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Click to learn more about 2021-2022 testing information. There is a letter in English, Hmong and Spanish.
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School News
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![BOE Meeting Update: Face coverings continue to be required]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635203795/catawbaschoolsnet/ioetjkkprx3qpyhucnin/2021-10-25_News-You-Can-Use.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635203795/catawbaschoolsnet/ioetjkkprx3qpyhucnin/2021-10-25_News-You-Can-Use.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1635203795/catawbaschoolsnet/ioetjkkprx3qpyhucnin/2021-10-25_News-You-Can-Use.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635203795/catawbaschoolsnet/ioetjkkprx3qpyhucnin/2021-10-25_News-You-Can-Use.png","width":1200}])
Face coverings will continue to be required indoors by all staff, students, and visitors until it is reviewed again at the next meeting on 12/6/21.
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The BOE approved a generous staff retention and recruitment bonus program for all active full- and part-time employees, substitutes, and new employees.
Face coverings will continue to be required indoors by all staff, students, and visitors until it is reviewed again at the next meeting on 11/8/21.
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We are excited to offer our Scholastic book fair October 25-29.
Family Sidewalk sale will be Thursday, October 28 4-6pm.
![Board of Education Meeting Live-Streamed]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620162594/catawbaschoolsnet/hhsknycuz5dmnsyrmg8r/SchoolBoardMeeting.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620162594/catawbaschoolsnet/hhsknycuz5dmnsyrmg8r/SchoolBoardMeeting.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1620162594/catawbaschoolsnet/hhsknycuz5dmnsyrmg8r/SchoolBoardMeeting.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1620162594/catawbaschoolsnet/hhsknycuz5dmnsyrmg8r/SchoolBoardMeeting.jpg","width":1200}])
The Catawba County Board of Education is holding a regularly scheduled work session and meeting on Monday, October 25, 2021.
![Read-A-Thon Fundraiser Information]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633039709/catawbaschoolsnet/knyseor2poqjxhzf7bxj/readathonpptx.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633039709/catawbaschoolsnet/knyseor2poqjxhzf7bxj/readathonpptx.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1633039709/catawbaschoolsnet/knyseor2poqjxhzf7bxj/readathonpptx.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1633039709/catawbaschoolsnet/knyseor2poqjxhzf7bxj/readathonpptx.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1633039709/catawbaschoolsnet/knyseor2poqjxhzf7bxj/readathonpptx.png","width":1280}])
Help our school raise money for new playground equipment.
75% of proceeds will go towards new playground equipment
25% of proceeds will go towards the student and staff appreciation fund
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Applications for the 2021 Catawba County Christmas Bureau will be accepted during the weeks listed below at either Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry (ECCCM) or The Salvation Army.
Applications are open to Catawba County residents only.
District News
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General contractors interested in the Maiden Elementary project are invited to submit a bid by 12/16/21.
Distributors with interest in the submission of a new contract for Touchscreen Chromebooks w/ warranty and hard shell cases are invited to submit a bid by 8/27/21
![You are cordially invited to virtually attend graduations via livestream on our website.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1621884381/catawbaschoolsnet/y7gecfyxe4fdsm0votpo/graduations-livestream-news.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1621884381/catawbaschoolsnet/y7gecfyxe4fdsm0votpo/graduations-livestream-news.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1621884381/catawbaschoolsnet/y7gecfyxe4fdsm0votpo/graduations-livestream-news.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1621884381/catawbaschoolsnet/y7gecfyxe4fdsm0votpo/graduations-livestream-news.jpg","width":1200}])
We will be livestreaming our 2021 high school graduations. Please join us online and help us celebrate our graduates!
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Congrats to our 11 new National Board Certified teachers and 12 more who just renewed! We just got a special award for having over 20% of our teachers NBC!
![Congratulations to our new principal - Chris Burr, Mill Creek Middle]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620679296/catawbaschoolsnet/ywxciuojoeo1apmhnfur/Congrats-Burr.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620679296/catawbaschoolsnet/ywxciuojoeo1apmhnfur/Congrats-Burr.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1620679296/catawbaschoolsnet/ywxciuojoeo1apmhnfur/Congrats-Burr.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1620679296/catawbaschoolsnet/ywxciuojoeo1apmhnfur/Congrats-Burr.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1620679296/catawbaschoolsnet/ywxciuojoeo1apmhnfur/Congrats-Burr.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1620679296/catawbaschoolsnet/ywxciuojoeo1apmhnfur/Congrats-Burr.jpg","width":2200}])
Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Nichole Ijames for being named the new principal of Challenger High and Mr. Preston Clarke as the new principal of Bunker Hill High!
There will be a school visit and meeting in the media center at Maiden Elementary on May 10 at 12 PM.
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Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Nichole Ijames for being named the new principal of Challenger High and Mr. Preston Clarke as the new principal of Bunker Hill High!
The Catawba County Board of Education will hold a regular meeting on April 26, 2021, at 5:30 PM in the boardroom.
Distributors with interest in the submission of a new contract for the procurement and delivery of child nutrition products are invited to submit a bid by 5/11/21.
