Affordable-Housing Project to Begin

DARE COUNTY | The Dare Education Foundation and its partners, the State Employees Credit Union Foundation and the Dare County Board of Education, will hold a ground-breaking ceremony for the affordable teacher-housing complex at 4 p.m. Monday at 800 Eighth Ave. in Kill Devil Hills.

The complex comprises 24 apartment units, in three buildings of eight units each. Construction is scheduled to begin this month, with completion projected for July or August – in time to house teachers for the 2008-09 school year. The public is invited to attend.

Dare County

Student excels in competition

Manteo High School senior Heather Overton participated in the statewide Poetry Out Loud competition recently with students from 17 school districts from across the state.

Overton finished in the top five. This is the first year that a Dare County school has participated in Poetry Out Loud.

Poetry Out Loud, a national initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, encourages students to memorize and recite poetry while mastering public speaking skills, building self-confidence and learning about their literary heritage.

Currituck County

Pre-prom planning party on calendar

A pre-prom planning party will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Currituck County High School gymnasium.

The event aims to help students get everything they might need, including tuxedo rental, dresses, dinner reservations, limo reservations, florist orders, and hair/nail/tanning appointments.

There will appetizers and door prizes.

The cost is $5 and allows for a student, date and parents.

Kindergarten registration begins

Currituck County elementary schools will hold kindergarten registration earlier this year to ease the opening of new schools.

Each elementary school will hold registration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

Children must be 5 years old by Oct. 16 because of the change in age requirement beginning with the 2009-10 school year.

For more information, call (252) 232-2223, ext. 221.

Pasquotank County

University to hold two-day workshop

Elizabeth City State University’s Office of Sponsored Programs will hold a two-day grant writing workshop and banquet from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 27-28 at the K. E. White Center.

Former coach Herman Boone will be the keynote speaker. Boone was portrayed by actor Denzel Washington in “Remember the Titans.” Cost is $200. Call (252) 335-3108 or (252) 335-3250.

meetings + events

BERTIE COUNTY

Special meeting 10 a.m. Wednesday, Bertie County Board of Education, to discuss proposed budget amendments, central office in Windsor.

CAMDEN COUNTY

Athletic boosters meeting 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Camden Middle School.

Book fair Wednesday through March 18, Camden Intermediate School.

Board meeting Board of Education, 7 p.m. Thursday, Camden Middle School.

CURRITUCK COUNTY

Work session/board meeting Currituck County Board of Education, Monday, Currituck County High School. Work session, 5 p.m., followed by a regular meeting at 7 p.m.

PTA meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, Moyock Elementary School.

Spring pictures next Friday, The J. P. Knapp School.

“Little Shop of Horrors” 7 p.m. March 14-15, 3 p.m. March 16. Currituck County Middle School.

DARE COUNTY

Board meeting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, First Flight Middle School.

Karen Santos, (252) 338-2590

karen.santos@pilotonline.com

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