Students return to classroom on Tuesday, Aug. 25

Floors are shined, teachers have prepared their classrooms and students are anxious to see friends they’ve missed over the summer and maybe a little excited about returning to school. There have been sweeping changes in the Yadkin County School system during the summer, but administrators believe they will provide the education students need, though maybe not as many of the extra curricular things as in the past due to budget cuts from the state and little additional funding from the county.

Open Houses and Orientation Schedules

Each of the following events occurs on Thurs. Aug. 20th:

All Elementary Schools - Open House – 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Forbush Middle School Open House– 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Starmount Middle School – Student/Parent Orientation – 4:00 p.m.

Forbush High School – Freshman Orientation – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Starmount High School – Freshman Orientation – 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Several of the teachers who lost their jobs will be returning to work in the Yadkin County Schools. School administrators caution that the list may not be complete as they hope to hire back as many as possible as funding becomes available. The following teachers are confirmed. Listed below are teachers who have been called back for employment. Christa Swaim, Destiny Sizemore, Hannah Andrews, Michael Howell, Miranda Lowder, Dana Dowell, Andrea Raines, Kyle Hutchens, Jerry Carr, Elizabeth Achor, Tammie Phipps, K. Vivien Spease, Richard Tysinger, Karen Joyner, Sandy Grinton, Kathleen Childress, Kirk Walker, Brittany Jones, Kelly Knight, Natalie Bishop, Christopher Petree, Jessica Williams, Heather Thomasson, and Ann Talton.

County officials have requested that the public be aware that there will be more traffic on the roads beginning next week and that all drivers be aware of the youth who will be standing on the side of the roads in the early morning hours waiting on bus pick up.