BENNINGTON In the decade since groups of Bennington residents working with the Vermont Council of Rural Development developed a list of projects and goals to improve the town, the
The district announced the new administrators May 28. We are pleased to have these strong administrators taking on new roles and responsibilities,” Buncombe County Schools Tony Baldwin said in a press release. “We know there is hard work ahead as we all continue to recover in the wake of the pandemic. These are the right principals to take the helm and help lead the way to student success.”
Here s the new leadership at county schools, as described in the release:
Carrie Lynch is the new principal at Avery’s Creek Elementary School. Lynch, the 2021 BCS Principal of the Year, is currently the principal at W.D. Williams Elementary School. Her past assignments include assistant principal at W.D. Williams and Asheville City Schools Ira B. Jones Elementary School.
Catamount School teacher recipient of Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award
WCU Stories March 11, 2021
Amanda Clapp
Amanda Clapp, of Sylva, has received the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Science and Mathematics Teachers, which recognizes outstanding teachers in the North Carolina public primary and secondary schools.
Clapp is a science teacher at the
Catamount School, the laboratory middle school operated by Western Carolina University in partnership with Jackson County Schools. Additionally, she serves as an instructor of science education methods for the university.
The award will provide $175,000 over five years for her project “Building Bridges: Using STEM to Cross the Rural-Urban Divide.”
Andy has worked in broadcasting around Western North Carolina over the last 17 years. He serves as the Operations Manager and Program Director for WRGC and WBHN. “I’ve been with the crew here at Five Forty Broadcasting since the idea of bringing the station back to Jackson County at 540-AM. I feel a personal connection with community radio and the area”. In the past, Andy has worked with iHeart Media and Sky Country Broadcasting. He resides in Haywood County.