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Wrightsville Beach School students, staff say goodbye to building as renovations set to begin
Facing a year-long hiatus from its location on Coral Drive, students and staff of Wrightsville Beach Elementary School said goodbye to the location and...
PHOTOS: Wrightsville Beach School Foundation casino night fundraiser
The Wrightsville Beach School Foundation held its annual fundraiser Saturday night at Country Club of Landfall to raise money for equipment, supplies, and projects beyond...
Creating fun in physical education
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Children struggling in physical education class come to dread three stern words from their coach commanding them: take a lap. But that’s a phrase...
WBS Teacher of the Year sees her work ‘makes a difference’
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By McCall Reeder
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When Liuxi arrived in Hanna Barkley’s class, the young student from China could speak no English. So Barkley stepped in to give...
Best of three
Dylan Chaney loves chess. He has been playing half his life and he believes global conflicts would be better resolved over a chessboard. He...
School starts, but state funding still uncertain
Buses rolled. Children picked out their favorite new outfit. Students sought out classmates they haven’t seen since June. Teachers greeted a new school year.
But...
For teachers, vacation is over
Most New Hanover County students still have a few days of summer freedom left before cracking the books, but their teachers are already hard...
Wrightsville Beach School to launch new marine science programs
With its own dock and an experienced marine science instructor, Wrightsville Beach School is already unique for its coast-focused curriculum.
Beginning during the upcoming 2015-16...
Reading camps offer students a chance to catch up
In North Carolina, many third-grade students are participating in summer reading camps, as mandated by the N.C. General Assembly Read to Achieve law that...
WBS looking for inaugural graduatesÂ
To celebrate Wrightsville Beach School’s 60th anniversary, the fifth grade graduation organizing committee is looking for any of the school’s first graduates from 1954...