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Eight from the RCOE Participate in the Education Policy Fellowship Program Nov 21, 2023

Eight faculty and staff in the Reich College of Education (RCOE) will be participating in the Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP): Dr. Ashley Carpenter, Dr. Shanan Fitts, Dr.

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Take a Hike: Academy at Elkin Recognized as North Carolina Year of the Trail School Aug 1, 2023

Students at the Appalachian State University’s Academy at Elkin are used to hiking — it’s part of their motto of Honesty, Integrity, Kindness, and Excellence.

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Betsy Rosenbalm and Hannah Reeder

School Boards and Educator Preparation Programs Jun 14, 2023

Listen to this podcast interview with the NC School Board Association as Dr. Hannah Reeder, assistant dean and director of lab schools, Dr.

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Three Award-Winning Children’s Authors and Illustrators Visit with the Academy Feb 18, 2021

Three award-winning children's authors, Raúl the Third, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, and Sara Varon, visited virtually with Appalachian State Univer

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App State’s Academy at Middle Fork reports significant progress Sep 17, 2019

Data on first-year student achievement released by the North C... At Appalachian, Lab School News

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Aspiring Eagle Scout enhances Academy at Middle Fork grounds Apr 30, 2019

Thanks to an aspiring Eagle Scout, the students, faculty and staff at Appalachian State University... Lab School News

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Academy at Middle Fork, App State’s lab school, helps elementary schoolers and App State students Apr 16, 2019

Academy at Middle Fork, the App State state-mandated lab school, is nearing the end of its first year in which elementary students have boosted... Lab School News

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Author visits Middle Fork Academy, talks to kids about new book Apr 2, 2019

Award-winning children’s author Derrick Barnes stopped by the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork this week to read to the s

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Student show off their "wacky socks" during the Academy's Spirit Week. Photo submitted

Academy at Middle Fork Update: January 2019 Jan 17, 2019

Students and staff at the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork spent the week before winter break building school culture and... Lab School News

Mountaineer Readers Celebrated at Appalachian Football Game on September 29. Photo by Heather Brandon

Mountaineer Readers Celebrated at Appalachian Football Game on September 29 Oct 30, 2018

Mountaineer Readers were recognized for their reading achievements during Appalachian State University’s Education Day football game on Satu

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Appalachian’s Chancellor Everts engages with students, shares books at Middle Fork Academy Sep 21, 2018

Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts engaged with the university’s youngest students to date when she visited the Appalachia

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At the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork, Appalachian Chancellor Sheri Everts prepares to read a story with students in the third grade classroom of teacher Heather Wham. Students photographed are: Clarise Serrano-Hernandez and Yarel Candela-Lucero. Photo by Marie Freeman

ASU starts Middle Fork lab school in Winston-Salem Sep 21, 2018

Appalachian State University is in its fourth week of school at a state-mandated laboratory school it launched in Winston-Salem this year.

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Chancellor Sheri Everts reads to Academy third-graders Larise Serrano Hernandez (left) and Yarel Candela-Lucero on Thursday.

From ‘our big school in the mountains,’ App State chancellor visits Middle Fork Academy students, staff Sep 4, 2018

For a short time Thursday afternoon, Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts returned to a familiar scene: a K-12 classroom.

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