Press Releases

With the release of the 2020-2021 accountability results, the MACS district has a tremendous amount to celebrate. The results from last year’s testing window will serve as baseline data and give great hope for the future of these students thanks to the tremendous work of our teachers and staff members. Check out the student-centered video revealing some of the results!

Mount Airy City Schools is now even easier to find! Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and now Instagram! Simply look up @MACSchools or check some of our hashtags to see what we are up to.

Mount Airy City Schools is pleased to announce that Ms. Krystal Tyndall has been named the assistant principal for Mount Airy High School.

Mount Airy City Schools has been awarded $300,000 to provide students with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) activities throughout the summer months.

Please take note of the 2021-2022 adjusted calendar. This updated calendar adheres to the calendar law.

The Blue Bear Bus can be found going around neighborhoods in Mount Airy twice a day from Monday through Thursday, engaging students and families. The two-hour sessions start at 9:30 am and 1:00 pm.

Mount Airy City Schools announces administrative changes for school and district administrators effective July 1, 2021.

Sealed proposals will be received by the Mount Airy Schools Board of Education until 2:00 pm on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, for the construction of “Bus Driveway Improvements at Mount Airy Middle School."
A pre-bid meeting shall be held at 10:00 am on Monday, July 19, 2021, at Mount Airy Middle School located at 249 Hamburg Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030. The meeting will convene at the front entry area of the school and a tour of the project area will commence.

Chelsy Payne, principal of Jones Intermediate School, recently completed the Distinguished Leadership in Practice Program, a year-long leadership development program for practicing school principals designed and provided by the North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principal’s Association and sponsored by the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development.

Seventh-grade math teacher Marie Hauser has been announced as Mount Airy City Schools District Teacher of the Year.