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Board renames Catawba Rosenwald Education Center to North Star Academy; names Lisle Creek media center for Dr. Leslie Barnett

Catawba County Board of Education · October 28, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a facility renaming and a dedication. The district will rebrand Catawba Rosenwald Education Center as North Star Academy with a phoenix mascot and will name Lisle Creek Elementary Schoolmedia center after Dr. Leslie Barnett following a recommendation and school vote.

The Catawba County Board of Education voted Oct. 27 to rename Catawba Rosenwald Education Center to North Star Academy and adopt the phoenix as the school mascot. District staff said the change followed input from students, staff and community members and that the new name and behavioral/instructional matrix will…

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