The Cumberland County Schools’ Child Nutrition Office recently held their Summer Feeding Program Kick-Off at Cliffdale Elementary School. Community participants for the celebration included No Kid Hungry, the Military Child Education Coalition, Cumberland County Library, Fayetteville/Cumberland Parks & Recreation Center, Second Harvest Food Bank, Fayetteville Police Department, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, CCS Transportation Dept (Buster the Bus), and Fayetteville Swamp Dogs mascot.
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The following Summer Camps are available to Cumberland County School students.

Lil’ Top Chef Camp
Let us whisk your kid away for an exciting culinary learning experience while school’s out this summer. These hands-on, 4-day camps will get your kids in the kitchen, learning real cooking techniques and having a blast. All camps are for ages 6-18 and are separated into elementary, middle and high school levels. The cost of the camp covers the 4-day camp, cookbook, apron, and chef hat. The camps run Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Four sessions will be offered. For more information, contact Temia Weathersby at 910.425.8181 ext. 117 or 910.224.6031. 
Lil Chef Summer Camp Registration Information and Packet

Cumberland County Schools’ Prime Time Summer Camp 2018
Featuring eight weekly themes, three locations, daily snacks, and two weekly field trips! Open to children entering 1st grade through age 12. Prime Time Summer Camp will be held at C. Wayne Collier, Mary McArthur, and Howard Hall elementary schools. Camp will run June 11 – August 3 from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. AM Extended Care and PM Extended Care will be available for an additional fee.
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Las clases gratuitas de Inglés como Segundo Lenguage y las clases de Cívica y Preparación para la Cuidadanía Americana, auspiciadas por las escuelas del condado de Cumberland conjuntamente con el FTCC continuarán durante el verano. Las clases son todos los martes, miércoles y jueves de 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. en la oficina de ESL en el 1307 Hillsboro Street en Fayetteville.

Estudiantes de 16 años en adelante pueden registrarse y unirse a las clases, si desean. Todos los estudiantes deberán de proveer su propia transportación y almuerzo.

Para información adicional, pueden llamar al (910) 484.1176.

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The free ESL/Civics and Citizenship Application Preparation classes sponsored by CCS’ English as a Second Language (ESL) Department and Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) will continue throughout the summer. The classes will be held every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the ESL Office located at 1307 Hillsboro Street in Fayetteville, NC.

Students 16 years old and above are allowed to register and join the class if they wish. All students will need to provide their own transportation and lunch.

For additional information, please contact us at (910) 484.1176.

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FAYETTEVILLE – The Institute for Community Leadership is accepting applications for the 2018-2019 class. The program is designed to develop and empower community members, especially those not previously identified, who are able and willing to commit to leadership and service roles in addressing important issues in Fayetteville and Cumberland County. The deadline to apply is July 17.
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The school system in conjunction with Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC), The Crown, and Time Warner Cable (TWC)/Spectrum recently aired LIVE broadcasts of the June 12 and 13 high school graduation ceremonies from the Crown Coliseum.

If you missed graduation and didn’t get to see it, you can view any of Cumberland County Schools’ Graduations online now by visiting the Crown Website at live.crowncoliseum.com. The graduations will be available for viewing online until the end of June.

Some graduations will be aired on FCE-TV Cable Channel 5 according to the following schedule:

Friday, June 15, 2018

7:00 p.m. – Cumberland Polytechnical

8:00 p.m. – Cross Creek Early College

8:48 p.m. – A.B. Wilkins

9:41 p.m. – Cumberland International Early College

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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Myles Nooks, a senior at E.E. Smith High School, is the recipient of a $1,000 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship from the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE).

Presented by the NCAE Human and Civil Rights Commission, the scholarship provides financial assistance to graduating seniors who plan to further their education beyond high school. Selection criteria for students include character, personality, and scholastic achievement.
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Please take notice that the Cumberland County Board of Education, pursuant to G.S. 143-318.12(b)(2), shall hold a Special Meeting beginning at 3:00 pm on Monday, June 11, 2018 in Conference Rooms B and C, Cumberland County DSS Offices, 1225 Ramsey St., Fayetteville, NC 28301 for the purpose of conducting a joint meeting with the Board of County Commissioners required by N.C.G.S. 115C-431(a). The Board of Education may hold closed session(s) in the course of the meeting as allowed by law.

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The Seventy-First Classical Middle School Show Choir was invited to perform in Raleigh for the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).  State Superintendent Mark Johnson was there and spoke with the students about the importance of arts education and following their dreams.

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