

Superintendent Weekly Update
from the desk of Kathy Amos
May 9, 2025
Happy Mother's Day
Gratitude to all the incredible women who nurture and guide us—mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, aunts, stepmoms, godmothers, and guardians. Your love, wisdom, and strength have shaped us into the resilient and joyful people we are today.
Wishing each of you a heartfelt Happy Mother's Day!
Teacher Appreciation Week
I hope Teacher Appreciation Week has been a fun and well-deserved celebration for each of you. To our exceptional teachers, nurses, child nutrition staff, bus drivers, counselors, special area teachers, teacher assistants, secretaries, administrators, and every department—your unwavering dedication to our amazing students does not go unnoticed. It is through your collective efforts that our school system continues to shine as the best in our great state.
And congratulations to these amazing teachers for being awarded Teacher of the Year at their school!
We Love Our Nurses!
Thank you to these special ladies who care for our students on a daily basis!
Pre-K Rocking Their New Nike Shoes!
MHHS Pre-K End of Year Ceremony
NCSSM Summer Programs
The NC School of Science and Mathematics is still accepting applications for Summer Accelerator Programs! Early Accelerator is a day program on the NCSSM-Morganton and Durham campuses and at the NC Center for Engineering Technologies (NCCET) in Hickory. Residential programs are held on the NCSSM-Morganton and Durham campuses. Day programs for middle school students at the NCCET in Hickory and online programs as well.
Early Accelerator - day program for rising 5-6th graders on Morganton and Durham campuses (Monday - Friday, 9 am - 3:30 pm)
Summer Accelerator - Residential program for rising 7-12th graders on Morganton and Durham campuses (Sunday 1 pm - Friday 2 pm)
There are also some courses located at the NC Center for Engineering Technologies (NCCET) in Hickory, NC.
Early Accelerator day program for rising 5-6th graders
Summer Accelerator day program for rising 7-9th graders
Yancey County Schools
Email: kathyamos@yanceync.net
Website: www.yanceync.net
Location: 100 School Circle, Burnsville, NC, USA
Phone: (828) 682-6101