Posts made in May, 2018

Inspiration from a local artist

On the last day of the school year, we took one last trip up to the Foothills Arts Council. We take the kids there periodically to look at the artwork and to create their own art. The visit on Friday included a special treat, a Q&A session with local artist Geoffrey Walker. When we arrived, Geoffrey was casually playing the piano that sits in the gallery at the...

As part of our Earth Day celebration this year, our students took a field trip to one of the beautiful trails here in Elkin. This trip was fun, educational, and most of all, a way for our school to give back to our community. The trails are such a valuable asset in our community. Our students enjoy using the trails and wanted to do a service project to benefit...

Over the summer, we will be moving into our new school building. That means that we will have lots of work to do up-fitting the new space inside and out. For our school, having an outdoor classroom is a critical part of our curriculum.  Joe, from West Depot Architecture, has been working with the students to design the new outdoor classroom. They started with a...

When coming in 38th is better than 1st

If you know me, you know that I am competitive. So you might think that I would be upset that our Science Olympiad team came in 38th in the Battery Buggy competition this weekend. Not true. This is why I am so proud of our team. This is the third year that our school has participated in the NC Science Olympiad but the first year in the Middle School Division, which...