Fork Middle News Today

South Carolina health reports show 56 Midlands schools had at least one violation in 2023.

Police responded to King's Fork Middle School twice due to two separate reports of a student with a firearm and bomb threat.

Mountain View Elementary School sixth-grade student Brie Wimbush won the annual Catawba County Schools district spelling bee. Wimbush was named champion after successfully spelling the word “subsequent.”

Several schools across Hampton Roads are getting security equipment upgrades through the Virginia Department of Education's School Security Equipment grants. These awards can be used for surveillance equipment, mass notification systems, cameras for buses and more.

The Virginia Department of Education is distributing funds especially to schools with frequent problems, to be used for mass notification systems, security card access systems and surveillance for schools and buses.

Starting Monday, students can get the backpacks, on a volunteer basis, during lunch, according to a post on King's Fork High School's Facebook page.

The clear bags will help staff ensure prohibited items aren't brought into the school and make security more "fluid and efficient," school officials said.

Overcrowding was the main topic at last week’s Rutherford County Schools Board of Education meeting, with capacity vs. enrollment given for each of the district’s middle and high schools.

This will be the school district's last event allowing for bulk meal distribution and parent pick-up once the federal USDA waiver ends on June 30.

When Jessica Pinson was told she would be the high school choice for district-level Teacher of the Year, she was surprised.She also felt undeserving.“Simply because if I look at my department, or the rest of the faculty, I don’t deserve it any more than they do,” explained Pinson, a teacher at Central Magnet School. “I have watched them pour countless hours into troubleshooting and adapting lessons for kids in such a challenging year. We’re all d...