CHCCS will host two events on Monday. The first is the district’s annual Legislative Breakfast at 8 a.m. in the Lincoln Center Boardroom.
After-school registration
Registration has begun for families wishing to enroll their children in the five-star rated CHCCS Community Schools After-School Program for 2012-13. Registration is $40 and monthly tuition is $220.
Orchestra trip
The Culbreth Middle School Orchestra recently returned from a performing tour in Washington, D.C., on April 13 and 14.
Dual-language survey
Parents, faculty, staff and community members have until 5 p.m. Friday to fill out a dual language survey for CHCCS.
21st century coordinator
Marlo Gaddis has been named the CHCCS 21st century learning coordinator.
FundFest
The Unity programs of Chapel Hill High, East Chapel Hill High and Carrboro High will present FundFest on Saturday from 3-9 p.m. at the Carrboro Town Commons.
Net+ Certification
The Career and Technical Education’s IT Academy has announced the first three students to pass their Net+ Certification exam, which covers topics such as network technology, installation, configuration, management and security.
Writing contest winners
Five CHCCS high school and middle school students have become published writers. They are winners of the 2012 CHCCS Writing Contest, “Writing and Growing,†sponsored by The Writers’ Discussion Group of Chapel Hill.
A different kind of giving
Although she has been retired from teaching in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools for 20 years, Catharyne Jones Butler continues to give back to the community in new ways.
FLORA: ‘Curiously lurking amongst the grassy leaves’
Legendary English gardener and writer Vita Sackville-West described spiderwort as “… a plant I like very much, sometimes called the Trinity Flower, owing to its three petals of a rich violet, curiously lurking amongst the grassy leaves.â€
Seedling event at the farmers’ market
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market will give away farmer-grown tomato seedlings to kids on Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Gay, straight couples to renew vows
More than 10 couples and 100-plus witnesses, both gay and straight, will show their solidarity against Amendment One by participating in a commitment-renewal ceremony on Saturday at Binkley Baptist Church.
Microbrews at Top of the Hill
A tasting of Chapel Hill’s microbrews will be held at Top of the Hill Thursday (today) at 6:30 p.m. to raise money for North Carolina Health News.
86-year-old WWII vet honored
Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton presented Sam Winstead, a WWII veteran, with an award on April 23 for his efforts to bike 360 miles to ask President Barack Obama to stop the wars.
Lunch break against the Amendment
The Coalition to Protect NC Families will sponsor an afternoon of local food and music on Friday from noon to 5 p.m. at Carrboro Town Commons to raise awareness against the Amendment One referendum that would place a ban on same- sex marriage in the state constitution.