NCDPI’s 2025-26 results, posted Sept. 2, show Oakwood and HCAM at B, Northview moving from D to C, and Viewmont meeting growth after missing it a year earlier.
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District live-feed notices on Sept. 2 say N-CCS ranks 10th in the state for graduation and that Shuford Elementary and Newton-Conover Middle exceeded growth.
In her Aug. 24 board report, Superintendent Jennifer Griffin described Senior Sunrise at Hickory High and first-day kindergarten at Oakwood and Jenkins.
FryeCare’s Dr. Michael Simhachalam is team physician and Dr. Reid Russell is team orthopedic surgeon under a partnership announced Aug. 13.
Superintendent Jennifer Griffin relayed Chairman Eric Davis’s report that proposals arrived June 25 and July 7; process and timeline were set for discussion Sept. 2–3.
Ethan Brooks-Livingston and Robert Carr presented in March; fall sessions list Dr. Christopher Moore on founders’ religion and Jeremy Wilson on Yorktown.
Board Chair Amanda McGuire and NCSSA Executive Director Jack Hoke cited her three years as superintendent, Franklin Covey grants, and High Country STEM Network work.
The June 16 adopted budget holds the property tax rate at .3985 cents per $100 valuation, funds $120 million toward Catawba County Schools middle-school expansions, and adds public-safety staffing.
Twenty-three competitors in 16 events also brought CVCC a Gold Chapter of Distinction and the postsecondary Outstanding Chapter Award.
The 2025 Northwest Region Principal of the Year starts July 1 after leading Davenport A+; she cited Viewmont’s dual-language program and a relationship-first approach.