• Aug. 19 Kid stuff: Schools open houses
  Open house: Pitt County public schools will have a systemwide open house on Thursday before students return to school on Monday.
• Pitt County high school orientation schedule
  Area high schools have scheduled orientation sessions for rising freshmen. The schedule includes: Ayden-Grifton, 6:30-8:30 p.
• Busing plan could reduce traffic, board says
  The Pitt County Board of Education will discuss a busing plan designed to reduce traffic at some schools in the district this year.
• Link Crew connects
  When freshmen arrive on the campus of South Central High School on Thursday, student body president Josh Grice will be there to help teach them some shortcuts to success — like cutting through the courtyard to get from one class to the other. At the start of his freshman year, Grice was tricked into thinking that area was off-limits.
• School uniforms a boon for some retailers over weekend
  The annual tax-free weekend served as a needed economic jolt and a kickoff to back-to-school shopping for many area retailers.
• Motions put brakes on school decision
  The federal court case on the use of race to assign students to schools continued Monday when a new motion was filed for a declaration against the Pitt County Board of Education.
• School board meets, discusses test results
  The Pitt County Board of Education discussed federal measures of proficiency and the sanctions that come with failing to meet those measures during its regular meeting Monday night.
• Pitt schools welcome families at open houses
  “I think it gives all the kids and parents a chance to come out and meet the teachers and find their way around the school and have any pressing questions answered before they get here and have a lot of confusion on the first day of school,” Joyner said. School begins Monday for Pitt County Schools.
• Pitt schools trying to conserve energy
  Rising energy costs have prompted Pitt County Schools officials to ramp up efforts to save.The school system has considered many ways to save energy for several years, including campaigns to get teachers to turn off lights and computers when they are not in use, Associate Superintendent Aaron Beaulieu said.

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Here at BlogGreenville, we wish everyone a safe and fun year at school! Make the most of it! The years go by fast!