In the News

11/02/12 Elementary school has 11 sets of twins

We actually had 12 sets when they contacted us. One set transferred out the week before filming.

11/11/15 Outcast series uses HGS as filming location

Some of our staff and students were involved in the filming but didn't make the final cut. 

01/31/19 Elementary school teachers use 3D printer to make student prosthetic finger

Two Hickory Grove-Sharon Elementary School teachers spent Christmas break researching how they could use the school’s 3-D printer to make a prosthetic finger for a student who lost her own finger in an accident earlier in the year.

01/10/24 $40 Million in School Safety Funding Sits Unused

In the wake of the deadly Uvalde school shooting, lawmakers dedicated $1 billion to help prevent future violence. Few districts in the Carolinas have received money. YSD1 has mental health counselors positions in all school locations.