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Charles D. Owen Middle School (often called Owen Middle School) is a public middle school in Buncombe County, offering to teach kids and teenagers grades 6-8. Owen Middle School is located at 730 Old US Hwy 70,Swannanoa North Carolina. It's current Principal is Bradley Mcmahan
Facts
[edit]Owen Middle school's mascot is the Owen Warcolt and the colors are maroon and grey. This school (as of 2024) is home to over 450 students, 2 counsellors and 35 teachers. The student to teacher ratio is 13:1. As of October 2024, there is 158 6th grade students, 143 7th Grade students and 156 8th graders. Owen Middle School students are 51% female and 49% male. 70.9% of all students identify as white, 16% are Hispanic/Latino and 12.4% are other. 49% of Owen Middle students are economically disadvantaged.
| Elementary Schools | Middle Schools | High Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain Primary (K-3) | Owen Middle (6-8) | Owen High (9-12) |
| Black Mountain Elementary (4-5) | Swannanoa Valley Community school (9-12) | |
| WD Williams (K-5) |
Education
[edit]At Owen Middle, only 37% of students scored at or above the proficiency level for math and 45% of students scored above the proficiency level for reading. The school is ranked #390 in North Carolina Middle Schools, ranked on their performance on state-tests, graduation, and how well they prepare their students for high school.
Athletics
[edit]The most popular sport at Owen Middle is Boy's Soccer and Football, both during the fall season.
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| Football | Boy's Basketball | Girl's Softball |
| Girl's Volleyball | Wrestling | Boy's Baseball |
| Cross Country | Track | |
| Tennis | Girl's Soccer | |
| Boy's Soccer | Golf |
History
[edit]The building where Owen Middle School lies now was built in 1928 and called Black Mountain High School, which held grades 8-12. The High School was closed with the graduation class of 1954.
The following year, Swannanoa and Black Mountain schools unite to form a singular school, Charles D. Owen, named after the local textile tycoon, Charles Dexter Owen Jr. Black Mountain High School's old mascot was the Dark Horses and Swannanoa High School's mascot was the Warriors, which unites to form The Owen War Horses, which is still the current mascot for Owen High School. In 1966-67 school year, children going to George Washington Carver Elementary School (The Black mountain school for African-Americans) were given the option to send their kids to Black Mountain Elementary. That year, 65 black students enrolled into Black Mountain Elementary and 25 joined Swannanoa Elementary and soon after, Carver Elementary was shut down. There was no option for Black students to attend High School until (at the most) the 1971-72 school year. In 1991, Owen High School moved locations to a part of the Presbyterian Home for Children campus, opening the doors to Charles D. Owen Middle School. In the following years, the school expanded and built several hallways and classrooms for the students.
Hurricane Helene efforts
[edit]In September 2024, Owen Middle School and the surrounding district was hit by Hurricane Helene. Owen Middle School was internally flooded and the Softball and Baseball fields were both destroyed. Go to the Owen Middle School website for more information.
Electives and Clubs
[edit]Owen Middle has a lot of Encores/Electives, such as...
- Band
- Project Lead the Way
- Spanish
- Exploring Career Decisions
- Chorus
- Health/Physical Education
- Visual Arts
- Strings
Owen also has a lot of clubs, taking place afterword school.
- Active Stuff Sports Club
- Battle of the Books
- Board game club
- Cooking Club
- Dark City Voices
- D&D (Dungeons and Dragons)
- Intramurals
- Fuse Bead Club
- Global Arts
- Hispanic and Latino Americans Culture Club
- Math Essentials
- Math Counts
- Photography Club
- Reading Essentials
- Running Club
- Soccer Club
- Student Government (SGA)
- Video Game Club
- Yearbook Club
- Vision Club
How to contact
[edit]Charles D. Owen is located at 730 Old US 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778 828.686.7739 (phone) 828.686.7938 (fax)
References
[edit][1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
- ^ Charles D. Owen Website
- ^ US News Owen Middle Review and statistics
- ^ Charles Dexter Owen obituary
- ^ Beacon Manufacturing Company Fire
- ^ Account from a student
- ^ 1954 Black Mountain High School Yearbook
- ^ Accounts from Bradley McMahan.
- ^ Black Mountain news story- Carver School for Black people
- ^ Black Mountain College website
- ^ Black Integration