Burke CountyPublic Schools

Students from 12 schools within the Burke County Public Schools system competed in the 2020 North Carolina National Archery in Schools Program state tournament. Schools that participated were East Burke Middle School, Drexel Elementary, Forest Hill Elementary, George Hildeband Elementary, Glen Alpin ...

The North Carolina School Public Relations Association (NCSPRA) recognized 36 school districts and handed out 258 awards during the annual Blue Ribbon Awards brunch and ceremony on Jan. 31, 2020. Burke County Public Schools received a total of 11 Blue Ribbon Awards. (For those using the BCPS app - s ...

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 ...