Carrboro has been name a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to urban forestry.
Chatham seeks input on transit plan
Chatham County is in the early stages of developing a 30-year plan that will outline needed improvements to transportation in the county and is requesting citizen input.
TRU celebration
Youth from Orange County Tobacco. Reality. Unfiltered. (TRU) joined more than 300 youth tobacco use prevention advocates in Raleigh last month to celebrate successes in reducing youth tobacco use over the past decade.
Pre-K Round-Up
The CHCCS Pre-K/Head Start Program will begin accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year during its mass registration event, Pre-K Round-Up, which will take place next week.
Valentines for the elderly
This year, students at Frank Porter Graham Elementary had the opportunity to reach out to local elderly residents with handmade valentines.
Positive intervention honorees
Twelve Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools were recently recognized by the Exceptional Children Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction at the annual Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) Initiative Workshop and Recognition.
Summer camp opportunities
CHCCS offers summer camp programs for rising first- through sixth-graders from across the district at Estes Hills Elementary, Morris Grove Elementary and Mary Scroggs Elementary schools.
House Calls, March 1, 2012
This week we respond to questions about stress tests and fingernails.
School on garden tour
The Chapel Hill Spring Garden Tour will be held April 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Phillips student awarded
Grace Morris, a student at Phillips Middle School, received a Certificate of Excellence in the 2012 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, placing her in the top 10 percent of all N.C. applicants.
Phillips student wins essay contest
Phillips Middle School sixth grader Quentin Sieredzki won first place in the Sallie Markham Michie Trust Essay Competition.
Middle school jazz honors
Two CHCCS middle school jazz bands were recognized for their participation in last Friday’s Elon Jazz Festival.
CHHS dance/auction
The 16th Annual Chapel Hill High School Swing Dance and Silent Auction will be held March 10 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. in the CHHS main gym.
Eve Carson, March 5, 2008
Deep in a leafy glade, just beyond the sweet-breath-of-spring bush in UNC’s Coker Arboretum, there lies a heart-shaped stone bearing a heartfelt memorial to Eve Carson.
Mentor shares expertise
Graig Meyer, coordinator of the CHCCS Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate (BRMA) program, will help attendees at the 2012 School Improvement Innovation Summit design plans to overcome the persistent and widening achievement gap in schools.