Students have a blast at Summit Field Day
Summit School students were all smiles for Field Day, or as organizer and teacher Kaylee Neary likes to call it “the Biggest PE Party” held on the soccer field May 28. K-8th-graders played games on […]
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Blue Ridge’s Ms. Audrey Rice to retire after school year
Those who frequent Blue Ridge School are familiar with the warm smile that greets them each day by Secretary Audrey Rice, who begins retirement at the end of the school year. Rice said as she […]
State leadership say it’s time for in-person instruction in K-12 schools
Research continues to show mitigation measures allow safe in-person learning, low transmission among students and teachers Top state education leaders joined Governor Roy Cooper on Feb. 2 to call on K-12 school districts across the […]
Summit Charter School to hold K-12 Open House
Summit Charter School is now enrolling K-12 for the 2021-22 school year. Come walk the beautiful public-school campus, tour the classrooms, meet the faculty, and learn more about becoming a Summit Bear at the K-12 […]
TL&LC delivers books to students throughout Highlands
Staff from The Literacy & Learning Center (TL&LC), formerly The Literacy Council, spent Monday afternoon visiting schools throughout Highlands dropping off gift bags and wrapped presents full of books for students. Books were age-appropriate, ranging […]
Highlands School to go virtual week of Jan. 4
At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, the board OK’d Highlands School Principal Brian Jetter’s request to make the week after Christmas break virtual. The first day back in January is Monday, Jan. 4 – […]
Highlands MS volleyball team takes on Summit in 3rd scrimmage of season
Highlands Middle School volleyball team traveled to Cashiers on Thursday for the third scrimmage of the season, Highlands scoring the win, 2-0. Jackson County middle school sports were cancelled this year due to COVID-19, but […]
NC Dept. HHS steps in to bring rapid COVID-19 testing to NC schools
Every day the Macon County School System sends out an alert about COVID-19 cases in its schools. Just yesterday, Highlands School reported 2 cases, Franklin High School reported 2 cases, Macon Middle School reported 1 […]
Summit volleyball team takes on Highlands for second scrimmage of season
Summit volleyball team hopped a bus to Highlands last week for the second of four scheduled scrimmages throughout this year’s modified season. Highlands took the win in two sets, 2-0. Highlands Coach Angela Swain getting […]
Highlands hosts Summit for preseason cross country scrimmage
Long-distance runners from Highlands and Summit Charter schools laced up their sneakers for a preseason cross country scrimmage on Saturday in Highlands. Highlands boys and girls teams ended up taking first place running the approx. […]