The Carrboro High School women’s lacrosse team took on powerhouse Ravenscroft in their season opener on Monday, with Ravenscroft defeating the Jags, 17-5.
Category: Schools
Local charter school approved
Despite district backlash, the State Board of Education unanimously approved the Howard and Lillian Lee Scholars Charter School last Thursday.
Proposed math courses draw concern
As the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools prepare to switch to the new Common Core Curriculum for fall 2012, many are concerned with how the curriculum’s math standards will impact both struggling and excelling students.
Jags trounce Franklin
Kylie Tawney rockets the ball past a Franklin Academy defender in the Jaguars’ win over Franklin Academy on Tuesday.
East presents Universal Robots
East Chapel Hill High School presents Mac Roger’s science fiction thriller Universal Robots Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m.
CHHS dance/auction
The 16th annual Chapel Hill High School Swing Dance and Silent Auction will be held Saturday from 7:30 to 11 p.m. in the CHHS main gym.
Reflections winners
Five CHCCS students have been named District 5 winners in the PTA Reflections contest.
CHS student wins Shakespeare competition
Carrboro High School student Carina Guerra won first runner-up in the English Speaking Union’s Triangle Branch Shakespeare Competition.
Rising ninth-graders info meeting
CHCCS staff will hold a rising ninth-grade information night for Spanish-speaking families today (Thursday) from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Thomas More in the Friends and Family Hall.
Art teacher honored
Annie Cramer, Seawell Elementary School’s National Board Certified art teacher, was selected again this year for the N.C. Museum of Art’s Art of the Auction.
Black History Knowledge Bowl winners
Carol Centeno, Maria Portillo, Krissy Richardson, Erica Tate and Sam McCrimmon of Phillips Middle School won the fourth annual Black History Knowledge Bowl Competition last month.
German Day winners
Students from all three CHCCS high schools placed in last week’s German Day competition at Wake Forest University.
Pre-K family fun night
The CHCCS Pre-K Department will host Homemade Literacy, a Family Fun Night, on March 22.
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.