Welcome to CityView Today! Cumberland County Schools is targeting five of its 12 continually low-performing schools for a reform model that would bring closer monitoring, support, and additional funding. We unpack what that could mean for the five campuses if the applications are approved by the state.
Also in today’s newsletter, Senior Columnist Bill Kirby Jr. talked with family and friends of Steve Kulig about his life, accomplishments, and athletic success while a student at E.E. Smith High School.
Thanks for reading,
Matt Hennie
Editor-in-Chief
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How Cumberland County Wants to Reform 5 Low-Performing Schools
Cumberland County Schools approved applications for five schools to operate under the state’s Restart Model to address absenteeism and boost student achievement.
THE KIRBY FILE: Steve Kulig Remembered by Longtime Friends for His Loyalty, Generosity
Family and friends celebrated the life of Steve Kulig on Saturday, remembering his work in information technology and his athletic prowess at E.E. Smith High School.
Obituaries
Lawrence Hines Grinage
Lawrence Hines Grinage, 82, passed away on Tuesday, February 10.
Nettie Lucile Walker
Nettie Lucile Walker, 77, passed away on Thursday, February 5.
Lucille Brown
Lucille Brown, 97, passed away on Wednesday, February 18.
Until tomorrow!
🥇 Angelika Johnson, a sixth-grade student at Seventy-First Classical Middle School, won the Cumberland County Schools’ Spelling Bee on Tuesday. After 18 rounds, she won by correctly spelling “untenable.” Johnson now heads to the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in late May. Leon Oelfke of New Century International Elementary School took second place, while Joseph Galeano of E. Melvin Honeycutt Elementary School placed third.
