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
We are so excited to partner with one of our own Mitchell Miners to bring you the best Miners merch!! Come get your own swag provided by third grade teacher and local small-business owner, Justin Hollifield (Hi-Fi Soap)!! Proceeds from each sale benefit the school.
Mitchell Elementary School and Mitchell Middle School will host a Community Open House on Friday, August 16 from 5:00-7:00. Tours will be given every 30 minutes.
We had a scheduling conflict with the Mitchell Elementary and Mitchell Middle School Open House schedule for next week. The updated schedule is below. School will still begin on August 19.
Mitchell County Schools would like to thank
@The Quartz Corp for their work to move our staff into Mitchell Elementary and Mitchell Middle School today. Quartz sent over 100 employees to load all classroom materials from Deyton, Bowman, and Harris, drive them in U Hauls and tractor trailers to the new school, and unload them into the classrooms. Quartz also provided lunch and shirts for staff. This was a day that truly was an example of "community" and a corporation giving back to their community. What a great day it was for Mitchell County Schools and Quartz Corp! Thank you so much!
Mitchell Middle School Supply List
Do you have the Mitchell County Schools App? Download it now for easy access to Back to School Information! School Start Times and End Times, Open House Schedule, the First Week of School Schedule, and Supply Lists are posted in the " Documents" folder under "2024 Back to School."
