Students from across Burke County are practicing dragging bows across cellos and pinching their lips around saxophone reeds, ready to send the audience soaring during the Burke Youth Wind Symphony’s free concert, “Visions of Flight,” on April 19.
Over 60 years ago, the West Concord mothers, a group of Black mothers in Morganton, petitioned the Morganton City School Board and the Morganton City Council to allow their children to attend the white schools closest to their homes.
Over 60 years ago, the West Concord mothers, a group of Black mothers in Morganton, petitioned the Morganton City School Board and the Morganton City Council to allow their children to attend the white schools closest to their homes.
Given 36 hours and a handful of rules, the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics and students from across the state developed projects ranging from species-recognition apps and trash-tracking maps to prototypes of footstep stability trackers for maritime workers.
The fourth annual Lake James Watershed Symposium is a free, all-day event open to the public and sponsored by Duke Energy. It is set for Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the barn on the campus of the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics in Morganton.
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