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Whiteville High School alumni Bill Valentine and Jane Dorward Valentine appeared at the city school board meeting this evening offering a gift a $250,000 for school construction. The board accepted the donation unanimously. Bill Valentine took the podium briefly and spoke with a trembling voice of the pride he and his wife still have for their alma mater. “It was really great then,” he said, “and I’m sure it’s even better now.” Whiteville City Schools staff and friends thank

Superintendent Kenny Garland announced Thursday, May 10, that Whiteville High School had been named number 57 among North Carolina’s Best High Schools by U.S. News and World Report. The high school was one of 102 high schools in the state to receive a “bronze medal” recognition in the magazine, out of 582 schools considered. There were only 33 silver and 17 gold recognitions in the state. Garland said that U.S. News and World Report had based their recognition on how well stu

A firm with three generations of experience in local schools will handle the renovation of Whiteville High School. LS3P, formerly known as Boney Architecture, was tentatively awarded the project Monday by the Whiteville City Schools Board of Education. The $17 million project could begin in 2019, Superintendent Kenneth Garland said. “We now have to negotiate a contract,” Garland said, “but they had an excellent presentation, and the Boney firm has a lot of history with Whitev

Whiteville City Schools post one of largest gains in state

Whiteville City Schools teachers of the year for 2017-2018 are Katie Worthington, Bruce Ketcham, Heath Conner, Katherine Hyatt and Jami Hinson. Whiteville City Schools announced five teachers of the year for 2017-2018 at a school board meeting May 8 at the schools’ administrative office. All five, with their principals, were honored at a luncheon on May 18. Bruce Ketcham, Central Middle School “I have always had a love for history and working with young people,” said Bruce Ke