Tryon Elementary School was recognized by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s Federal Programs Division as a Title I Distinguished School Nominee Award for being one of the top six Title I schools in the state in student academic performance over three years. Pictured is Title 1 teachers Carey Upton (at left) and Kim McCool (at right) with students Samantha Chavez-Gonzalez, Amirah Gary, Annslee Kilgore, Amberlyn Scruggs, Jose Chavez-Bautista, Jeremiah Petoia, Preston Burnett, Cohen Edwards and Noah Simmons. See page 6 for the full story. (photo by Leah Justice)