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Warren County Schools details 2026 summer learning slate; alumnus offers agrivoltaics proposal
Summary
District leaders outlined summer academic and enrichment programs — including Read to Achieve, credit recovery, STEM 'Spark Lab', an agriculture camp, and orientation days — and confirmed transportation and meals will be provided. An alumnus urged additional school funding and described a proposed agrivoltaics project to benefit the high school.
Warren County Schools presented a package of summer programs intended to support student learning and transitions, and a community member used public comment time to describe a proposed renewable-energy project that could contribute funding to the district.
Miss Brooks (speaker 14) introduced the Read to Achieve camp for invited second- and third-graders, scheduled for June 16 through July 1, Monday–Thursday, 07:45–15:15 at Mary and Boyd Elementary School. The camp is targeted and invitation-only, using midyear and end-of-year reading assessment (M-class) scores to identify attendees and combining two hours of focused reading instruction with enrichment activities to keep students engaged.
Crystal Boyd (speaker 13) outlined high-school credit recovery for ninth through 12th grades at Warren County High and Warren County Early College: two-week sessions Monday–Thursday (approximately 08:00–14:30), with transportation provided and priority given to seniors and juniors. "This program... will be offering English 1, English 2, English 3 and 4... as well as the history and science courses that are offered and needed," she said, adding that bus routing information will be collected through students' schools.
Sasha Harrison (speaker 16), the Spark Lab leader, described a hands-on STEM camp for ninth through 11th graders running June 1–12, Monday–Thursday, 08:00–14:30. The program emphasizes project-based learning with drones, virtual reality, 3-D printing and rocketry, and will end in a student STEM showcase.
Dr. Jones (speaker 15) described an agriculture/horticulture camp open to Warren County High and Early College students with hands-on horticulture, campus plant ID, garden care and floral-arrangement design. The camp aims for a targeted cohort of about 20 students.
Administrators also announced orientation programs to ease transitions: a sixth-grade orientation July 29–30 (08:00–14:30) to help rising sixth-graders learn schedules, expectations and supports, and a one-day ninth-grade orientation on July 30 (08:00–14:30) for incoming high-school freshmen.
During public comment, an alumnus who identified himself as "Manley, class of '85" urged the board to pursue additional funding for Warren County High School and said he is working with the Center for Energy Education (Roanoke Rapids) on an agrivoltaics project combining farming and renewable energy that could create training and job pathways for students. He said he could not disclose the project's initial funding amount at the meeting and planned an alumni event to share further details.
Board members asked clarifying questions about capacity and costs; presenters said the programs are free to participants. Bus transportation and meals will be provided for programs with extended hours.
Next steps: schools will distribute sign-up information and routing details; administrators said they will gather data and report back as programs begin.
