both scholarships. The deadline to submit applications is March 1, 2021.
NCOE Board Examines Student Truancy Amidst Covid
NCOE HIgh School Principal Brad Wehlerman on Wednesday night told the school board that the school currently had 45 remote learning students, with four to five students presently in quarantine. He stated that some students are moving back and forth between in person and remote learning, saying “they are scared.” Wehlerman said the students who are switching back and forth mostly keep up with their work, but this is hard on the teachers as they never know when they will be in class. [Read more...]