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Welcome to Watauga County Schools

Katie Matthews is WCS Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Ms. Matthews, a first grade teacher at
Valle Crucis, and to all of our Teachers of the Year for 2012-13.

Next Student Member of Board of Education Announced
Rising junior Patrick Williamson will join the Board in July.
Click above for more details.

DARCY GRIMES IS NC TEACHER OF THE YEAR!
And we're so proud we could bust!
Click here for the press release.

For more system news and announcements, please
click on the "News & Data" link at the top of this page.
Bethel Celebrates NC Teacher of the Year Darcy Grimes
This hand-lettered banner and all the school's students and teachers welcomed Darcy Grimes to Bethel after winning the title of NC Teacher of the Year.  The award was announced in Raleigh at a May 3rd awards ceremony.
The celebration at Bethel included a trumpet fanfare as Ms. Grimes entered the building. A red (paper) carpet led to her classroom. All 187 of Bethel's students came to the front of the school building for photographs and additional congratulations for Ms. Grimes.
Board of Education Chair Deborah Miller (at left) attended to offer her praise and support of Grimes and all of the teachers in the Watauga County Schools. No party is complete without some food, and students in Ms. Grimes' classroom enjoyed bagels, fruit, and juice provided by parent volunteers.
At Cove Creek, Fundraising Takes a Strong Stomach
Middle school math and science teacher Mr. Timm (at left) and Principal Toby Cone take (and eat) one for the team.  The two had agreed to eat larvae and/or crickets if students met fundraising goals, and the incentive proved very effective. Note that the person who is smiling (Lorraine Ratchford, at right) has a microphone in her hand instead of a plate.  Proving that presentation isn't everything, and that beef isn't always what's for dinner, here is a serving tray used for the ceremonies at Cove Creek. The food certainly looked organic and was hopefully pesticide-free. Asked for a review, Mr. Cone commented that it was "a little dry."  Left for future fundraisers and food critics is the question of whether juicy bugs would actually be preferable. 
Mosaic Installation at Watauga HIgh School Adds Art and Builds Community
Two students apply grout as part of the team at work on the mosaic on Thursday.  A total of some 500 students contributed their efforts to the project. There's no baton, but Clay/Mosaic Artist  Pam Brewer (center) seems to be orchestrating the work just fine without one.
Pam Brewer and Walt Whitaker review progress on the installation. Voila! This photo does not do justice to the completed work. Click here for a press release about the project.  
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