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.

https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/education/article274742631.html
The skills that students will develop through access to the Agriscience Education Center are transferable to other areas of life, YCHS ag teacher Jason Hirschfeld explained. Students often don’t know where their food comes from. Taking courses and working with animals at the facility will increase their agricultural literacy as well as technical skills.

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.