Alert Top Story MHS Class of 2024 Graduates McDowell High School graduates 320 students From staff reports Jun 8, 2024 Jun 8, 2024 Updated Jul 13, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From staff reports McDowell High School graduated 320 students this year. The class of 2024 graduates are:kAmp?E9@?J y2>6D p46G65@k^AmkAmp=6I:D y2:>6D p4@DE2k^AmkAmz2J=6:89 qCJ2??2 p==6Jk^AmkAm|@?D6CC2E rCFK p=E2>:C2?@k^AmkAmt=:D236E9 |25:D@? p=G2C25@k^Am kAmr9C:DE:2? |:8F6= p=G2C6K\rCFKk^AmkAmpFEF>? qC@@<6 p?56CD@? 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Get our local education coverage delivered directly to your inbox. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Rotary Club of Marion honors three Students of the Week from McDowell schools Bradley and Alejandro-Cruz are students at the McDowell Academy for Innovation and Morgan is a student at McDowell Early College. High school students raised about 50 trout, released them at South Mountains State Park "They have the opportunity to release these fish back into nature after nurturing them and taking care of them for months. It's really just a … McDowell County Schools alum went from Battle of Books to biomedical engineering Today, Morgan works at Moderna, a biotechnology company known for developing mRNA-based medicines. 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Rotary Club of Marion honors three Students of the Week from McDowell schools Bradley and Alejandro-Cruz are students at the McDowell Academy for Innovation and Morgan is a student at McDowell Early College.
High school students raised about 50 trout, released them at South Mountains State Park "They have the opportunity to release these fish back into nature after nurturing them and taking care of them for months. It's really just a …
McDowell County Schools alum went from Battle of Books to biomedical engineering Today, Morgan works at Moderna, a biotechnology company known for developing mRNA-based medicines.
