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Education

Grayson Highlands PTO raises money for playground

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Carroll County High School Homecoming 2011

Devon Lineberry-Jennings and Zach Austin were crowned homecoming queen and king at Carroll County's game against Grayson County on Sept. 23.

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School land sold to VFW

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Jobs Act could benefit education

HILLSVILLE — Carroll County schools may avoid teacher layoffs and get funds to modernize facilities if the White House’s proposed “American Jobs Act” passes Congress.
The White House invited Carroll school officials to participate in a Sept. 12 teleconference about the components of the jobs act, and Schools Superintendent Greg Smith told school board members the next day that he found the hour-long conference call informative.

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Virtual school could fund Carroll academy

HILLSVILLE — As much as half of the revenue from Carroll schools’ virtual academy could go toward funding the new STEM academy, the county supervisors learned from the schools’ superintendent Sept. 12.
The supervisors held a public hearing on the appropriation of nearly $1.9 million to the schools budget.

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CCHS Homecoming Court 2011

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Grayson tops state for AYP

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Galax Homecoming Court 2011

Galax High School’s homecoming game will be held Friday. Homecoming court members include (from left, front) Grace Wilson, Kristin McMickle, Ashley Nale, Allison White, Holly Mays, Hailey Cassell, Harley Brewer, (back) Chantasy Cottrell, Julianna DiGiacomo, Channing Russell, Rebecca Shirey and Jade Webb.

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Carroll teachers dress for success

HILLSVILLE — While critiques of a professional attire standard at Carroll County High haven’t been kind so far, administrators plan to stick to their “dress for success” model for faculty.
CCHS Principal Scott Watson brought the idea up at an Aug. 4 faculty meeting.
While no division-wide policy exists, an interest has been expressed that teachers and administrators should look professional in the work that they do, he said.

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Testing benchmarks becoming unobtainable

As standards continue to rise for Adequate Yearly Progress, the benchmarks are becoming more and more unobtainable, said Galax Schools’ Superintendent Bill Sturgill.
“No Child Left Behind served as a great platform to encourage high expectations for schools,” said Sturgill. “But benchmarks of 100 percent are unrealistic... By design, No Child Left Behind has ran its course.”

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