Mentors helping to 'Change a Life'
This month marks the 11th anniversary of National Mentoring Month, an annual media campaign to recruit volunteer mentors for young people.
View ArticleMooresville residents support tax increase proposal
Several Mooresville residents and parents within the Mooresville Graded School District spoke in support of a proposal to increase the tax rate at Tuesday nights school board meeting.
View Article'Yes' on tax hike, speakers tell Mooresville school board
The proposed increase in the Mooresville Graded School District’s supplemental property tax rate received no opposition when it was presented to the school board Tuesday night, and four members of the...
View ArticleApple salutes MGSD's use of MacBook Air
The Mooresville Graded School District has been named an Apple Distinguished Program for its “outstanding use of MacBook Air (laptop computers) as a tool” to help increase student achievement.
View ArticleMCC poised to pick new president
Mitchell Community College will have a new president tonight.
View ArticleLocal schools say they have a head start in meal improvements
Iredell County’s two public school districts feel they are ahead of the curve in meeting the stricter school meal standards announced last week by the federal government.
View ArticleLocal schools will star in Digital Learning Day
It’s National Digital Learning Day, and the Mooresville Graded School District will play a prominent role through teacher participation, live interviews and a live stream from a high school classroom...
View ArticleFewer Cavities, More Learning
It’s National Children’s Dental Health Month and Iredell County’s school systems are making sure youngsters get an opportunity to have bright and pain-free smiles.
View ArticleMooresville schools make national headlines again
The accolades and attention just keep on coming for the Mooresville Graded School District.
View ArticleUPDATED: Mooresville schools raise tax rate by 5 cents
The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education on Tuesday voted to raise the district's supplemental property tax rate by 5 cents.
View ArticleState finals next for MHS Mock Trial team
The Mooresville High School Mock Trial Program (Blue Team) brought home the Charlotte regional title in the North Carolina Advocates for Justice High School Mock Trial Competition last Saturday at the...
View ArticleRetiring MGSD official happy with growth, direction of district
For the past 40 years, Carol Carroll has eaten, slept and breathed the Mooresville Graded School District.
View ArticleThis week, it's all about books
Today is Read Across America Day, and Mooresville students have been participating in week-long activities leading up to the celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
View ArticleStudents get lesson in realities of living in poverty
For the past several weeks, fifth graders at Mooresville Intermediate have been involved in a study of poverty.
View ArticleNext stop: Naval Academy
“Anxious” is how Mooresville High School senior Elizabeth Rodes describes herself as she reflects on her just-announced appointment into the United States Naval Academy.
View ArticleIredell district leaders say education systems at a crossroads
Iredell County’s two school systems are at their financial breaking points.
View ArticleGetting safely to school
Enhancing the appeal of walking or biking to school is the goal of a town initiative detailed Tuesday for members of the Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education.
View ArticleMGSD, Discovery launch online educational community
The Mooresville Graded School District and Discovery Education have teamed to help launch the Discovery Student Network in April, a collaboration that will eventually allow children to blog and connect...
View ArticleMHS students disciplined in bullying incident
A Mooresville High School student has been suspended for bullying another student on a school bus, and a third student was disciplined for shooting a video of the incident and posting it on a social...
View ArticleDrawing a bigger picture of a small battle
Chris Stonestreet, a Mooresville High School history teacher, always wanted to write a book about a key facet of North Carolina history. Now he can check that off his “to do” list.
View ArticleBike Power Weekend focuses on healthy living
Two years after the massive, BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico -- which occurred on Earth Day 2010 -- a national campaign has been created to put a positive spin on the disaster.
View ArticleTeaming up to beat juvenile diabetes
For second grader Andrew Washburn, living with juvenile diabetes has become a learning experience not only for himself and his family, but for his teacher and classmates at Park View Elementary School.
View ArticleMHS drama program revives with 'Grease'
A dormant program for the past six years, the Mooresville High School drama club will spring to life again this weekend with a presentation of the musical "Grease."
View ArticleI-SS, MGSD in race for $20,000
Iredell-Statesville Schools will win $20,000 to use toward educational programs if driver Paul Menard wins either the NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Race or the Coca-Cola 600 later this month.
View ArticleAfter five years, local sixth-grader publishes first book
Madison Drouin, a 6th grader at Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy in Mooresville, recently published her first book, “Life of a Silk Moth.”
View ArticleStudents' skills well-represented nationally
Over the next few months, 14 students from Mooresville’s N.F. Woods Technology and Arts Center will be attending national conferences through school clubs and career course studies.mobile robotics...
View ArticleVIDEO: 2012 Mooresville High School Graduation Ceremony
Family and friends cheered on as the 350 seniors of the 2012 Mooresville High School graduating class received their diplomas on Saturday, June 9. Speakers for the event were Morgan Cates,...
View ArticleStudents win national video contest
Three students at Mooresville High School’s N.F. Woods Advanced Technology and Arts Center have won a national video contest sponsored by Panasonic.
View ArticleRunoff candidates featured at July 11 event in Mooresville
Candidates for several state and national offices are scheduled to appear at a July 11 public meeting sponsored by Mooresville-based Stand Up North Carolina.
View ArticleMooresville's Edwards a finalist for state's top superintendent
Mooresville Graded School District Superintendent Mark Edwards has been named a finalist for the 2013 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year award.
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