Ocracoke School

Hello, this is Julio Morales with an urgent message from Ocracoke School. The school will operate on a 1 hour delay this morning, Tuesday, October 14th. Breakfast will still be served. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you. Hola, les habla Julio Morales con un mensaje urgente de la Escuela Ocracoke. El campo escolar operara con un retraso de 1 hora en el inicio de sus actividades el dia de hoy, martes, 14 de octubre. Todavia se ofrecera desayuno el dia de hoy. Le pedimos disculpas por este inconveniente. Gracias

BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING The Hyde County Board of Education will hold a Special Called Meeting on Wednesday, July 16th at 7:30am at the O.A. Peay Administrative Offices located at 1430 Main Street, Swan Quarter, NC 27885. The purpose of the meeting will be to meet with the board attorney for closed session legal consultation and to consider a vacancy on the board of education.

The April Board of Education Work Session scheduled for Tuesday, April 15th, has been cancelled. The next meeting will be the May Regular Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, May 13th at 5:00pm.

For your Information! Updated start time for the December Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, December 10th

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With Graduation Season all in this month, we are getting ready to bid farewell to the great Class of 2024 in our school system. We have been told only a few of our seniors have applied, so we need to make sure all seniors and their parents are aware of this opportunity to earn Federal dollars to help your child go to college or university if that is the path they are following after graduation. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a form completed by current and prospective college students in the United States to determine their eligibility for student financial aid. FAFSA is the First Step to ALL Financial Aid. And with the Next NC Scholarship, most students from households with incomes of $80,000 or less will qualify for at least $3,000/year to attend a NC community college that covers all tuition and fees. For students planning to go to a UNC institution, they can get $5,000/year that covers more than half, if not all, tuition and fees. And for students going to a NC private college there is a state need-based scholarship for them, too. But it all starts with FAFSA! It is not too late, Seniors and their parents! Go ahead and fill the FAFSA application online as soon as possible! Our school counselors are a great source of support if help is needed in completing the application! Check out these websites for more information and to apply! https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa https://nextncscholarship.org/

Updated Time and Location for May BOE Work Session on Tuesday, May 21st 2024

Summer Opportunities for students signed up for the 21st Century Summer Program

PREK/KINDERGARTEN Screening and Registration Day! Hyde County Island! Mark your calendars!! If your child is eligible for PreK next school year or Kindergarten if he/she is not already attending our PreK Program, please make plans to bring your child and yourself for the Registration /Screening Day! This year, we have a Western Theme and all children along with parents will also have special treats for participating! We are talking an actual petting farm, games, and treats to enjoy their visit! Spread the word! More info on the flyers!

Happy National School Counseling Week to all of our counselors at Mattamuskeet and Ocracoke Schools! You ladies, ROCK!

With Ms. Todd’s now vacant spot being a Democratic one, the Democratic Party of Hyde County was not able to appoint or recommend candidates at this time. Therefore, The Hyde County Board of Education is opening up a call for any resident of Ocracoke Island interested in serving as the Ocracoke representative on the Board of Education. We ask that you please send an email of interest to Dr. Melanie Shaver, mshaver@hyde.k12.nc.us by no later than this Friday, February 2nd. You will receive a confirmation of your submission. These interested citizens also need to plan to attend the next Board of Education meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 6th at 5:00pm at either of the meeting sites (O.A. Peay School or Ocracoke School Commons) for an interview process conducted by the current board members so they may decide who will receive the favorable appointment.

Our school has been working on something called the Amazing Shake where skills like eye contact, posture, charisma, confidence and a firm hand shake are worked on and perfected. It’s an excellent life skills program. We do it school wide with all students but the competition around it is only for grades 4-8. We had our Amazing Shake Competition today and a big thank you to these community members who helped judge the event. We will take the top 3 of each grade to head to Mattamuskeet in February to complete against them. The top kiddos in the county will head to the national competition for the Amaking Shake! Stay tuned for our top shakers!

EARLY RELEASE DAY -TUESDAY, JANUARY 9TH OCRACOKE SCHOOL DISMISSAL: 12:00PM MATTAMUSKEET SCHOOL DISMISSAL: 12:30PM

You are all invited to the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Hyde County Industrial Arts Center. See details in image.

Are you in a profession different from teaching but always been interested in it? Are you a Teacher Assistant wanting to become fully licensed to teach? How would you like to get PAID to earn a Master's Degree at East Carolina University (ECU) to become a Teacher? I am sure $41,000 would be real handy! Then check out these flyers with more details and next steps to jump on this opportunity!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! We have 3 home games this week: Today vs NEAAAT: Varsity Girls at 4pm, with Boys to follow. Friday, Dec 1 vs Albemarle: JV starts at 3:30 with V. Girls and Boys to follow. Saturday, Dec 2 vs Albemarle: Varsity Girls start at 11am with the Varsity Boys to follow. Good luck, Dolphins! 🐬 💙🏀

Schools will only be open Monday and Tuesday this week (Nov 20-21). The rest of the week, schools will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving! We hope you enjoy the well deserved break! Enjoy family, friends and great food!

If you are interested in your child receiving funding to offset college costs after graduation while working with a great organization, please make plans to participate in this virtual informational meeting this coming Monday, Nov 20th at 6:00pm! Hyde County CARE Corps Student/Parent Interest This virtual opportunity is for Hyde County parents and students to learn more about this awesome opportunity to get funding for college and be involved in the Americorps program. Here is the link to the ZOOM conference call. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81531066886