Pender Early College High School

The Pender County Health Department is offering flu vaccines for students (K-12) and school staff at our schools. 🩺💉 It's a convenient way to protect your family this flu season! ✔️ Consent forms are due by Oct. 18. ✔️ Paper and online consent forms available. For more information and a full schedule of vaccine clinics, visit: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/article/1813524 El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Pender ofrecerá vacunas contra la gripe para estudiantes (K-12) y personal escolar en nuestras escuelas. 🩺💉 ¡Es una manera conveniente de proteger a tu familia esta temporada de gripe! ✔️ Los formularios de consentimiento deben entregarse antes del 18 de octubre. ✔️ Formularios de consentimiento disponibles en papel y en línea. Para más información y el calendario completo de las clínicas de vacunación, visita: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/article/1813524

📣 Attention, PCS Families! Join us for the next SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Committee) Meeting! This is a great opportunity for parents of children with disabilities to connect, share, and learn about important topics in special education. We hope to see you there! Your voice matters! 📣 ¡Atención, familias de PCS! Únanse a nosotros en la próxima reunión del Comité Asesor de Padres de Educación Especial (SEPAC). ¡Es una excelente oportunidad para que los padres de niños con discapacidades se conecten, compartan y aprendan sobre temas importantes en educación especial! ¡Esperamos verlos ahí! ¡Su voz es importante!

📢 Parents: We need your feedback! The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is revising the K-12 math standards, and your input is critical. Two surveys are available for parents to share their thoughts: 1️. General Survey – Share your overall thoughts on the current math standards. 2️. Grade/Course-Specific Survey – Provide detailed feedback for specific grades or courses. 🗓 Deadline: October 21st at 5 PM 💻 Complete the surveys here: https://bit.ly/4ewtrE7 Your feedback will help shape future math instruction in North Carolina! Please take a moment to complete the survey and share with other families. Thank you for participating! 📢 ¡Padres: Necesitamos sus comentarios! El Departamento de Instrucción Pública de Carolina del Norte (NCDPI) está revisando los estándares de matemáticas K-12, y su opinión es fundamental. Hay dos encuestas disponibles para que los padres compartan sus pensamientos: 1. Encuesta General – Comparta sus opiniones generales sobre los estándares de matemáticas actuales. 2. Encuesta Específica por Grado/Curso – Proporcione comentarios detallados sobre grados o cursos específicos. 🗓 Fecha límite: 21 de octubre a las 5 PM 💻 Complete las encuestas aquí: https://bit.ly/4ewtrE7 ¡Sus comentarios ayudarán a moldear la futura enseñanza de matemáticas en Carolina del Norte! Por favor, tómese un momento para completar la encuesta y compártala con otras familias. ¡Gracias por su participación!

Candy Jar Mystery 🍬: How many candies are in a container? Students use prism volume to make their estimates in Math 3. Watery Wonders 🌊: Students are exploring the concept of volume by pouring water from one container to another with similar dimensions. Can they determine how the volumes of the containers compare? 🧐 Algebra Tiles: Squares in Math! 🧩: Our students use algebra tiles to make complex algebraic concepts a breeze. Watch as they visualize and manipulate equations with these colorful manipulatives.

Edible Science! Students in Ms. King's Biology class work together to model the phases of mitosis as they learn about cell division. #BioRocks

Principal Spotlight: Mr. Daniel Sidor 🌟👨‍🏫 In celebration of National Principal Month, we’re proud to shine a spotlight on Mr. Daniel Sidor, who has been a part of Pender Early College High School for 17 years. 📚✨ Mr. Sidor attended Ohio University for his college education. 🎓 Outside of school, Mr. Sidor enjoys golfing ⛳, surfing 🏄‍♂️, and cheering on Cleveland sports teams 🏈🏀. He loves Italian food, especially dining at Roko 🍝, and his go-to pizza toppings are pepperoni and banana peppers 🍕🌶️. A fan of Howard Zinn and Dr. Seuss 📖, Mr. Sidor also enjoys biking to the beach during his downtime 🚴‍♂️🌊. Before entering education, Mr. Sidor worked as a Golf Course Irrigation Tech/Greens Keeper ⛳🚜 and has the hidden skill of driving a backhoe! 🚧 He loves a wide variety of music genres, including jazz and rock 🎶. Mr. Sidor and his wife share an interesting story—they both grew up in Cleveland, a mile apart, but didn’t meet until they were in Wilmington 💑. One of Mr. Sidor's most memorable moments in his career was completing his first graduation ceremony as principal of PECHS 🎓✨. Mr. Sidor was inspired to become an educator when he tutored 4th graders as part of service learning during his sophomore year of high school 🤝📚. When asked what he most enjoys about his current school, he highlighted the amazing students and staff. His favorite school tradition is the Underclassmen Awards Day 🏆. We’re grateful for passionate leaders like Mr. Sidor who bring dedication and inspiration to our schools every day! 🌟👏

PECHS Volunteer Fair today. Special thanks to all our local agencies who came out. PECHS students complete at least 150 hours of community service to give back and learn the importance of service #onepender

Due to overwhelming support, Pender EMS is closing donations at 1pm today. Pender EMS may open for more donations at a later point depending on the needs from that area. Please do not continue to drop items off at Pender County Schools locations until further notice. THANK YOU!! #OnePender

Soil arrived today for PECHS Garden Club so students went to work. Garden club is one of the many clubs at PECHS which which students can join. #PECHSclubs

Kara Price Coordinator of Recruitment and Educational Outreach for NC State’s Wilson College of Textiles shares chemistry an experiment on textiles and discussed the college of Textiles degree opportunities, scholarships and summer programs during lunch in Mr Walles classroom.

Thanks to UNC-Pembroke for hosting PECHS yesterday! It was a great opportunity to check out all of the programs they offer, have a wonderful breakfast and lunch, and college tour!

CFCC counseling and PECHS participated in “The Pinwheel Project" where pinwheels were displayed on campus throughout September for National Suicide Prevention Month. Today students were able to take them home to continue to show support throughout our community #onepender

Due to the weather for Friday September 27, PECHS Opening Ceremony will be moved to Friday October 11.

Pender County Schools is closely monitoring the weather conditions related to Hurricane Helene. A decision regarding Friday’s schedule will be made by noon on Thursday. We will provide further updates as necessary. Please stay tuned for any announcements. Las Escuelas del Condado de Pender están monitoreando de cerca las condiciones climáticas relacionadas con el huracán Helene. La decisión sobre el horario del viernes se tomará el jueves al mediodía. Proporcionaremos más actualizaciones según sea necesario. Estén atentos a cualquier anuncio.

All 10th graders will take the Pre-ACT, Thursday, October 10th at 8:45 am. Please make sure you are in school that day to test! All 9th graders can go on a field trip to the Turtle hospital in Surf City if they submit their field trip permission slip to Mrs. Melton.

PECHS will host several community agencies to give our students an opportunity to check out options for volunteering and serving Pender County on Monday, September 30th from 10:15-11:30pm. We still have tables open if you have a volunteer opportunity you would like to share with our students, please come! Contact Shannon Grable if you have questions 9102005551.

PECHS students receiving donuts from CFCC counseling for "Donut stress just be yourself."

🎓 Join us for Let’s Connect: ECU & CFCC Partnership! 🎓 ECU and CFCC are teaming up to bring higher education closer to you! Let’s Connect is a bilingual (English and Spanish) event for middle school, high school, and community college students — and their families. This one-stop event features: ✅ Degree program highlights ✅ Financial aid & scholarship information ✅ Application process guidance ✅ One-on-one time with ECU & CFCC representatives Don't miss this chance to explore your future! The event is held at night to accommodate working families. 🌟

Thank you Steven Pfaff (meteorologist at noaa) for talking to the PECHS Earth & Environmental Science class about jobs/careers, thunderstorms, rip currents and other hazards we face.

Pender County School Families, Today a few school districts in North Carolina were affected by false reports of violence on their campuses. We have been in contact with local law enforcement and there is no credible threat to any of our schools. It appears to be part of a hoax known as “swatting.” While Pender County Schools has not experienced this issue directly, we know the message is circulating on social media and that many of our families may be understandably concerned about school safety. Please know that our top priority is the safety and well-being of our students and staff. We take any and all reports of potential threats seriously, and we are making every effort to maintain an environment where students and staff feel safe. We would like to continue to remind our students and school community, if you see something, “Say Something” using our reporting system located on the main webpage of every school as well as the Pender County Schools mobile app. Also always report, don’t repost. Sharing false information, making threats, and engaging in online harassment are serious offenses that can have severe consequences. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your individual school. Thank you for your attention to this important update.