• Stanley Middle holds grand opening ceremony

    Students, teachers, parents, school officials, and community leaders gathered March 25 to mark the grand opening of Stanley Middle School.

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  • Pleasant Ridge makes its debut during ceremony


    Clutching a pair of oversized scissors and surrounded by school leaders, a quartet of students cut the red ribbon on Sunday to signify the official opening of Pleasant Ridge Elementary School. Hundreds of people applauded as Superintendent of Schools W. Jeffrey Booker proclaimed the new school open to the public. The ribbon cutting was the finale act for the school’s debut during the festive grand opening ceremony.

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  • Booker named Regional Superintendent of the Year


    W. Jeffrey Booker, Superintendent of Gaston County Schools, has earned the prestigious Southwest Region Superintendent of the Year recognition for 2016-2017. Superintendents in the Southwest Region, which includes 11 public school districts in nine counties across the greater Charlotte area, selected Booker for the honor. He will compete against other regional winners for the North Carolina Superintendent of the Year title.

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  • Bobbie Cavnar is the N.C. Teacher of the Year


    Bobbie Cavnar of Gaston County Schools is the North Carolina Teacher of the Year for 2016-2017. During a luncheon and ceremony today at the Umstead Hotel in Cary, State Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson announced Cavnar as the winner. He will represent North Carolina in the 2017 National Teacher of the Year competition.

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