Good News from Our Schools
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A generous donor partnered with the Belmont Bookshop to provide a copy of “Kisses from Space” to every elementary school in Gaston County Schools. The donation is valued at more than $500.
Weston McGinnis of Stuart W. Cramer High School was the October Young Exceptional Perspectives (YEP) North Carolina’s Got Talent winner for his impressive card tricks.
Julia Conger, a fifth-grade teacher at New Hope Elementary, was featured in a “Newsweek” article about using gymnastics to reward good behavior in class.
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Announcements
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Take our 2025-2026 budget survey
Gaston County Schools is in the process of gathering feedback from our stakeholders that will be used in the budget planning process. We hope you will take a few minutes to complete our budget survey. We need your input and value what you share with us about our budget priorities for the 2025-2026 year.
District News
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Board of Education holds organizational meeting
Josh Crisp was selected to serve as Board of Education chairman, and Dot Cherry was selected to serve as vice chairman.
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‘Nickels for Neighbors’ sets $25,000 fundraising goal
Gather your spare change and donate it to ‘Nickels for Neighbors’ on December 3-4 to support students affected by Hurricane Helene.
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Fanfare features marching band performances
The 2024 Gaston County Schools Marching Band Fanfare put the focus on crowd-pleasing performances by our high school bands.
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Highland making a debut at Marching Band Fanfare
For the first time, Highland School of Technology has a spot in the field show performance schedule at the Marching Band Fanfare.
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Hawks Nest earns school of distinction award
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy is one of only nine elementary schools in the state to be recognized as a STEM model school.
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Good News from Gaston County Schools, October
The Gaston County Board of Education received the following "good news" for the month of October of 2024.