The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education will tonight (Thursday) consider increasing school meal prices by 10 cents. If approved by the board, the price increases will take effect January 23, 2008. Lunch prices will increase to $2.50 for elementary lunches, $2.75 for middle and high school lunches and $3.35 for adult lunches. The board is…
Author: Staff
School Brief: Carrboro gathers for the pantry
Carrboro Elementary School students recently collected nearly 600 cans of food for a canned-food drive to benefit families in need within the school and through the Inter-Faith Council Food Pantry. The students’ goal was to donate 50 cans per grade, in honor of the school’s 50th anniversary, but students surpassed expectations and collected 590 cans…
School Brief: Battle of the Bulge winners announced
The results are in, and Carrboro Elementary has been announced as the winner of the second annual Chapel Hill-Carrboro Battle of the Bulge challenge. From Sept. 7 to Dec. 7, teams of faculty and staff from nine district schools worked to make healthy choices and lose weight. The Carrboro Elementary team lost the most weight,…
School Brief: Financial aid night planned
Orange County Schools will hold a Financial Aid Night on January 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Orange High School auditorium. Parents of students who are planning to apply for financial aid are encouraged to attend. Representatives from the College Foundation of North Carolina, Elon University, N.C. State University and the Durham Technical Community College…
High-tech helmets reveal information about hits to the head
Is there a limit to the amount of impact a football player’s head can handle before the player suffers a concussion? The answer is yes … and no, say researchers at UNC. High-tech helmets worn by some UNC football players over the 2004 to 2006 seasons yielded new data challenging theories about these mild brain…
Kids more active when playground has balls, jump ropes
Children play harder and longer when their child-care centers provide portable play equipment such as balls and jump ropes, more opportunities for active play and physical activity training and education for staff and students, according to researchers at the UNC School of Public Health. “Childhood obesity is an epidemic that threatens the future health of…
Carrboro High winter sports
Carrboro High School 2007-08 Wrestling Sat Dec 22 Red Raider Duals at Newton-Conover HS, 9:00 Sat Dec 29 Athens Drive Duals, All Day Sat Jan 5 Sonny Inskip Tournament Northern Durham HS, All Day
Coaches’ Reports: 12/20/07
Culbreth Middle Boys’ Basketball (via coach Mike Harris) 12/11/07 The Cougar varsity boys survived a tenacious effort by Smith last night. It was a team effort that pulled Culbreth to victory, 43-36. Keenan van Name led the Cougars with 12 points and an overall great game at both ends of the court. Drew Davis came…
Wendy’s cleanup complete
A large green containment system downstream from downtown has been removed, and work to repair sewer infrastructure on and to the Wendy’s on Greensboro Street is complete, town officials said.
Recycling, garbage collection schedules
In Orange County, recycling scheduled for Christmas Day (Tuesday) will be collected on Saturday, December 29. The Orange County Landfill will close at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve and reopen December 26. Solid Waste Convenience Center services will close at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve and reopen December 27.
Reams named new elections director
The Orange County Board of Elections announced last week that Tracy Reams, elections director for Nash County, has accepted the position of elections director for Orange County.
Board of Education to review next year’s school calendar
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education tonight (Thursday) will consider the recommended calendars for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years. If the board approves the 2008-09 calendar, students will start school August 25, with teachers starting on August 15. Under the recommended calendar, the last day of school would be June 10, 2009, and high…
UNC grants fund eight student service projects
UNC News Services In projects ranging from representing victims of domestic violence to providing income tax filing assistance, students at UNC are continuing a tradition of public service in North Carolina with the help of Seagraves Service Grants.
Correction: 12/20/07
Contrary to what was reported in last week’s story about Carrboro Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, the building the doctors now occupy has central heat and air conditioning. We regret the error.
For the Record: 12/20/07
Higher ground This county is no more awash in illegals than it was at another time “awash†in Italians, Irish and Germans. If it is awash in anything, it’s in racist and dangerous rhetoric contrary to the highest principles on which it was founded. Occasionally, this column has joined the attempt to inject some simple…