Support Academic
Excellence at Mitchell High School
Athletes
wearing letter jackets and sweaters are common sights at Western
North Carolina high schools, but Mitchell High School is the
first school in WNC to have scholars join their ranks. In 2006,
for the first time, Mitchell High School awarded the Academic
Letter to students who have consistently shown the rigorous
degree of commitment to academic excellence that a 4.000 grade
point average represents. Last year businesses and individuals
from around Mitchell County stepped up to the plate and showed
their support for academic excellence at Mitchell High School by
sponsoring one or more Academic Letter Scholars. Please join
the ranks of these organizations, businesses and individuals who
have shown their support of these talented young people as
Academic Letter Scholar Sponsors. The program began with grant
funding. Now it’s time for the community to show their support
for academic excellence at Mitchell High School by allowing this
innovative program to continue with community support.
You can sponsor
one or more scholars for $50 for each student sponsored. In
addition to receiving the traditional letter and pins, students
receive a special t-shirt and an invitation to the Ceremony of
Excellence and the reception that follows for them and their
parents. Students’ names appear on a plaque displayed at
Mitchell High School. The names of Academic Letter Scholar
Sponsors who donate now appear in the program for the Ceremony
of Excellence, scheduled this year for May 7.
Send your tax
deductible contribution to:
Communities in
Schools of Mitchell County
ATTN: Barbara
Buchanan
2206 Carters
Ridge Road
Spruce Pine, NC
28777
Make checks
payable to Communities in Schools of Mitchell County and
indicate on the check that your donation is to sponsor Academic
Letter Scholars.
The program’s
overall sponsors are the faculty and staff of Mitchell High
School, Communities in Schools of Mitchell County and the
Academic Booster Club of Mitchell High School, a United Way
Agency. The Academic Letter Program is building a culture of
excellence at Mitchell High School. The Academic Letter is a
symbol of our community’s support of these students in their
pursuit of academic excellence. The founding sponsors hope the
entire community will join this effort.