In the Media

Statesville High teacher named finalist for 2023 NCCAT Beginning Teacher of the Year Award
Jan 31, 2023

Izabella Botello, an English teacher at Statesville High School, has been selected as one of 27 finalists for the 2023 North Carolina Center for the A...

Concord Middle School principal named Southwest Principal of the Year.
Jan 31, 2023

Concord Middle School Principal Tonya Williams has been selected as the 2023 Wells Fargo Southwest Principal of the Year.Williams was joined Wednesday...

Former English teacher Kerri Huffman finds ‘simple joy’ in writing her first novel
Jan 25, 2023

During her 36-year career as an English teacher at North Stanly High School, Kerri Huffman enjoyed the chance to unleash her creative side through the...

Davidson County teacher publishes first book
Jan 25, 2023

Growing up, Sydney Sanders could get lost in book series, plowing though "The Hunger Games" saga and Percy Jackson books.Now the Davidson County Welco...

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 accepting award

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...

Participate Learning

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 ...

Spooky duke

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 Talent Show

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...