On Tuesday June 3, 2014 the Lenoir County Manufacturers Association Celebrated their 2nd Annual PLTW Engineering Design and Development: Capstone Presentation Event.
Education
By Angela Green – WNCT Innovative problem solvers and preparing our students for the ever developing world economy.That’s the goal of STEM education and it’s an approach to learning where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real-world lessons. It’s a job that challenges many of our teachers in the subjects of science, technology engineering and math. 9 On Your Side is partnering with STEM east to honor these teachers with a cash prize. This month, Lenoir County Schools Coleman Becton is this month’s winner. Becton is the 7th and 8th grade math teacher at Contentnea-Savannah School in Kinston. An educator…
STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, is a program in eastern North Carolina and all around the nation to prepare high school students for the job market of the future. Industries that are hiring now are seeking people with skills that are needed in the current and future workplace. The STEM program gives graduating students those abilities. Kinston Evening Rotary meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the House of Wang.
Wes Wolfe Kinston Free Press July 18, 2013 It’s a lot of hoopla about a ship that got stuck on a sandbar in its only attempt to get in on the Civil War. But the CSS Neuse is about more than naval warfare, and the public got its first glimpse of the wreck of the ship in its new abode as the CSS Neuse Interpretive Center held its soft opening Thursday. “What you get to see today is a beginning — this is not a finished product,” said Dale Coats, deputy director of North Carolina Historic Sites, to the gathered…
Wes Wolfe Kinston Free Press July 16, 2013 The spanking-new facility to house the CSS Neuse opens its doors to the public Thursday, as preparation continues to the official opening next year. The day begins with the unveiling of a new marker at the Lenoir County Courthouse dedicated to the Neuse. It replaces the one that stood on West Vernon Avenue while the ship’s wooden hull was exhibited there. “It’s a standard silver and black state highway marker — that program’s done cooperatively with the Department of Transportation,” said Michael Hill, the state Highway Marker Program director. “We’ve done that…
Kinston Free Press March 30,2013 Members of the Spirit AeroSystems Information Technology team recently recognized Lenoir Community College for its collaboration with the installation of Spirit AeroSystems’ new state of the art videoconferencing technology allowing the facility in Kinston to connect to the world. LCC Director of Distance Education Jo Wilson and LCC Director of Industry Training Bobby Merritt were recognized for their assistance with the project. Others on hand were LCC Vice President of Continuing Education Jay Carraway, LCC Vice President of Academic and Student Services Deborah Grimes, Spirit AeroSystems IT Program Manager Randy Weiss, Spirit AeroSystems IT Team…
Bryan C. Hanks Kinston Free Press November 14, 2012 The future of education is currently on display at Contentnea-Savannah K8 School. It’s in the form of a shiny new STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — laboratory at the school. The lab, which has been operational for seventh and eighth grade students since the beginning of the school year, was primarily funded by a $350,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation. “I like this class better than a regular one because we don’t have to take down notes and the homework is already on our computers when we get…
Justin Hill Kinston Free Press June 6, 2012 North Carolina’s Eastern Region — specifically Lenoir and Craven counties — hosted U.S. Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education Brenda Dann-Messier Wednesday as she toured several STEM East facilities and participated in a roundtable discussion with students, teachers and public and private partners. “We need to find out what’s happening on the ground,” Dann-Messier said of the reason for her visit. “We don’t have the answers in Washington — they are on the ground with those of you doing this work on a daily basis.” The day started with a tour…
Justin Hill Staff Writer Kinston Free Press North Carolina’s Eastern Region — specifically Lenoir and Craven counties — hosted U.S. Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education Brenda Dann-Messier Wednesday as she toured several STEM East facilities and participated in a roundtable discussion with students, teachers and public and private partners. “We need to find out what’s happening on the ground,” Dann-Messier said of the reason for her visit. “We don’t have the answers in Washington — they are on the ground with those of you doing this work on a daily basis.” The day started with a tour of…