Seventy-six members of the Rockingham Middle School Junior Beta Club attended the 27th Annual Junior Beta Convention at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, held on February 4-6, 2019.  Members of the club competed in the following competitions: 

Jewelry Making, Recyclable art, Woodworking, Sculpture, Fiber Art, Two -dimensional design, Three-dimensional design, Songfest, Living Literature, Portfolio, Apparel design, Photography, Mixed media, Service Learning Showcase, and Special Talent. 

Academic competitions included Engineering, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Robotics, Marketing and Communications, Poetry, Battle of the Books, Quiz Bowl, Creative Writing, and Speech. 

The Rockets enjoyed great success in numerous competitions including the following: 

1st place      

Science 

Cash Monroe 

Woodworking 

Joe Parsons

Recyclable Art 

Yesenia Garcia                      

Addison Massey 

Sophia Razon 

Catherine Dennis 

Joy Styles 

Jackie Zapata 

Bobbie Faircloth 

Fiber Art 

Lily Wilson     

2nd Place     

Social Studies 

Rachel Pattan 

Fourth Place 

Portfolio 

Molly Erwin 

Tyson Holloway 

Savannah Jordan 

Walker Lambeth 

Kayleigh Leviner 

Ayden Mabe 

Ashley Murphy 

Haley White 

Fifth Place 

Math 

Savannah Jordan 

Joe Parsons 

In addition to student competitions, the statewide gathering included conference meetings, officer elections, and guest speakers.  Leadership Representative, Zane Searcy, also helped facilitate the sessions and collaborated with on-site projects. 

The National Junior Beta Club promotes the ideals of academic achievement, character, service, and leadership among secondary students.   

The 2019 National Junior Beta Convention is slated for June 15-18, 2019, at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 

Congratulations to the Richmond Early College High School! They had 60 students to compete in events at the State Beta Convention in Greensboro, February 7-8th.  Eighteen of those students came home with awards and an invitation to attend the National Convention in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, June 19-22, 2019.  

List of Award Winners:

Carolina Mendez, 9^th grade, Spanish I – 1^st place

Gisela Flores, 10^th grade, Spanish I – 1^st place

Nick Pinto, 12^th grade, Social Studies – 1^st place

Stacy Armenta, 10^th grade, handmade jewelry – 1^st place

Ben Helms-12^th Living Literature  (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)- 2^nd place

Harsh Patel - Super Senior

Giselle Silva-11th

Victor Thomas- 12th

Caitlyn Daniel – 12th

Alison Padron-12th

Lisette Sanchez- 12^th

Molly Pike – 11th

Brylee Williams- 9^th

Hailey Maness – 9^th grade, Poetry – 4^th place

Kibreeauna Stewart – 11^th grade  2-dimensional design banner - 4^th place

Adreanna Staton- 11^th grade

Ke’Niya Ingram- 11^th grade

Faith Norton – 10^th grade   drawing – 5^th place

West Rockingham Elementary recently named its Honor Roll for the 2nd nine weeks. 

A Honor Roll 

Fourth:  Triston Goins and Cheyanne Guttery 

Fifth:  McKenzie Allen, Summer Currie, Anthony Bastida, Tristan Bullard and Jada Scott 

AB Honor Roll 

Third:  Damian Bastida, Jazlyn Garcia, Brianna McDonald, Bryan Mendez-Mendoza, Alisson Contreras-Rivas, Drew Greene, and Karen Zamora,  

Fourth: Emma Allen, Alexander Alvarez, Macie King, Kate Madrigal, Trentin Southall 

Emberlie Strickland, Cooper Walker, Dayana Hernandez, Emma Herrick, Koryos McCollum, and Justin Pankey 

Fifth: Eden Davis, J’Nasia Neal, Yenifer Soriano-Jimenez, Israel Wakefall, Melanie Garcia, Mitchell Newton and Ayden Watson 

CUTLINE: from left to right:  (front) Cheyanne Guttery, Triston Goins (middle) Jada Scott, McKenzie Allen, Summer Currie (back) Anthony Bastida and Tristan Bullard

A Honor Roll for East Rockingham Elementary School:

Back Row: Aiden Lampley, Mason Harris, Navaeh Covington, Robert Ammons, Kinsie Lyerly, Savannah Chance, Alexis Quick

Middle Row: Amilya Williams, Kyrah Locklear, Ellie Beck, Jorja Moore, Wyatt Wilkerson, Caleb Powell Terry

Front Row: Sophia Huerta, Loren Earney, Joshua Arnold, Amia Pegram, Bentley Warwick, Madison Hancock, Caiden Singletary

A/B Honor Roll:

3rd Grade: Drake Byers, Donovan Jones, Grant Knight, Bella Mikeska, Alisha Moore, Elijah Jones, Londyn Jeffery, Destiny Snead, Jayden Stanback, Caylee Starling, Claire Tucker, Mason Watts, Shamakh Alshaif, Melany Clemente, Arlee Goodman, Gracie Johnson, Martin Lopez, Ikema Smith, Daniel Seccondro, Aiden Self, Madason Coward, Yazmin Gomez, Jack Thompson, Kaden Warren

 4th Grade:  Jeremiah Covington, Ethan Deberry, John Decello, Danny Garcia, Julian Ingram, Masey McLaughlin, Destiny Shepard, Jennifer Silva, Demetrius Jackson, Sara Danso, Jasiyah Easterling, Saniyah Harrington, Melissa Madrigal, Mariah Scott, Uriah Stanback, Mariah Allison, Braxton Bayless, Milee Cox, Branson Hoffman, Lorina Martin, Joseph Messer, Dydrel Wall, Kinza Wilson

5th Grade:   Caylee Allison, Kiari Bower, Ayden Brown, Jayden Grant, Josie Melton, Ella Popowich, Jayden Hamilton, Zoie Hill, Isaiah Jones, Alissa Nuttall, Samirah Alshaif, Makayla Blanton, Jordan Hamilton, Chris Johnson, Nathan Langley, Victor Nava, Andrew Ordonez, Megan Taylor, Tatum Watson, Braxton Martinez, Jamesyn Quick, Michelle Rodriguez

Richmond County Ninth Grade Academy recently named its Honor Roll for the second 9 weeks of the 2018-2019 school year. 

A Honor Roll

Front Row:    Kelsey Tarlton, Haylea Harris, Saniah Durham, Abby Tatum

Second Row:  Leah Thompson, Vanessa Ancira, Kiara Belanger, Carlie Ramsey,  

Bianca Williams, Brianna McNair, Leah McLeod, Miasia Montgomery, Jakayla Crump

Third Row: Kenleigh Frye, Lilly Summerlin, Valeria Diaz, Kassie Smith, Talayeh Covington, Shelia Martinez, Lauren Hudson, Marley Moss, Abby Russell, Madelyn Sessoms, Jared Markham, Chandler Orr

Fourth Row:  Angel Smith, Camden Tadlock, Jared O’Neal, Khymaya Smith, Drenaya Streeter, Maryonna Thomas, Mariah Waddell, Caylie Holden, Kirsten McDonald, Kimberly Goodwin, Claire Maultsby

Back Row: Nikolas Daughtrey, Arriel Patterson, Jordan Carlyle, Meghan McKenzie, Taylor Young, Jenna McRae, Kaitlyn Huff, Morgan Stutts, Chloe Monroe, Hayley McCormick, Jamie Sears, Austin Campbell, Bryan Stevens, DeShon Watson, Michael Baldwin, Alston Johnson, J.D. Lampley, Spencer Harwood, Colin Wheeler, Caleb Talton, Gabe Altman, Jude Howard, Harley Honeycutt, Jaiden Covington, Steven Newton, Maylyn Wallace, Madison Jenkins, Isabelle Honeycutt, Makaya Webb, Matthew Walker, Josh Foster, Braxton Butler, Trevon White, Justin McDougald, Michael Millsaps, William Austin , Noah Sheffield

Not Pictured: 

Ronae Durham, Anna Gillespie, Jada Moore, Tykia Robinson, Amellion Syphaseut, 

Kearick Ward, Blake Workman

AB Honor Roll 

Jameson Allen, Jayme Allen, Paris Almon, Stephanie Alvarado, Zach Ammons, Diana Avalos, Logan Bradshaw, Wendy Brigman, Gavin Britt, Ania Broady, Jamari Broady, Sheridan Brown, Taquan Brown, Braxton Butler, Maddison Cade, Justin Campbell, Essence Carlton, Andrew Carpenter, Mirzanna Cogg, Omarion Covington, Molli Cranford, Trayana Crouch, Joshua Cumber, Kayla Currie, Tiahna Dalton, DeMarion Davis, Benjamin DeAguilar, Arcee DeFigueras, Alan Dominguez, Paris Douglas, Travion Dumas, Cody Eason, Connor Ellis, Paxlee Faircloth, Makiaya Fletcher, Jeana Francisco-Pascual, Joanne Gagnon, Breanna Garrison, Kyle Gathings, Princess Gibson, Monte Gilmore, Jago Gomez, Tripp Griggs, Miccah Hamilton-Wall, Candice Hamilton, Antonio Hernandez, Jennifer Hill, Ethan Hinson, Shacona Holmes, Kellan Hood, Cameron Hughes, Joselyn Hunter, Cormelia Ingram, KeSean Ingram, Micah Jackson, Anna Jasper, Elijah Jasper, Jordan Johnson, Katie Lankford, Jesse Lee, Karlee Leviner, Sequoyah Little, Devin Lyons, Tamia Malachi, Jared Markham, Isaiah McCray, Summer McLaughlin, Genesis McLaurin, Brianna McNair, Jamerius McRae, Eduardo Mendez, Pedro Molina, Carina Morales, Daniel Morton, Steven Newton, Benjamin Norton, Jalil Ocampo, Michelle Osentowski, Angel Pate, Prince Patel, Jai’Maya Ratliff, Precis Reid, Yesenia Ruiz-Nabor, Leah Sanford, Diana Saucedo, Madelyn Sessoms, Lance Shepherd, Traveon Short, Shakyma Stanback, Jonathan Sweetman, Allyiah Swiney, Tom Thomas, Brazil Tindal, Iyana Wall, NaZaria Wall, Madison Wallace, Alexia Watson, Logan Watts, Cody Webster, Eisley Wheeler, Bianca Williams, Chloe Williams, Malaisha Womble, Jesus Zapata

A Honor Roll

Students making the A Honor Roll, from left to right:

Row 1: NaSean McBride, Elijah Hernandez, Joshua Russell, Kimahri Johnson, Victor Nguyen, Annika Briggs, Willie Breeden

Row 2: Anna Stogner, Braelyn Nettles, Hope McFayden, Sophia Garner, Bayden Bendell, Larissa Taylor, Thomas Quick

Row 3: Shelby Barnhill, Aalyssa Chavis, Jamison Cowan, Carley Gulledge, River Bruce, Diana McLester

Row 4: Jaire’ Allen, Alissa Smith, Brianna Menchaca, Blake Gamble

Row 5: Andrew He, Iriana Pasley, Bree Rape, Janashia Scott, Christopher Pegues

Absent from picture: Jose Mendoza Ramirez, Shakhiah Thomas, Rose Armstrong, Jake Coble

A/B Honor Roll

Third Grade: Destiny Benel, Kaleigh Bowden, McKayla Brown, Nevaeh Caulder, Genesis Cordova Mendez, Cardiyea Crank, Dannah Dickinson, Isaac Gonzalez Vides, Dustin Heaton, Rayshawn Huff, Brandon Langley, Corinne McPhaul, Jose Mendoza Ramirez, Addison Moore, Victor Pankey, Anitra Russell, Aeriona Smith, Dahani Spencer, Drew Stein, Madison Taylor, Katriona Tullis, Alyssa Weaver, Allyana Wilson, Kaylon Wynn, Geovanna Zapata Morales

Fourth Grade: Makayla Bostick, Devin Brigman, Mariah Brown, Krystina Chavis, Aimee Lynne Dobson, Katelin Dominguez, Sydney Ethridge, Lydia Haber, Annabelle Huff, Drew Gause, Keyshaun Johnson, Payton Keyes, Samantha Langley, Caden Locklear, Xavier Locklear, Kalyn McCormick, Riley McDonald, Grace McFayden, Caleb Miller, Cailin Moore, David Morton, Layla Nichols, James Robinson, Camryn Stubbs, Warren Terry, Makayla Wilson, Dominic Winston, Yoselyn Zapata Garcia

Fifth Grade: Janessa Brown, Shelby Brown, Sara Davis, Ryan Dickinson, Cayden Gillenwater, Cameron Gladden, Mason Long, Nykeim Malachi, Jazyn McDonald, Avree Robinson, Hayden Robinson, Michael Robinson, McKenna Rorie, Jayden Salinas Gomez, Will Smith, Taylor Smith-Edwards, Terande Spencer, Anahi Velazquez, Daila Waddell

Terrific Kids

Pre K: Mylann Baucom, Kinston Dumas, Erin Houston, Sarah Howell

Kindergarten: Jeremiah Anthony, Trenton Bowers, Trenton Cagle, Wyatt Duncan, Trinity Ingram, Kalaya Little, Isabella Stubbs, Jaliyah White

First Grade: Sophia Blackwell, Carter Brown, Cooper Hudson, Alyssa Kaurin, LaBria Martin, Nitzia McLester, Fernando Orichi, Armoni Roundtree

Second Grade: Allison Braddock, Abigail Huckabee, Mason Huff, Emani Ingram, Miley Locklear, Nealey Lovin, Zoie Washington, Sophia Zamarripa

Third Grade: Jeremy Baca Lopez, McKenzie Brown, Jaxon Cooke, Chrislynn Culley, Travis Gatewood, Isaac Gonzalez-Vides, Jaiden Pruitt, Allyana Wilson

Fourth Grade: Sulleigh Bruce, John Buchanan, Nevaeh Culley, Carley Gulledge, Iriana Pasley, Berenice Romero, Hannah Sewell, Akeem Smith

Fifth Grade: Johan Baca Lopez, Ryan Dickinson, Jacob Elvis, Mason Long, Thomas Quick, McKenna Rorie, Makayla Rush, Janashia Scott, Jayden Sweatt, Anahi Velazquez

Ashley Chapel Educational Center recently named its Honor Roll for the second nine weeks.

A Honor Roll

Twelfth Grade: Zion Nelson, Bailey Thames

AB Honor Roll

Ninth Grade: Arica Ray

Twelfth Grade: Jaleel Gadson, Brian McLaughlin, Jay Pettet

Ellerbe Middle School has named its honor roll for the 2nd nine weeks.  Students making the A Honor Roll are as follows: 

Sixth Grade: Gavin Applewhite, Alexander Bahneman, Mikayla English, Mariana Estrada, Mia Green, Garret Mabe, Jordan McCormick, Sarah Meacham, Charlotte Morrison, Jason Perez Zapata, Payton Powell, Leslie Reyes, Alexandra Russell, Symone Terry, Ava Thompson 

Seventh Grade: Nadira Brown, Ellen Carrillo Mayoral, Zonia Contreras Gonzalez, Caroline Hunsucker, Wendy Lopez Cruz, Gracie Mabe, Alalee Maynor, Cheyenne McDonald, Breonikia McKoy, Natalie Meacham, Shawn Morrison, Kaleigh Strickland 

Eighth Grade: Ashlyn Bouldin, Kevin Dominguez, Yuliana Gonzalez, Diezel Green, Sylvester Harding, Guadalupe Juarez Jimenez, Bryan Juarez Zapata, Riley King, Ethan Locklear, Elijah McLean, Bryan Morales, Charity Morrison, Kimbrly Quick, Stephen Reams, Kadia Rucker, Carley Shepard, Nyla Stroman, Cadence Thompson 

Students making the A/B Honor Roll are as follows: 

Sixth Grade: Candra Butler, Zackary Cassidy, Kayla Chabot, Samantha Chapman, Ivey Craven, David Curiel Palomera, Yaray DeJesus Jimenez, Ashly Gonzalez Aguilar, Camila Grijalva, Joaquain Jackson, Ayden Locklear, Madelyn Maree, Deloris McDonald, Dario Mendoza Gonzalez, Jaden Oliver, John Puckett, Randall Ramirez, Dylan Santiago, Chad Sauls, Kamryn Simmons, Breanna Smith, Yareth Soto Mendiola, Saniyha Spencer, Kylie Williams 

Seventh Grade: Jonathan Aquino Dominguez, Emma Cooper, Kevin Cortes, Diamond Cotton, Adena Gibson, Emily Juarez, Karma Little, Jasmin Martinez, Yoselin Martinez, Faith Massey, Melissa Morales Hernandez, Thomas Reed Young 

Eighth Grade:  Cesar Aguirre Basurto, Gerardo Aguirre Lemus, Rebeca Avalos, Tamia Capel, Curtia Crump, Gloria Cruz,  Brycen Goodwin, Akeya Harrison, Layla Hayden, Savannah Hinson, Akira Jackson, Walter Lee, Shakira Little, Juan Llamas Ramirez, Emoni McBride, Kailey McInnis, Jocelyn Mercado Vargas, Adam Richardson, Carl Russell, Trevor Russell, Kaiten Sauls, Logan Sheffield, Maurice Singley 

Cutline:  Ellerbe Middle School has named its A Honor Roll for the 2nd nine weeks.  

8th Grade Students are:  front row, left to right, front row, left to right, Elijah McLean, Cadence Thompson, Yuliana Gonzalez, Kadia Rucker, Riley King, Guadalupe Juarez Jimenez, second row, Ashlyn Bouldin, Charity Morrison, Kimbrly Quick, Bryan Morales, Bryan Juarez Zapata, Diezel Green, third row, Nyla Stroman, Sylvester Harding, Curtis Reams, Carley Shepard, not pictured, Kevin Dominguez, Ethan Locklear 

7th Grade Students are:  front row, left to right, Calvin Morrison, Wendy Lopez Cruz, Alalee Maynor, Cheyenne McDonald, second row, Caroline Hunsucker, Breonikia McKoy, Nadira Brown, Zonia Contreras Gonzalez, third row, Gracie Mabe, Natalie Meacham, Kaleigh Strickland, Ellen Carrillo Mayoral 

6th Grade Students are: front row, left to right, front row, left to right, Jordan McCormick, Mikayla English, Alexandra Russell, Payton Powell, Leslie Reyes, Mia Green, second row, Garret Mabe, Sarah Meacham, Jason Perez Zapata, Mariana Estrada, Charlotte Morrison, third row, Alexander Bahneman, Gaven Applewhite, Symone Terry, Ava Thompson 

On January 21, 2019, Richmond County Schools recognized Martin Luther King Jr., essay and poster contest winners at the Annual MLK Jr., Celebration. Ellie Buck read the winning essay at the Annual MLK Jr., Celebration at the Agape Center in Ellerbe, NC. Buck is a 9th-grade student at Richmond Early College High School. Preston Coker was also recognized for his 1st place winning artwork. Preston is currently a senior at Richmond Senior High School. Other winners included: 2nd place essay— Yuliana Gonzalez, Ellerbe Middle School 8th-grade; 3rd place essay— Kimahri Johnson, Fairview Heights 5th-grade; 2nd Place poster— David Chase Woody, Washington Street Elementary School, and 3rd Place— Anahi Valazquez, Fairview Heights 5th-grade. Honorable Mentions included Molly Meachum and Sarah MacDonald.

The safety of our student remains our top priority. As a precautionary measure, the  Richmond County Schools Transportation Department has installed Safety Vision, a mobile surveillance system to monitor onboard activity. The system will begin recording as soon as the bus starts and will continue to record minutes after the engine is turned off.  The cameras will provide multiple angles with integrated audio, in addition to day and nighttime performance. We believe that this will promote and maintain a safe environment for our students and drivers. 

Please share this information with your child and discuss appropriate bus behavior. For more information, please contact the Richmond County Schools Transportation Department at (910) 997-9841.