Thought for the Week — “Thanksgiving dinners take 18 hours to prepare. They are consumed in 12 minutes. Halftimes take 12 minutes. This is not coincidence.” ~ Erma Bombeck Jamie Bird Chris Calfee Jackie Coffey Randy Early Vincent Hughes Shannon Majeski For Chesterfield teachers excellence is spelled R.E.B. Community Foundation, R.E.B. Foundation partner to recognize [...]

Can you believe that it has been more than a month since Labor Day? The challenges we faced before the start of the school year — restoring Robious Middle after an arson; an earthquake that gave us a new appreciation for solid footing; and a hurricane that left some schools without power as close as 72 hours before students returned — seem like a distant memory to me.

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” — Plato There is something special about new beginnings. From new beginnings spring hope, encouragement and optimism. After the past several days, we can all use a new beginning: Last week, we experienced a 5.8 magnitude earthquake, and this past weekend we endured the fury [...]

Ahoskie, N.C., Native to Give Keynote Speech in Hometown On August 18, 2010, Dr. Marcus Newsome will return to his hometown in Ahoskie, North Carolina, to give a keynote address to Herford County Public Schools employees in the auditorium of Herford County High School auditorium. A 1971 graduate of Ahoskie High School, Newsome currently serves [...]