By Kate Griesmann, Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL — The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board of education will have two new faces and one familiar one taking seats at the table this term, as a little more than 25,000 votes were cast Tuesday in the school board race. Michelle Brownstein was the top vote-getter with 6,861,…
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Local teachers recognized
Raskis Elementary Principal Deshera Mack and director of Elementary Programs and K-12 Professional Development Sam Oertwig received Summit Recognition Awards at the Second Annual Summit for Courageous Conversations held last week in Baltimore. The Pacific Education Group recognized educators, family and community members whose extraordinary passion, practice and persistence for leading Courageous Conversations and whose…
Nov. 5 board of education meeting
There will be a board of education meeting tonight at Chapel Hill Town Hall, starting with a closed session at 6 p.m. The regular open meeting will begin at 7. There will be time for comments from the school improvement team, teacher organizations, high school students and citizens. The proposed tuition for N.C. Governors School…
Carrboro principal named principal of the year
Dr. Emily Bivins of Carrboro Elementary has been named the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ Principal of the Year for 2009-2010. Bivins was selected for the honor by her fellow principals. She will now represent the district in regional and state competition.
East to perform Rent
Jonathan Larson’s rock opera RENT, School Edition, will be performed Nov. 12-14 at 7:30 p.m. at East Chapel Hill’s Mainstage Auditorium. Tickets are reserved seating and $7 in advance and $9 at the door and will go on sale starting Nov. 3 in front of
Culbreth specialist named social worker of the year
Stephanie Minter, family specialist at Culbreth Middle School, has been named North Carolina’s School Social Worker of the Year for 2009-2010 by the state’s school social worker association. Minter was nominated for the award by Culbreth Principal Susan Wells and Assistant Principal Lynne Goodhand. In their application, Wells and Goodhand noted the numerous roles that…
Community Connection to give out computers
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Community Connection Program continues its efforts to eliminate the digital divide among district students by partnering with Kramden Institute Inc. of Durham to award 60 students with free computers. The computer-award event is part of Community Connection’s ongoing effort to ensure that every district student is equipped with the tools…
Local school administrator wins award
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Association of Education Office Professionals (CHCAEOP) held its annual Bosses’ Breakfast on Friday, Oct. 23 in the Lincoln Center boardroom. CHCAEOP is an organization that brings together office professionals from schools and the central office for professional growth and development. The group annually names a CHCAEOP Administrator of the Year. Assistant to…
McDougle students’ art on display
From Point to Point: Art Inspired by the Arctic and Antarctic will open this Sunday as the fourth show in a series called Global Perspectives. The show will be held at the Carrboro Branch Library and will feature sculptures, paintings, posters and photographs created by McDougle Middle School students, painter Nerys Levy and photographer Brooks…
Halloween carnival at East
The Family, Career and Community Leaders of America are hosting the first annual Fall Harvest Carnival on Oct. 31 from noon to 3 p.m. in the Cafe Commons and Black Box Theatre at East Chapel Hill High School. The carnival is geared toward elementary-aged children and younger. Tickets are $.25 each and booths will include…
First UNC Hospital School graduation
Most students who attend the UNC Hospital School do so for a brief period and then return to their home schools. No student had ever graduated at the school until last Friday. Ryan Frias was wrapping up his senior year at the Central Academy of Technology and Arts in Union County when he was involved…
Fall Festival for McDougle
McDougle Elementary School’s annual Fall Festival will be this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the school’s grounds on Old Fayetteville Road. The festival is a fundraising, family-oriented event that is open to the public. Among the day’s attractions and activities are carnival games with prizes, a bouncy house, a dunk tank, crafts,…
Special education parent night
There will be a Fundamentals of Special Education parent night on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Culbreth Middle School Auditorium. Registration begins at 6:30. Informational sessions will be provided on the transition to kindergarten from pre-K, positive behavior support in the home and an overview of special education. A parent…
Education Walk a success
More than 4,000 people walked down Franklin Street on Saturday afternoon to show support for public education in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The Public School Foundation’s Lucky 13th Annual Walk for Education raised more than $83,000 to support activities within the district’s schools. Seawell Elementary won the spirit contest for its depiction of the school’s…
Senior leadership declines bonuses
The CHCCS Board of Education met last Thursday to complete the annual evaluation of Superintendent Neil Pedersen. Pedersen, along with Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services Denise Bowling, Assistant Superintendent for Support Services Todd LoFrese and Chief Technology Officer Ray Reitz, petitioned the board to forego their annual bonuses in light of the recent economic downturn.