Mitchell High School

Mitchell High School FFA had 5 freshmen members complete the FFA Regional Rally on April 25th at Blue Ridge Community College. FFA member, Jenniah McClain competed in the FFA Creed speaking competition, in which contestants recite the 5 paragraphs of the FFA Creed to the judges. For this competition, contestants are scored on voice control, memorization of the Creed, stage presence, and poise. Jeniah came in 7th overall out of 16 contestants and 3rd in the Mitchell High School FFA Federation. The Mitchell FFA Tool Identification Team, consisting of Audrey Greene, Quinci Wise, Olivia Ollis, and Grace English competed in the Tool Identification Competition, which included a written test on the proper uses of the tools and an ID portion where they had to properly identify 40 tools. Mitchell’s Tool Identification team finished 3rd overall out of 25 teams in the regional competition and 1st in Mitchell's federation. They will represent Mitchell High School and our region and will compete at this year's State FFA Convention this June, in Raleigh. We would like to congratulate this group of outstanding Mitchell High School FFA members who represented Mitchell High well during this regional rally.

SUN Bucks: A new food assistance program for school children. Starting this summer, families that qualify can expect to receive $120 per eligible child in grocery-buying benefits on a debit-like card. These benefits can be used to purchase food at retailers that accept EBT, including most major grocery stores. Visit the SUN Bucks webpage at www.ncdhhs.gov/sunbucks to learn more. IMPORTANT: Some families will get benefits automatically sent to the mailing address in their child’s school record. Update your child’s mailing address by contacting your child’s school. SUN Bucks: Un nuevo programa de asistencia alimentaria para los niños en edad escolar. A partir de este verano, las familias que reúnen los requisitos pueden esperar recibir $120 por niño elegible en beneficios de compra de comestibles en una tarjeta parecida de débito. Estos beneficios se pueden utilizar para comprar alimentos en las tiendas minoristas que aceptan EBT, incluso en la mayoría de las tiendas de comestibles principales. Visita la página web de SUN Bucks en www.ncdhhs.gov/sunbucks para obtener más información. IMPORTANTE: Algunas familias recibirán beneficios enviados automáticamente a la dirección postal en el expediente escolar de sus niños. Comunícate con la escuela de tu niño para actualizar su dirección postal antes .

Mitchell County Schools CTE teachers recently had the opportunity to visit some of the most exciting industries in NC on their spring CTE Industry Tour. The group traveled to Charlotte to visit the Quail Hollow Club, Wells Fargo, and JR Motorsports. This semi-annual event allows CTE teachers to spend time touring businesses and industries to connect with employers, learning what jobs are available and how to best prepare the students in Mitchell County for the jobs available upon graduation. Educators walked away with a better understanding of jobs within the Hospitality and Tourism, Sports marketing, Event Management, Finance and Banking and Sport Racing Industries. Having teachers and students take industry tours is an integral part of CTE, and the teachers returned not only with knowledge related to their content area but also with professional contacts offering opportunities for students to do job shadowing and tours in the future. All of the CTE teachers in attendance learned firsthand about what skills an employer is looking for and the steps after high school for students to take to pursue a variety of careers, which was an invaluable experience.

Mitchell High's FCCLA students worked in partnership with the MHS Fine Arts Department to promote the upcoming production of "Finding Nemo." MHS FCCLA designed and painted a mural to place in the commons at MHS to advertise this production and to show support to the drama students for their hard work in making this show a success. FCCLA supports children/students/families in our community and is proud to be a part of Mitchell High!

On Thursday, April 11th, students from Mrs. Stephanie McClellan's Food and Nutrition II - Honors class provided a taco bar for Deyton Elementary's "Let's Glow Party" Parent Night. The high school students spent two days prior preparing food, and some also served the food to students and parents during the event. Special thanks to Rhonda Murphy, Deyton Cafeteria Manager for the use of the facility and Ciji Dellinger for ordering the food. Students used skills learned in their ServSafe Curriculum to serve food with proper sanitation and safety guidelines. The following students helped serve food at the event: Mason Boone Katie Duncan Ryan Harris Noella McClellan Lachlan Tunks Adam Trainham

Mitchell High FCCLA and Child Development students volunteered on Saturday morning, April 13th, to help with Child Fest hosted at Mitchell High School. These students helped with the train rides, teddy bear clinic, raffle, face painting, magic show, and various other activities presented by the BRPC. The Child Fest is a wonderful community service event that is attended by hundreds of children in our area and provides information and resources for families. Mitchell High FCCLA and Child Development courses focus on the importance of the family and positive relationships in the family unit, so this event was a great opportunity for these students to practice what they've learned in CTE classes!

Watch WLOS News 13 at 5:30 on April 15th for the Carolina Spotlight showcasing the Mitchell High CTE Animal Science Program. They will be featuring our CTE instructor, Mr. Chad Huggins, and Mitchell students enrolled in the Aminal Sciences Program at Mitchell High School.

Congratulations to students in Mrs. Katie Boone's Foods and Nutrition I class at Mitchell High for earning the ServSafe Food Handler Certification. This industry certification represents their aptitude for safe food handling practices and will earn them a pay increase for jobs in the food service industry.

Students enrolled in Mitchell High School’s Health Science Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes have been working hard to earn several certifications. After learning the curriculum pertaining to emergency response, Health Science 1 students were able to get hands-on experience as they completed the First-Aid certification course. To become certified, students had to successfully call 911 operators and complete scenarios for CPR, choking, evacuation methods, bleeding control, and stroke. The course was led by Jimmy English, instructor for American Heart Association. In addition, Health Science 2 Honors students completed a CPR certification course, led by Jimmy English, which is an extension on the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems taught in the class curriculum. In this course, students completed mock scenarios calling 911 and performing adult, child, and infant CPR and Heimlich. Health Science 2 students then used these newly developed skills to complete a Stop the Bleed Certification course taught by health science teacher Katy Grindstaff. During the course students learned how to apply tourniquets and pack wounds that are considered life-threatening without quick intervention. Students also had to complete a mock scenario where they treated a mass casualty situation involving several victims and wounds. Mitchell High Health Science would like to offer a sincere gratitude of appreciation to Jimmy English for volunteering his time and knowledge to offer these certification courses for our students.

Mitchell High School Trailblazers Outdoor Club took a fishing trip to the NC Coast during Spring Break. The new MHS Trailblazers Outdoor Club is sponsored by Mr. Chad Huggins and Mr. Mike Fox, and the trip was made possible by a $10,000 grant received through the NC Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission. The club at Mitchell now consists of 77 members, with a total of 23 members and 4 chaperones attending the fishing trip. The club made the trip to the coast and spent their time shopping, eating (a lot), spending time on the beach, and going on a 6-hour charter fishing trip. The group fished on a charter through the Calabash Fishing Fleet aboard the Cyclone. Everyone had a fantastic trip and enjoyed the opportunity to fish on the charter boat.

Mitchell County Schools Middle School students from Bowman and Harris recently participated in the annual Students @ Work Day. Through this event, over 120 students spent the day learning about their parents and guardians career's. Mitchell County Schools CTE and the NC Business Committee on Education promote the Students @ Work initiative in March each year to increase career awareness. Students were able to sign up to shadow a parent or guardian for the workday. After the workday was complete, students were asked to reflect on the day and share a lesson they learned from the experience. Below are a sample of some students' responses and students at their shadow site. RyiAnna Hoyle 5th Grade Bowman Middle - "Do it right the first time and if you don’t do it right the first time you’ll have to do it again." Teresa Brown 7th Grade Harris Middle - "The biggest lesson I learned was that sometimes not all jobs are always fun for some people." Sadie Calhoun 7th Grade Bowman Middle - "Paperwork is not my expertise and desk work is not my fave."

On April 3rd–6th, six students from Mitchell High School’s HOSA (Future Health Professionals Student Organization) traveled to Greensboro to compete and engage in leadership opportunities at the NC HOSA State Leadership Conference. Students participated in Competitive Events, Amanatage Tournament, Health Career Expo, Professional Networking, Educational Symposia, and a HOSA “Goosechase.” Students prepared for several months to compete against approximately 2,300 students in their specific events in a variety of areas including: Health Education (Hands-Only CPR), Dental Terminology, and Nutrition. HOSA is a national CTE student organization with an active chapter at Mitchell High School. CTE Health Sciences Teacher and HOSA Advisor, Mrs. Katy Grindstaff, as well as the staff and student body of Mitchell County Schools, would like to offer congratulations to all six students! Top 10 Winners Abby Richardson, Alex Huang, & Rheagan Thomas - Health Education Honorable Mention Sophia Morgan - Dental Terminology Alex Gabriel & Reynaldo Silva - Nutrition

Students in Mrs. Katie Boone's Foods I class celebrate completing their ServSafe testing with a treat-decorating and eating cupcakes. Mrs. Boone is proud of the class. Students passing will receive a certificate and their official certification.

Mitchell High CTE Career Spotlight - Alumni from 1999!

Mrs. Stephanie Pitman visited the CTE Child Development classes at Mitchell High School to discuss the care and experiences of delivering a micropreemie and the surgeries, therapies, and medicinal procedures associated with it. The students got to see her 24-week-old gestational son's blood pressure cuff, a diaper, and pictures of his progression through the NICU. Mrs. Katie Boone would like to thank Mrs. Pitman for her presentation and the care with which it was presented. The students were very engaged and asked lots of questions about her experience and his progress. The presentation allowed students to see a real-world example of pre-mature concepts discussed in the Child Development Class.

MHS's FCCLA members sold cupcakes and stuffed candy eggs for their Spring Community Service "Fun" d raiser to purchase outdoor toys/games for the children at Safe Place. These students worked hard to raise $284 and then used that money to buy outdoor play equipment to donate to SafePlace. FCCLA focuses on the family and the health and well being of the children and has partnered with Safe Place to make a difference in their community. These students decided it was important to help local families in Mitchell County. Mrs. Boone, their CTE CTSO sponsor, is very proud if all the time and effort put in by these students for this worthwhile cause!

Mitchell High students in Mrs. Boone's Child Development classes are learning the parts of the brain and the role of neurons. The students constructed brains using instant mashed potatoes, sand, hot water, and food coloring. The classes discussed the texture, weight, and size of the constructed brains and how they were similar to an adult human's brain. The students have just finished infant development and have studied how important nutrition and care are in the development of infants' brains.

Mrs. Barnett and Mrs. T. Hughes are proud to announce: At this year's Future Business Leaders of America State Conference, 19 MHS students competed in Greensboro, NC. They were able to network with 2,600 other FBLA members, attend workshops, eat great food, attend a dance, AND grow in their knowledge and speaking abilities. Headed to Nationals in Orlando, Florida this summer are: Brinkley Hodshon, Etta Laws and Landrie Gentry, 2nd Place in Community Service Project! Top Ten Finalists: Brody Miller-Business & Financial Systems Alli McClellan-Future Business Educator Ivy Young, Chloe Cook and Michaela Carroll-Hospitality & Event Management Honorable mentions include Ashlyn Buchanan, Rylee Carver, Kedren Hughes, Lauren Ringwood, Kathryn Ringwood, Chanlee Gentry, Reynaldo Silva, Addyson Roberts, Emma Sellers, Blake Thayer, and Sadie vanBrederode. A big thanks to Mrs. Carver for driving us there and back safely, Mrs. Hodshon for everything every single year, and to all of our faithful supporters! Congratulations to every competitor, we are so proud of you! Until next year...💜

How can local businesses get involved with schools to help create a skilled and educated workforce? Look at North Carolina's K-12 Talent Pipeline Toolkit, available online at https://ncchamber.com/foundation/k-12-talent-pipeline-toolkit/ Contact: CTE Facilitator for Mitchell County Schools Denise Murphy at 766-3452 if you are interested in offering a career awareness activity, exploration activity, or career experience for Mitchell County students.

Make sure to watch WLOS Thanks to Teachers this Friday to see Mr. Huggins our CTE Agriculture teacher, spotlight.