McDougle Middle School teacher Janet Ploghoft was named a 2008 Teacher of Excellence by the Exceptional Children Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. She was recognized last month at an awards ceremony at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro.
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School brief: Honors chorus
McDougle Middle School student Fiona Cunningham and Phillips Middle School student Troy Mitchell participated in this year’s State Honors Chorus. The students were selected from more than 1,200 singers statewide. The Honors Chorus was held Nov. 8 and 9 in Winston-Salem. The group performed a concert in conjunction with the North Carolina Music Educators Association…
CHS cultural arts wing awaits funding
Susan Dickson Staff Writer Carrboro High School could have a cultural arts wing as soon as 2010-11, two years sooner than previously anticipated, but the project remains unfunded.
School board to select replacement for Hemminger
By Mary Lide Parker Staff Writer The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is set to select a new member tonight (Thursday) to fill the vacancy left by board chair Pam Hemminger. Seven candidates have applied for the job: Mary Ann Gucciardi, Kyle Kaplan, Gregory McElveen, Deborah Musson, Eric Sullivan, Gary Wallach and Theresa…
School brief: Newcomer needs
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Newcomer Center at Chapel Hill High School needs donations for the 30 students served by the program. The Newcomer Center is designed to provide support to English language learners who have just arrived in this country as they prepare to transition into a regular classroom setting at the middle or…
School brief: Carrboro High music
The Carrboro High School orchestra and chorus will perform holiday music for the arrival of Santa on Saturday at 9 a.m. at University Mall. The Carrboro High vocal music department is selling a variety of cheesecakes, with flavors including black forest, chocolate, caramel pecan, chocolate marble and more. Contact the Vaughts at 929-8363 to purchase…
School brief: Support schools
Support Carrboro High School by purchasing grocery certificates from the CHS PTSA for Lowe’s Foods, Whole Foods and Food Lion. The stores will donate 5 to 6 percent of certificate purchases to CHS. To order a gift card or for more information, contact Milana Dezube at mdezube [at] yahoo [dot] com
School brief: School talk
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will host “Connecting the Dots: District Initiatives to Support Students with Special Needs†on Dec. 15 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Culbreth Middle School. The discussion will focus on what schools are doing to support children with academic and behavioral concerns.
School brief: Board meet
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meets tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Town Hall.
School brief: Design awards
Students from East Chapel Hill High School won awards in the Web and Graphic Design Competition at the 2008 state fair.
Woods Charter School offers private school feel
Schools fail reading standards
Four Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools failed to meet adequate yearly progress (AYP) standards in reading this year. Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, McDougle Elementary School, McDougle Middle School and East Chapel Hill High School did not meet AYP, but will not face No Child Left Behind sanctions because they met AYP last year.
School brief: Laramie Project
East Chapel Hill High School’s theater department will present The Laramie Project tonight (Thursday), Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the East Chapel Hill High Mainstage Auditorium.
School brief: CHHS Orchestra
The Chapel Hill High School Orchestra will hold a tea/raffle basket fundraiser on Dec. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Extraordinary Ventures on South Elliott Road.
School brief: Art winners
A group of Chapel Hill High School students finished third in the North Carolina State Fair’s Art Competition. The students are Grace Joyal, Sofie Kennedy, Allison Press, Alex Smith and Violette Zhu. Their teacher is Hollie Novak.