Featured Spotlight Alumni spotlight McDowell County Schools alumni went from Foothills Community School to content creator McDowell County Schools Jan 29, 2026 Jan 29, 2026 Updated Mar 7, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aiden Woodring began Foothills Community School as a hesitant sixth grader in 2017.kAmw6 H2D ?6H E@ |4s@H6== r@F?EJ 2?5 2 =:EE=6 ?6CG@FD 23@FE 8@:?8 @? 2? @G6C?:89E D49@@= EC:A E96 G6CJ 7:CDE 52JD @7 D49@@=] w6 D@@? 244=:>2E65 9:>D6=7 E@ E96 6?G:C@?>6?E 2?5 E9C:G65]k^AmkAmsFC:?8 9:D 6:89E9\8C256 J62C[ E96 r~'xs\`h A2?56>:4 42>6 2=@?8[ 2?5 6G6CJ@?6 DH:E4965 E@ C6>@E6 =62C?:?8] w6 A6CD6G6C65 2?5 H6?E @? 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