Mountain Island Charter School opens for learning after wet summer
Mt. Holly, NC (WBTV) – Mountain Island Charter School was officially open for learning Wednesday. Thanks to an unusually wet summer, the school got a little bit of a late start this year. Workers spent the summer trying to complete phase one of construction at the school’s new location, but Mother Nature kept getting in […]
Gaston County kindergarten enrollment down
Less kindergartners are attending Gaston County Schools this school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic and steady decline of enrollment in the last few years. Gaston County Schools recently reported a 16% drop this school year from last in the number of students enrolled in kindergarten. Ahead of the 2019-20 school year, 2,160 students were signed […]
UNC Recruiting: Week of February 7th
It’s Friday! Celebrate with a good ol’ blast of early-2010’s nostalgia, if you like. But there’s also sports to cover, and specifically, UNC recruiting, which has been expectedly quiet since football’s second signing day at the beginning of February. Of course, not much is going on in the world of basketball recruiting since the basketball season […]
Meet UNC’s Signing Class of 2021 – UPDATED
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Mack Brown’s North Carolina program-building process continues with the class of 2021. Coming off an Orange Bowl berth, the Tar Heels have totaled 19 signees that comprise the nation’s No. 14-ranked recruiting class. “We’ve got is the second-smallest class, meaning number of signees, in the top-15. So we’re very proud that you […]
Undermanned Mountain Island Charter makes statement
Without two of its top players, Mountain Island Charter put itself in position to claim a conference championship. AVONDALE – Thomas Jefferson Classical entered Friday’s matchup with Mountain Island Charter on a 20-game regular season winning streak. The Raptors were without their starting quarterback and running back. It didn’t matter. Mountain Island Charter broke open […]
Football Preview: East Surry vs. Mountain Island Charter
One week after playing one of its most common playoff opponents, East Surry hosts a certain opponent for the first time ever: Mountain Island Charter School. The No. 5 MICS Raptors (11-2) upset No. 4 Mount Airy last week to set up a clash with No. 1 East Surry (12-0) in the third round of […]
Mountain Island Charter football preview: Two QBs, zero problems for Raptors
MOUNT HOLLY – There’s a cliché in football that any team with two quarterbacks really doesn’t have a quarterback at all. That cliché doesn’t apply to Mountain Island Charter this year – the Raptors will be running a two-quarterback system, but not because one player isn’t able to win a firm grip on the job. […]
School threat investigation in Gaston County
It happened at Mountain Island Charter School in Mount Holly. GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Authorities were investigating an anonymous threat in Gaston County Monday. It happened at Mountain Island Charter School in Mount Holly. Law enforcement responded to the scene and found the threat not credible. Classes were not interrupted. Officers stayed on campus as […]
Watch Inside Carolina’s National Signing Day Live Stream
On Wednesday morning, North Carolina football is expected to sign its most talented n class in more than a decade. UNC’s 2021 class is head coach Mack Brown’s third back in Chapel Hill and is his best since returning to town to lead the Tar Heels. Ranked No. 12 in the nation as of Tuesday, Carolina’s 18-prospect class is […]
Mountain Island Charter School wide receiver Eric Gallman II commits to Cornell
Mountain Island Charter School wide receiver Eric Gallman announced Monday he will play Division I college football at Cornell University. Here are some fast facts on the Raptors wide receiver and the Cornell football program. Eric Gallman II Career stats: 122 receptions, 2,090 yards, 13 touchdowns. Gallman played his first two years at SouthLake Christian School, […]