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Tanika Hawkins

Staff Spotlight: Tanika Hawkins
Sep 20, 2021

I love to learn from every person that I come in contact with. Some lessons take a lifetime to learn. Others take thousands of teachers to teach. I ac...

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Advisory Board Meeting Announcement - September 9, 2021
Aug 27, 2021

The Middle Fork Advisory Board of Appalachian State University will meet virtually.The meeting will be held according to the following sched...

Academy new staff and appointmets

Academy announces new positions and staff
Aug 26, 2021

The Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork announces new positions and staff for the 2021-22 academic year. With additional federal fundi...

Melissa Boyd

Staff Spotlight: Melissa Boyd
Aug 23, 2021

Melissa Boyd, originally from Jennings, Louisiana, earned a B.A. in education from McNeese State University in 1987 and an M.A. in reading education f...

Alix Shaver

Staff Spotlight: Alix Shaver
Jul 12, 2021

This past year, with the help of my grade level team, I focused on implementing activities that allowed students to have their voices heard. We did ma...

Brittany Hendricks

Staff Spotlight: Brittany Hendricks
Jun 16, 2021

I think "learning together" means always working to understand and learn from others. For example, during the past year, I had to adjust to online tea...

Academy Author Visits

Four Award-Winning Children’s Authors and Illustrators Visit with the Academy
Jun 9, 2021

Four award-winning children's authors, Kwame Alexander, Stacy McAnulty, Meg Medina, and Lauren Castillo, visited virtually with Appalachian State Univ...

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Advisory Board Meeting Announcement - June 3, 2021
May 24, 2021

The Middle Fork Advisory Board of Appalachian State University will meet virtually.The meeting will be held according to the following sched...

Joseph Fewell

Staff Spotlight: Joseph Fewell
May 11, 2021

As an ELL teacher, I work to bridge the linguistic gap for the Academy’s EL students. I am also working to promote global awareness with my students...

Academy at Middle Fork Student Teachers

Learning Together: Academy at Middle Fork Hosts Five Student Teachers Spring 2021
May 4, 2021

This past semester, the Academy at Middle Fork hosted five student teachers from Appalachian State University. These students teachers shared their ex...