WEP Congratulate 2017 Spelling Bee Champs
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winners Elm City Middle School!
Wilson Education Partnership recognizes public school backers
Merck: Partner and ‘pace-setter’ By Drew C. Wilson , Times Staff Writer The Wilson Education Parnership recognized contributions to public education at is third annual Community Partners Celebration last week. The WEP has 450 community partners. Some 200 representatives...
Hunt Award Recipient Announced by Wilson Education Partnership
Merck has been selected as this year’s winner of the Jim and Carolyn Hunt Friend of Education Award. The award will be presented by the Wilson Education Partnership (WEP) at the 3rd annual Community Partners Celebration Breakfast on June...
Wilson Education Partnership Announces New Executive Director
WILSON, NC – Robin P. Williams has been named the new Executive Director of the Wilson Education Partnership (WEP) effective July 2017. Ms. Williams is a Wilson native and a product of Wilson County Schools. She is replacing Martha...
Walk on the flightline: Area high school students visit airport for career expo
By Drew C. Wilson Times Staff Writer Nahuel Mujica’s ears perked right up. “Beyonce landed here? Whaaaaaa?” Mujica, a 16-year-old Air Force Junior ROTC member from Hunt High School, was one of about 150 students from Wilson County Schools...
Wilson Education Partnership Seeks New Executive Director
After 20 years as the Executive Director of the Wilson Education Partnership, Martha Vick is retiring effective June 30th. Her commitment to fostering relationships between WCS and local businesses and supporting our students/staff is second to none! The search...
WEP Hosts Groundhog Job Shadow Day
On February 2, WEP and the Career & Technical Education Department for Wilson County Schools collaborated to host Groundhog Job Shadow Day for high school juniors. National Groundhog Job Shadow Day is a nationwide initiative that provides job shadowing...
WEP Funds Minigrants for School Projects
“Thanks for being a catalyst for our potential success!” How’s that for a memorable thank-you to WEP and our community partners and financial supporters! This sentiment was expressed by a student in a classroom where the WEP Minigrant Prize...
Teams Use “THE SPELLING FORCE” to Raise Funds for Schools
A team from the Wilson Early College Academy (WECA) captured the winning trophy and the title of “best Jedi spellers in the Galaxy of Wilson” by wielding their word powers at the 22nd annual WEP Adult Spelling Bee held...
WEP Announces 2016-2017 Minigrants
Minigrants are cash awards funded by the Wilson Education Partnership (WEP) to educators for new innovative and creative classroom projects. The maximum funding amount for any project is $1,000. WEP encourages innovative and creative NEW projects. Grants will...