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The Board of Education will meet on Monday, December 15, at 5:30 p.m. at the Gaston County Schools Central Office, 943 Osceola Street, Gastonia. The public is invited to attend. View the December 15 agenda online.

The holiday break begins on Monday, December 22. Students return to class on Tuesday, January 6. The Gaston County Schools central office will be closed December 23-25, and January 1. We would like to wish you and your family a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year.

John Chavis Middle School’s Career and Technical Education Department hosted a career fair. The event highlighted careers featured in the Paxton-Patterson College and Career Ready Lab and included five guest speakers: a special agent with the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, a nurse practitioner, a representative from the Cherryville Fire Department, a hairdresser from Cherryville, and a Gaston County Police Department officer, who demonstrated a drone.

The Gaston Regional Science and Engineering Fair is coming up for students in grades 3-12. The elementary division will be held December 4-5 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., with awards beginning at 11 a.m. The high school division is set for January 8-9 from 9 a.m. to noon, with awards beginning at 11:30 a.m. Both events will take place at the Belmont Parks and Recreation Department at 1315 East Catawba Street in Belmont. This annual fair gives students the chance to showcase their projects, explore new ideas, and celebrate the importance of science, technology, engineering and math.

The Gaston County Schools Marching Band Fanfare showcased crowd-pleasing performances by our high school bands.