Magnet School & Lottery Information

Are you considering applying your student to attend Clyde Erwin Elementary Magnet School of International Studies and Cultural Arts? Check out this newsletter with some helpful information about our wonderful school!

Onslow County Schools hosts a Magnet School Expo on Feb 9th from 4:30-6:30 for interested families to learn about Clyde Erwin Elementary, Northwoods Elementary, and New Bridge Middle School.

Head over to Clyde Erwin Elementary School on Feb 12th from 4:00-6:00 to see our Eagles and their teachers in action. We would love to showcase all that we have to offer your student if they were to join us for the 2026-2027 school year.

The application window opens on February 23rd. Details on this process are available at https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/families/magnet-schools/magnet-schools

This process is done completely online.

The Lottery selections will be completed on March 25th at 1:00pm. Families will be notified if their student was selected or if they were placed on a the wait list via email.

Clyde Erwin Elementary Magnet School of International Studies and Cultural Arts is a K-5 elementary school with an instructional focus in global studies and cultural arts. We are one of two OCS schools with a Dual Language Immersion program for our students and host many international teachers on staff.

A few highlights to share specific to CEEMS are:

• School wide celebrations and educational opportunities for Hispanic and Jamaican Heritage - more events in the works for the remainder of the year
• Various student leadership roles available - flag crew, tour guides, event greeters, clean up crew, chicken tenders (help with our four very spoiled chickens), office support, etc
• High academic and behavioral expectations - EAGLES SOAR
• Data driven instruction focused on the Common Instructional Framework and Priority Standards for Onslow County Schools
• Dual Language Immersion program for all grade levels - taught by highly effective, bilingual International teachers
• Clubs on Early Release days focused on teacher and student interests like Latin Dance, Japanese, Fossils, Trivia Bingo, Colombian Culture Club, Minecraft, Running, etc.
• Highly effective MTSS process that ensures each student is receiving the academic, social, and behavioral supports they deserve
• Students are celebrated for academic as well as behavioral choices: Honor Roll, Principal's List, Art, Music, Library, PE, Eagle Pride, Citizenship, and Leadership Awards given each nine weeks
• Good campus stewardship awards given monthly: Golden Spatula for the cafeteria and Golden Trashcan for the classroom
• Various community partners: MENAC, Phi Beta Sigma, New River Foundation, Zion Church
• Partnership with NBMS for Bear Buddies on Early Release Days for our Kindergarten students
• Newly formed Soaring Eagles Parent Advisory Council - meetings monthly
• Military Family Life Counselor on staff
• Adopt a School partnership with HQ Bat 2nd MAR DIV
• CEEMS exited low performaing status at the end of the 24-25 school year and is well on its way to continuous improvement for years to come

Student selection for enrollment is based on a lottery system that is conducted at the district office. While students who live in the surrounding area are slated to attend CEEMS, many of our students come from this lottery process. There are no interviews or special academic or behavioral requirements to worry about. We believe that every student in OCS deserves an opportunity to learn at one of the finest school on earth!

It is important to act early if you would like this opportunity for your student as the lottery process starts in February for the following school year.

Empowering students to rise up and soar in our changeable and diverse world.

Clyde Erwin Elementary Magnet School stakeholders synergize to provide a rigorous and quality education that encompasses dual language, the Arts Academy as well as the Magnet model components while celebrating diversity in a respectful and nurturing environment.

Due to sharing buses with Northwoods Elementary and New Bridge Middle, our hours are aligned more with the middle school schedule.

Our arrival begins at 7:15.

The tardy bells rings at 7:45.

Dismissal begins at 2:45.

At Clyde Erwin Elementary Magnet School, we have a wide variety of ways our students get to and from school.

• walkers - students independently walk to and from school
• walk ups - parents walk their student to the front door in the AM for drop off or pick them up in the media center at the end of the day
• car rider - see processes below
• hub bus rider - see schedule below
• various after or before care programs - see details below

Safety for our students is our #1 priority therefore we have specific guidelines in place for transportion changes and adjustments that are non-negotiable.

This is subject to change for the 2026-2027 school year.

All walk up parents must park in the parking lot across from the front of the school and wait outside the fence by the front entrance until a staff member comes to signal it is time to move to the side door of the media center. Parents are not permitted to park in the back parking lot and walk through the car rider lane to get to the media center for a walk up student. This is a huge safety issue. Parents are not to be sitting in the playground or under the covered areas during prior to or during dismissal.

See map below. Cars must be parked in the area shown by the red square. Please wait in the area marked by the red line.

New River YMCA provides before and after care at CEEMS. Students are on site.

The Jack Amyette Recreation Center hosts our students for after care. They are picked up at dismissal and walked over to the Rec Center by their staff.

Boys and Girls Club is available for after care only. They are transported to the site through their provided transportation.

Excel Learning Center provides before and after school care. They are transported to and from their site through their provided transportation.