Good evening Sampson County Schools’ families, this is Valerie Newton inviting you to our 2nd annual Back-to-School Night. Save the date for August 18 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at each of the district high schools.

This event is for all students and families, grades kindergarten through 12th. It will be held at Hobbton High, Lakewood High, Midway High, and Union High schools. 

Meet elementary, middle & high school administrators, school club & group leaders, and athletic coaches, learn about community resources, and gain insight to help support your child's academic and social success! Be sure to visit all the groups for free resources and giveaways. 

As a bonus this year, we’ll have food trucks! Don’t worry about rushing home to cook dinner…..you can grab something to eat from one of the yummy food trucks.

We look forward to seeing you at our back-to-school night on August 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. Have a great evening!
* July 20, 2022

Good evening, Sampson County Schools’ families, this is Valerie Newton calling to remind you that if your child has a school-issued device, such as an iPad, laptop, Kajeet, or other Sampson County Schools’ digital device, they should have already returned it to school. 

Please check if your child has returned the device, its charger, and the case. Schools will accept student devices over the next week and are open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and are closed on Fridays. 

The only exception is any student that is attending summer school should keep their school-issued device until the end of the summer program.

Thank you for your attention to this matter and have a great summer!

Hobbton district families: Although law enforcement has completed their investigation of the social media threat made against Hobbton high school on Monday, May 30, 2022, there will be a continued increase of SROs & law enforcement personnel in the Hobbton district for the remainder of this week. 

Good evening, Hobbton High School families, this is Valerie Newton calling with an update to the social media threats made against the school. Following an investigation by local and state law enforcement agencies, the juveniles making the threat have been identified and arrested by local law enforcement. Any and all threats are taken very seriously and will be investigated. The school will still have an increased law enforcement presence on Tuesday as part of our standard response procedures. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Good evening, Hobbton High School families, this is Valerie Newton calling on behalf of Principal Michael Warren. School administration has been made aware of a threat made against Hobbton high school on social media. Although the threat has been found to be unsubstantiated and not credible, we will continue to investigate. As a precautionary measure and to reassure students and staff, there will be an increased law enforcement presence at school on Tuesday as part of our standard response procedures. As part of our school's safety, we take all threats seriously and we affirm this commitment by notifying parents of events that potentially could affect our school campus. Please know that the safety of our students and staff is one of our primary responsibilities and any mentions of threats, even if deemed not credible, or made in jest, are taken very seriously. Thank you for your attention to this matter and have a good evening.

Good evening, Hobbton district families, this is Valerie Newton calling to update you on new traffic patterns at Hobbton schools. Beginning Monday, May 2, Hobbton will be implementing new traffic patterns entering and exiting the schools. This will mainly affect the buses, but could also impact car traffic. We wanted you to be aware in advance because there will likely be more changes over the next several days to how cars enter and exit the schools. We will make adjustments as needed with the intent of easing traffic backups within the school drop-off and pick-up areas, ultimately creating a safer way to exit the schools. We appreciate your patience as we work through this process, knowing that we are working to create safer traffic patterns within the Hobbton school district. Thank you for your attention to this matter and have a great evening.