![Online Catawba Applications Due by 3/19]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614987179/catawbaschoolsnet/oxpjv3lfqdqogyzvzsim/Online-Catawba-Applications-due.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614987179/catawbaschoolsnet/oxpjv3lfqdqogyzvzsim/Online-Catawba-Applications-due.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614987179/catawbaschoolsnet/oxpjv3lfqdqogyzvzsim/Online-Catawba-Applications-due.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614987179/catawbaschoolsnet/oxpjv3lfqdqogyzvzsim/Online-Catawba-Applications-due.png","width":1158}])
Interested in next year's Online Catawba K-12 Virtual Academy? You MUST apply by 3/19 in order to be considered!
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School News
![2021-22 Enrollment Choices]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614640866/catawbaschoolsnet/giwbxdmjmzhxnxtaew6y/2021-22-Enrollment-Choices.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614640866/catawbaschoolsnet/giwbxdmjmzhxnxtaew6y/2021-22-Enrollment-Choices.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614640866/catawbaschoolsnet/giwbxdmjmzhxnxtaew6y/2021-22-Enrollment-Choices.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1614640866/catawbaschoolsnet/giwbxdmjmzhxnxtaew6y/2021-22-Enrollment-Choices.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1614640866/catawbaschoolsnet/giwbxdmjmzhxnxtaew6y/2021-22-Enrollment-Choices.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1614640866/catawbaschoolsnet/giwbxdmjmzhxnxtaew6y/2021-22-Enrollment-Choices.jpg","width":2200}])
Learn about your 2021-22 options. Note: If you are interested in Online Catawba for 2021-22, you MUST submit an application by 3/19/21 to be considered.
![February 18, 2021, Remote Learning Day, No Quest, due to Inclement Weather]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1613596941/catawbaschoolsnet/t99yle1g2a8feollsuiv/2021-02-18-remote-learning.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1613596941/catawbaschoolsnet/t99yle1g2a8feollsuiv/2021-02-18-remote-learning.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1613596941/catawbaschoolsnet/t99yle1g2a8feollsuiv/2021-02-18-remote-learning.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1613596941/catawbaschoolsnet/t99yle1g2a8feollsuiv/2021-02-18-remote-learning.png","width":1200}])
Thursday, February 18, 2021, will be a Remote Learning Day for all staff and students. QUEST will be closed.
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Banoak has the best bus drivers around, and we've been celebrating them all week!
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Please watch this video update from Superintendent, Dr. Matt Stover.
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While this is only Ms. Jamie Holman’s third year at Banoak, she has been in education for 18 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from Lenoir-Rhyne University and has taught in North Carolina and Georgia. She was at Shepherd Elementary in Mooresville for nine years before joining us at Banoak.
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Mrs. Paula Fulbright has been in education for 24 years, all at Banoak. She has served Banoak in the cafeteria, as a custodian, as an EC teacher assistant, and as a regular ed teacher assistant. She has also been a bus driver for 19 years. Over her career, she has worked with every grade level at Banoak. She is a graduate of Catawba Valley Community College with an Associate in Arts degree.
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Two-hour delay for staff, students, and QUEST on Monday, 2/8/21.
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The Governor urged districts that are 100% to return to in-person learning. Since we are already operating at full-capacity under current guidelines, no changes are needed at this time.
District News
![Congratulations to our new directors! Photos of 4 new directors. Cartoon hands clapping with "#MakingEducationBetter"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614117801/catawbaschoolsnet/b83xe2fwankgw3m5ctt7/2021-02-23-News_Congratulations-Directors.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614117801/catawbaschoolsnet/b83xe2fwankgw3m5ctt7/2021-02-23-News_Congratulations-Directors.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614117801/catawbaschoolsnet/b83xe2fwankgw3m5ctt7/2021-02-23-News_Congratulations-Directors.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1614117801/catawbaschoolsnet/b83xe2fwankgw3m5ctt7/2021-02-23-News_Congratulations-Directors.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1614117801/catawbaschoolsnet/b83xe2fwankgw3m5ctt7/2021-02-23-News_Congratulations-Directors.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1614117801/catawbaschoolsnet/b83xe2fwankgw3m5ctt7/2021-02-23-News_Congratulations-Directors.jpg","width":2200}])
Please join us in congratulating our 4 new additions to our Directors Team and wishing Mrs. Valda Robinson and Mr. Ivan Robinson a happy retirement!
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If you have a rising kindergartner for the 2021-22 school year, please join us for a Virtual Information Night to learn all about our Spanish Immersion program that begins in kindergarten.
![Board of Education Meeting Announcement]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1597768020/catawbaschoolsnet/hhsknycuz5dmnsyrmg8r/SchoolBoardMeeting.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1597768020/catawbaschoolsnet/hhsknycuz5dmnsyrmg8r/SchoolBoardMeeting.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1597768020/catawbaschoolsnet/hhsknycuz5dmnsyrmg8r/SchoolBoardMeeting.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1597768020/catawbaschoolsnet/hhsknycuz5dmnsyrmg8r/SchoolBoardMeeting.png","width":1200}])
There will be a public hearing (budget) on February 22, at 3:30 PM in the boardroom. This is following a work session from 9 AM - 3 PM.
![Congrats, Rae Thompson - New Asst Superintendent of HR begining 3/1/21]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1612203076/catawbaschoolsnet/xks838dr2g2z8zwoujws/Congrats-Rae-Thompson.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1612203076/catawbaschoolsnet/xks838dr2g2z8zwoujws/Congrats-Rae-Thompson.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1612203076/catawbaschoolsnet/xks838dr2g2z8zwoujws/Congrats-Rae-Thompson.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1612203076/catawbaschoolsnet/xks838dr2g2z8zwoujws/Congrats-Rae-Thompson.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1612203076/catawbaschoolsnet/xks838dr2g2z8zwoujws/Congrats-Rae-Thompson.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1612203076/catawbaschoolsnet/xks838dr2g2z8zwoujws/Congrats-Rae-Thompson.jpg","width":2200}])
Please join us in congratulating Mr. Chris Gibbs on his retirement after 31 years in education and Mrs. Rae Thompson as the new Assistant Superintendent of HR!
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Bandys High School is making education better and closing the gender gap in AP Computer Science. Outstanding work!
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Join us at the Maiden High School right-hand parking lot on Tuesday, December 15, at 6:00 PM, for a Drive-In Christmas Concert. Tune in to 87.9 FM.
![Feedback requested: parents of children with exceptionalities. fall 2020 survey]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1607627273/catawbaschoolsnet/nxsevkw2jp99otaluw7r/Feedback-Requested.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1607627273/catawbaschoolsnet/nxsevkw2jp99otaluw7r/Feedback-Requested.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1607627273/catawbaschoolsnet/nxsevkw2jp99otaluw7r/Feedback-Requested.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1607627273/catawbaschoolsnet/nxsevkw2jp99otaluw7r/Feedback-Requested.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1607627273/catawbaschoolsnet/nxsevkw2jp99otaluw7r/Feedback-Requested.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1607627273/catawbaschoolsnet/nxsevkw2jp99otaluw7r/Feedback-Requested.jpg","width":2200}])
Attention Parents of Students with Exceptionalities: we want your feedback on how remote and blended learning has worked for your child during Fall 2020.
![Board of Education 12/7/20 Update and Photos]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1607469602/catawbaschoolsnet/b9ucdxfx9omy6lfbkihz/2020-12-07-BOE-Meeting.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1607469602/catawbaschoolsnet/b9ucdxfx9omy6lfbkihz/2020-12-07-BOE-Meeting.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1607469602/catawbaschoolsnet/b9ucdxfx9omy6lfbkihz/2020-12-07-BOE-Meeting.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1607469602/catawbaschoolsnet/b9ucdxfx9omy6lfbkihz/2020-12-07-BOE-Meeting.png","width":1200}])
Enjoy a short slideshow of yesterday evening's events welcoming our newest board members and honoring our past members, including Mrs. Beth Gordon Isenhour's 37-year service with our district.
There will be a regularly scheduled Board of Education Meeting on October 26, 2020, at 5:30 PM, in the boardroom.
