Carter County Schools

Due to black ice especially on side roads across the county Carter County Schools will be on NTI day today Thursday January 22. The special SBDM meeting for Star and Carter City at 5 pm will still meet.

The fire department determined that the smoke at Heritage was from an exhaust motor and it has been resolved. All students are back in the building, finishing lunch and returning to class. Thank you to everyone who responded to this incident including our amazing staff who kept students safe, transportation staff who brought buses, and first responders.

The 2026-2027 School Calendar was approved at the January board of education meeting.

The 2027-2028 School Calendar was also approved and may be accessed from the district website by pressing the Quick Links & Notifications button.

Good Luck to our high school students competing in the District Governor's Cup Academic Competition this week!

Parents of Carter County Students (Grades 7–12)

Please return your Pathfinder student survey consent form (links included below). Even if you choose no, returning the form matters.

The anonymous Pathfinder survey helps our community:
• Expand after-school & summer activities
• Grow STEM & career pathways (like 1ST2FLY )
• Improve arts, recreation & outdoor opportunities
• Support kids’ overall quality of life

No student names.
Group data only.
Used to make better decisions for kids & families.

More forms returned = better outcomes for our kids!

Thank you for helping them stay on the right path!

WCMS

https://www.cartercountyschools.org/o/wcms/forms/carter-county-pathfinder-initiative-youth-survey-wcms


ECMS

https://www.cartercountyschools.org/o/ecms/forms/carter-county-pathfinder-initiative-youth-survey-ecms


ECHS

https://www.cartercountyschools.org/o/echs/forms/carter-county-pathfinder-initiative-youth-survey-echs


WCHS

https://www.cartercountyschools.org/o/wchs/forms/carter-county-pathfinder-initiative-youth-survey-wchs

Tomorrow, Friday January 16, 2026, school will be canceled in Carter County due to illness. This is NOT an NTI day. We have large numbers of staff and students out and local health providers have indicated flu and Covid numbers are high. Elementary basketball Saturday is canceled. District athletics and academics will still be played because they either cannot be made up or there is too much unpredictability in possibility of scheduling. Also, as a reminder, we do not have school Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr day. Please use this long weekend to rest and get well.

School is in session! The post being shared is for Carter County, TN.

Attention High School Students!

The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy is hosting The Wonders of Pharmacy—an interactive, hands-on event created specifically for high school students interested in pharmacy, medication use, and the pharmaceutical sciences.

Students will experience an afternoon of engaging stations, games, prizes, snacks, and behind-the-scenes activities led by current PharmD students and practicing professionals.
Parents, guardians, and high school counselors and teachers are welcome to attend.

Event Details
Date: April 25, 2026
Time: Noon – 4:00 PM
Location: UK College of Pharmacy, Lee T. Todd, Jr. Building, Lexington, KY
Registration: Scan the QR code in the graphic to register!

Questions? Email crome.lab@uky.edu

Good Luck to our middle school students competing in the District Governor's Cup this week!

Good afternoon! Carter County middle and high schools have an exciting opportunity to partner with local groups (Pathfinder Initiative, Fiscal Court, and the Health Department) to work toward providing our students with the means to find positive ways to get involved in the community as a means to prevent substance use. One step in this process is for students in grades 7-12 to complete a survey that asks questions regarding their adolescent experience. The full explanation of the survey can be found by clicking on the links below for your child's school. Please consider allowing your student to participate in this survey!

The permission slip has to be completed for each child to participate, so please complete for all children in your home. This is for students in grades 7-12 and there is a form that is specific for each middle and high school linked below. Thank you for your cooperation in helping us to work with our community to support our young people!

WCMS

https://www.cartercountyschools.org/o/wcms/forms/carter-county-pathfinder-initiative-youth-survey-wcms

ECMS

https://www.cartercountyschools.org/o/ecms/forms/carter-county-pathfinder-initiative-youth-survey-ecms

ECHS

https://www.cartercountyschools.org/o/echs/forms/carter-county-pathfinder-initiative-youth-survey-echs

WCHS

https://www.cartercountyschools.org/o/wchs/forms/carter-county-pathfinder-initiative-youth-survey-wchs

Good afternoon! Carter County middle and high schools have an exciting opportunity to partner with local groups (Pathfinder Initiative, Fiscal Court, and the Health Department) to work toward providing our students with the means to find positive ways to get involved in the community as a means to prevent substance use. One step in this process is for students in grades 7-12 to complete a survey that asks questions regarding their adolescent experience. The full explanation of the survey can be found by clicking on the links below for your child's school. Please consider allowing your student to participate in this survey!

The permission slip has to be completed for each child to participate, so please complete for all children in your home. This is for students in grades 7-12 and there is a form that is specific for each middle and high school linked below. Thank you for your cooperation in helping us to work with our community to support our young people!

WCMS

https://www.cartercountyschools.org/o/wcms/forms/carter-county-pathfinder-initiative-youth-survey-wcms

ECMS

https://www.cartercountyschools.org/o/ecms/forms/carter-county-pathfinder-initiative-youth-survey-ecms

ECHS

https://www.cartercountyschools.org/o/echs/forms/carter-county-pathfinder-initiative-youth-survey-echs

WCHS

https://www.cartercountyschools.org/o/wchs/forms/carter-county-pathfinder-initiative-youth-survey-wchs

Just a reminder that school will resume on Monday, January 5!

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas from Carter County Schools!

Carter County Schools would like to sincerely thank the Widows Sons Night Watchmen riding association for their donation to Carter County Schools. These men are Freemasons and work for the betterment of the community. They hosted their 2nd annual Autism Ride and donated their proceeds to our Special Education department. We are so grateful for their kindness and donation to our kids.

Just a reminder that Christmas Break starts next week! There is no school December 22 - January 2. School will resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.

I am so sorry about the incorrect date! We will have school tomorrow DECEMBER 18 on regular schedule.

We will have school tomorrow December 18, 2025 and will be on regular schedule. When we check roads one more time this afternoon if there are any that are still ice covered and a bus cannot travel we will notify those parents directly through Apptegy.

Congratulations to FRYSC Coordinator, Katie Coburn. Katie was honored last week with the Deborah Meenach Combs' Community Spark Plug Award by the Grayson Chamber of Commerce. This award recognizes an individual for vision, initiative, and leadership in creating a project for the betterment of the community. We are so grateful for the work that Katie does in serving her students and their families at East Carter Middle and High School.

Carter County Schools will have NTI Day #5 tomorrow. There are still too many roads and turnarounds that buses travel that are snow and ice covered. There was not enough sun or warmer temperatures today to have any significant melting. Please follow school and teacher instructions for NTI assignments.