News

17 May

Posted at 14:56h in News

[caption id="attachment_1206" align="alignright" width="296"] Robin P. Williams new Executive Director of the Wilson Education Partnership (WEP)[/caption] 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....

03 Apr

Posted at 15:26h in News

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 who participated in the Aviation Careers Expo at the Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport on Wednesday. Major...

19 Feb

Posted at 15:07h in News

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 for someone to fill her enormous professional shoes has begun.  The...

10 Feb

Posted at 14:00h in News

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 experiences for students in a variety of professions. Eighteen students from Beddingfield,...

08 Dec

Posted at 18:25h in News

“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 Patrol recently made a surprise visit to award the teacher with...

21 Oct

Posted at 17:10h in News

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 at Hunt High School on October 4. Forty-six teams from schools, businesses,...

06 Sep

Posted at 14:41h in News

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 be awarded on a competitive basis to educators for worthy projects that show...

17 Aug

Posted at 13:15h in News

The 22nd  annual WEP Adult Spelling Bee will be Tuesday evening, October 4 at Hunt  High School. Business, community and school teams join together in fun to raise money to support school programs.  Competing teams will vie for the winning trophy and bragging rights for a year as the best...

26 Jul

Posted at 14:49h in News

By Kelsey Padgett Times Staff Writer Wilson leaders of industry and education gathered for a luncheon last week to discuss a recent addition to the school system that they are both excited to see grow— the Wilson Academy of Applied Technology. The school, which is set to begin its first school...

28 Jun

Posted at 15:13h in News

By Kelsey Padgett Times Staff Writer In her 20 years as the Wilson Education Partnership’s executive director, Martha Vick has proven that a little investment can go a long way. “We connect the community, primarily businesses, industries and organizations, to our schools,” said Vick. “We don’t raise gazillions of dollars every year,...