TES closed Monday, March 16th due to severe weather
TES is closed for students and staff on Monday, March 16th, due to severe weather
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Board Meeting (zoom link on website)
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
7th/8th TES band concerts tonight!
Time: 6:15 PM – 7 PM
TESCA Meeting
Time: 7 PM – 8 PM
Location: The Expedition School, 437 Dimmocks Mill Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
5th grade project showcase
Time: 5:30 PM – 6 PM
8th Grade to HS Parent/Student Night: Advice from Former TES Students!
Time: 6 PM – 7 PM
Location: Cloth Mill Classrooms
Board Meeting (zoom link on website)
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
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TES closed Monday, March 16th due to severe weather
TES is closed for students and staff on Monday, March 16th, due to severe weather
2026-2027 TES Lottery Draw
2026- 2027 Lottery Draw List
Families will be receiving letters via email with 24-48 hours indicating their seat and waitlist number for their students' grade. Please be sure that The Expedition School is allowed through your email so that it doesn’t go to spam.
Families will be receiving letters via email with 24-48 hours indicating their seat and waitlist number for their students' grade. Please be sure that The Expedition School is allowed through your email so that it doesn’t go to spam.
2026-2027 TES Lottery Seats Notice
2026-2027 Lottery Link - See full Story for Link
The TES 2026-27 Student lottery will be taking place on Monday 2/16/25 at 9am via Zoom. This public drawing of seats is done electronically and is very short. We expect the lottery to be complete by 9:10am.
K - 10 public seats
1st - 1 public seats
2nd - 0 public seats
3rd - 0 public seats
4th - 0 public seats
5th - 0 public seats
6th - 0 public seats
7th - 0 public seats
8th - 0 public seats
The 2026-2027 Application deadline was February 8th, 2026. Seat placements and waitlist numbers will be posted online after the lottery on Monday 2/16/26. The post-lottery application will be posted the week after the general lottery.
The TES 2026-27 Student lottery will be taking place on Monday 2/16/25 at 9am via Zoom. This public drawing of seats is done electronically and is very short. We expect the lottery to be complete by 9:10am.
K - 10 public seats
1st - 1 public seats
2nd - 0 public seats
3rd - 0 public seats
4th - 0 public seats
5th - 0 public seats
6th - 0 public seats
7th - 0 public seats
8th - 0 public seats
The 2026-2027 Application deadline was February 8th, 2026. Seat placements and waitlist numbers will be posted online after the lottery on Monday 2/16/26. The post-lottery application will be posted the week after the general lottery.
The Expedition School's weighted lottery has been completed
The Weighted Lottery for 10 kindergarten seats has been completed. Families in the weighted lottery will receive an e-mail by the end of the work day with next steps.
School In Session Friday 2/6/26
On Friday February 6th, 2026, The Expedition School will operate on regular school day!!! Students can begin entering the school at 7:35 and carline will run until 8:15am. Tardies will not be counted until 8:15am. We will use the same process as Wednesday for school entry.