MCS Team
Mark your calendars!
Our final stop on the Community Listening tour will be tomorrow night (Thursday, Oct. 14) at Riverside Middle School.
We thank everyone who has come out to be a part of our initial strategic planning efforts and hope others will come out tomorrow night.
See you at Riverside Middle School. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.
8:15 am
Phone and Internet service has been restored to MCS campuses and offices. Thank you for your patience.
7:30 am Monday
Martin County Schools is currently experiencing phone and Internet outages throughout the district. Our Technology Team has been working on the issue since early this morning. We will update you when the issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience.
Bus 216 will not run on Tuesday morning but will run Tuesday afternoon. We have secured a driver for morning and afternoon on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Bus 216 will not run on Monday, Sept. 20th. We do not have a driver. Parents will need to bring students to school and pick them up.
Drivers Ed information for 2021-2022 now available. Follow the link or see the Parents Tab on our website.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1526201/Driver_Education_2021-2022_Classroom_Dates_090221.pdf
Our next Community Listening Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 7 at Riverside High School. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the Media Center. Everyone is welcome from all parts of the county.
Busy day tomorrow (8/19). MCS Open House at all campuses from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and the Back to School Bash in Robersonville. All students are welcome. Follow this link for details!
https://www.martin.k12.nc.us/page/back-to-school
COVID vaccinations - both second shots from the recent clinic and first shots - are available today at South Creek HS from 3pm - 7pm. Same availability tomorrow (8/17) at Riverside HS, also from 3pm - 7 pm.
Due to ongoing construction on the South Creek High School campus, please use the school bus parking lot entrance to attend Thursday night's Community Listening Meeting which begins at 6:30 p.m. Thank You.
Board Split on Mask Requirement
WILLIAMSTON – The Martin County Board of Education decided in a 4-2 vote students and staff will start the 2021-2022 school year with a mask requirement.
The motion was made by Gail Cargile that effective August 3, for MCS to follow CDC and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) recommendations during the school day. Cargile’s motion included a decision on athletics would be made by Dr. David Fonseca, Superintendent; Clay Wagner, Director of Student Services and athletic directors in the school district.
Barbara Council, Board Chair; Renee Purvis, Vice-Chair; Keisha Manson and Cargile voted in favor of the motion.
Van Heath and Gene Scott voted against the motion after Heath’s motion for an optional mask requirement failed 2-4.
Kenneth Harrell was absent from the meeting.
We are working to gather as much Back to School information as we can in one spot for your convenience. Under the DISTRICT tab on our website, click BACK TO SCHOOL 2021-2022 for updates and announcements.
Important information regarding an opportunity for MCS athletes to get their required sports physicals for middle and high school athletics.
**Special message for parents / guardians of Riverside Middle and Riverside High School athletes. Please visit this web address, http://www.martin-nc.finalforms.com, to update annual forms.
Click on the link below to register for the July 26 COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at South Creek Middle School.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/SouthCreekJuly26
Due to the possible impacts of Hurricane Elsa on our area, Martin County Schools will not operate Summer School or the Summer Feeding Program on Thursday, July 8.
Students and staff members working Summer School or the Summer Feeding Program should not report and no buses will run tomorrow.
At this time, all other MCS staff currently working should report on a regular schedule. If that changes, we will update everyone.
MCS Summer School and the Summer Feeding Program will resume on a regular schedule Friday, July 9.
Please monitor local weather stations and exercise caution until this storm clears our area.
Please complete the Summer Learning Recovery Survey!
https://forms.gle/u4C3iqKjdx1sHJqv9
Parents, please complete the fall 2021 In-Person/Virtual Learning survey! http://bit.ly/MSHS2122SchoolYear
The information gained from this survey will help us to be able to prepare for the 2021-2022 school year.
Purchase your 2021 Homecoming t-shirts using this link! T-shirts are on sale until March 12th.
https://www.customink.com/g/mry0-00cd-2bts
- "A" day students are scheduled to return to school on Tuesday, Jan. 5th and "B" day students are scheduled to return to school on Wednesday, Jan. 6th. If your child was an "A" day student last fall, they will continue to be an "A" day student this spring. If your child was a "B" day student in the fall they will continue to be a "B" day student in the spring.
- If your child was Virtual in the fall, but has signed up for hybrid instruction this spring and your last name begins with the letters A through L, they will attend on "A" days. If your last name begins with the letters M through Z, they will attend on "B" days. Just as a reminder, Monday and Tuesday are "A" days while Wednesday and Thursday are "B" days.
- Please don't forget that if your child is returning to school for hybrid instruction, they must have a completed attestation form each day, wear a mask, and have their temperature taken prior to boarding the bus or entering the school if they are car riders.
- Please remember that if your child has been diagnosed with Covid-19, been in close contact with someone who has been diagnosed with covid-19 in the past 14 days, or is exhibiting symptoms of covid-19 do not send your child to school. Instead, please contact our school nurse Mrs. Thomas at jthomas@martin.k12.nc.us