Dual Language Immersion Lottery

The kindergarten lottery for the Dual Language Immersion Program at Clyde Erwin Elementary Magnet School is open and will close on Friday, July 17. This lottery will be used to fill 17 kindergarten seats available in the CEEMS DLI program. 

If you are interested in registering your child for the DLI program at CEEMS, you can sign up for the lottery, here, starting Monday, June 29: https://onslowncc.scriborder.com/. On the application website, click on the "Dual Language Spanish Immersion" link to apply.

Summer Food Service 

The Summer Food Program in Onslow County will operate July 15-31. Curbside meals will be available free-of-charge to children 18 and under, Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-12 p.m., at the following locations:    

• Clyde Erwin Elementary School 
• Dixon Elementary School 
• Hunters Creek Elementary School 
• Northwoods Elementary School 
• Richlands Elementary School 
• Southwest Elementary School 
• Jacksonville High School 
• Southwest High School 
• Swansboro High School 

Calendar Changes for 2020-2021

On Tuesday, May 19, the Onslow County Board of Education unanimously approved a revised calendar for the 2020-2021 school year. The calendar revisions were made in response to Senate Bill 704 which was signed into law by Governor Cooper on Monday, May 4.  

Included in the bill, were provisions affecting school calendars for the upcoming academic year. The changes require that school districts develop and submit a Remote Instruction Plan, adopt a calendar which provides for the creation of five remote instruction days, include an additional five instructional days, and have an opening date for students of August 17.   

The Board also approved a staff recommendation to move the district’s two year-round schools, Clyde Erwin Elementary and Northwoods Elementary, to a traditional calendar for the 2020-2021 school year.  

Onslow Early College High School is included in the new requirements for five remote instruction days and an additional five separate and distinct instructional days. The early college calendar approved at the meeting included the additional instructional days and shifted the start for students to Monday, August 3. 

You can see the full, revised calendars for the 2020-2021 school year here: Revised Calendars. 

OCS Hiring Bus Drivers

Onslow County Schools is hiring bus drivers for the 2020-2021 school year. Applications for the July 28-30 driver class are due no later than Friday, July 24. You can find more information on the application process and future class dates here: OCS Bus Driver Classes. 

Meal Benefit Applications

The OCS School Nutrition office is currently accepting online and paper meal benefit applications. 

Paper applications are being accepted by mail at P.O. Box 99, Jacksonville, NC 28540. 

Parents can find the online application here: Meal Benefit Applications. 

Paper applications can be printed from here: Paper Meal Benefit Application. 

Spanish applications can be printed from here: Spanish Meal Benefit Application. 

You can contact the Child Nutrition office with any questions. 

Contact Information for District Communications

In order to stay up to date on the latest news and updates from the district, we encourage our families to ensure that their most recent contact information, including phone numbers and email addresses, is on file at their schools. Having current and accurate information is essential in our effort to provide the OCS family with important notices and updates.

If you or someone you know has not been, or has stopped, receiving district notices, please contact your school's data manager to confirm that your contact information is entered correctly. 

2020-2021 OCS Employee Appreciation Dates

The 2019-2020 Onslow County Schools Employee Appreciation Dates are available here: 2020-2021 OCS Employee Appreciation Dates.

This page can also be found in the Community section of the OCS website.