Press Releases

The Granite Bears will be moving to the Knights' gym for home games for the 22-23 basketball season. Click to read the full details.

Mount Airy City Schools is proud to announce that Sabrina Moore has been named as a finalist for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Empower Beginning Teacher of the Year Award.

Students at JJ Jones Intermediate School competed in their school spelling bee on Wednesday, January 6, 2023. Congratulations, students! The grade-level champions and runners-up will compete at the Mount Airy City School District Spelling Bee on February 9, 2023.

Students at Mount Airy Middle School competed in their school spelling bee on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Congratulations, students! The grade-level champions and runners-up will compete at the Mount Airy City School District Spelling Bee on February 9, 2023.

Mount Airy City Schools and the Excellence in Equity Awards are pleased to announce that Jon Doss has been chosen as a winner in the category Champion of Equity – Support Staff.

The Board of Education is proud to announce the completion of the fifth year of awarding grants to staff.
With a record-breaking 41 proposals submitted, 19 grants were awarded.

Twelve teachers from the Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation service territory have been awarded Bright Ideas Education Grants. Employees with Surry- Yadkin EMC made surprise stops to the winning teachers during the last week.

Mount Airy City Schools continues to grow students as our nation comes out of COVID and its impacts on student achievement.

Mount Airy City Schools announces administrative changes for school and district administrators.

Mount Airy High School will play Tarboro on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, NC. The game starts at 3:00 pm and tickets can be purchased online. Click for more information.