Mitchell High School

On Monday, May 6th students during each block at Mitchell High School participated in SECU's Reality of Money Event, provided by Mitchell CTE and the SECU. For the event, State Employees Credit Union staff, and school and community volunteers helped students walk through a financial simulation where they paid bills for a month using a fictional career and monthly income. They were required to pay expenses at stations like Housing, Transportation, Child Care, Groceries and Medical Insurance. The last stop was the Next Payday station, where volunteers and SECU staff saw if they were wise in spending and budgeting their money and gave advice on how to further stretch their dollars and make sound financial decisions. This event truly helps to teach MHS students the "Reality of money.". Stephanie McClellan and CTE would like to send a special Thanks to Kim Stephenson and Caleb Hoyle of the SECU - Spruce Pine branch for their help in coordinating this event.

Mrs. Boones, Mitchell High Food and Nutrition I class, participated in a "Chopped Competition" this week. Judges were Mr. Carver, Mrs. MCClellan, and Mrs. Murphy. The students were provided with a variety of ingredients to make a dish for judging. These students had to incorporate two ingredients in their dish as a requirement (chives and protein). This was the final cooking lab for this semester. All kitchens turned in a quality product but Kitchen 4 came out the winner. Those students will be provided lunch by Mrs. Boone as their reward! Congratulations to all these Foods 1 students for a job well done!

Senior Portraits included in your school’s yearbook will require students dressed in either a Black Drape or a Tuxedo. Prestige will provide these outfits at the time of your session. Please wear appropriate undergarments under these outfits. We suggest a white t-shirt for the tux and something strapless to wear under the drape. Also, don’t forget to bring up to two outfits for your casual pictures!

MHS Yearbooks are here! Yearbooks will be distributed this Thursday, 5/16/24. There is still time to purchase a yearbook, get yours while supplies last!

Events for Mitchell High Seniors on Friday, May 10th.

Mitchell High School CTE would like to say congratulations to the following students in Mrs. Barnett's Entrepreneurship II Honors course: Anaya Jackson, Valeria Procopio, Macie Greene, Rachel VanBrederode, Isaiah Williams, Ian Ledford, and Alex Gouge for becoming Entrepreneurship and Small Business certified. The Entrepreneurship and Small Business certification from Certiport ensures tomorrow's leaders are prepared with the toolkit they need to get ahead in today's competitive landscape. ESB validates students' understanding of core business principles, including the essentials of launching and maintaining a successful company, planning for, starting, and operating a business, marketing and sales, and business financials and funding. Congratulations on this awesome achievement!

Cheerleading Tryouts for upcoming 6-12 graders will be May 8-10! Students must have a current physical to participate.

Mitchell County Schools was notified late this afternoon by Mitchell County Health Department that a student at Mitchell High School has been diagnosed with pertussis (whooping cough). If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Mitchell County Health Department or Mitchell High School on Monday.

Congratulations to the 22 Mitchell High School students who received their ServSafe Manager Certification as part of the Food and Nutrition II Honors class. Students enrolled in Foods II learn about and take this certification through funds provided in CTE to cover the cost of the certification so students not only participate in labs during the course but can leave the course with a useful credential. This certification is an industry-recognized credential that focuses on preventing foodborne illness in food service. This certification can help students earn more money per hour in food service jobs and demonstrate to an employer their knowledge of food safety and sanitation principles. Students who earned the certification are: Shayla Barajas Carson Banks Mason Boone Tanner Byrd Josue Chavez Piper Cook Katie Duncan Deanna Duvalt Rylan Edwards Thomas Gage Fitzgerlad Makenna Garland Ayden Glenn Vivian Greene Ryan Harris Camber Hileman Ethan Horney Noella McClellan Daniel Renfro Jordan Riddle Lachlan Tunks Sage Wentzell Lucas Yelton

On Thursday, April 25th Mitchell County Career and Technical Education (CTE) held the 1st Annual "Steer Your Career 5th Grade Truck Fair.". All MCS 5th-grade students were able to speak with 9 different career professionals, inspect their vehicles, and learn how they use their vehicles and equipment during the workday. The 5th graders asked great questions and were able to learn about each participant's career, job opportunities within each industry, and the education requirements needed to enter that field. Mitchell County Schools CTE Program and middle school CTE CDC Stephanie McClellan offers a huge Thank You to these participants for helping ignite career passion in these future employees!! Duke Energy Mitchell Co. Transportation Mitchell Medics L & L Furniture Young & McQueen Altec NCDOT Webb Funeral Home KC Electrical

Free Health Careers Summer Camp - See Flyer - at Mitchell see Mrs. Murphy or Mrs. Grindstaff with questions. (Spots are still open and will take applications through the beginning of next week.) This is a great opportunity and looks good for college applications and scholarships.

May Events

EOC/CTE Final Exams

CTE Career Spotlight in May - Alumni from 2012!

Mitchell High School CTE would like to say congratulations to the following students in Mrs. Taylor Hughes' Excel Honors course who have aced the Microsoft Excel Expert Exam: Shay Jones, Alli McClellan, Emma Holden, Blake Thayer, Tiffany Pore, Mason Boone, Chance Clark, Levi Bowman, and Damon Penny. The Excel Expert Exam opens up a world of opportunity, from data analysis to financial modeling. Excel expertise is invaluable in any professional setting. These students now have knowledge of Excel's advanced features as they have explored macros, pivot tables, and complex formulas. Congratulations to these students on becoming Microsoft Excel Experts! And congratulations to Mrs. Taylor Hughes for having 100% certification mastery for this Excel Honors course.

Mitchell High School FFA had 5 freshmen members complete the FFA Regional Rally on April 25th at Blue Ridge Community College. FFA member, Jenniah McClain competed in the FFA Creed speaking competition, in which contestants recite the 5 paragraphs of the FFA Creed to the judges. For this competition, contestants are scored on voice control, memorization of the Creed, stage presence, and poise. Jeniah came in 7th overall out of 16 contestants and 3rd in the Mitchell High School FFA Federation. The Mitchell FFA Tool Identification Team, consisting of Audrey Greene, Quinci Wise, Olivia Ollis, and Grace English competed in the Tool Identification Competition, which included a written test on the proper uses of the tools and an ID portion where they had to properly identify 40 tools. Mitchell’s Tool Identification team finished 3rd overall out of 25 teams in the regional competition and 1st in Mitchell's federation. They will represent Mitchell High School and our region and will compete at this year's State FFA Convention this June, in Raleigh. We would like to congratulate this group of outstanding Mitchell High School FFA members who represented Mitchell High well during this regional rally.

SUN Bucks: A new food assistance program for school children. Starting this summer, families that qualify can expect to receive $120 per eligible child in grocery-buying benefits on a debit-like card. These benefits can be used to purchase food at retailers that accept EBT, including most major grocery stores. Visit the SUN Bucks webpage at www.ncdhhs.gov/sunbucks to learn more. IMPORTANT: Some families will get benefits automatically sent to the mailing address in their child’s school record. Update your child’s mailing address by contacting your child’s school. SUN Bucks: Un nuevo programa de asistencia alimentaria para los niños en edad escolar. A partir de este verano, las familias que reúnen los requisitos pueden esperar recibir $120 por niño elegible en beneficios de compra de comestibles en una tarjeta parecida de débito. Estos beneficios se pueden utilizar para comprar alimentos en las tiendas minoristas que aceptan EBT, incluso en la mayoría de las tiendas de comestibles principales. Visita la página web de SUN Bucks en www.ncdhhs.gov/sunbucks para obtener más información. IMPORTANTE: Algunas familias recibirán beneficios enviados automáticamente a la dirección postal en el expediente escolar de sus niños. Comunícate con la escuela de tu niño para actualizar su dirección postal antes .

Mitchell County Schools CTE teachers recently had the opportunity to visit some of the most exciting industries in NC on their spring CTE Industry Tour. The group traveled to Charlotte to visit the Quail Hollow Club, Wells Fargo, and JR Motorsports. This semi-annual event allows CTE teachers to spend time touring businesses and industries to connect with employers, learning what jobs are available and how to best prepare the students in Mitchell County for the jobs available upon graduation. Educators walked away with a better understanding of jobs within the Hospitality and Tourism, Sports marketing, Event Management, Finance and Banking and Sport Racing Industries. Having teachers and students take industry tours is an integral part of CTE, and the teachers returned not only with knowledge related to their content area but also with professional contacts offering opportunities for students to do job shadowing and tours in the future. All of the CTE teachers in attendance learned firsthand about what skills an employer is looking for and the steps after high school for students to take to pursue a variety of careers, which was an invaluable experience.

Mitchell High's FCCLA students worked in partnership with the MHS Fine Arts Department to promote the upcoming production of "Finding Nemo." MHS FCCLA designed and painted a mural to place in the commons at MHS to advertise this production and to show support to the drama students for their hard work in making this show a success. FCCLA supports children/students/families in our community and is proud to be a part of Mitchell High!

On Thursday, April 11th, students from Mrs. Stephanie McClellan's Food and Nutrition II - Honors class provided a taco bar for Deyton Elementary's "Let's Glow Party" Parent Night. The high school students spent two days prior preparing food, and some also served the food to students and parents during the event. Special thanks to Rhonda Murphy, Deyton Cafeteria Manager for the use of the facility and Ciji Dellinger for ordering the food. Students used skills learned in their ServSafe Curriculum to serve food with proper sanitation and safety guidelines. The following students helped serve food at the event: Mason Boone Katie Duncan Ryan Harris Noella McClellan Lachlan Tunks Adam Trainham