Mitchell County Schools EC Program would like to thank Subs with SuitCASEs for visiting our RISE and LIFE classrooms. A great time was had by all!
Subs with SuitCASEs (Creative Approaches to Substitute Education) is a unique collaboration that places professional teaching artists in local classrooms, supporting students and teachers.
Lessons provide students with engaging curriculum-related art activities that explore school topics through visual art, storytelling, music, drama, poetry and more. Penland Community Collaborations staff work as teaching artists during these rounds, along with professional artists from our area.
The past few weeks students in our EC classrooms, in all of our schools,have had the amazing opportunity to have Subs with SuitCASEs artists, Sam Maren (storytelling and music) and Michelle Lord (visual art) visit and present multi sensory lessons.
A special thank you to RISE Disaster Relief & Recovery and Mission Christmas for providing new Nike shoes to our students! Gouge Primary and Mitchell High School students received their shoes today. Greenlee Primary, Mitchell Elementary, Mitchell Middle and Mayland Early College will receive their shoes after spring break.
One more day until Spring Break begins! We hope everyone has a safe Spring Break next week and will see you on Monday, April 21.
Mitchell County Schools Pre K is enrolling for the 2025-26 School Year!
Are you interested in becoming a bus driver? Bus driver training is happening next week!
Our students weren't in school on Friday to celebrate Rock Your Socks Day, but our staff still wore their crazy socks to raise awareness for Down Syndrome!
Tonight's Board of Education meeting will be streamed live on the Mitchell County Schools' (@mitchellcountyschools) YouTube channel at 5:30 pm.
Mitchell County Schools was made aware this evening of an arrest in the community of a non-Mitchell County Schools employee, who works for another area educational organization. Mitchell County Schools can confirm that this matter does not involve any students, per Mitchell County Sheriff Street.
There is information that is being shared on social media and in the community about an incident at one of our schools today. Discipline issues and threats are thoroughly investigated by school administrators and, if necessary, law enforcement according to school and district policy. As always, if there were immediate or credible threats made, parents would be notified. We care about the safety of all students.
If you haven't checked out the Student Art Show at the TRAC Gallery in Spruce Pine, this is the final week of the show. Thank you to our art teachers, Penland, and TRAC for the opportunities in art they provide our students. We love looking at the work of our talented students!
Kindergarten Registration is happening next week!
Due to additional snow and ice across some parts of the county this morning, Mitchell County Schools be closed for students today, Thursday, March 6. This will be a Schedule 2 Workday for staff. There will be no remote learning.
Due to snow and ice across some parts of the county this morning, MItchell County Schools be on a 2 hour delay today, Thursday, March 6. This will allow DOT trucks to address those roads. We will continue to assess road conditions and monitor the weather. Any additional changes to the school schedule, if necessary, will be announced by 7:00 AM. Buildings will open for drop off for students beginning at 8:10 am.
Special thank you to Mitchell County Schools Transportation Team who was out at 4:00am and DOT Workers for clearing roads of debris and trees that occurred from the 70+ mph wind gusts all night on the north end of our county last night. It takes everyone working together to get our students to school safely each day.
Due to high winds and hazardous travel conditions across many parts of the county this morning, Mitchell County Schools will be on a two hour delay today, Wednesday, March 5. We will continue to assess road conditions and monitor the weather. We will announce any additional changes to the school schedule, if necessary, by 7:00 AM. Buildings will open for drop off for students beginning at 8:15 am.
We’re excited to announce that NC State Superintendent @MoGreenNCDPI is bringing his #MoWantsToKnowNC listening & learning tour to the Northwest region on March 18 at 6PM.
Anyone passionate about public education is welcome to attend at Hibriten HS.
Details & registration: go.ncdpi.gov/NorthwestMWTK
#MoWantsToKnowNC #nced
The Western Highlands Conference basketball tournament at Mitchell High School has been postponed to tomorrow night. Games will start with JV girls at 4:00.
Mitchell County Schools will have a Remote Learning Day tomorrow, Friday, February 21.
Congratulations to MHS wrestler Bryson McFalls! Bryson won the 1A Regional this past weekend and will compete for a state championship in Greensboro this weekend. Good luck, Bryson!
Mitchell County Schools will be have a Remote Learning Day tomorrow, Thursday, February 20th. Snow is falling in areas of our county with more predicted tonight. Also, black ice will be prevalent in the morning with wet roads.
