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Three academic colleges celebrate 50th anniversary with goods drive
Oct 29, 2018

App State’s College of Arts and Science, the College of Fine and Applied Arts and Reich College of Education celebrate their 50th anniversaries by g...

Queer pedagogy talk sheds light on LGBTQ students in slideshow
Oct 23, 2018

Matthew Thomas-Reid gave a lecture in Belk Library and Information Commons about queering educational institutions and the importance of speaking to m...

Alumna Michelle Baker '13 chosen as McDowell’s Principal of the Year

Alumna Michelle Baker '13 chosen as McDowell’s Principal of the Year
Oct 15, 2018

Michelle Baker, principal of Eastfield Global Magnet, has been selected by her fellow principals as the 2019 Principal of the Year for McDowell County...

Edgecombe Early College High School Principal Matt Smith.

Alumnus Matt Smith '94 Named 2018-19 Principal of the Year for Edgecombe County Public Schools
Oct 15, 2018

The principal of Edgecombe Early College High School has been named the 2018-19 Principal of the Year for Edgecombe County Public Schools.Matt Smith, ...

Lucas was surprised with this news at Royal Oaks Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 21 during a staff meeting.

Lucas named CCS Assistant Principal of the Year
Oct 2, 2018

Danielle Lucas, assistant principal at Royal Oaks Elementary School, has been selected as the 2018-2019 Assistant Principal of the Year for Cabarrus C...

Hendersonville Middle's Luke Manuel is surprised with the Principal of the Year award this afternoon by Superintendent Bo Caldwell during a pep rally at the school.

Hendersonville Middle’s Luke Manuel is Principal of the Year
Sep 28, 2018

Luke Manuel '00 of Hendersonville Middle was named the 2018-19 Principal of the Year for Henderson County Public Schools this afternoon at a pep rally...

Gabriel with his wife Mandy Gabriel and their two sons Trysten and Layton

Newton-Conover City Schools announces new superintendent
Aug 21, 2018

Newton-Conover City Schools announced that the associate superintendent will become the school system’s new superintendent, according to a press rel...

Calandra Davis was announced as the new principal of Jenkins Elementary School following the Hickory Public Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday.

New principal named at Jenkins Elementary
Aug 20, 2018

Calandra Davis '08 was announced as the new principal of Jenkins Elementary School in Hickory, North Carolina.A native of Columbia, S.C., and a reside...

Jennifer Owens has been named The ARC f Davidson County's Volunteer of the Year

Owens is Arc Volunteer of the Year
Jul 2, 2018

Jennifer Owens, who has taught special needs children for 39 years, brings her same enthusiasm for working with exceptional children to her volunteer ...

Kannapolis City Schools Superintendent Dr. Chip Buckwell, center, was inducted into the Appalachian State University Rhododendron Society.

Appalachian State honors KCS superintendent
Jun 27, 2018

Dr. Chip Buckwell has been inducted into the Appalachian State University Rhododendron Society as a tribute to his contributions to education. Buckwel...