👑💚 Introducing the North Stokes High School 2026 Homecoming Court! 💚👑

Help us congratulate this amazing group of Vikings who will represent North Stokes High School as our 2026 Homecoming Court! 🎉

Homecoming is about more than a crown—it’s about school spirit, friendships, memories, and celebrating what makes being a Viking so special. We are excited to celebrate these students and all they bring to our school community!

Congratulations to our 2026 Homecoming Court! 👑 We wish each of you the very best of luck as Homecoming Week approaches. Enjoy every moment—you’ve earned it! 💚🖤

Congrats to:

Daleigh Alder
Addison Bonnell
Reagan Dixon
Myla Flinchum
Riley Flinchum
Emma James
Nora King
Lily Mabe
Lyndsey Parrish
Gretchen Perrell
Grace Tucker
Lyla Tuttle

Let the Homecoming fun begin! 🎉🏈👑

#NorthStokes #Homecoming2026 #HomecomingCourt #VikingPride #GoVikings #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking 💚🖤

🧁✨ Sweet Learning in Foods 1! ✨🧁

Our Foods 1 students put their culinary skills to the test as they baked cupcakes and made homemade icing from scratch! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

But this wasn’t just about making something delicious—it was a hands-on lesson in measuring, following a recipe, food safety, kitchen techniques, and the science of baking. 🔬🥣

Students learned how ingredients work together to create the perfect texture and flavor, then topped their cupcakes with homemade icing for the finishing touch! 🎂💚

There’s nothing sweeter than learning by doing! Way to go, Vikings! 🧁👏

#NorthStokes #Foods1 #VikingLearning #HandsOnLearning #LifeSkills #LearningByDoing #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking 💚🖤

🎾 Honoring a Legacy: Julian “Mac” McKenzie Court Dedication 🎾

We are so deeply grateful for the incredible impact, leadership, and heart that Julian “Mac” McKenzie has given to our community over the years. To celebrate his enduring legacy and say a heartfelt thank you, we are officially dedicating a court in his honor!

Please join us for an evening of gratitude, community, and celebration:

🗓️ Date: September 23, 2026

📍 Location: North Stokes Tennis Courts

⏰ Time: 6:30 PM (Ceremony and unveiling will begin at the conclusion of the tennis match)

🥪 Reception: Drinks and finger foods to follow immediately after the ceremony

All are welcome! Whether you are a lifelong friend, former player, neighbor, or supporter, your presence would mean the world to us as we celebrate Mac. Come out, share a memory, and help us make this occasion truly special. 💚

#JulianMacMcKenzie #CourtDedication #NorthStokes #CommunityLegacy #TennisFamily #AllAreWelcome

💚🖤 VIKING SPOTLIGHT: RODNEY KING 🖤💚

Today, we’re shining the spotlight on someone who wears a LOT of Viking hats—and makes a difference in every one of them! 🏴‍☠️

👏 Rodney King is a valued member of the North Stokes family, serving our students and school community as:

📚 Social Studies Teacher
🏆 Athletic Director
🏃 Head Coach — Cross Country & Track
🏟️ NCHSAA State Cross Country & Track & Field Meet Coordinator
🏃‍♀️ Executive Director — NC Track & Cross Country Coaches Association

Whether he’s in the classroom teaching students, on the track coaching athletes, coordinating major state championship events, or supporting coaches across North Carolina, Coach King continues to demonstrate what it means to be a Viking who serves, leads, and inspires.

His impact reaches far beyond the classroom and competition field. He helps students discover that success is about more than winning—it’s about commitment, discipline, teamwork, perseverance, and showing up when it matters.

Thank you, Coach King, for the countless hours you dedicate to our students, our athletes, North Stokes, and the sports you love. Your leadership and commitment make a difference every day! 👏💚🖤

Thank you for all you do, Coach King!

🏴‍☠️ Once a Viking, Always a Viking! 🏴‍☠️

#VikingSpotlight #NorthStokesVikings #VikingPride #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking #GoVikings #VikingStrong

🎡🐄 Learning Beyond the Classroom! 🐄🎡

Mrs. Harrison’s and Mrs. Lawson's class took their learning outside the classroom and into the fair yesterday! 🎟️✨

A trip to the fair is more than rides and funnel cakes—it’s an opportunity for students to observe, explore, ask questions, and make real-world connections. From agriculture and animals to food, technology, art, and local traditions, the fair offers a hands-on look at many of the things students learn about in school. 🌾🔍📚

Of course, there was plenty of fun along the way! 🎢😄

We love seeing our students learning, exploring, and making memories together! 💚🖤

#NorthStokes #Vikings #LearningBeyondTheClassroom #HandsOnLearning #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking

🇺🇸 Celebrating Constitution Week & America 250! 🇺🇸

This week, we honor the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, and reflect on the principles of freedom, citizenship, and democracy that continue to shape our nation.

As our country celebrates America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, Constitution Week is a wonderful opportunity to learn about our nation’s history, the rights and responsibilities of citizens, and the importance of civic engagement.

At North Stokes, we encourage our students to explore the stories, documents, and people that have helped build our nation over the past 250 years.

📚 Happy Constitution Week! Let’s continue learning from our past as we help shape the future. 🇺🇸

#ConstitutionWeek #America250 #CivicEducation #NorthStokes #WeAreVikings #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking

🖤💚 NORTH STOKES SPIRIT WEAR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALE! 💚🖤

Make sure you take advantage of our North Stokes Spirit Wear Back-to-School Sale! You can now shop and save through October 5th! 🎉

🔥 THIS WEEKEND ONLY: Hoodies will be marked down to just $33.99!
⏰ This special hoodie pricing runs through Sunday night!

Whether you’re cheering from the stands, heading to school, or just showing your Viking pride around town, now is the perfect time to rep North Stokes! 🧥💚🖤

🛍️ Shop today:
North Stokes Spirit Wear Store:
https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/NC/Danbury/North+Stokes+High+School?utm_source=shortcode&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=school-direct

#NorthStokes #VikingPride #WeAreVikings #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking #SpiritWear #BackToSchool

📚✨ ONLY 2 MORE DAYS! ✨📚

Don’t miss your chance to save $10 on your 2026–2027 North Stokes High School Yearbook! 🎉

⏰ Sale ends Friday, September 18!

Lock in your memories, save some money, and make sure your yearbook is reserved! 📸💚🖤

$10 OFF — but only for 2 more days!

#NorthStokesHighSchool #Yearbook #Save10 #VikingPride #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking

🛍️ SHOW YOUR VIKING PRIDE ALL YEAR LONG! 🛍️

We’re excited to announce that North Stokes now has a School Spirit Wear Store that is OPEN ALL YEAR! 🎉

Looking for the perfect North Stokes gear? Now you can shop for spirit wear whenever you want! 💚🖤

👕 Shop: Find your favorite North Stokes spirit wear online
📦 Convenient: Your order will be shipped directly to your home!
🗓️ Open All Year: No need to wait for a spirit wear sale!
💚 Support North Stokes: The school receives a 10% commission on items purchased.

Whether you're cheering from the stands, showing your Viking pride at school, or just want to represent North Stokes wherever you go, there's something for everyone! 🏈📚🎓

👉 Shop the North Stokes Spirit Wear Store:

https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/NC/Danbury/North+Stokes+High+School?utm_source=shortcode&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=school-direct

Wear it. Share it. Be a VIKING! 💚🖤

#NorthStokesVikings #VikingPride #SpiritWear #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking

🎉🔔 NO MO CHEMO, ANDREW! 🔔🎉

Yesterday was a VERY special day for our North Stokes family! 💚🖤

Our 9th grader, Andrew Shumaker, rang the bell at Brenner Children’s Hospital, celebrating the completion of his last chemotherapy treatment! 🎊🙌

Andrew, your strength, courage, and determination have inspired so many people along the way. We are incredibly proud of you and so excited to celebrate this HUGE milestone with you! ❤️

🔔 Ring that bell, Andrew! You did it!
🎉 NO MO CHEMO! 🎉

Congratulations, Andrew! We are cheering you on every step of the way! 💚🖤

#NoMoChemo #WayToGoAndrew #NorthStokesVikings #VikingStrong #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking

📣 FCS INVITES YOU TO THE YOUTH RALLY! 🙌💚💛

Hey North Stokes students! Our Fellowship of Christian Students (FCS) wants YOU to join us for an awesome evening of worship, fellowship, encouragement, and fun at the Stokes County Christian Youth Rally! ✝️🔥

🎤 Speaker: Doug Elks — Fellowship of Christian Athletes
🎶 Worship: College Park Baptist Praise Band
🍔 Food provided at 5:00 PM!

📅 Sunday, October 18, 2026
⏰ 5:00–7:30 PM
📍 North Stokes High School

Come with your friends, invite someone who may not normally attend, and let’s fill the gym with students seeking A Voice of Hope! 💚

📖 “The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing…” — Romans 15:13

FCS says: Don’t miss it! Bring a friend! 🙌💚💛

#FCS #NorthStokes #YouthRally #AVoiceOfHope #Romans1513 #BringAFriend

📸✨ SPECIAL EVENTS PICTURE DAY IS COMING! ✨📸

We’re excited to welcome a photographer from Strawbridge Studios to North Stokes High School on:

📅 Friday, October 2, 2026

The photographer will be here to capture your student’s special events pictures! 📸💚🖤

Parents and guardians—be sure to check out the attached picture day materials for important information, including:

💰 Picture Pricing & Package Options
📱 Digital Picture Day Poster
🔗 QR Code Flyer — Scan the code to go directly to the picture day ordering gallery!

We encourage families to review the information ahead of time so you’ll be ready when picture day arrives!

📸 Mark your calendar: October 2, 2026!

🍰✨ Funnel Cake Fun in Foods 1! ✨🍰

Who says learning can’t be delicious?! 😋

Students in Foods 1 got a taste of fair food favorites as they made homemade funnel cakes! 🎡🤍

But there’s more to a funnel cake than powdered sugar and deliciousness! Students practiced important culinary skills while learning about:

👩‍🍳 Measuring & Mixing — Accurate measurements help create the right batter consistency.

🔥 Heat & Cooking — Students learned how oil temperature affects cooking, texture, and browning.

🧪 Food Science — As the batter hit the hot oil, water in the batter turned to steam while the outside browned through the Maillard reaction, creating that crispy, golden finish.

🤝 Kitchen Skills — From preparing ingredients to safely working around hot oil, students practiced teamwork, responsibility, and proper kitchen procedures.

And, of course… the best part: taste testing! 😂🍰

From the classroom to the kitchen, our Vikings are learning skills they can use for life—and maybe even for their next trip to the county fair! 🎡

Great job, Foods 1! 💚🖤

#NorthStokesHighSchool #Foods1 #FamilyAndConsumerSciences #LearningByDoing #FoodScience #CulinarySkills #VikingPride #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking

📸 Say Cheese! Our Yearbook Staff Is Putting Their Photography Skills to Work! 📸

Our Yearbook class recently welcomed Chandler Queen, a real estate photographer with a B.S. in Commercial Photography, who shared professional tips and techniques for capturing great photos. 📷

After learning from Chandler, our staff members put their new skills to the test with a Photo Scavenger Hunt! 🔎📸 Teams were challenged to capture creative photos while thinking about composition, perspective, lighting, storytelling, and what makes a photo yearbook-worthy.

But the competition didn't stop there! After the hunt, staff members participated in a photo critique, where they reviewed and awarded points to their fellow teams. 🏆

The team with the most points earned an awesome prize: FIRST PICK of the yearbook pages they get to work on! 🎉

We had a great time learning, creating, competing, and—most importantly—thinking like photographers and storytellers.

Now comes the exciting part... choosing which of these scavenger hunt photos might make it into the 2026–27 North Stokes High School Yearbook! 📖✨

A huge thank-you to Chandler Queen for sharing professional photography knowledge with our students and helping our Yearbook staff see photography from a whole new perspective!

📸 We can't wait to see which moments make the pages!

💚🖤 #NorthStokesHighSchool #Yearbook #Photography #LearningByDoing #StudentCreativity #PhotoScavengerHunt #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking

🚗💨 DRIVER EDUCATION CLASSES ARE COMING TO NORTH STOKES! 🚗💨

Ready to take the next step toward getting behind the wheel? 🛞🚦

North Stokes High School will offer Driver Education classes on:

📅 October 23 & October 26–30
⏰ 3:45 PM – 8:15 PM
📍 North Stokes High School

🚦 WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Students must be born on or before April 23, 2012 to participate.

📝 REGISTRATION & PAYMENT

📋 Registration is now open!
👉 🚗 Driver Education Registration Form

💰 Payment will NOT be collected through School Cash Online.

Payment will be handled directly through Brenda Slate.

💵 Checks should be made payable to: North Stokes High School

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Once payment has been made, there will be NO refunds if a student does not attend the class for any reason.

📞 Questions or Payment Information:
Brenda Slate
☎️ 336-591-4160

🚗 Ready to get started? Complete the registration form and reserve your spot! 🛣️

#NSHSVikings #DriverEducation #TeenDrivers #DriveSafe #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking 💚🖤

🪵🔨 FROM SCRAP WOOD TO SOMETHING SPECIAL! 🧂🫙

Mr. Taylor’s 1st Period Carpentry students turned leftover materials into something useful—and they put some serious woodworking skills to work! 👏

Students created these custom salt and pepper shakers by laminating two different types of wood together to create a unique finished product. 🌳🪵

Along the way, students practiced:
📏 Measurement & precision – accurately measuring and planning where each hole needed to go.
🛠️ Drill Press skills – boring the passages for the salt and pepper.
🔧 Router operation – finishing and shaping the edges for a smooth, professional look.
✨ Finishing techniques – applying mineral oil to protect and enhance the natural beauty of the wood.

But there’s an even bigger lesson behind these shakers! ♻️🌎

The wood came from scrap pieces left over from previous projects, giving students a hands-on lesson in Green Construction: Reuse & Recycle. Instead of throwing usable materials away, they found a new purpose for them!

This is more than a woodworking project—it’s problem-solving, precision, creativity, craftsmanship, and sustainability all rolled into one! 💚🖤

Way to turn scraps into something useful, Vikings! 🪵🔨

#NSHS #NorthStokesVikings #Carpentry #GreenConstruction #ReuseAndRecycle #HandsOnLearning #CareerAndTechnicalEducation #CTE #Woodworking #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking

📚🎓 PSAT — Are YOU Ready for Your Next Step?

Thinking about attending a 4-year college after high school? The PSAT is a great opportunity to practice your test-taking skills and prepare for the SAT!

📝 WHAT: PSAT
📅 WHEN: October 20
📍 WHERE: North Stokes High School
⏰ TIME: 8:30 AM
💲 COST: $18

👥 WHO CAN TAKE IT?
Any 10th or 11th grade student who plans to attend a 4-year college directly after graduating high school.

⭐ WHY TAKE THE PSAT?
The PSAT gives students valuable experience with the types of questions and skills they will see on the SAT. It can help students identify areas for improvement and become more confident test takers!

📌 HOW DO I SIGN UP?
See Ms. Whicker in the front office to register and pay.

⏳ SIGN-UP DEADLINE: September 30

Don't miss this opportunity to take a step toward your college goals! 🎓💚🖤

#NorthStokesHighSchool #PSAT #SATPrep #CollegeReady #VikingPride #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking

🚨🏈 SCHEDULE CHANGE! 🏈🚨

VIKINGS FANS — TAKE NOTE! 📣

Our football game against Patrick County has been MOVED from Friday to THURSDAY!

📅 Thursday, September 10
📍 AT Patrick County
⏰ Kickoff: 7:00 PM

Make the trip and come LOUD & PROUD as our Vikings hit the road! 🖤💚

Let’s pack the stands and show Patrick County what it means to be a VIKING! 🏈🔥

WE ARE VIKINGS!
#OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking #GoVikings 🖤💚

🙌 FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN STUDENTS

Today, Neal Marshall challenged our students with an important message: “Delayed obedience is still disobedience.”

📖 1 Timothy 4:12 reminds us:

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers…”

Being a teenager comes with plenty of choices—when to speak up, who to listen to, what to post, how to treat others, and whether to do what we know is right even when nobody is watching.

Sometimes we think, “I’ll do it later.”
“I know I should, but not right now.”
“I’ll make that change eventually.”

But God calls us to act on what we know is right—not just when it is convenient.

💡 Your age is not an excuse to wait. Your youth is an opportunity to lead.

You can be an example TODAY—in the classroom, on the field, in the hallway, online, and with your friends.

Thank you, Neal Marshall, for challenging our students to think about what it means to live out their faith through their choices. 💚

Don’t wait to be the person God is calling you to be. Be that person today!

#FellowshipOfChristianStudents #1Timothy412 #DelayedObedience #LeadByExample #VikingPride #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking 💚🦅