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‘My Insides Started Boiling’: North Carolina Mother Outraged After Middle Schooler Writes N-word on Daughter’s Arm at Yearbook Signing Party and Then Hit Her Daughter for Telling
Local authorities and a civil rights group are investigating an incident at a North Carolina middle school in which a student wrote a racial slur […] ‘My Insides Started Boiling’: North Carolina Mother Outraged After Middle Schooler Writes N-word on Daughter’s Arm at Yearbook Signing Party and Then Hit Her Daughter for Telling
Pilot Mountain Civic Club awards scholarship
Members of the Pilot Mountain Civic Club recently recognized the recipient of the 2024 Civic Club Scholarship Award at their June 18 meeting. This long-standing tradition is an annual award given to a student planning to attend Surry Community College. The Civic Club collaborates with the counselors at East Surry High School who evaluate applicants based on need as well as achievement of specific academic criteria. A panel of principals, counselors, and assistant principals review senior student applications and recommend the award recipient. ...
East Bend Elementary students decorate bus interior
Mae Luffman, a former East Bend Town Commissioner, wondered what would fill her time after she left her post on the board. She soon found herself driving a bus for Yadkin County Schools. Luffman's students at East Bend Elementary School began bringing her drawings and school worksheets which she decided to put up on display inside the bus. "The children love decorating the bus so that others can see their...
Academy gets graduates fired up
Much goes in to being a firefighter, as graduates of the Mount Airy Citizens Fire Academy learned during a five-week series that explored the ins and outs of an unpredictable and sometimes-dangerous profession. “There was something hands-on every week,” said Emily Mauck, one of nine participants in the second-annual program lasting from May 6 to June 12. For example, the active group witnessed a live structural burn of a house...
Elkin school board appoints new member, rejecting GOP choice
The Elkin City Schools Board of Education has a new member — but not the one chosen for a vacant seat by the Surry County Republican Party. The opening was created when Johnny Blevins resigned last month because he is moving out of the school district. Because the school board is partisan, state law puts the local GOP in charge of selecting a replacement. That organization presented Patty Crosswhite, but...
Connor Sechrist signs with Montreat College
Mount Airy’s Connor Sechrist signed his National Letter of Intent and will continue his tennis career at Montreat College. “It means the world to me to sign, and I’m very blessed to have the opportunity to play at the collegiate level,” Sechrist said. “I most look forward to growing and improving my tennis game with new experiences and new competition. “I want to thank my mom and my dad for...
Retired School Personnel announce scholarships
The higher-education plans of two Surry County students have received a financial boost from a local group. Aysha Easter of Mount Airy High School and Kayla Wall, Surry Central High School, are the 2024-2025 scholarship recipients of the Surry County Retired School Personnel. The scholarships of $1,200 each will go toward their studies at Surry Community College, according to Jane Bell, president of the group. ...
Surry-Yadkin Works student completes Teacher Aide Apprenticeship
Demi Moore was recognized by the Yadkin County School Board of Education for her successful completion of a Teacher Aide Apprenticeship through Surry-Yadkin Works on June 3. At the monthly meeting of the school board, Moore was presented with a Certificate of Apprenticeship Completion from the N.C. Community College System. Additionally, she was presented with an Apprenticeship Journeyworker Certificate, a nationally recognized credential issued by the U.S. Department of Labor. ...
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