2025 ‘of the Year’ finalists
Cumberland County Schools’ Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year finalists share what it means to be considered among the best in the public school system.
Rich in community
Kimmi Nettles, scholarship manager at Cumberland Community Foundation, a nonprofit that funds a variety of community betterment projects, knows firsthand how intimidating navigating the college financial system can be. In the process of going to college, she said she was never aware of scholarship opportunities — now, she’s aiming to change that in Cumberland County.
Community Paramedic Program
The team of four community paramedics, one social worker and one peer support specialist are trained to help fill in the gaps in care and reduce trips to Cape Fear Valley Health’s emergency department. Whether at home or through referrals to one of their vast community partners ranging from mental health agencies to county resources,…
Pioneer of public school
Alexander Graham has been called the father of the graded school system of his hometown of Fayetteville, of Charlotte, and of the state of North Carolina. The histories of Alexander and of the local school system are justifiable sources of pride for Fayetteville.
The new kid
As families come and go along the military highway, it’s very commonplace for the halls of our schools to be graced with lots of unfamiliar faces at the beginning of each year, and if you’re like me and have ever been the “new kid,” you know that it ain’t exactly easy.
Best of the bunch
Cumberland County Schools’ ‘Of the Year’ honorees talk student engagement, staying refreshed
Gotcha’ Back School Kickoff
This summer, 400 students from kindergarten through high school will receive a backpack stuffed with items they need to start school on the right foot.
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Four suggestions for an anxious generation
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt offers these suggestions for raising digital-ready kids in his recent book, “Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.” But years before I read Haidt’s book, had done a military move or birthed a military child, the only thing I knew back in the…
The To-Do List
Here are just some of the things happening in and around Fayetteville this month. For more events, additional information and to add your event, visit cityviewnc.com/calendar.