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.
Mitchell County Schools will have a Remote Learning Day tomorrow Wednesday, February 19. Please monitor the weather and stay safe!
T-Mobile Hotspots
Mitchell County Schools partnered with T-Mobile to bring the T-Mobile Project 10 Million to our students. We received a limited number of FREE hotspots for students who need connectivity at home. If you are the parent/guardian of a Mitchell High or Mayland Early College student and are in need of a hotspot, please print, sign and return the agreement linked below OR visit the school for a printed copy. We will send the hotspot home with your child once the agreement has been signed and returned to the Help Desk. We will be reaching out to middle school students in the near future.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RfHJcjz7iL7bMRg0ALcYGCmqMCJKFUYS73eeE_wfE04/edit?usp=sharing
Mitchell County Schools will have a Remote Learning Day today, Monday, February 17th. This is due to several side roads that are slick on the north end of the county and some trees down blocking roads in areas due to wind.. Staff should report by 8:00am unless you have the ability to do remote education from home.
Mitchell County Schools will be on a 2 hour delay tomorrow, Monday, February 17th. We will check roads in the morning as heavier snow is predicted from 10:00pm to midnight tonight . We will make a decision before 7:00am if a schedule change is needed. Buildings will open at 8:00am for students and staff should report by 7:50am.
We appreciate our bus drivers getting our students to school and home safely each day! Thank you!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Mitchell County Schools will continue with a 2 hour delay today, Thursday February 13th. DOT is working this morning to clear any trees or debris from roads. There will be some roads buses cannot run and these will be posted later. Students will be excused from roads buses cannot run. Parents, please notify the school if you have other circumstances and your child cannot attend due to weather-related issues. We currently have power, water, heat and communication at all our schools. Please stay safe this morning as drivers will be running on a 2 hour delay Buildings will open at 8am for student drop off.
Mitchell County Schools will be on a 2 hour delay tomorrow, Thursday, February 13th. We will check roads in the morning as there are still many concerns with trees/limbs continually falling from ice and power outages on the south end of the county. We had four schools without power, water, and heat most of the day today. We will make a decision before 7:00am if a schedule change is needed. Buildings will open at 8:00am for students and staff should report before 7:50am.
