Jtan Whisenant 2012 Teacher of Excellence

Exceptional Children’s Teacher, Jtan Whisenant, received statewide recognition for her exemplary teaching of children with disabilities at the 62nd Exceptional Children’s Division Conference held in November.

RSSS Receives FIVE State Blue Ribbon Awards For Public Relations

The Rowan-Salisbury School System received five (5) state awards in public relations through the North Carolina School Public Relations Association’s (NCSPRA) Blue Ribbon Awards Program.

Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education Chairman Dr. Richard Miller stated, “Our communication efforts are focused on reaching as many people as we can to…

NRMS Sponsors Multicultural Fair

The North Rowan Middle School Multicultural Fair was held in March and included music performances, displays, artwork and free food samples. Each grade level selected a theme based on their respective social studies curriculum and displayed student work such as poems, posters, timelines and iMovies. Families enjoyed samples of…

LEGO Event - RSSS Student Go Down On The Farm

In March, all elementary school AIG teams presented their “2013 LEGO Challenge Projects.” Each team was asked to think about the snacks they eat and how they get to their table. Students chose one snack containing corn and then they designed and built a model to represent the process…

NRHS Students Share the Joy of Reading with NRES Students

Student members of North Rowan High School’s DECA, an Association for Marketing Education Students, shared their love of reading with students at North Rowan Elementary School.  The North High DECA members participated in a state literacy campaign by collecting over 200 books as part of the  campaign’s initiative for…

Battle of the Books Winners

Each year students at all elementary and middle schools in the Rowan-Salisbury School System spend nearly a year reading and practicing for the Battle of the Books competition.

The purpose of the Battle of the Books program is to encourage reading by all students at the upper elementary…

CLMS Poetry and Poster Contest Winners

Corriher-Lipe Middle School students entered the 47th Annual Poetry & Poster contest Sponsored by the Nationa Career Development Association. The theme was "Inspiring Careers: Honoring History."  Mikey Pierce won first place in North Carolina (middle school division) with his poetry entry and Kimberly Ramirez-Betancourt won first place in North…

County Cheer Contest

The 2013 All-Rowan County Cheerleading Championship, hosted by Elevation Cheer Company was held at Jesse Carson High School in February.  Placing first in the competition and taking home the Jessica Grady Cup were the Raiders from South Rowan High School, coached by Angie Chrismon.

China Grove Middle Students are “Living History!”

History is alive at China Grove Middle School!  Celtic Queen Boudicca, Nefertiti,  Cleopatra, King Richard the Lionheart, Cyrus the Great, Joan of Arc, Queen Esther, Leif Erickson and other historical figures came to life at China Grove Middle School. Rather than a “Night at the Museum,” it was our…

Overton PTA and Title I Sponsor Healthy Heart Family Night

What an amazing time was had by all at the Family Healthy Heart Night sponsored by Overton’s PTA and Title 1.

The 23 stations included: Healthy Snacks, Crafts, Packing a Healthy Lunch, Game Time, Stretch/Strengthen with the Catawba Trainers, Athletic Drills with Catawba Football Team, Nutrition Talk by…

RSS Middle Schools Participate in Annual Math 24 Competition

Rowan-Salisbury School System’s 3rd Annual Math 24 Competition was held in February at the J.F. Hurley YMCA.  The event is a demonstration of the county’s finest math-letes in action from area middle schools.  In order for the competition to be a success, it takes the hard work and dedication…

NRMS Students Selected - Technology Used to Integrate Arts Curriculum

Congratulations to North Rowan Middle School 8th-grade students Sydney Campbell and Josh Phillips for being selected to participate in the South Central All District Band Clinic held at Lenoir-Rhyne University. The students performed in their respective honor bands in February on the Lenoir-Rhyne campus.

Both students auditioned in…

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Part II - “Safety On Our School Campuses”

In a continuing effort to stay connected with parents, the Rowan-Salisbury School System is sponsoring Part II of Keeping Our Children Safe: 

2013-2014 School Calendar

The 2013-2014 Traditional and Early College Calendars were adopted by the Board of Education on February 25, 2013.  They comply with current state law.  Please be aware that these calendars are subject to change if the North Carolina General Assembly modifies the school calendar law…