Mitchell Elementary School

10/12/2026

🎃🍂 Our Fall Festival is coming, and we have some wonderful baskets and raffle prizes up for grabs!

🎟️ Basket tickets: $3 each
🎟️ Raffle tickets: $1 each

We’re still receiving raffle donations and will update the list as more goodies come in! A big THANK YOU to our generous donors for supporting our schools! 💜

We'll hand out tickets at Parent/Teacher Conferences. Students may turn in completed basket and raffle tickets, along with payment, anytime through October 22nd.

Thank you for helping make the Mitchell Elementary & Mitchell Middle Fall Festival a success! 🎃💜

10/08/2026

🍂🎃 You’re invited to our 2026 Fall Festival! 🎃🍂

Mitchell Elementary and Mitchell Middle invite the whole community to join us for an evening of fall fun!

📅 Thursday, October 22nd
⏰ 4:30–7:00 p.m.

Enjoy food, inflatables, putt-putt, co****le, cake walks, free games, face painting, and lots more! 🍿🎨🏰

👻 Students and their siblings are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes!

Bring your family and friends, and celebrate with us! 💜💛

10/08/2026

NC Check-Ins Assessment Information

Families, we will be giving our first NC Check-In of the school year. This assessment measures your child’s understanding of the North Carolina standards in reading, math, and science (5th grade only). These assessments provide us with valuable information about teaching and learning.

To help your child be successful, here are three tips:

Rest Well: Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep before the assessment days.

Healthy Start: Provide a balanced breakfast so they have energy and focus.

Encouragement: Remind your child to do their best, stay calm, and take their time.

Thank you for your support in preparing your child!

10/08/2026

Parent / Teacher Conference 2026

🗓 Monday, October 12, 2026
🚨 Early Release: Bus and car dismissal will begin at 11:45 AM.

Parent/Teacher conferences are an important time to connect with your child’s teachers, celebrate progress, and discuss ways to support learning and engagement. These conversations help strengthen the home–school partnership and ensure every child is set up for success.

📌 Reminder: Tuesday, October 13th, is a Teacher Workday — no school for students.

10/03/2026

💜 At MES, we celebrate responsibility, respect, kindness, and academic motivation!

Our September Outstanding Students put our Miners R.O.C.K. expectations into action each day! 🌟 We’re proud of the example they set and the positive difference they make in our school.

👏 Congratulations to these outstanding Miners! Keep shining and showing us how Miners R.O.C.K.! 💜

10/03/2026

💜 Spirit Week at MES was filled with fun, smiles, and school spirit! We had a blast celebrating together!

A BIG thank-you to the MHS football team for greeting our students as they arrived at school Friday morning! 🏈 Your visit made the morning extra special and gave our students a wonderful start to their day!

We love our Miner community! 💜 Go Miners!

10/02/2026

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Principal's Post

10/02/2026

💜💛 Happy National Custodians’ Day to our amazing Mitchell Elementary custodial team!

Roger, Kyle, Matt, Tina, and Stormy—thank you for keeping our school clean, safe, and inviting! Your hard work and care make a difference for our students and staff every day. We appreciate all you do! 🧹✨

10/01/2026

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Mitchell County Schools Superintendent Selected as Western Region Superintendent of the Year

Raleigh | Eight exceptional school district leaders have been chosen as regional Superintendents of the Year to compete for the Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2027 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year. The award will be presented in a ceremony beginning at 12:00 p.m. at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro on Oct. 8.

The North Carolina A. Craig Phillips Superintendent of the Year is chosen jointly by the North Carolina Association of School Administrators (NCASA) and NCASA’s core affiliate, the North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association (NCSSA), with support and sponsorship from Burroughs Wellcome Fund and worldwide education leader Scholastic Education. The honor is awarded to a superintendent who exhibits outstanding leadership in service to K-12 public schools and is named in honor of the late A. Craig Phillips, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction in NC, who served from 1969-1989. The 2027 Superintendent of the Year Award will be presented via livestream on the NCASA YouTube channel on October 8th, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Click https://www.youtube.com/live/JXdX6BN07Ng to access the livestream presentation.

The eight regional winners and 2027 A. Craig Phillips Superintendent of the Year nominees are as follows:

Region 1: Northeast Dr. Matt Lutz, Currituck County Schools
Region 2: Southeast Dr. Brad Breedlove, Pender County Schools
Region 3: Central Dr. Steve Ellis, Nash County Public Schools
Region 4: Sandhills Dr. Jamie King, Sampson County Schools
Region 5: Piedmont-Triad Dr. Stephen Gainey, Randolph County Schools
Region 6: Southwest Dr. Crystal Hill, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Region 7: Northwest Mr. Mike Swan, Burke County Schools
Region 8: Western Mr. Chad Calhoun, Mitchell County Schools


The recipient named Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2027 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year will represent the state in competition for the 2027 National Superintendent of the Year Award, to be given at the American Association of School Administrators’ National Conference on Education Feb. 25-27, 2027, in Atlanta, Ga.