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Craven County Board of Education celebrates student and staff honors; motion to add closed session fails
Summary
At its May 15 meeting at Grover C. Fields Middle School, the Craven County Board of Education recognized dozens of student and staff achievements — including selections for North Carolina Governor’s School and an Operation Homefront award — approved its agenda, and rejected a motion to add a closed session by a 3-3 vote.
The Craven County Board of Education recognized dozens of students and staff for academic, artistic and extracurricular achievements at its regular meeting on May 15 at Grover C. Fields Middle School, and approved the meeting agenda after a separate motion to add a closed session failed on a 3-3 vote.
The recognitions opened with Board member Lee Kirkman announcing 10 Craven County students selected to attend the North Carolina Governor's School this summer, the statewide four‑week residential program for gifted and talented high school students administered by the State Board of Education and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction through the Office of Advanced Learning and Gifted Education. The board named the students and their schools: Alan Balangio (Early College Eastern), Lena Levine (New Bern High School), Maya Alshubi (New Bern High School), Carson Warren (West Craven High School), Veil Brewer (New Bern High School), Amelie Saxon (New Bern High School), Morgan Johnson (New Bern High School), Hudson…
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