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Audition for the first annual TACT Talent Show this weekend

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Monday, March 25th, 2013, 1:19pm
Audition for the first annual TACT Talent Show this weekend

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The Thalian Association is looking for acts to perform in its first annual TACT Talent Show next month.

TACT is an all-youth production company created by Thalian Association over 30 years ago.

The talent show is open to children ages 8-18, with individual or group acts. Auditions are March 30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hannah Block USO on S. Second Street.

There is a $25 registration fee for individual performers and $35 fee for groups.

The goal of this event is to raise money to fund projects and encourage creativity and development of children in this area.

The talent show will take place Friday, April 26, 2013, 7:30 p.m. at the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center. Tickets are $12 with a $.75 preservation fee, available in advance at (910) 341-7860 or at the door.

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NHCS takes home nearly 70 first place awards in Regional Science Olympiad

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Monday, March 25th, 2013, 12:55pm
NHCS takes home nearly 70 first place awards in Regional Science Olympiad

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Four teams from New Hanover County Schools will advance to the 2013 Southeast State Science Olympiad Competition. Nearly 800 students recently competed in the regional event at UNCW.

The following schools won trophies for overall team scores and will advance to the State Science Olympiad Tournament on April 26-27, 2013, at N.C. State University in Raleigh:

 Division B (Middle School)

  • 1st place- Roland-Grise Middle School

Division C (High School)

  • 1st place- Hoggard High School
  • 2nd place- Isaac Bear Early College High School
  • 4th place- Laney High School

According to New Hanover County Schools, 14 students were awarded a combined total of $10,500 in scholarships.

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WPD hosts Demo Day

Submitted by Robert Demetrious on Thursday, March 21st, 4:03 pm
WPD hosts Demo Day

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Kids often see and recognize police as something bad on TV or movies, but Thursday, the Wilmington Police Department opened its doors to kids.

The WPD welcomed local students for Demo Day, where students had the chance meet some of the officers and their four-legged partners.

They also got to check out some of the tools of the trade used in their job.

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Home school students can learn more about Career and College Promise program

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, 8:09am
Home school students can learn more about Career and College Promise program

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A special session will be held at Cape Fear Community College Thursday for home school students and their parents.

The Cape Fear Community College Educational Partnerships Office will host a Career and College Promise informational session for this group of people at 10 a.m. in Building L, Room 107 on the downtown Wilmington campus.

The session will include information on:

  • CCP Pathways (what courses are available)
  • CCP Admission Requirements
  • Application Deadlines
  • Registration Process
  • Accuplacer Testing Schedule

Contact Brian Weeks, CFCC Lead Educational Partnerships Liason, at bweeks@cfcc.edu for more information.

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Summit on School Safety: Being proactive in school safety

Submitted by WECT Web Staff
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013, 5:54pm
Wayne Bullard touching on FERPA confidentiality.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Leaders from New Hanover and Pender Counties came together Tuesday morning to talk about how to react in a dangerous situation similar to the shooting at Sandy Hook.

The goal is to make this panel a monthly meeting rather than a reactive, onetime event. District Attorney Ben David emphasized that Tuesday's meeting was not an event, but a process.

"We are not here because of panic after Sandy Hook-- we're here to talk about evidence of best practices to help us with the road ahead," explained David.

Additionally, the district attorney said the meeting isn't about bullet proofing schools; it's about making changes from the behavioral level up to the physical security level.

Larry Bonney, a retired special agent and FBI founding member of hostage rescue, said you have to focus on behavior first and foremost. He said isolating a child can be lethal.

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Do you have talent? Show it off in the first annual TACT Talent Show

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013, 1:19pm
Do you have talent? Show it off in the first annual TACT Talent Show

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The Thalian Association is looking for acts to perform in its first annual TACT Talent Show next month.

TACT is an all-youth production company created by Thalian Association over 30 years ago.

The talent show is open to children ages 8-18, with individual or group acts. Auditions are March 30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hannah Block USO on S. Second Street.

There is a $25 registration fee for individual performers and $35 fee for groups.

The goal of this event is to raise money to fund projects and encourage creativity and development of children in this area.

The talent show will take place Friday, April 26, 2013, 7:30 p.m. at the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center. Tickets are $12 with a $.75 preservation fee, available in advance at (910) 341-7860 or at the door.

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CIM anchor, reporter read to students at Forest Hills Elm.

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013, 12:42pm
CIM anchor, reporter read to students at Forest Hills Elm.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Members of WECT’s Carolina in the Morning went to Forest Hills Elementary Wednesday morning to read to students.

Kim Ratcliff and Lindsay Curtin read to the elementary school children as part of Read Across America.

Kim read a book written by Al Yankovic to a second grade class that will hear stories in English and Spanish during the event.

She also read a Dr. Suess book to Ms. Zimmerman’s first grade class.

Lindsay had some fun reading The True Story of the Three Little Pigs to fifth graders.

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