For those who read my columns every Saturday, first I would like to say thank you for giving me the privilege of covering news inside of Freedom High School. Second, on April 1, I covered students …

Paint. Pencil. Clay. Fabric. Mixed media. Students at North Carolina School for the Deaf, from preschool through high school, displayed their works during the school’s Annual Art Show, which opened …

If you’re prone to speaking ill of today’s young people, don’t start spouting that negativity in front of Draughn High School’s reigning super-sub, 83-year-old Linda Huffman, ‘cause she …

State statute requires school board members and county commissioners to work together to determine local funding allocations to schools. That statutory requirement, however, does not mean that the …

Band and Chorus Heritage Middle School has a superior music program. Mr. Poteat reported, “The Heritage seventh and eighth grade chorus attended NCMEA MPA in Gastonia on Monday, March 27, and …

More people are trapped in modern slavery and are being trafficked today than at any other time in history. In the U.S., 800,000 children are reported missing yearly. Each year, human trafficking is …

Burke County Public Schools students participated in the 40th annual Burke County Special Olympics on Friday, May 5 after a one-week rain delay. These amazing athletes gave it their all and had …

Dr. James Davis was not looking for a job. He was looking for a fit. The Morganton native had no complaints about his nearly 25 years in education. From classroom teacher to administrator to …

A collaboration between the agricultural and art classes at the North Carolina School for the Deaf turned neighborly when they decided to gift one of their quilt designs to the …

Burke County Public Schools' middle school robotics teams challenged each other during a VEX Robotics Competition Spin Up on April 20. East Burke Middle School finished first followed by Liberty …

In EDU-279 Literacy Development and Instruction, student Katie Feimster quizzed her fellow students on Chapter 11 about spelling and writing. She cheered and teased her fellow students as they …

Seven high school students gather at a round table in a quiet room at Freedom High School. At first, their mood reflects the room. They exchange shy giggles and reticent stares. But with …

They painted. They cut shapes in Play-Doh. They played with miniature cooking sets. The kids who boarded the Buster Bus parked in the Hildebran Town Hall were ready for fun.Each Thursday and Friday, …

On March 29, Freedom High School conducted a World Food Day. Nine cultures were represented at the event coming from all over the world from Europe to Asia. Mrs. Martin, an English teacher at FHS, …

March 20 is not only the beginning of spring (5:24 p.m. to be exact). That date also marks the opening of kindergarten enrollment at Burke County Public Schools. Parents with children turning 5 …

Coffee delivered by robots? That may not be happening in downtown Morganton yet, but that is the premise behind the challenge posed to Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) students in area elementary and middle schools.  …

Wearing a T-shirt with 100 eyes. Bouncing a basketball 100 times. Dressing like a 100-year-old. Students school-wide at New Dimensions: A Public Charter School celebrated their 100th day of school on …

Ted Pedro has worked as a parent educator at Mountain View Elementary School since 2018. He helps immigrant children and their parents overcome challenges inside and outside of school. As a Guatemalan immigrant himself, he understands the difficulties many face. 

Burke County Public Schools established a 2023-2028 strategic plan that went into effect at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year. 

Hallyburton Academy students overcome obstacles to graduate from high school.  Their future goals echo those of seniors in traditional high schools.