Following are the recipients of the 2008-2009 Carrboro High School Athletic Awards for winter sports: Women’s Varsity Basketball Most Improved, Layne Mishoe; Captain’s Award, Jasmine Palmer; Defensive Award, Allyson Ropp; Academics in Athletics, Kelsey Fairholm, Women’s JV Academics in Athletics, Marijke Kylstra Men’s Varsity Basketball Coaches’ Award, David Brooks; Most Improved, Derek Bryant; Hustle Award,…
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Job fair
The second annual Chapel Hill-Carrboro High School Job Fair will be held March 26 from 9 a.m. to noon in the gym at East Chapel Hill High School. The fair is sponsored by the Foundation for a Sustainable Community and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce. For more information, contact Kirsten Hausman at 357-9992 or…
Jason’s Deli donates to Project Graduation
Jason’s Deli will donate 10 percent of sales on March 21 to Project Graduation 2009. Patrons should mention that they are there to support Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ Project Graduation. Free ice cream will be provided and organic and vegetarian options will be available. Jason’s Deli is located in New Hope Commons off U.S. 15-501…
Choral concert
Choirs from Chapel Hill, East Chapel Hill and Carrboro high schools and the East Chapel Hill High Chamber Orchestra will perform a concert on March 20 at 8 p.m. at UNC’s Memorial Hall. The students will perform Haydn’s Paukenmesse, directed by the University of Michigan’s Jerry Blackstone.
SEPTA meeting
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) will meet on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Carolina Center for Educational Excellence building on the Smith Middle School campus on Seawell School Road. Linda King-Thomas of Developmental Therapy Associates Inc. will discuss Sensory Integration Disorder and therapies used to treat it. SEPTA…
Black history bowl
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority sponsored the first annual Black History Knowledge Bowl at Hargraves Community Center in Chapel Hill to encourage student success and stimulate interest in African-American history among young people. Three Chapel Hill-Carrboro AVID Program teams – two from Culbreth Middle School and one from Phillips Middle School…
Students to receive computers
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will present computers to 40 students today (Thursday) as part of Computer Awards Day. The computers will be presented at an event at East Chapel Hill High School from 4 to 8 p.m. Over the past year, the school district’s Community Connection Program has partnered with the Kramden Institute of Durham…
CHS spaghetti dinner
The second annual Carrboro High School Spaghetti Dinner will be held on March 28. The event is sponsored by the Carrboro High Athletic Booster Club. Tickets are available from Carrboro High athletes or through the Carrboro High Athletic Office, 918-2200, ext. 2502.
Phillips MathCounts team advances
The Phillips Middle School MathCounts team placed third in regional competition and advanced to the state competition on March 20. Eighth-grader Yu Wang finished second as an individual, seventh-grader Koya Osada finished 12th, eighth-grader Alex Kelly finished 17th and eighth-grader Maggie Zing finished 39th. The team is coached by Marsha O’Neal.
French team contributes
Chapel Hill-Carrboro French students raised nearly $500 to benefit the Ronald McDonald House during the recent Elementary French Declamation event at East Chapel Hill High School. Phillips Middle School French students operated booths in the cafeteria commons area of the school, where elementary students paid 50 cents to play various games. The East Chapel Hill…
School lunch menus March 12-19
Elementary Friday — Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce & Garlic Bread; Corn Dog; California Mixed Vegetables; Sweet Yellow Corn; Banana Pudding Monday —Hamburger on a Bun; Fish Nuggets w/Wheat Roll; Tater Tots; Lettuce & Tomato Salad; Peas & Carrots; Fresh Apple Halves Tuesday — Three-Cheese Baked Rotini w/Garlic Bread; Chicken Fajitas w/Salsa & Sour Cream; Fun on…
Sports briefs: CHS Golf, Lacrosse
CHS golf Northwood High School hosted Chapel Hill and Carrboro high schools at the Preserve Golf Club Thursday for the first men’s match of the season. Carrboro’s only senior, Rich Leeper, led the team to a narrow victory with a one over par 37. He was assisted by sophomore Neel Patel, who fired a 40;…
Online policy reconsidered
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools school board will consider revising its staff policies to include the use of personal websites, online social networks and other forms of online materials or communications. District officials say the policy should include a statement on the use of online communications because of the increasing popularity of social networking websites…
Scroggs family donates to school
The Scroggs family has made a $10,000 donation to Scroggs Elementary School to honor the school’s namesake, Mary A. Scroggs. The gift is unrestricted and can be used as the principal and school see fit. Scroggs served on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education from 1961 until 1977 and is known for her work toward…
District art show
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will host the district’s annual Visions Art Show at the Lincoln Center on Merritt Mill Road next week with receptions for different schools on March 10 to 12 from 5:30 to 7 each night. On March 10, a reception will be held for Carrboro Elementary, McDougle Elementary, Morris Grove Elementary, Seawell…