Thanks to new grant funding received earlier this summer, Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate is opening the 2010-11 school year with two new full-time staff members and three new temporary staff members.
Category: Schools
Triumph Academy Opening
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last week to mark the opening of Triumph Academy, a partnership of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Orange County Schools, the Orange-Person-Chatham (OPC) Area Program for mental health and Triumph LLC.
Lincoln Center to sponsor blood drive
Lincoln Center will sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive on Sept. 2 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bus schedules online
Bus schedules change frequently during the month of August, adjusted each time a new student enrolls.
District raises academic standards for athletes
A “C†average soon will be required for athletes to be academically eligible to play sports in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
Message from the superintendent
The first goal in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ strategic plan is for “all students to graduate prepared for the 21st Century as high-achieving learners, possessing world language skills, global awareness, technology competence, communication skills, creativity, critical thinking, and the ability to work effectively as a member of a diverse team.â€
Board to hire firm for superintendent search
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted last week to request proposals from outside firms to aid in the search for the district’s next superintendent. The move follows Superintendent Neil Pedersen’s July announcement that he will retire at the end of next June. The board will issue a request for proposals and hear…
Anonymous donor gives to BRMA
An anonymous donor has given more than $5,000 to the Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate program for students to purchase school supplies. BRMA focuses on improving the achievement of black and Latino students. Earlier this month, the donor arrived at the BRMA offices to deliver 50 $110 gift cards for BRMA students to use during North Carolina’s…
ECHHS students win space settlement contest
A team of East Chapel Hill High School students was one of 12 teams from around the world invited to participate in the International Space Settlement Design Competition, held July 31-Aug. 2 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Team members are Alexis Cotton, Marc Jutras, Alexander Kampov-Polevoi, Lori Kim and Birger Hennings, with coach…
Most schools make the grade under federal standard
Twelve out of 17 schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools met standards for student achievement under federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) rules.
Smith Middle School to be featured in documentary
Smith Middle School’s Belgian exchange program will be featured in an hour-long documentary on UNC-TV on Aug. 5 at 10 p.m.
School sports physicals
Middle School students wishing to sign up for sports can obtain a free physical at McDougle Middle School on Aug. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
CHHS student recognized at White House
When Kristen Powers was little, her father encouraged her to turn off the lights when she left a room and to make sure the water was off while she brushed her teeth.
Those simple acts “kind of just became a habit,†Powers said. A habit, though, that brought the Chapel Hill High School junior – the founder of the CHHS GreenTiger Campaign – all the way to the White House.
Trees, students take center stage at Carrboro Elementary
As the sun started to set on a perfect June day, more than 100 first-graders jumped to their feet and burst into song.
Student artist recognized
East Chapel Hill High School senior Sasha Kanarski was honored on May 3 for her participation in the Fourth District Congressional High School Arts Competition.