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McDowell County Schools prepare for mandated lunch, breakfast changes
One piece of legislation is changing the look – and taste -- of school lunches.
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AIG students get creative during E3 Day
AIG students in grades four through six were invited to the fourth annual E3 day Saturday at East McDowell Junior High School. Kids could take one of 13 different enrichment classes.
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Cadets get a taste of basic training
Cadets in the McDowell High School NJROTC recently learned what life as a U.S. Marine is like during a visit to Parris Island.
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Fourth-graders learn of farm and field
Cooperative Extension Director Molly Sandfoss taught students about aquaculture during Agriculture Awareness Field Day.
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Panel will consider middle schools, ninth-grade academy
The committee is to report its findings at November's board meeting.
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Action Animals visit McDowell library
Kim Miller brought her Action Animals to the McDowell County Public Library on Friday, July 8 as part of this year?s Summer Reading Club.
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Board members stood and applauded as Trollinger said Dewey Rayburn had dedicated himself to the quality of local education, both as a guidance counselor and as a School Board member
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Trollinger praised Wayne Miller's unequalled dedication to training and commitment to the betterment of the school system and students
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Civitas Institute tallies cost of educating one McDowell child
Providing one child with a public education all the way to high school graduation may cost a lot more than you think. A study released in September by the Civitas Institute finds the cost of education in the state and North Carolina ranges from $100,736 to $265,395.
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Banged-up Titans host East Rutherford
And the hits just keep on coming.The McDowell Titans, who already had more than their share of health concerns coming into last week's game against Mitchell, absorbed two more shots in the 49-15 loss.
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Talbert: State testing is "designed for everyone to fail"
"It sounds great, doesn't it? Name something 'no child left behind' and that's great politically," he said. "How can you disagree with that?"
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School board member: Cut our pay
If one board member gets her way, the McDowell County school board will discuss at next month’s meeting the salary members receive for their work.
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School Board gives Trollinger high rating
Owenby: "Dr. Trollinger received a wonderful evaluation from the board. Overall, he scored as highly as you can score."
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Don't be tardy: Schools host open houses
The bell rings; you and your classmates run screaming to the bus. You hit the Splash Pad once or twice, watch a few reruns on TV and suddenly it's August and the bus is pulling up outside.
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School Board welcomes new member
The McDowell County Board of Education is once again a nine-member body. Patrick Ellis was sworn in Monday night to represent the Old Fort community.
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McDowell County Board of Education hears update on technical high school
The community will have to wait another month to welcome a new School Board member; Patrick Ellis is out of town with a church mission trip, according to a receptionist at Farm Bureau, his place of employment.
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Teacher wants new private school
Tami Sigmon Schultz hopes that people who want to see a new Christian school in McDowell -- one that offers a classical education-- will meet to discuss it Thursday.
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Annual effort aims to give students a good start
For most kids, the height of July is a bit early for back-to-school planning, but this is the season for Operation Backpack.
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Homeschools more popular than private schools in McDowell
"We had never heard of homeschooling until a friend, disgusted with every public and private school in the county, kept her child at home."
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Gardner is new Marion Elementary principal
Marion Elementary students will be greeted by a new smile when school opens in August. Donna Gardner was named principal earlier this month.
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Staying in the shade is a good technique to beat the heat for these new NJROTC kids Tuesday morning.
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School board takes bids on land, awards AEC work contract
The School Board dealt with some financial and real estate matters at the regular meeting for June.
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School Board appoints new member
Meet the newest member of the McDowell County Board of Public Education, Patrick Ellis of Old Fort.
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Architects present ideas for 'magnet high school'
The vision of a "career technical magnet high school" in McDowell County took several steps closer to reality this week.
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School board hears year-end reports from department heads
June's school board meeting saw a lot of loose ends tied up, marking the end off the 2009-10 school year and fiscal year.
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