Earlier this week Superintendent Dr. Angela P. Hairston provided more information on what schools could look like at the start of the 2020-21 school year.
Education
Winston-Salem’s newest public charter school, B.L.U.E. – G.R.E.E.N. Academy, announced to current parents on Friday, that it will not reopen in the fall at 3683-B Old Lexington Rd. The school will close and relinquish the charter on June 30, the last day of the fiscal year.
Each year the Alpha Pi Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in Winston-Salem provides scholarships valued at $1,000 each to deserving African American and minority males in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system through its Youth Life Skills Institute, Inc. Foundation.
Winston-Salem Street School celebrates Class of 2020
State leaders have unveiled guidelines to reopen public schools in the fall, but a final decision isn’t expected to be made until later this month.
Tamatha Fullerwinder is the new principal of The Children’s Center, LeDuan Pratt is the new principal at Glenn High School, and Dr. William Wynn is the new principal at John F. Kennedy High School.
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) will receive $1 million from the UNC Board of Governors and the N.C. Policy Collaboratory at UNC-Chapel Hill to fight Covid-19.
B.L.U.E. – G.R.E.E.N. Academy (BGA) celebrated its first graduating class last week when they held a drive-in ceremony to recognize fifth graders who are moving on to middle school.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) has made educational tablets available to the residents at the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center (FCLEDC).
Winston-Salem State University Job Corps Scholars Program (WSSU-JCSP) has secured a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps Scholars grant for $1,186,900. The grant will allow the university to enroll 40 students per year in an intensive two-year career preparation program.
