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From NCDPI: Due to nationwide shortages, menus may change without notice. Thank you for your patience!
Latest News & Social Media
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School News
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Beginning September 2, 2021, face-coverings will be mandatory for all staff, students, and visitors while inside our facilities.
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The Catawba County Board of Education is holding a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at 6 PM.
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Thank you to K-64 for recognizing 28 of our teachers and awarding them $500 each to use in their classrooms!
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All motions requiring face coverings failed during tonight's Board of Education meeting. Face coverings will remain optional.
![Free Grab-n-Go meals for our fully virtual students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1629736090/catawbaschoolsnet/ejnqh7fomix6b2bt5lzg/grab-n-go-fully-virtual-students.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1629736090/catawbaschoolsnet/ejnqh7fomix6b2bt5lzg/grab-n-go-fully-virtual-students.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1629736090/catawbaschoolsnet/ejnqh7fomix6b2bt5lzg/grab-n-go-fully-virtual-students.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1629736090/catawbaschoolsnet/ejnqh7fomix6b2bt5lzg/grab-n-go-fully-virtual-students.jpg","width":1200}])
UPDATE: Our Grab-n-Go Meal Program has been discontinued as of Monday, September 20, 2021, due to lack of participation.
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Although all meals are free for the 2021-22 school year, we still encourage families to complete the application to qualify for additional benefits like P-EBT, free ACT/SAT, and more.
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The guidance in the state's StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit is what determines who needs to be quarantined in the event of a positive COVID-19 case.
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The Catawba County Board of Education is holding a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, August 23, 2021, at 5:30 PM.
District News
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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
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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!
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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!
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.
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Great news from Catawba County Public Health: They are now accepting vaccine appointments for ages 16 and up!
