NEWLAND â The Board of Education discussed details regarding the end of the school year, as well as received the latest update on the progress of the Avery High School construction project during its Monday, May 17, meeting at Avery Central Offices.
For the first time in more than a year, the board welcomed back principals and directors to attend its monthly meeting in person. After the approval of the eveningâs minutes, Superintendent Dr. Dan Brigman updated those in attendance on important upcoming dates.
Mayland Early College High School will holding its graduation at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18. Out of 30 graduates, there are four students from Avery County, and one of them, Esmeralda Lucas-Ramirez, is the Class of 2021âs salutatorians, or the student who ranks second highest in the class and delivers the salutatory.
NEWLAND â The Avery County Board of Education received updates on student test scores during its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 9. The scores revealed that Avery students, like other students regionally and statewide, have struggled this past semester to varying degrees as a result of the challenging times.
Superintendent Dr. Dan Brigman started off the evening by reflecting on the events and changes that took place a year ago during his superintendentâs report.
âThis week is a very special week for school here in Avery County and across North Carolina. This was the last week last year of face-to-face instruction that occurred during the 2019-2020 school year, as the governor announced the shutdown of all public schools on Saturday, March 14, 2020,â Brigman said. âI clearly remember where I was when I received the news of the shutdown and all that occurred on that day and each day thereafter. At that time, not only were our classrooms empty, but grocery