Editor's Pick Alert Top Story McDowell High School has a new principal. Two other schools get new assistant principals. From staff reports Jul 20, 2021 Jul 20, 2021 Updated Jul 20, 2021 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From staff reports Melora G. Bennett has been selected to replace Edwin H. Spivey III as the next principal for McDowell High School.kAm$A:G6J 92D 366? C62DD:8?65 E@ E96 5:DEC:4E DE277 2D E96 tI64FE:G6 s:C64E@C @7 $64@?52CJ !C@8C2>D] $A:G6J 92D 366? 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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.
Rotary Club of Marion honors Athlete, Student of the Week They are both students at McDowell High School and were introduced to the club by Rotarian Madalyn Gaito.
