One student from Chapel Hill High School and another from East Chapel Hill High School were among nine semifinalists from North Carolina in the Siemens Competition.
Category: Schools
Assistant sup’t named Administrator of the Year
Denise Bowling, assistant superintendent for instructional services for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, was named Administrator of the Year.
Phillips student wins overseas award
Jenny Liu, an eighth-grade student at Phillips Middle School, participated in the Overseas Youth Chinese Cultural Knowledge Championship.
CHHS drama production
Chapel Hill High School’s drama department will present Look Homeward Angel this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. each night in the school’s Hanes Theatre.
School board OKs elementary 11 funds
The CHCCS Board of Education voted unanimously last week to approve $2.1 million in funding to jumpstart the construction of elementary school 11.
More awards for CHHS band
The Chapel Hill High Marching Tiger Band continued its award-winning ways in the band’s final competition at the Brick Capital Classic in Sanford last Saturday.
PTA Thrift Shop gives back
The PTA Thrift Shop gave amounts totaling $265,000 to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in September, significantly increasing its donation from last year.
Hartness named principal of year
Superintendent Tom Forcella announced last week that McDougle Elementary School Principal Amanda Hartness was named principal of the year by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
Students selected for new project
Ephesus Elementary School fourth-graders and fifth-graders have been selected to represent Ephesus as the new 2011-12 members of Project C.A.F.É. (Calling All Future Educators).
Diversity Night at FPG
Frank Porter Graham Elementary School held its Diversity Night last week.
Carrboro bike ride
The Town of Carrboro will hold the first Kidical Mass event, a 3-mile bike ride starting and ending at Carrboro Elementary School, on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 3 to 5 p.m.
CHCCS nutrition awarded
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Child Nutrition Department was honored with 11 awards at last week’s statewide Child Nutrition Conference.
New standards for CHCCS
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools teachers have started professional development on the new educational standards set for statewide implementation in fall 2012.
State education chair pays a visit
State Board of Education Chair Bill Harrison visited Ephesus Elementary School last week.
CHCCS/OCS career expo
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools will hold a career expo on Nov. 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at University Mall.