Randolph County School System

Calling all Randolph County Businesses! 📣
Partner with Randolph County School System's Career and Technical Education (CTE) program and help shape the future workforce! We're actively recruiting businesses to participate in our upcoming student events. This is a fantastic opportunity to:

Connect with future talent: Engage directly with students exploring career paths.

Showcase your industry: Inspire the next generation with what your business has to offer.

Build your talent pipeline: Identify potential interns, apprentices, and future employees.

Check out our upcoming events and how you can get involved:

🗓️ November 21, 2025: 4th Annual 11th Grade Career Expo Invest in the future workforce! This expo is a unique opportunity to introduce your company, share potential career paths, and build a pipeline of future employees.

🗓️ April 17, 2026: 4th Annual 6th Grade Truck Fair Spark a lifelong interest in your industry! Expose students to exciting careers and show them firsthand what a job in your field looks like. Bring your vehicle or an interactive display!

🗓️ April 30, 2026: 1st Annual Senior Job Fair Fill your open positions with motivated, job-ready graduates! Meet high school seniors actively seeking immediate employment after graduation. Screen candidates, conduct interviews, and make direct hires.

Ready to make an impact? Register today and save the dates! ➡️ Register here: bit.ly/savethedates25-26

For more information, contact Stephanie Adams at 336.460.6109 or sadams@randolph.k12.nc.us.

Let's build a stronger future for Randolph County together! #CTE #RandolphCountySchoolSystem #WorkforceDevelopment #CareerReady #CommunityPartnership #BusinessOpportunity #CTEEvents

Dr. Gainey, Superintendent of Randolph County Schools, visited Farmer Elementary yesterday to take part in the district’s Leadership Reads program. Through this initiative, members of the central office leadership team visit elementary schools to share stories with students. Farmer Elementary first graders in Mrs. Gribble’s and Mrs. Markham’s classes were all smiles as they enjoyed hearing Dr. Gainey read The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming.

ACT Boot Camp Schedule for RCSS High Schools

Infinite Campus Student Portals for grades 3-12 have been activated. If Students need directions, please click here: https://5il.co/3pbw3
Parent Portal coming soon!

Attention Employers!
Want to connect with motivated high school students who are eager to explore careers in your field?

WorkReady Randolph, a new initiative from the Randolph County School System, partners local businesses with students for hands-on, work-based learning experiences. This program equips students with valuable job skills while giving employers the opportunity to shape and inspire the next generation of the workforce.

By participating, you’ll help build homegrown talent that leads to homegrown success—strengthening both your business and our community.

Interested in learning more? Simply scan the QR code to complete a short form and get started today!

Class of 2026 Graduation Dates and Times

What says "Welcome Fall" more than a Fall Plant Sale and Pork Loins?!

The Trinity FFA Chapter is excited to announce that the annual Trinity Fall Plant Sale will take place on Saturday, September 27th from 8:00a.m.-12:00p.m. at the Trinity Greenhouses. We will have mums, pansies, pumpkins, shrubs, trees, and decor made by the agriculture, mechanics and horticulture classes.

We are also excited to be selling Pork Loins that can be picked up at the Trinity Plant Sale. This will include a pork loin, sauce, slaw and buns for $40. You can pre-order your pork loin by replying to this email.

Lastly, you will want to get to the sale early as we will also be selling pork loin biscuits to enjoy while you are shopping our wide variety of plants and fall decor.

Check out the two advertisements to see more information! And as always, thank you for supporting this program!

Congratulations Christy Hutchins, 2025 RCSS Teacher of the Year!

Attention parents, students, and families of the RCSS - please see the "Offer Versus Serve" flyer to learn more about the options your child(ren) have at lunch each day.

It is with great pleasure and admiration that we extend our heartfelt congratulations to these five Teacher of the Year finalists!

Middle School Sporting Event Pricing for the 2025-2026 School Year

RCSS will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025 for the Labor Holiday

Superintendent, Dr. Stephen Gainey and School Nutrition Director, Jeff Howard, speak to the RCSS School Nutrition staff at its yearly beginning-of-the-year meeting this week preparing for the start of school. We appreciate our school nutrition department for all they do to make sure our students are fed each day!

Mark Walker, RCSS Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year, was recognized at last night's board meeting for being named a North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2026 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher of the Year Finalist. Cory Phillips, principal of Randleman High School; Dr. David Cross, Randolph County Schools’ Director of Career and Technical Education; Nancy Cross from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction; John Kirkman, Executive Director of the North Carolina Association for Career and Technical Education; and Dr. Womble from NCCAT joined us in support of Mr. Walker. We are grateful for their presence as we honored Mr. Walker.

Recognized at last night's Board of Education meeting:
2025 RCSS National Beta Winners:
Read more about it here: https://5il.co/3o5b9

From Monday through Thursday, the Randolph County School System hosted “Beginning Teachers Orientation,” welcoming 31 new educators to our RCSS family! Throughout the week, they participated in district sessions packed with valuable information. Yesterday, they met with our Curriculum and Instruction Directors, and today they joined their mentors at their schools to begin preparing classrooms for the 2025–2026 school year. We can’t wait to see the difference they’ll make for our students!

Yesterday, Central Services Administrators, Principals, and Assistant Principals from across the Randolph County School System gathered to officially kick off the 2025-2026 school year. With excitement and collaboration in the air, our leadership team is energized and ready to welcome students and staff back. It's going to be a great year!

Two groups were recognized during Tuesday's Apprenticeship Randolph event: the Class of 2025 graduates who successfully completed the program, and the newly selected apprentices preparing to begin their journey. The 9th Annual Signing and Graduation Ceremony was held in the Randolph Community College auditorium. Congratulations to both the graduates and the incoming apprentices—and a heartfelt thank you to the local business partners who make these opportunities possible.

📣 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
We are hosting a mini job fair at SWRHS 8/7 1-3pm. You are invited and we can't wait to meet you!