Mitchell Middle School Basketball Tryouts are happening next week!
If you are unable to attend due to transportation or storm related issues, please contact Stephanie Warren (swarren@mhslive.net ) or Whitney Ledford (wledford@mhslive.net).
We are Mitchell Strong! Ordering information for these t shirts is coming very soon. All proceeds will go to Mitchell County Schools. Thank you Hi Fidelity Soap Co. for the awesome design!
On Tuesday, October 15th, Troyers and Friends will be providing breakfast at 8:00 AM, lunch at 12:00 PM, and supper at 5:00 PM at the new Mitchell Elementary/Middle School. They will not be able to take call-ahead orders, as this will be first-come, first-served. They successfully served nearly 850 plates tonight, so try to arrive as close to the allotted times as possible. Also, please enter off of 226, circling around the front of the building and continuing to the back of the building for pickup. They will continue serving until the food runs out. The cooking is delicious, and we hope you stop by and enjoy!
Please consider donating to one of these funds, which will go directly toward student trips that have already been planned. Deposits and payments are due for some of the trips, and we do not want to ask our students to pay any money during this difficult time. This is one way we can offer a little hope and a sense of normalcy.
Our Juniors and Seniors already missed out on school trips during COVID, and we don’t want that to happen again this year due to circumstances beyond our control. Please share this message with any contacts you may have outside of our community!
MCS Update...
Thank you to our staff, students, and parents for the work you have done in our communities for the past 2 weeks. We believe that all students and staff have been accounted for and cannot wait to welcome them back to our buildings. Please know that we are working hard to get our students back to school as soon as possible. We do have a few announcements...
1. All K-5 students may stop by their school on Tuesday to pick up a learning exploration kit. These will include fun literacy, math, and art activities for students while they are out of school.
2. We know college application deadlines are quickly approaching for high school seniors. We will have staff available to help seniors with these next week.
3. Varsity high school sports will resume next week on a revised schedule. The MHS Varsity Volleyball team will play Heritage and Avery at Mitchell Middle School beginning at 12:00pm on Wednesday. Admission is $5. The MHS Varsity Football team will travel to Draughn next Saturday, October 19 for a 2:00pm kickoff.
We know there are many needs to be met over the next weeks and months. Please know we are here to support our entire school community,however possible.
Our MCS leadership teams have met the past two days to discuss the immediate and future needs of our schools and students. While we are working to make sure basic needs are met, we are also looking at the remainder of the school year. Our students and their families have faced losses that will cause financial hardships for the foreseeable future. We are still planning for field trips to happen as would be scheduled during a normal school year, especially the OBX trip for 8th grade, Washington DC trip for Juniors, and the Senior Trip. We want every student who wants to attend these trips to have the opportunity to go. The link below will go to a fund that will provide these opportunities for students when they return to school. Thank you so much for helping us take care of all the needs of our students.
https://mitchellcountyschools.betterworld.org/donate
We urge you to follow the Mitchell County NC Government and Michell County Emergency Management pages. We will try to share community updates when possible, but like everyone else, we don't have cell service unless we go outside the area.
Good evening from Mitchell County Schools. Our community is devastated. We will be closed until further notice. We urge our staff to volunteer at local shelters during this time of need. We will keep you updated with information as we have it. We are Mountaineer Strong.
Late last night, flooding threatened our gym, auditorium, band room, and commons area of Mitchell High School. A huge thank you to our custodians, SROs, maintenance, coaches, board of education, school administrators, central office, Ledger Fire Department, and Tanner Winchester from Vannoy Construction for working in the rain and mud to prevent damage to our school. Situations like this remind us what a wonderful group of people we work with inside our schools and in the community.
Mitchell High School Homecoming Court will be presented in the Mitchell High School gym at 6:30pm. The football game is still on schedule as of right now.
Mitchell County Schools will be Closed tomorrow, Thursday Sept 26th and Friday, Sept 27th due the severe rain and wind event predicted to hit our area. We are forecasted to receive up to 15+ inches of rainfall and sustained winds of 50 mph+. Rainfall is predicted to become heavy after midnight tonight. Please stay safe and monitor this weather event!
The Mitchell High School football game has been rescheduled from Friday until tomorrow night at 7:00pm. At this time, our school schedule will remain as planned, with a 2 hour early release day on Friday. We will continue monitor the weather and will keep you informed if changes are needed in the schedule later in the week.
Just a reminder that next Friday is an Early Release Day!
Next week, September 23-27, is School Bus Ridership Week across school districts in North Carolina. The funding that we get for transportation is dependent on the number of students who ride a school bus during this week. Even if your child rides the bus occasionally, we ask that they please ride at least one day next week.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month September 15th - October 15th!!
Did you know there are other school districts across our nation named Mitchell County Schools? It has come to our attention that sometimes the information posted on social media pages associated with these districts can be confused with our district. Just look at the account information (and purple!) to make sure you are on the correct page.
Are you interested in becoming a bus driver? Mitchell County Schools will host bus driver training next week!
Thank you all for a great start to the school year! Just a reminder that schools wills be closed on Monday, September 2 for the Labor Day Holiday and Tuesday, September 3 for Staff Development. We look forward to seeing students again on Wednesday, September 4!
It has come to our attention that a photo and comments are circulating on social media regarding bus capacity. The bus capacity for elementary students is 54, 45 for middle school students, and 36 for high school students. We are contacting each bus driver to ensure that buses were not over these limits and make any necessary adjustments. There may be 3 students to a seat, but at no time will students sit on the floor of the bus. We work daily to make sure our buses are safe and efficient. If you have a concern, please don’t hesitate to contact school administration. Problems are solved much better through conversation than social media posts.
We have updated some of our bus routes. If you cannot see the images, please click the link to view the live document: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xtsVp1WDjomla4AWr_c9mfaNhbiJBlVDtefxL36Jlfw/edit?usp=sharing
