North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

11/03/2026

❄️ Big news from the NCSSM Accelerator team! We’re launching our brand-new Winter Accelerator Pilot Program this January, bringing high-caliber STEM exploration straight to your home.

🧠 Featured Course: The Amazing Brain: Structure, Function, and Physiology—Online

Designed for 7th–9th graders, this flexible, asynchronous course lets students dive deep into neuroscience, virtual labs, and brain mapping.

✨ Highlights:
• 100% Asynchronous Flexibility: Learn on your own schedule between Jan 11–22, 2027.

• Optional Live Sessions: Connect with award-winning educator Dr. Jessica Han during evening office hours (all recorded!).

• Hands-On Kit Shipped to You: Every student receives official Accelerator swag, materials, and their very own Brain Kit delivered to their door.

📍 Quick Details:

📅 Dates: January 11–22, 2027

🎓 Grades: Rising 7th–9th

💻 Format: Fully Virtual / Asynchronous

📦 Tuition: $695 (includes all materials & kit)

Spots for this pilot program are limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Secure your student's spot today at the link in bio! 🔗

11/03/2026

Join us as we celebrate our donors and champions with Thank-a-thon this month! ⭐️

From its earliest days, NCSSM-Morganton has excited and engaged community partners like Robin Nicholson. In her role as the region's Government and Community Relations for Duke Energy she worked closely with the NCSSM Foundation and founding leaders to share all that a western campus of NCSSM could bring to the area.

"When I think back to the small piece I played in helping with this development, it brings hope and satisfaction in our futures and pride to have been involved in the smallest ways to our region and the youth of our state."

Thank you, Robin, for your commitment and passion for NCSSM-Morganton even when it was just blueprints! ⭐️

11/02/2026

10/30/2026

Embraces of Alumni Weekend 2026 🫂✨

10/28/2026

You've probably heard, or experienced, your own Haunted NCSSM ghost stories. In the spirit of Halloween, we've collected some to share with you now. Bobby Jackson, who worked as a security guard at NCSSM-Durham for almost 30 years, tells us of "The Lady in the Rain" and "The Little Girl Who Giggled." Christy Davenport, instructor of American Studies and Humanities at NCSSM-Morganton, shares the tales of the Eller sisters from Broughton Hospital and inexplicable happenings in Goodwin Hall. Read the spooky tales we've collected at the NCSSM News page... if you dare. 👻

🔗 https://www.ncssm.edu/news/spine-tingling-tales-from-ncssms-haunted-hospitals-and-their-other-worldly-visitors

10/27/2026

Preston is the Student Body President of NCSSM-Durham and Lance is the Student Body President of NCSSM-Morganton. These two students share extraordinary amounts of responsibility, visibility, and involvement across NCSSM and within the UNC System. We asked them to show us what a typical day at NCSSM is like for them, and they delivered! These photos offer us all a peek into student life in Durham and Morganton for two students who do an amazing job juggling classes, extracurriculars, athletics, and fun– thanks Preston and Lance for showing us all this day on campus!

10/23/2026

10/22/2026

NCSSM Class of 1997 alum Christina Hammock Koch is transitioning to a new leadership role at NASA which will put her at the leading edge of furthering NASA’s overall ambitions to go to the moon and beyond. NASA recently announced that on November 1, Koch will become the agency’s newest acting deputy chief engineer following the retirement of its current deputy chief engineer. In this new role, Koch will utilize her engineering and space exploration experience to provide technical oversight and support mission readiness across a wide range of NASA programs and projects.

Koch stands as the most accomplished female astronaut in NASA’s storied history of space exploration. Congratulations, Christina, on this important new leadership role, and thank you for the inspiration you have been, the joy you have brought, and the awe you have elicited in millions. 🌕🚀

Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls