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.

The Wilkes All-County Choral Clinic was held on the evening of October 19th at the John A. Walker Center. Students from all of our high schools joined together to form the SAB Choir and the SATB Advanced Choir under the direction of Tonya Smith and Bernadette Watts. Click the headline of this article to view the performances of these talented students! We are so proud of their work!

Congratulations to our superintendent, Mr. Mark Byrd! He was chosen by the North Carolina Public Schools Maintenance Association (NCPSMA) as Superintendent of the Year!

NCPSMA is made up of 8 districts, and nominations are submitted to the chairman and voted on by a committee of the organization.

Congratulations to Wilkes County Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year, Ms. Brooke Bentley! Ms. Bentley is in her second year of teaching at Wilkesboro Elementary. Click the headline to read more!

Congratulations to Wilkes County Schools 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Retirees! Click to read more.

Coach Ron Turner from Wilkes Central High School was announced as a recipient of the Homer Thompson Memorial “Eight Who Make a Difference” Award! Click to read more.

Monday, June 7th, Mr. Mark Byrd was named the 2021 Northwest Region Superintendent of the Year by the Northwest Regional Educational Service Alliance (Northwest RESA)! Mr. Byrd was chosen by his peers, which includes superintendents from 12 counties in the northwest region. Mr. Byrd will go on to compete for the title of the A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year. Click the headline to read more!

Congratulations to Wilkes County Schools 2021-2022 Principal of the Year and Teacher of the Year! Dr. Heather Freeman from North Wilkes Middle School has been named WCS Principal of the Year, and Mrs. Traci McManus from Wilkesboro Elementary is the WCS Teacher of the Year! We are so proud of you both and are thankful for your leadership and impact in our schools and classrooms.

We are excited to announce that Mr. Jeff Atwell, teacher assistant at Central Wilkes Middle School, was recently selected as a 2020 NC School Hero! The NC School Heroes program celebrates the heroic work of teachers, principals, and school workers who help students achieve their dreams. He was awarded $10,000 for himself and $10,000 for his school from the NC Education Lottery! Way to go, Mr. Atwell! We are so proud of you!