Mountain Heritage High

In a moment that will be etched in their memories forever, two Mountain Heritage High School freshmen, Santos Mondragon-Wright and Dacolby McGee, were invited to attend the Exper...

Mountain Heritage High School has announced that Jered Pope will be the new head coach of the Cougar football program. Pope has spent sixteen seasons as an assistant coach at M...

Good afternoon Yancey County Schools Families, A few weeks ago, the YCS Leadership team met with state officials to discuss calendar waivers and the return-to-school date for ou...

Good afternoon Yancey County Schools Families, As our community continues to recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, we want to thank everyone for coming together to assi...

Good afternoon, It was so good to see all of our students and community members at the Trick or Treating event on the Town Square last night. The kids were smiling, candy was f...

Good afternoon YCS Families, I want to personally thank all of the many working groups that are here in our community to assist us with the recovery process. All of the linemen...

Please consult this list to receive trusted medical care Operational Clinics (Post-Helene)

Message from Superintendent Kathy Amos 10/17/2024 Dear YCS Families, I know and appreciate how hard everyone is working to get our community back on track. The flooding wa...

Scan the QR code for a full list of resources.

Good afternoon YCS families, We are thankful for all the prayers, donations and support. We have 420+ employees in the school system and I thank everyone for helping in our schoo...

Yancey County Board of Education Schedule of Meetings October 21, 2024 Central Office Board Room November 18, 2024 Central Office Board Room December 16, 202...

10/9/24 Point of Distribution Sites: Altec (Pick up only) Reconciliation House Roses Parking Lot (Pick up only) West Burnsville Baptist Church (Pick up only) Shoa...

Good evening YCS family, I cannot thank you all enough for the incredible work you have been doing across our schools over the past several days. In multiple community meetings, ...

Thank you for the incredible show of community support and statewide and national support. I have that our visitors are here for a tragic event, however we greatly appreciate your...

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, one measure of success stands out as a testament to the strength and stability of a school system: its teacher attrition rate. While ...