ASHEBORO — Renovations have been going at a good pace for projects involving Asheboro City Schools facilities, Jody Cox told the district’s board of education. Cox, director of maintenance and facilities for the school system, spoke at January’s board meeting with renovation updates, primarily involving South Asheboro Middle School. Cox said construction teams have done […]
There were slight upticks in graduation rates in Randolph County in most-recent calculations released from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The Randolph County School System and Asheboro City Schools have similar four-year graduation rates. For 2024-25, Asheboro checked in at 90.9 percent for an increase of 0.7. RCSS was listed at 90.8 percent […]
ASHEBORO — Phillip Cheek is a candidate again for an elected position in Asheboro, just with a different target. Cheek, who has been on the Board of Education with Asheboro City Schools for nearly two decades, is running for a position on the Asheboro City Council. “I still want to serve my city and try something […]
ASHEBORO — The decision by the Randolph County School System to nix middle school athletics connections to Asheboro City Schools and Uwharrie Charter Academy sent some shockwaves through the community last week. For Asheboro City Schools, it’s a matter of finding the next move in an unexpected development. “We didn’t see this coming,” said Aaron […]
ASHEBORO — The process of a restructuring of the Asheboro City Schools Board of Education will begin with this fall’s elections. In time, the changes will be reducing the number of seats on the board from 11 to seven. Terms will be adjusted in length from six years to four years, while elections for the […]
Construction work has been ongoing at South Asheboro Middle School as part of an Asheboro City Schools project. (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — The largest current facilities project involving Asheboro City Schools is ongoing at South Asheboro Middle School. The district’s board of education approved a contract amendment with Bobbitt Construction during […]
ASHEBORO — There will be primaries for the mayoral race and city council seats in Asheboro for the fall elections. Two candidates – Brett Thompson and Jennyfer Bucardo – entered the mayoral race Friday, which was the final day for candidates to file. They’ll join sitting city council members Eddie Burks and Joey Trogdon looking […]
Big graduating classes were among the themes for high school commencements this spring in Randolph County. The largest class was at Asheboro High School with 352 graduates. That marks the school’s biggest class in 25 years. Most high school commencements in the county were held this week, though there were a couple earlier. Within the […]
Here’s Jessica Hoffmire with Uwharrie Charter Academy Elementary School students showing the grant certificate from the Randolph Electric Membership Corporation. (REMC photo) ASHEBORO — Five educators in schools in Randolph County are recipients of grants through the Randolph Electric Membership Corporation. Bright Ideas grants support classroom projects in the subjects of agriculture, science, art, music and […]
ASHEBORO – Asheboro High School’s list of career academies in conjunction with Randolph Community College has grown. The offerings have expanded to include light duty diesel, zoo horticulture, advanced manufacturing and community support services in addition to collision repair academy. The partnership between the high school and RCC began in 2018 with the automotive academy, […]
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