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Elkin Middle named a National Blue Ribbon School by education department

Elkin City Schools: Superintendent shares plans for school year

Schools clinch new gym funding | The Elkin Tribune

By Lisa Michals lisa.michals@yadkinripple.com A rendering of the a new second gym and connecting lobby on the Elkin middle and high school campus includes a lobby connecting the old and new gyms. Courtesy Elkin City Schools Lisa Michals / The Tribune Elkin City Schools is preparing to break ground on its new middle and high school gym after receiving $11 million from the Surry County Board of Commissioners, ending a years-long quest to source funding to expand the gym facilities and bring them into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. “We’re just very grateful for the county funding this project,” said Superintendent Myra Cox. “We hope to break ground by the end of July or early August.”

Students fundraise for wells in Africa | The Elkin Tribune

Elkin seventh-grader Aidan Ballard donates to the Water for South Sudan fundraiser. HOW TO DONATE Elkin City Schools seventh-graders are working to raise $1,000 to donate to the Water for South Sudan project, which helps build wells in Africa. If the class meets its fundraising goal, it will be entered in a drawing to receive an in-person or virtual visit from either the author or the inspirational main character of the book “A Long Walk to Water.” To contribute to the fundraiser: Online: Go to www.classy.org/team/336636 By mail: Send a check or money order to Elkin Middle School, 300 Elk Spur St., Elkin, NC 28621.

WORKS program offers paid student internships

By Kitsey Burns Harrison kburns@yadkinripple.com A new program is launching this year to connect students with businesses and industries in hopes of retaining talented young people in the local economy. The Surry Yadkin WORKS internship program is a partnership between Surry Community College, Yadkin County Schools as well as Elkin City, Mt. Airy City and Surry County Schools. At the December meeting of the Elkin City School Board, Superintendent Dr. Myra Cox called it a “three-pronged approach” connecting government, businesses and education. “Communities need a strong pool of local workers to choose from and this partnership, we think, will help close the gap between education and industry creating a stable local economy,” said Cox.