NCHS STUDENTS PAINT MURAL FOR ROCKY MOUNT RAILROAD MUSEUM

 Nash Central High School (NCHS) Art Club students recently created a mural for the Rocky Mount Railroad Museum that will be on display at Golden East Mall in Rocky Mount throughout the holiday season. The Rocky Mount Railroad Museum originated as an idea in 2009 and materialized into a non-profit reality in December 2010. The museum defines its Mission as a resolution: • To preserve the historic and economic impact of the railroad industry...

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DONORSCHOOSE BENEFITS STUDENTS, TEACHERS IN NRMPS

Three hundred and fifty funded grants, Sixty-seven motivated teachers, and Twenty-two schools. Thousands of students in the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools district have benefited from materials and opportunities from grants funded through Donorschoose.org. Donorschoose.org is an on-line charity founded by a public school teacher to support public school students. Public school teachers can write grant proposals and submit them to the website. Once posted, citizens choose which grant(s) that they want to support, and then make donations to fund...

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SUPERINTENDENT'S CHRISTMAS CARD ART WINNER FROM NNHS

For the past five years, the Superintendent of Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools has invited students to participate in the district’s Christmas Card Art Contest. Students create designs that are then judged and selected for the front and back of the Christmas Card. This year we are pleased to congratulate Randy Hooper, 10th grade student at Northern Nash High School, for his artwork, Snowman. His piece was chosen for the cover of the card. ...

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NRMPS BOASTS THREE MOREHEAD-CAIN SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS

Isabel Marrero Sam Lilly Three students from NRMPS have been selected as finalists for the Morehead-Cain Scholarship.  Samuel Lilley, a senior at Rocky Mount High School and two seniors from Northern Nash High, Isabel Marrero and Faith Jarvis have advanced to the next round and will interview in January.  Congratulations to all! Faith Jarvi...

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HOPKINS NAMED NEW PRINCIPAL OF HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools recently announced that Darsheka (Tiffany) Hopkins will be the new principal of Hubbard Elementary School. Sheila Wallace, formerly the principal at Hubbard, was named the new Director of Federal Programs for the school district in November. Tiffany Hopkins has eleven years of experience in public education. She started her career as an elementary school teacher in various grades ranging from kindergarten to fourth...

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PRE-K PARENT AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION SEESIONS

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools is gearing up to host a series of Parent and Community Information Sessions on the school district’s Pre-Kindergarten Application Process for the 2014-15 school year. The Pre-Kindergarten information sessions are scheduled for January 6 at the Rock Springs Free Will Baptist Church located at the intersection of Old Highway 264 and Camp Charles Rd. in Bailey; and January 7 at the Nash County Agricultural Center, located at 1006 Eastern Ave. in Nashville. “It is important for parents who are interested in the Pre-K...

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UNITED WAY JOB FOR A DAY

From secretary to music teacher,  receptionist to counselor, Dr. Anthony Jackson and members of the NRMPS senior staff took over various duties in schools as part of United Way Job For A Day. Schools that reached 100% participation during the district's United Way campaign in September were eligible for a drawing.  The United Way campaign coordinator at each selected school had a senior staff member takeover their job duties for...

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