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🌱 What new upgrades are coming to Rockingham schools this year?

Rockingham, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Rockingham! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What new upgrades are coming to Rockingham schools this year?
  • Meet the Rockingham grad preparing to become a “school mom” teacher.

Also on today's calendar: The Radio at Seaboard Festival in Hamlet — Eck McCanless Pottery and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain and a t-storm; cooler, temps: high: 70, low: 63.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Richmond County school board approves pre-construction contract (yourdailyjournal.com) — Richmond County school leaders have approved a key pre-construction contract and advanced several campus upgrades, including new fencing at East Rockingham Elementary and a finished Rockingham Middle School auditorium. They’re also planning roof and fire alarm work at Richmond Senior High and exploring a modular elevator for the new L.J. Bell building, changes that will affect daily life for many Rockingham families.
   

• Tatum Watson - College of Education News (ecu.edu) — A Rockingham native and Richmond Senior High graduate is starting her journey to become an elementary school teacher at ECU, backed by a Teaching Fellows award and a college scholarship. She talks about wanting to be a supportive “school mom” for kids and praises ECU’s strong mentoring and sense of community for future educators.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rockingham

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rockingham

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.