Because of the weather, schools will be closed on Monday, December 10 for students and all employees. The “Community Night with the Superintendent” program will be rescheduled.
Because of the potentially dangerous wind chill overnight, all schools will operate Friday, January 5 on a two-hour delay for students. Employees should report to work on a regular schedule if they can do so without problems.
Because of road conditions across the county, all schools will be closed on Tuesday, December 11 for students. Employees should report to work on a three-hour delay, but only if they can do so safely.
All schools will operate Tuesday, January 2 on a two-hour delay for students. Because of the extreme cold, the delay is necessary to allow time in the morning for us to check on our school buses and school heating systems. Employees should report to work on a normal schedule.
Because of dangerous road conditions, Gaston County Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 18 for students and all employees. Additionally, we will follow the school calendar and use Monday, January 22 as an inclement weather makeup day.
Because of the possibility of icy roads early in the morning, all schools will operate on Thursday, December 13 on a two-hour delay for students. Employees should report to work on a regular schedule, but only if they can do so safely.
Because of the likelihood of icy road conditions in the morning, all schools will operate on Friday on a two-hour delay for students. Employees may report on a one-hour delay and should use caution when traveling to work.
The National Weather Service is indicating the possibility of freezing rain today as a weather system moves into our area. Therefore, all schools will dismiss today (Monday, January 8) at 11:30 a.m.
All schools will operate on Wednesday, December 12 on a three-hour delay for students. Employees should report to work on a two-hour delay and be cautious when traveling in the morning.
Surprising Kody Kubbs of
@SouthPointHS
, one of our five finalists for Gaston County Teacher of the Year 2019-2020. The winner will be announced in May during our Evening of Excellence ceremony.
Because of the weather, all schools will be closed today (Wednesday, January 17) for students. It will be an Optional Teacher Workday. Employees have the option to report to work on a two-hour delay, but only if they can do so safely.
All schools will operate Monday, September 17 on a two-hour delay for students and employees. We encourage everyone to be cautious as we deal with the effects of Hurricane Florence in our area.
All schools will operate now on a three-hour delay for students. While the temperature is expected to be above freezing today, it is remaining at 32 degrees right now. Employees should use extreme caution and report to work on time only if they can do so safely.
We are mourning the loss of retired Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Edward D. Sadler, Jr. He passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 16. Click the link to read more: .
Congratulations to
@HunterHussHS
band director Heaven Watson-Weary for being selected as a quarterfinalist for the 2022 Grammys Music Educator Award. We are so proud of you!
@GRAMMYMuseum
Congressman
@PatrickMcHenry
presented
@AshbrookHS
choral teacher Norman "Trip" McGill with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine for his service to the students he has taught for many years.
Gaston County Schools is proud to announce that South Point High School junior Sydney Lester earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. Congratulations Sydney!
@ACTStudent
Jamar McKoy of
@HunterHussHS
was selected for the
@Panthers
‘Coach of the Week’ recognition. He along with other ‘Coach of the Week’ winners were honored during an on-field presentation. The honor includes a $1,000 contribution to the Hunter Huss athletics department.
Governor Cooper has announced that all public schools in North Carolina will be closed for the next two weeks (March 16-27) for students because of concerns related to the coronavirus. This includes Gaston County. See website for more information.
We want to give a big “shout out” to two seniors at the
@HighlandGaston
. Daniel Friday and Christiana Daniel have earned the
@ParkScholarship
from N.C. State University. This is N.C. State’s most prestigious scholarship. Congratulations!
We have a wonderful community in Gaston County! In two days, New Hope Elementary raised enough money to purchase school custodian Aaron Smith a new vehicle!
Congratulations to Highland School of Technology senior Ureal Mussie for receiving the prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
@MoreheadCain
@UNC
All schools will operate today (Tuesday, January 9) on a two-hour delay for students. Employees should report to work on a regular schedule if they can do so safely.
Because of the weather, all schools will dismiss today at 1:00 p.m. Lunch will be served. All afterschool activities are canceled. Please note that some schools share buses so students riding a bus will leave school when their bus arrives for pickup.
We would like to recognize and honor Payton Danielle Love of Ashbrook High School. She is the only graduating senior in the Gaston County Schools Class of 2021 to earn 13 years of perfect attendance.