Board of Education Public Notice: The Burke County Board of Education will meet on Monday, May 23, 2022 at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the Olive Hill Room at the Olive Hill Resource Center, 509 West Concord Street, Morganton, North Carolina 28655. The agenda for the meeting is attached.
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Senior displays science, math work in art festival
Senior displays science, math work in art festival
20 May 2022
When most people think of art, they don't normally mix it together with math and science, but for Freedom High School senior Alisa Cruz-Mendez it was the perfect challenge. Mendez is an intern for The Old School Studio (TOSS) in Morganton, which is directed by Kathryn Ervin. Ervin is invited to create an interactive piece of artwork for the festival every year, but this year the two switched things up.
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Free lunch continues through the summer for BCPS students
Free lunch continues through the summer for BCPS students
20 May 2022
Burke County Public Schools and Chartwells K12 will offer free lunch to students all summer long. Starting Monday, June 13, summer meals are available Monday through Thursday each week at the Valdese Elementary School cafeteria and the Mountain View Elementary School cafeteria from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Project Lead the Way students design trophies, medallions for competition
Project Lead the Way students design trophies, medallions for competition
21 April 2022
Project Lead the Way Instructor Paul Gantt said, “The original idea to 3D print these trophies for the elementary robotics competition came from Dr. Christie Abernathy, director of Advanced Learning and Innovation. She and I have worked together in the past to 3D print keychains for graduating BMC students. The success with these smaller items led to her asking if I could create something for the competition. This felt like a great opportunity to give students a relevant, real-world 3D printing and design opportunity to test their skills...
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Episode 23
  

Kindergarten Takeover – Ep.23

Kindergarteners from Hildebran Elementary School have taken over the Learn in Burke podcast! We wanted to have a chat with some of our youngest students in Burke County Public Schools, so where better to go than KINDERGARTEN! Get ready to laugh, hear some advice about life and participate in sing-alongs! These students are on their way to being talk show hosts! Our kindergarteners are AWESOME!

The students who participated today were Gracie, Greylon, Graydon, Granger and Colt! Thank you to Hildebran Elementary School for hosting us!
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District Strategic Plan: A Roadmap for Our Schools and Community 2017-2022		   Vision Statement: BCPS, a world-class model of exemplary education, inspires students to be life-long learners who can compete successfully on the global stage and contribute to their community as productive citizens.


Mission Statement: The mission of Burke County Public Schools is to educate diverse learners, nurture their potentials, and empower them to be competitive, successful, and productive citizens. 
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