ASHEBORO – The Randolph County School System has found itself with a bit of extra funding. At its Oct. 21 meeting, the RCSS Board of Education approved the acceptance of two grants. The first was a $50,000 Career and Technical Education Grade Expansion grant from the Education and Workforce Innovation Commission. The grant will provide […]
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, […]
ASHEBORO – Randolph County has taken a big step toward the construction of a new elementary school as the Randolph County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of land for the new Liberty Elementary School. At its Oct. 7 meeting, the board approved the purchase of 32 acres of land at a sale price of […]
Gustavo Agudelo (Courtesy photo) ASHEBORO – Ten residents have applied for a vacancy on the Board of Education for Asheboro City Schools. There’s a vacant seat due to the resignation of Gustavo Agudelo, who has moved out of state for work. The eligible applicants are: Jennyfer Bucardo of 2491 Whirlwind Lane; Mikayla Cassidy of 725 […]
Commencement dates have been set for the Class of 2025 at county schools ASHEBORO – The Randolph County School System reported a four-year graduation rate of 88.6% for the Class of 2024. That was a slight increase from the 88.1 percent for the Class of 2023. At 90.2%, Asheboro City Schools saw a rather large […]
ASHEBORO – Stephen Gainey, who has been the superintendent of the Randolph County School System since 2013, had his contract extended by the Board of Education for an additional four years with his term now set to end June 30, 2028. “Dr. Gainey continues to lead the Randolph County School System with strategic, long-term thinking […]
Here’s English teacher Elizabeth Tillery in a Trinity classroom earlier this month. (Courtesy of Caiden Brown / Trinity student) TRINITY – Elizabeth Tillery wasn’t all that familiar with Trinity High School when she took her first job out of college. But she was quite certain that teaching was going to be her passion. That hasn’t […]
ASHEBORO – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office will be looking to hire a part-time SRO officer following the decision of the Board of Commissioners at the Sept. 3 meeting. The board approved a request made by the Sheriff’s Office on behalf of Uwharrie Charter Academy for the creation of a part-time deputy sheriff SRO position […]
RAMSEUR – Ramseur Elementary School has been awarded a USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant for this school year. Beginning this week, a fresh fruit or vegetable snack will be provided to all students at the school at no cost. Snacks will be available in the classroom during designated snack time. Students won’t be […]
ASHEBORO – Five finalists have been named for Teacher of the Year in the Randolph County School System. They are Elizabeth Tillery of Trinity High School, Harmonee Klein of Hopewell Elementary School, Lauren Wood of Randolph Early College, Sarah Davis of Randleman High School and William Villano of Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve. The winner will be […]
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