Burke CountyPublic Schools

East Burke High School has reignited its local chapter of Quill & Scroll. Originally chartered in 1987 the chapter has remained dormant for over 20 years. The school's newspaper and yearbook clubs organized and re-established the Honor Society this year. Quill and Scroll International Honorary Socie ...

A small group of students at Patton High School are getting a glimpse into what being a teacher is like through a new academy started this school year. The Teacher Academy at Patton High School was created to help generate more interest in teaching as a profession and to give those students a way t ...

East Burke High School Principal Katie Moore announces Derrick Minor as the Cavaliers new head football coach. Minor started his teaching career in 2005 and head football coaching career in 2012. Most recently he was the head football coach at Fred T. Foard High School in Newton, where he took the t ...

Mountain View Elementary School offers students entering kindergarten a voluntary, dual language immersion experience called the Global Immersion Academy. Through the program, students learn the standard course of study in both English and Spanish and learn content while learning the two languages. ...

Cadence and Gillian started the Burke Youth Health Coalition when they were students at Heritage Middle School. Now juniors at Draughn High School, they continue to bring awareness to health issues facing teens, including most recently vaping. (For those using the BCPS app - see the full story in th ...