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All WCS elementary schools accredited NC Pre-K classrooms through Children’s Council Jul 9, 2025

Watauga County Schools operates NC Pre-K classrooms at Bethel Elementary Developmental Day, Green Valley Elementary, Hardin Park Elementary, Mabel Elementary Developmental Day, and Valle Crucis... In the Media, Lucy Brock Child Development Program

Valle Crucis School educator named WCS Teacher of the Year May 21, 2025

Did you know that almost all the Teachers of the Year and the Principal of the Year at Watauga County Schools are App State alumni?! 
Congratulations to:

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School counselors discuss the importance of youth mental health, provide tips for parents Sep 12, 2023

Meredith Draughn, 2023 School Counselor of the Year, and Brian Coleman, 2019 School Counselor of the Year and Board Chair, Illinois School... Alumni Update, In the Media

Richmond County Schools honors Ismael Gomez as Assistant Principal of the Year Sep 12, 2023

Richmond County Schools takes immense pride in recognizing Ismael Gomez as the Assistant Principal of the Year.

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Concord High School teacher selected to join deep ocean exploration aboard Nautilus Sep 12, 2023

Tori Hunt, a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and science teacher at Concord High School, has been selected as a 2023 Science... In the Media, Alumni Update

Gaston County Schools honors top educators and employees Jun 6, 2023

Four employees received the most prestigious awards presented by Gaston County Schools during the 2023 Evening of Excellence ceremony, which... Alumni Update, In the Media, Middle Grades Education

1A Remaking America: The future of higher education Jun 6, 2023

It’s graduation season, which means a lot of teenagers are thinking about their futures after high school.

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Enrollment opens for App State's Lab Schools in Triad May 31, 2023

There are two in the Triad that service elementary aged students, one in Elkin and another in Walkertown. Dr.

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Rowan-Salisbury Schools announces Angela Ramey as a 2023-24 Kenan Fellow May 22, 2023

Congratulations to elementary education alumna Angela Ramey '08!

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