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“It sounds crazy now, but I only sent in one college application.”

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

(Following is Chancellor-elect Holden Thorp’s acceptance speech at the Spangler Center in Chapel Hill after being introduced by President Erskine Bowles and elected by the UNC Board of Governors on May 8.) Members of the Board of Governors; President Bowles; Trustees Perry and Schwab and all of the UNC Board of Trustees; members of the…

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Thorp is the right choice for chancellor

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

By Robert Dickson I shuddered last fall when I read that UNC Trustee Roger Perry had said that the search firm hired to find the new chancellor knew every “player” in the country. That description implied to me that our school was in for yet another development-minded leader and that the university of never-ending construction…

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Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

Students arrive at Carrboro High’s first-ever prom at the Century Center Saturday. Photo by Kirk Ross.

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School Brief: Stone Soup

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

Kristin Lengowski’s Children’s Theatre will present Miss Spider’s Tea Party and Stone Soup at Carrboro Elementary School this Saturday and Sunday. The plays will be presented in the Carrboro Elementary auditorium at 3 p.m. both days. Tickets are $5.

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School Brief: String musicians

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

Seventeen string students from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools represented the district at the North Carolina Junior All-State Orchestra Concert on May 3 at North Moore High School. Chapel Hill-Carrboro All-State Orchestra students are: Chia Yen Sung, Forrest Li and Jonathan Dolan, Culbreth Middle School; Alice Huang, Cissy Yu, Sandhya Mahadevan, Tsai-Wei Cheng, Sirui Wang, Eric…

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School Brief: Storytube champs

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

Three students from Frank Porter Graham Elementary School recently advanced to the national finals in the Storytubes Competition, in which students submit a video of themselves talking about their favorite books. The students who advanced in the competition are first-grader Euniiq Harrell and fourth-graders Jacob Zinn and David Maffly-Kipp.

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School Brief: Photo gallery

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

Students participating in the 21st Century Community Learning Center program will hold a gallery exhibition of their photography on Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Extraordinary Ventures on South Elliot Road. The show, entitled “Through Our Eyes: Reflections on Social Justice,” will display the photography of Jonathan “Chuck” Beck of Carrboro High School; DeMario…

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School Brief: Choir TV

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

The Honors Chamber Choir of Chapel Hill High School appeared on WCPE’s “Great Sacred Music” show on Sunday from 8:30 to 9 a.m. The choir received an honorable mention in the Triangle Youth Chorus Awards.

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School Brief: Teen group lunch

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

The Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Teenagers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro will hold a spring lunch meeting at Squid’s Restaurant on May 22 at noon. Members will provide an update regarding coalition initiatives and hear concerns and other input from participants.

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School Brief: Doodle 4 Google

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

Allison Press, a freshman at Chapel Hill High School, was chosen on Monday as one of 40 finalists in Google’s nationwide Doodle 4 Google competition. The Doodle 4 Google competition asked students in grades K-12 to design a Google logo inspired by the question “What if…?” The winning student’s doodle will be displayed on Google’s…

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School Brief: Poverty roundtable

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

Burmadeane George, director of Phoenix Academy, was one of 30 educators from across the country selected to attend an Oxford Roundtable entitled “Child Poverty: Educational Initiatives and Consequences.” The Oxford Roundtable is a nonprofit organization aimed at conducting gatherings that allow citizens of the United Kingdom and the United States to discuss public policy issues…

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Carrboro High’s athletic director builds new foundation

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

By Sean Umstead Courtesy of the Carrboro Commons When the Charlotte Bobcats began their inaugural season in 2004, they won a modest 22 percent of their games. Setting up one team clearly has challenges; setting up 20 new teams could be overwhelming. That is what April Ross, Carrboro High School’s athletic director, has on her…

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Planner takes green award

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Staff

Randy Dodd, environmental planner for the Town of Carrboro, received, on May 6, the 2008 Mobile CARE (clean air, renewable energy) Award. This award honors excellence in environmental stewardship for those working to reduce pollution from transportation emissions. The awards were given, along with presentations on new clean technology, at the second annual NC Mobile…

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Water Watch – Wednesday, May 14

Posted on May 15, 2008May 15, 2008 by Staff

LAKE LEVELS University Lake: 0’ 1” below full Cane Creek Reservoir: 3’ 11.5” below full PRECIPITATION THIS MONTH Jones Ferry Water Treatment Plant: 1.90” Cane Creek Reservoir: 1.57”

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Holly flowers

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Staff

By Ken Moore Holly flowers are really neat. Though not big and showy like dogwoods and magnolias, once you have looked closely at a cluster of holly flowers you may get hooked on looking forward to them each spring. And you’ll feel really special when you can determine for your neighbors and friends whether or…

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