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Over the next few weeks, the school district's three lottery application schools will hold student information sessions as part of the ongoing lottery application window.  The sessions will allow students and families the opportunity to learn more about the schools and the unique programming opportunities each  has to offer. The schedule for the upcoming student information sessions is as follows:

Wayne School of Technical Arts (WSTA)
WSTA will hold an information session for current 5th and 8th grade students and their families on Thursday, February 15, at 5:30 PM in the Meadow Lane Elementary cafeteria. Opened in Fall 2022, WSTA offers a STEM-themed education, providing students the opportunity to earn the AP Capstone Diploma Endorsement and/or industry credentials in a technical arts field of study. In addition to core curriculum classes, students will have the opportunity to earn the AP Capstone Diploma Endorsement and/or the opportunity to earn industry credentials in a technical arts field of study. The school is located on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and is open to both military connected and non-military connected middle/high grades students.

Wayne Early Middle College High School (WEMCHS)
WSTA will hold an information session for current 8th grade students and their families on Tuesday, February 20, at 6 pm in the Wayne Community College auditorium. As part of the information sessions, students and staff members will share more about the school and their experience. Opened in 2006, WEMCHS is an innovative school consisting of grades 9-13. Located on the campus of Wayne Community College, students have the opportunity to complete their North Carolina high school graduation requirements and a two-year Associate Degree or two years of college transfer courses in a 4-5 year period. Students do not pay for tuition or purchase college textbooks. Students are dually enrolled in high school and college courses. All high school courses are offered at the honors level.

Wayne School of Engineering (WSE)
Wayne School of Engineering will hold an information session for current 5th grade students and their families on Tuesday, February 27, at 6 PM in the Goldsboro High auditorium. As part of the information session, students and parents will learn about the school's innovative programming and its upcoming move to its own stand-alone campus beginning in August 2024. Opened in 2007, WSE is an innovative school consisting of grades 6-13. Students are provided an honors curriculum with an emphasis on collaboration. In conjunction with high school courses, students are provided the opportunity to obtain a two-year associate's degree from Wayne Community College. NOTE: In August 2024, WSE will open as a stand-alone school at the former Wayne Academy campus located at 801 Lionel Street in Goldsboro. Over the summer, WSE will move off of the Goldsboro High campus with Wayne Academy also being relocated to a new campus.

Parents unable to attend an information session can contact a school directly for more information. The deadline to apply to be included in a lottery for a school is 5 PM on March 8. Students and families can apply to the lottery by clicking on Lottery Application.