I will be posting AIG information in the monthly newsletter, The Trask Tribune, as well as on my webpage and in the Trask Family Newsletter. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Diana.Woodlock@nhcs.net

910-350-2142 ext 76111

May

Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Mental Health Awareness Month

5/2/25 - Talent/Art Show 5-7pm.

5/2/25-School Lunch Hero Day

5/2/25- 8th grade formal ticket sales

5/5/25 - Teacher Appreciation Week

5/5/25- 8th grade formal ticket sales

5/7/25 - School Nurse Day

5/8/25 - Interim Reports

5/9/25- 8th grade formal ticket sales

5/12/25- 8th grade formal ticket sales- LAST DAY!

5/13/25 - Chorus Concert 6:30 @ Trask

5/15/25- Band Concert 6:00 @ Laney

5/16/25 - Volunteer breakfast, 9:00am @ Trask

5/18/25 - Speech Pathologist Day

5/20/25- Orchestra Concert @6:30 @ Trask

5/21/25 - Yearbook sales at lunch

5/22/25 - Yearbook signing day

5/23/25 - EOG 6th and 8th ELA, 7th math

5/26/25 - No School

5/27/25 - Boombalattis PTA event

5/28/25 - EOG 6th and 8th Math/Math 1, 7th ELA

5/29/25 - 8th Science EOG

5/30/25 - EOG Make Ups

by the Wilmington Chess Club
Saturday, May 31st, 2025
Ages 6 to 14.
Admission Is Free.
Check In: 12:15pm until 12:45pm
Rounds 1 Thru 4 at 1pm; 1:35pm; 2:10pm; 2:45pm
Location: Northeast (Landfall) Branch of New Hanover County Public Library
1241 Military Cutoff Road
Wilmington, NC
Room: Paynter Room

The Cooke Young Scholars Program is a selective five-year, pre-college scholarship for exceptionally promising 7th grade students with financial need. It provides comprehensive academic and college advising, as well as financial support for school, Cooke-sponsored summer programs, internships, and other learning enrichment opportunities.

Begin your journey to higher education by participating in one of UNCW's outstanding programs for youth of all ages.

We offer summer academic enrichment opportunities, school year standards-based programs, and community outreach events that engage youth in experiential education, service learning and leadership development.

This summer, the New Hanover County Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is thrilled to offer an array of Summer Career Accelerator programs for 2025! Designed to ignite passion, spark curiosity, and unlock the potential in NHCS students, these programs offer an unparalleled opportunity to explore diverse career paths and gain a head start on the future.

Biz Challenge Boot Camp (Rising 7th - 12th Grade)

Camp Med - Healthcare (Rising 9th - 12th Grade)

Career Exploration Camp (Rising 5th and 6th Grade)

• All camps will be held at Williston Middle School
• Lunch and transportation are offered for all camps.
• Click Here for Registration Form

Summer Accelerator courses offer students from anywhere in the world academic growth through engaging, challenging STEM courses on topics they can relate to. Students learn with like-minded peers and are taught by scientists, university professors, engineers, and others who bring real-world experience and activities to the Accelerator learning experience.

Applications are received until all spots are filled

The Free Enterprise Leadership Challenge (FELC) is a five-day summer program open to high school students entering the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades held on college campuses around the country. Additionally, we host virtual sessions throughout the year.

FELC will help you unlock the secret to success. You’ll get the opportunity to earn real money, run a business, learn the power of the free enterprise system and the American Dream. It’s not just hard work, you’ll have fun making new friends and living on a college campus.

The Lumiere Junior Explorer Program (JEP) is an 8-week program designed for middle school students to work one-on-one with a mentor to explore their academic interests and build a project they are passionate about.

Each month we will explore a different marine science topic and discover fascinating facts. Have fun and get messy doing science, eating pizza, and creating art. Enjoy a weekend of fin-tastic fun!

Volunteer virtually by submitting reviews to their Teen Book Reviews page. If you would like your review to count toward volunteer service hours, please fill out this virtual volunteer form first, if you have not already.

This page will give teen patrons the chance to share their thoughts with others on the books, graphic novels, and manga they read - and also provide them with the opportunity to earn virtual volunteer hours, if they so choose.

Quick Info:

• Teens can submit book reviews without becoming a virtual volunteer, but those who would like to receive credit for their reviews will need to apply to become a virtual volunteer first.

• Eligibility wise, to submit reviews, teens will need to be in grades 6-12 and have a New Hanover County Library card: CLASS Project, student ID numbers count. 😊 (every student at NHCS has this account already where their library card is their student number)

• Teens will earn 1.5 service hours for each review submitted (the average going rate among other public library systems that have similar programs in place).

• This opportunity to virtually volunteer will complement the NHCPL current in-person teen volunteer option, not replace it.

If you have any questions, feel free to email Ezra Letson, YA Library Associate, at eletson@nhcgov.com

Cape Fear River Watch - 2nd Saturday Clean-Up

Each month on the 2nd Saturday, CFRW conducts a community clean-up somewhere in the local Cape Fear area. Clean-ups are almost always from 9am-11am. Anyone can sign-up to join the clean-up event. CFRW staff provide gloves, trash/recycle bags, and grabbers for volunteers. Check the calendar each month as locations are usually TBD until about a week before. You should register to attend so they will have enough supplies. Click on the event in the CFRW calendar to register.

FOOD BANK of CENTRAL and EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA (Wilmington Branch)

Volunteer Shifts:Tuesday-Friday, 9am-noon & 1-4pm / Saturday, 9am-noon & 1-4pm

Projects are held inside the Volunteer Area. Occasionally, we may hold projects outside, weather permitting. Some projects include:

• Sorting bulk produce into family–size bags.
• Sorting donations from retail stores such as Food Lion and Harris Teeter.
• Cleaning and bagging drink pouches.
• Sorting and inspecting food drive donations from individuals and corporations.
• Other activities may be available according to partner and community needs.

We cannot express enough how grateful we are to have had so many volunteers at Trask Middle School this year! To celebrate you, we would like to formally invite you to a light breakfast on Friday, May 16th at 9:00 am. Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 13th so we may plan accordingly. Thank you so much for donating your time to our staff and students. Sign up here to attend!

The Trask AIG Program is currently seeking a representative to attend the GAC meetings held once a month. If you're interested in taking on this role, please fill out the 2024-2025 NHCS GAC Liaison form and send it to Reagan Mauk at reagan.mauk@nhcs.net. Additionally, kindly send me an email to confirm that we have a spokesperson. Thank you for your support!

The Gifted Advisory Council is an independent council of AIG families, local community members, business leaders, and NHCS staff who meet monthly to support and advocate for the NHCS AIG Program. The GAC is part of the community partnership standard in the 2022-2025 NHCS AIG Plan. The council provides perspectives, information, and independent initiatives that are not shared through regular NHCS AIG communications. Please use the link above to join the GAC's mailing list for newsletters and other information for how to support your student and their school's AIG program.

Room With A View Podcast -- The International Gifted Consortium (IGC), Research Center for the Highly-Profoundly Gifted shares real-life stories, trials, and tribulations from the voices of highly and profoundly gifted children, adolescents, young adults, families, and beyond

• National Association for Gifted Children

• Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth

• The Gifted Guru

• Byrdseed

• Dr. Brian Housand

• The Kid Should See This

• Ted Ed

• Atlas Obscura

• Science Friday

• The School of Life

• MENSA for kids

• Hoagies' Gifted Education

• Bright Now!