Chapel Hill High School’s jazz band and combos performed at the 33rd annual Carolina Jazz Festival held at UNC. The event is a regional version of the national “Essentially Ellington†Jazz Festival sponsored by Wynton Marsalis of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. The jazz band earned the Outstanding Big Band award and one…
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CHCCS Recognized by Triangle United Way
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have been honored by the Triangle United Way for the Best Sustained Campaign Performance in Orange County. The award was presented Feb. 25 at the Triangle United Way’s 2010 Campaign Awards held in the Durham Performing Arts Center. CHCCS was the only school district recognized at the event. CHCCS employees…
Unity Dinner at CHS
Carrboro High School held its second annual Unity Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 25. The dinner was the school’s culminating event for the observation of Black History Month. The CHS Jazz Band, under the direction of Frank Jones, provided entertainment during the meal. After dinner, a program was held in the school’s gym featuring the CHS…
Music and bonanza for charity
Partners in Health and Doctors without Borders will be the beneficiaries of a performance event being co-sponsored by Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill high schools. The event will be held Sunday, March 7 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center and kicks off with a welcome and performance by Chapel Hill…
Teacher awarded grant
Kitty Heller, a teacher at Carrboro Elementary School, was selected to receive an environmental education grant. The award is part of N.C. Beautiful’s Windows of Opportunity Grants and was made possible by a grant from the Duke Energy Foundation. These grants reward teachers in the Duke Energy service area and are a reflection of the…
Quiz Bowl champs
Ephesus Elementary held its fourth annual Black History Quiz Bowl on Thursday, Feb. 18, with the fifth-grade team of Wyatt Foster, Sarah Kurt, Kierra McDougall, Alexa O’Brien, Nyoke Roberson and Cameron Stamps defeating a fourth-grade team of Caroline Baldwin, Liam Derby, Quinn Foster, Joshua Frahm, Jebichiy Maritim and Ian Proctor. The contest included two rounds…
Speaking competition
Melanie Rio, a senior at Carrboro High School, was selected to advance in regional competition of the English Speaking Union’s National Shakespeare Competition. Carrboro High hosted a qualifying round for the competition on Thursday, Feb. 11. At the regional contest, to be held today (Thurs.) at Wake Technical Community College, students from eastern North Carolina…
Trice to serve on board
Executive Director of Technology and Instruction Rodney Trice has been appointed to serve on the state’s Information Technology Advisory Board. Trice was appointed to the board by N.C. Speaker of the House Joe Hackney (D-Orange). His appointment begins immediately and extends through September 30, 2011. In his appointment letter, Hackney thanked Trice for his willingness…
Family Culture Night
McDougle Elementary held its annual Family Culture Night this past Thursday. Hundreds of families came out to learn about students’ family heritages. Each student utilized a passport to travel to various country tables. Individual tables showcased cultural foods, games, art, clothing and more. Students completed make-and-take activities at some of the tables and asked the…
Food for thought
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Association of Educators took a handful of young writers and their teachers out to lunch on Wednesday at Elmo’s Diner in Carrboro. The students were selected as winners of the American Education Week Writing Contest, sponsored by the association. Sylvia Cheeseman, a kindergartner at Glenwood Elementary School, won for her essay about…
Chapel Hill High presents A Raisin in the Sun
The Chapel Hill High School Drama Department will present A Raisin in the Sun Thursday, Feb. 25 through Saturday, Feb. 27 at Hanes Theatre. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. each night. Ticket prices are $5 for students, $8 for adults and free for CHCCS staff.
Black History celebration at East
In celebration of Black History month, East Chapel Hill High School is having a cultural diversity celebration on Thursday, Feb. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Café Commons. The school will provide the food, and parents and students are expected to provide the fellowship. Students will also showcase music and performances that celebrate…
Board holds planning conference
The CHCCS Board of Education held a planning conference Feb.15-16. The board discussed five district priorities: professional learning communities, effective use of limited resources, high school instructional programs, the teacher evaluation process and task force recommendations for students with special needs. A mid-year update by Superintendent Neil Pederson and discussions of the operating and capital…
Kleinschmidt visits East
Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt visited East Chapel Hill High School on Feb. 17 to speak about his experiences as mayor and issues facing high school students. The event was co-sponsored by East’s Queer-Straight Alliance, Model United Nations and Student Government Association and marks an initiative to involve high school students in politics, as well…
The Echo goes online
East Chapel Hill High School’s student newspaper, The Echo, has begun publishing online. In addition to the website, the students also are communicating school news through a blog and a Facebook page. Visit the website at echobserver.com