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💚💛 Learning Through Experience at Our Deaf Awareness Celebration! 💛💚

As part of our Deaf Awareness Celebration last Friday, we were excited to welcome the Wilson Regional Center to ENCSD for a morning of hands-on learning and interactive activities!

💚💛 Deaf Awareness Celebration: Green & Gold Day! 💛💚

Our Deaf Awareness Celebration continued last Friday with Green & Gold Day! Students and staff proudly wore our school colors and showed off their ENCSD spirit from head to toe! 🎉

💚💛 Deaf Awareness Week: Role Model Day 💛💚

Thursday was Role Model Day at ENCSD, and our high school students had an inspiring opportunity to learn from Deaf professionals about careers and their futures! 🌟

🤟 Deaf Awareness Week: Silent Day 🤟

Last week, ENCSD was honored to welcome Hope Turner as part of our Deaf Awareness Week celebration! 💚💛

Wednesday’s theme was Silent Day, giving our students and staff an opportunity to reflect on communication, accessibility, and the importance of ensuring that every voice can be heard—whether spoken or signed.

🎉 DEAF AWARENESS BINGO NIGHT! 🎉

What better way to celebrate Deaf Awareness than with a night of BINGO, prizes, laughter, and community! 💚💛

Last Tuesday, members of the Deaf community, friends, families, students, and staff came together for an exciting evening of BINGO! 🖐️🎉 There were plenty of smiles, friendly competition, and lots of winners as we handed out a variety of fun prizes throughout the night. 🏆

🙌 DEAF AWARENESS WEEK TUESDAY: HANDS UP! 🙌

Last Tuesday was all about putting our “Hands Up!” and celebrating the beauty, importance, and expression of American Sign Language (ASL)! 🤟

📢 ENCSD IS HIRING! 📢

Are you organized, detail-oriented, and ready to make a difference in an educational community?

Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf (ENCSD) is seeking a Business Officer II to join our team! 💼

This is an exciting opportunity to bring your skills and experience to a school community dedicated to serving students who are Deaf and hard of hearing.

📖 We also enjoyed a special ASL Story TellingASL Story Telling on Monday! Our students gathered together as we shared We Deaf-initely Can: Let the Adventures Begin! by Karlie Waldrip. As the story was presented in ASL, the beautifully illustrated book pages were displayed on the overhead screen, allowing everyone to follow along and enjoy the adventure together.

💙 Deaf Awareness Week — Day 1 photos! 💙

We kicked off our Deaf Awareness Week celebration on Monday with a sea of blue! 🔵

Our students and staff proudly joined in our “Wear Blue” theme, showing their spirit and helping us celebrate Deaf awareness, culture, community, and pride. From blue shirts and sweatshirts to fun accessories, our school was filled with blue and lots of enthusiasm!

🎉 Exciting news from Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf! We’re expanding our team and looking for passionate, dedicated professionals to join our vibrant community! 🤟✨ We have a brand new open position: Sign Language Interpreter!

⚽🔥 IT’S GAME DAY! 🔥⚽ 

Our Coed Soccer Team is ready to hit the field today! 🥅💪 

📍 Gillette Park – Field 7 
⏰ 4:00 PM 
⚔️ ENCSD vs. Sallie B. Howard 

Come out, bring your school spirit, and CHEER LOUD for the Fighting Hornets! 📣🙌 

Every bit of support from the sidelines makes a difference! Let’s go, ENCSD! 💙

⚽️ BRING THE ENERGY! 🔥

☕🎨 Learning Through Our 5 Senses! 👀👃

Preschool and first grade have been exploring the five senses this week, and today they brought their learning together for a fun, hands-on activity!

The two classes teamed up to create artwork by painting with coffee. 🎨☕ As they painted, students talked about the color they saw and the smell of the coffee, putting their senses to work while getting creative!

🚀 Out of this world! 🪐✨
Our brilliant 2nd and 3rd grade scientists stepped into the shoes of astronomers today for a hands-on solar system project! 🎨☀️
Using a reference photo, students carefully painted and assembled their very own models of the planets. From brushing on Jupiter’s stormy red spot to detailing Saturn's rings, their creativity and attention to detail were truly stellar! 🌍🖌️

🎨✨ Celebrating Arts in Education Week! ✨🎨

This week, North Carolina is celebrating Arts in Education Week, proclaimed by Governor Josh Stein as a time to recognize the important role the arts play in a well-rounded education.

🎉 Our Preschool Family Is Growing! 🧸💛💚

We’re already in Week 3 of our brand-new preschool program, and we have another reason to celebrate—we welcomed a new student today! 🎈

It was his first day of preschool, and we were so excited to welcome him into our classroom family. 🥰 From new faces and new friends to learning, playing, and making memories, we’re thrilled to watch our preschool program continue to grow!

🎉 Exciting news from Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf! We’re expanding our team and looking for passionate, dedicated professionals to join our vibrant community! 🤟✨ We have a brand new open position: Speech Language Pathologist!

Update The recording of the meeting is now available on our YouTube channel.

📅 Wednesday, Sept 16 2026
🕣 8:30 AM
📍 Massey Auditorium

🇺🇸❤️ Remembering September 11, 2001 ❤️🇺🇸

Today, our students at ENCSD came together to honor and remember the lives forever changed by September 11, 2001. Through a special remembrance activity, our students created remembrance ribbons 🎀 as a symbol of respect, unity, and remembrance.

These simple ribbons carry a powerful message: We Remember. We Honor. We Will Never Forget. 🇺🇸

We are excited to announce that the ⚽ENCSD Coed Soccer team⚽ schedule has been posted to our website. 

Our new athletic director, Jolly Manning, has put together a fantastic team this year. He will be coaching the team with assistant Coach Tammy Phelps. The team manager this year is our student Ridley!

What a start! Week One of our new preschool program is officially in the books, and our classrooms are already buzzing with excitement, discovery, and growth. 🎨✨

From the moment our first little learner walked through the door, learning has been in full swing. Preschool isn't just about play—it’s where foundational skills take root through intentional and hands-on experiences.

🎉 Exciting news from Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf! We’re expanding our team and looking for passionate, dedicated professionals to join ou

🎉 ASL Bingo Night is Here! 🎉

Come play, win prizes, and support our students! We’re hosting multiple rounds of bingo with awesome prizes for every round, and all proceeds go directly to supporting student field trips, activities, and special events.

📅 Date: Tuesday, September 22

🎒✨ FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL! ✨🎒

What a wonderful first day it was! 💕 Our very first preschool student had an absolute blast spending the day with our amazing staff. From smiles and laughter to new adventures and lots of fun, she settled right in and made herself right at home! 🥰

In fact, she had such a good time that she forgot to miss her Momma! 😂❤️ We’d say that’s a pretty great first day!

Our third grade class is using the classroom store as a fun, hands-on math activity. Students are learning and practicing addition, subtraction, counting money, and other important math concepts while making purchases and interacting with the store. This activity helps make math more engaging and meaningful for our students.

The cafeteria had a Birthday Celebration today for all students with Birthdays in June, July & August. 
Not pictured Zariyah Dawson-Salvage.