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School Brief: Teacher grants

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Staff

The Public School Foundation presented 31 Student Enrichment Grants to staff members from across the district at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meeting last week.

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School Brief: Special PTA

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Staff

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will hold a meeting to organize a chapter of the Special Education Parent Teachers Association in Chapel Hill on May 14 from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Public Library on Estes Drive. At the meeting, members will elect officers, enroll charter members, approve bylaws and pay $10 membership…

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School Brief: Math champs

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Staff

Ten students from Phillips Middle School competed in the State Math Finals at UNC-Greensboro on May 1. Students who placed in the contest include: Alex Kelly, ninth place in Algebra I; Bernie Almadoss, 13th in Algebra I; Sheila Deng, fifth in Geometry; Yu Wang, eighth in Geometry; Alice Huang, 20th in geometry; William Holub-Moorman, 16th…

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School Brief: Excellent writer

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Staff

Claire Royals Wilson, a fifth grader at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, recently received the National Award of Excellence from the PTA’s National Reflections Program. For the contest, Claire submitted a piece entitled “One Smile” in the intermediate division of the literature category.

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School Brief: United 5K

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Staff

The first People United 5K will be held at Culbreth Middle School on May 17 at 8 a.m. The race promotes awareness of nonviolence and peaceful interactions within the community and raises money for the Family Violence Prevention Center.

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School Brief: CHHS concerts

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Staff

The Chapel Hill High School Symphonic Band and Percussion Ensemble and Jazz Combos will perform concerts this month in the Hanes Theater at Chapel Hill High. The Symphonic Band and Percussion Ensemble will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. on May 13. The concert will feature a new piece performed with visiting eighth-grade band students…

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School Brief: Student leaders

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Staff

Students from Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill high schools placed in contests at the North Carolina State Leadership Conference in Greensboro, April 24-26. Chapel Hill High School senior Audrey Vaught finished second in the state in Impromptu Speaking, while Chapel Hill High junior Nick Ludlow finished second in Business Procedures. Both will represent North…

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School Brief: Autism training

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Staff

The Orange/Chatham Chapter of the Autism Society of North Carolina and the North Carolina Family to Family Health Information Center of the Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center will hold a free parent training tonight (Thursday) from 6 to 8:30 at Extraordinary Ventures on South Elliott Road. The training, called Public Health Programs 1, will feature discussion…

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School Brief: Principal grad

Posted on May 8, 2008May 8, 2008 by Staff

Shelia Burnette, principal of Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, graduated on May 1 from the Leadership Program for New Principals offered by the Principals’ Executive Program of the UNC Center for School Leadership Development.

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Wild weekend in review

Posted on May 8, 2008May 8, 2008 by Staff

Certainly the first weekend of May in 2008 will be remembered as one of the town’s most hectic, festive and musical.

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CHS Women’s Soccer

Posted on May 8, 2008May 9, 2008 by Staff

(via Tony Blanford) Monday 4-21 Carrboro beat the Durham School of the Arts 4-0 at Carrboro. Goals scored by Olivia Blanford (2), Vicky Aldana and Mel Cranfill, assisted by Katie Gilmore, Peyton Kennedy, Kelly Casey and Molly Acuff. Shots taken: Carrboro 16, DSA 9. Saves: Carrboro’s Rachel Horton had 7, DSA 8.

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Water Watch – Wednesday, May 7

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Staff

LAKE LEVELS University Lake: 0’ 3.5” below full Cane Creek Reservoir: 4’ 5.75” below full PRECIPITATION THIS MONTH Jones Ferry Water Treatment Plant: 0” Cane Creek Reservoir: 0.06”

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Packed House Downtown

Posted on May 2, 2008May 3, 2008 by Staff

A quick report: Superchunk is on now (3 p.m.). Arcade Fire up next. The town didn’t shut down and you can actually get in and out of the Town Commons. Voting goes on. I suspect there may be a run on ice cream downtown after this thing lets out. Gonna be a long weekend.

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Ill-natured Agnes

Posted on May 1, 2008May 5, 2008 by Staff

By Ken Moore The Haw River Assembly’s Earth Day walk along the Haw River revealed a spectacular display of an ill-natured plant. No sooner had we entered the forest on the northeast side of the US 64 bridge than several walkers inquired about the heavy, perfumed fragrance wafting on the spring breeze. We eventually became…

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One wild weekend ahead

Posted on May 1, 2008May 5, 2008 by Staff

by Susan Dickson Staff Writer This weekend, the Town Commons will be packed with activity, kicking off with a concert sponsored by the Barack Obama presidential campaign on Friday afternoon and closing with the 13th annual Carrboro Day on Sunday. The “Change Rocks” concert, featuring Arcade Fire and Superchunk, is intended to encourage one-stop early…

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