Avery County Native Liz Silvers Promoted to Vice- President at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Jan 18, 2023
Liz Silvers, a veteran educator who was raised in the Powdermill Community of Avery County, has been promoted to Vice-President for Instruction at Cal...
Perspective | North Carolina schools are anything but ‘low-performing’
Jan 18, 2023
Over the past three months, our team from the Empowering Teacher Learning (ETL) project at Appalachian State University has been traversing western No...
Don Phipps of Caldwell County is the 2023 Superintendent of the Year
Nov 29, 2022
At a ceremony in Greensboro on Tuesday, Don Phipps, superintendent of Caldwell County Schools, was named the 2023 A. Craig Ph...
Appalachian State University Launches Global Leaders Scholars Program in Partnership with Participate Learning
Nov 15, 2022
Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education has a clear vision for preparing its students to become leaders in the field of ...
Witches, runners compete in annual 5K
Nov 9, 2022
Rain did not stop the 12th year of the Spooky Duke Race and it’s 318 participants from helping raise money for the Parent to Parent network. Sp...
Best Buddies organization hosts talent show
Nov 9, 2022
The Scholars with Diverse Abilities Appalachian Best Buddies organization hosted a talent show for its members Nov. 2.App State’s Scholars with...
Top 10 Under 40: Educators, accountants among those who made prestigious Hickory Young Professionals list
Nov 9, 2022
Sabrina Cook, an Appalachian State University alumni, and JuanEs Ramirez, prior Educational Outreach Program Manager at Appalachi...
Public School Forum of North Carolina Announces Inaugural North Carolina Educator Pipeline Collaborative Cohort
Oct 17, 2022
The Public School Forum of North Carolina is working to ensure that all North Carolina students have access to a diverse, highly effective educator wo...
Wilmington's 40 Under 40 Class of 2022: Emily Barlas
Oct 4, 2022
Emily Barlas, a graduate from Appalachian State Univeristy's Clinical Mental Health graduate program, is a part of the 2022 40 under 40. ...
East McDowell Middle School’s Tracey Widmann named McDowell County Principal of the Year
Oct 3, 2022
Tracey Widmann, principal of East McDowell Middle School has been named the 2023 McDowell County Schools Principal of the Year, administrators announc...