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'I Have a Dream' awards planned in Statesville
For the past 17 years, the Martin Luther King Day committee has honored the late civil rights leader with a prayer breakfast and a day of helping local nonprofits with beautification or other projects.
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Iredell's proposed budget shows increase in education spending
Education spending accounts for 44.6 percent of the first draft of the 2012-13 fiscal year budget that was presented to Iredell County Commissioners by County Manager Ron Smith this week.
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I-SS board honors Keith Williams for service
Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education member Keith Williams said goodbye to the Iredell County Government Center’s meeting room for the last time as a public servant Monday.
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U.S. News & World Report ranks SHS 11th-best public school in N.C.
U.S. News & World Report named Statesville High School the 11th best public high school in North Carolina in the magazine’s latest rankings of the best high schools in the nation.
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Students' skills well-represented nationally
Over the next few months, 14 students from Mooresville’s N.F. Woods Technology and Arts Center will be attending national conferences through school clubs and career course studies.mobile robotics contest.
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Dozen graduate from VPAC
The Visual and Performing Arts Center Early College High School (VPAC) held its second annual graduation ceremony Friday with six times as many students picking up diplomas than did in last year’s inaugural commencement.
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South Iredell students embrace 'Power of Purple'
Judy Kurfees has become something of a mother to the students and teachers at South Iredell High School.
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MCC GED graduates celebrate successes, future
Letha Foust's road to finishing high school has been a long one.
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'America's Got Talent' winner to perform at Statesville High
Landau Murphy Jr. has performed to sold-out audiences in places like New York and Los Angeles — and on May 20, the 2011 “America’s Got Talent” winner will take the stage in Statesville.
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I-SS, MGSD in race for $20,000
Iredell-Statesville Schools will win $20,000 to use toward educational programs if driver Paul Menard wins either the NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Race or the Coca-Cola 600 later this month.
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From the farm to the classroom
Kindergartners from N.B. Mills held small, fluffy chicks with amazement and looked them over carefully as a student volunteer from North Iredell High told the children how they could determine if their bird was a boy or a girl.
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Education panel: Let teachers focus on teaching
Dr. Terry Stoops, education director for the John Locke Foundation, a free-market think tank in Raleigh, believes Iredell-Statesville Schools and Mooresville Graded School District are two of the most efficient school systems in the state.
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MHS drama program revives with 'Grease'
A dormant program for the past six years, the Mooresville High School drama club will spring to life again this weekend with a presentation of the musical "Grease."
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I-SS teams sweep auto skills competition
Automotive technology students from the Career Academy and Technical School dominated the Ford / AAA Auto Skills Competition held at Lowe’s Motor Speedway last Thursday.
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Employers to seek workers for 100 jobs at MCC fair on May 3
After a big climb at the beginning of the year, Iredell’s jobless rate fell in March to 10 percent.
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State education leaders get tours of two I-SS schools of innovation
Iredell-Statesville Schools showed off its latest advancements to dignitaries Tuesday.
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Greening the Curriculum helps students learn science concepts
Science class meant the opportunity to shoot paintballs from slingshots for fifth-graders Monday at East Iredell Elementary School.
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Dads, daughters share 'enchanted evening'
There were far more daughters than fathers who were actually dancing -- and most of the dances were of the “Bunny-Hop” variety, along with a few good versions of the “Twist.”
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Central students learn about traditional craft-making
Playing with raw cotton was fun, and so was eating freshly made butter. But Blake Davis and some of his classmates at Central Elementary really enjoyed learning about building log cabins.
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Youth Leadership program sparks fire to give back
In a spontaneous moment on Wednesday, Fifth Street Shelter Ministries client Steve Davidson shared his life story with a group local high school students.
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I-SS board asks Iredell commission for additional $3M
The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education is requesting $33,344,596 from the Iredell County Board of Commissioners as the local supplement for its 2012-13 budget, $2.997 million higher than last year’s allotment of $30.46 million.
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Three proposed Iredell schools apply for charter status
Three planned Iredell County schools were among dozens that have applied for a state charter designation.
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Tom Marshburn, Statesville native and NASA astronaut, speaks with Cloverleaf students
NASA astronaut Dr. Thomas Marshburn’s name graces the “Welcome to Statesville” signs throughout around the city, directly under the announcement of the 1997 and 2009 “All-America City” awards.
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MCC celebrates community's diversity with International Festival
The courtyard of Mitchell Community College was alive with color and food, as students and faculty shared a bit about their cultures during the college’s second International Festival on Saturday.
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I-SS board considers benefits of solar panels
A business plan pitched to the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education estimated the district could earn nearly $200,000 a year down the road by installing solar panels on the roofs of its school buildings.
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