March 25, 2024
Sampson County Health Department is pleased to announce we are coming to your child's school this spring to offer in-school vaccinations for students entering the 7th and 12th gra...
March 21, 2024
Our Junior/Senior Lakewood FFA Hunter Safety teams competed at the District 4 YHEST Tournament in Falcon, NC! Both teams set personal and team records! We are very proud of th...
March 19, 2024
Three band seniors, Eric Corbett, Danica Carter, and Sam Casey, put on a fantastic performance alongside members from schools across NC, SC, and VA at the UNC Pembroke Honors Band...
February 29, 2024
The application window has opened for students to apply for the Sampson County Schools Teaching Fellows program, which provides up to $10,000 per year for four years to selected S...
February 27, 2024
On February 27, Governor Roy Cooper announced $1.3 million in grants to 42 public school districts and public charter schools across North Carolina to expand access to healthy sch...
February 27, 2024
Sampson County Schools' Project Activate is hosting Patty Jo Sawvel, author of Under the Influence: The Town That Listened to Its Kids along with SCS SRO Brad Douglass. Mar...
February 22, 2024
Congratulations to the Lakewood FFA Poultry Evaluation team for their outstanding achievements during today's contest. Placing 47th in the state among 101 teams, 8th in the Southe...
February 12, 2024
SAVE THE DATE: On February 15 ECU will be at SCC! Higher education is an option for you and can help make your dreams reality. Let's Connect Sampson County is a partnership betwe...
February 8, 2024
Exciting News! Lakewood FFA is thrilled to share that we've been awarded an Ag Ed Improvement Grant from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission a...
February 5, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — A new version of the federal student aid application known as the FAFSA is now available to all college applicants for the 2024-2025 school year. The new Free App...
February 2, 2024
Lakewood is proud of Jaziah Brunson for being the Sampson Independent's Athlete of the Week! Basketball is Jaziah's passion and he's very proud of this acknowledgement! Congrat...
February 1, 2024
Rising 9th Grade Parent Night held at Lakewood High School on Monday, February 26th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm. This night allows parents and students to get an idea of the classes offer...
February 1, 2024
February is National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. Each year this month is celebrated to highlight how unique and successful our programs are! Watch this video to l...
January 30, 2024
Vote for one of our own—Calvin Lacewell- for top Freshmen football player. Coaches and teachers report he is not only a great athlete but a great person. Go Calvin! Calvin is curr...
January 18, 2024
Sampson County Schools received a supply of Over-The-Counter (OTC) rapid antigen COVID-19 self-test kits through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The kits ...
January 17, 2024
Enrollments End February 7, 2024 The Affordable Connectivity Program will stop accepting new applications and enrollments on February 7, 2024. Consumers must be approved and enro...
January 17, 2024
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) recently released a guidebook for the use of generative artificial intelligence in public schools. NCDPI is the fou...
January 12, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has selected 20 public school districts to receive $50,000 recruitment grants in 2024 to promote Teaching Fellows an...
January 4, 2024
Sampson County Schools (SCS) is excited to introduce seven new teachers who have enthusiastically joined the educational community. These educators have embraced the opportunity t...