The NCDPI's Office of Early Learning has developed and released "Literacy at Home" to provide continuing support for our youngest readers. Families and communities may use this resource for activities that specifically target the literacy skills needed to help children become proficient readers. Click the headline above for more information and to access this resource!

Congratulations to the recently named Employees of the Year in Child Nutrition! The Manager of the Year is Diane Roberts from Mt. Pleasant Elementary School, the Assistant Manager of the Year is Amanda Parrish from North Wilkes High School, and the Employee of the Year is Kimberly Holloway from North Wilkes High School. We are so proud of all of you! Thanks for everything you do!

Congratulations to Jennifer LeBlanc, a math and computer science teacher at West Wilkes High School, on being named a Burroughs Wellcome grant recipient. This 3-year, $180,000 grant will provide students with opportunities to explore cryptology and cybersecurity through hands-on problem-solving challenges, community partnerships, and a 2-week travel study to Maryland, England, and Poland. Way to go, Ms. LeBlanc!

Congratulations to Dr. Heather Freeman from North Wilkes Middle School! She was recently named the NC Northwest Regional Principal of the Year! Dr. Freeman will be one of nine finalists competing for the honor of North Carolina Principal of the Year. We are so proud of her and wish her the best of luck as she advances!

An up-to-date version of the CTE Course Guide has recently been published and made available on this website. Print copies are also available in the counselor's office at each of our high schools. Click the headline of this article to view the course guide.

The ESL Department recently released a new ESL Cookbook! As an assignment, EL students interviewed family members and wrote down their favorite recipes. With the help of our ESL department, they put all the recipes into one cookbook! Click the headline of this article to check it out!

Wilkes County Schools recently welcomed North Carolina's Teacher of the Year, Ms. Eugenia Floyd from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, and the Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Erin Ellington from Watauga County Schools. They visited our Central Services and two of our schools to see our students and staff in action! Click the headline of this article to view pictures from their visit!

We are so excited to share that Moravian Falls Elementary School has been named as a 2022 US News & World Report BEST PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL! They placed among the top elementary schools in the state of North Carolina and as one of the best public elementary schools in the nations, according to Mark W. White, VP of US News & World Report. Click the article headline to learn more! Congratulations, MFES!

Congratulations to our Director of Student Services, Mrs. April Marr! She was presented with the 2021 CARE Award (Children Are Reason Enough) from the student services department for going above and beyond for our students and staff!

During the recent Art Exhibit at Central Services, students and families had the opportunity to celebrate our student artists and take pictures in our fall-themed photobooth. Those pictures have been edited and are now available! Click the headline of this article for more information.