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Craig student artists will show, sell work May 28

Young artists from Craig County High School and Craig County Middle School will show and sell their artwork at the CCHS and CCMS Art Show 2013 on Tuesday, May 28, in the CCHS Art Gallery. All of the sale proceeds will go to the young artists. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted. The... »

Mock crash brings home drunk driving dangers

NEW CASTLE – On what should have been one of the happiest evenings of their lives, five bloodied and crying Craig County High School students – and three others who were far too still – were extricated from crushed cars that had been carrying them to their prom moments before. One of the cars... »

Supervisors approve funding for school security

NEW CASTLE – Members of the Craig County Board of Supervisors have given new Superintendent of Schools Kelly Wilmore the green light to make Craig County schools safer. At the BOS meeting held March 7, supervisors voted to reclassify a portion of capital improvement funding that had been set aside for locks and bleachers,... »

Looney wins second place at state in VFW essay contest

NEW CASTLE – Clyde Montana Looney, a middle school student at Craig County High School, won second place on the state level of the Veterans of Foreign Wars “Patriot’s Pen” youth essay contest for 2012. His and essays by two other local middle school students advanced from local to District 6 competition. The essay... »

Rocket Fuel program brings about positive behavior

NEW CASTLE – Last week the gym at Craig County High School was filled with middle school students, all of them winners. They are participants in “Rocket Fuel,” a positive behavior program. The program is designed and implemented each year at the beginning of school to reward students who exhibit positive behavior both in... »

CCHS student Andrew Newby’s painting hangs in Capitol

NEW CASTLE – Andrew Newby’s pastel drawing of a green sea turtle now hangs proudly in the Virginia House of Delegates’ office building in the Capitol in Richmond. The Craig County High School 11th-grader’s art was selected as a winner in the high school category in Delegate Greg Habeeb’s annual 8th District Art Contest.... »

Rockets will play on new gym floor Friday

NEW CASTLE – On Friday, Jan. 4, the Craig County High School Rockets Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball Teams will host Highland County, beginning with the girls’ game at 6 p.m. This will be the first official contest on the school’s newly resurfaced gym floor. Admission prices for everyone will be lowered to $2... »

Students hold party for Headstart children

NEW CASTLE – Santa arrived and there were presents, food and happy faces of big and little kids at the party for Craig County Head Start children on Dec. 18. Members of the Craig County High School’s Future Business Leaders of America and the Beta Club put on the party. The FBLA has been... »

Student art show will be Friday

CRAIG COUNTY, VA – Craig County High School art students will show and sell their works this Friday, Dec. 14, starting at 6 p.m. in the Carolyn Burris Art Gallery in the high school. “The show will feature works done by 39 of our high school art students,” said Art Teacher Jon Murrill, “and... »

Class projects makes life easier for community

CRAIG COUNTY – With the pounding of hammers and the buzzing of saws, you can bet Mark St. Leger’s class at Craig County High School is working on another project to make life easier and more comfortable for both the school and the community. The class of 20 students in grades 10-12 finished up... »