The McDougle Elementary School annual Fall Festival will be held Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school. The festival will feature carnival games with prizes, a bounce house, crafts, a silent auction, a $1 raffle, live entertainment and food. The festival is a fundraiser for McDougle Elementary and open to participants…
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School brief: Meyer honored
Graig Meyer, Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocate coordinator, received a Summit Recognition Award at the Summit for Courageous Conversations in New Orleans, held Sept. 28 to Oct. 1. The awards honor those who demonstrate extraordinary passion, practice and persistence in leading courageous conversations and working to achieve racial justice and educational excellence.
School brief: Pedersen honored
Pedersen honored Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Neil Pedersen was named Superintendent of the Year by the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education Foundation last week. Pedersen holds a master’s degree and a doctorate from the Curry School of Education. He was nominated for the award by four members of his leadership team at…
College Board recognizes students for achievement
The College Board has recognized a number of students from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. National Merit Semifinalists More than 30 students from district high schools have been named semifinalists in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
District hosts 12th annual Walk for Education
By Mary Lide Parker Staff Writer The 12th annual Walk for Education will take place this Saturday in downtown Chapel Hill. Lyn Lehmann, co-chair of the event this year, estimates that 3 to 4,000 people will participate in a one-mile walk down Franklin Street to support public education and celebrate the centennial anniversary of the…
School briefs: Bullying lecture
Emerson Waldorf School will host a lecture by Kim John Payne, noted author and educator in the field of bullying, on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Brown Room of the high school building at Emerson Waldorf. Payne’s lecture is entitled “Social Inclusion and the New Rites of Passage: Addressing Isolation, Teasing and Bullying.†Payne…
School brief: Jazz combos
The jazz combos from Chapel Hill High School and East Chapel Hill High School will present an evening of jazz at Hanes Theater at Chapel Hill High on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The combos will perform a variety of jazz standards, many of them arranged by students, as well as the music of Louis Armstrong,…
School brief: CHS concerts
The Carrboro High School Orchestra and Chorus Concert will be held Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Culbreth Middle School auditorium. The concert will feature music by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland and Randall Thompson. In addition, the orchestra will perform a medley from Wicked and the chorus will perform a campaign free-for-all with campaign…
School board Chair Pam Hemminger resigns
Mary Lide Parker Staff Writer Pam Hemminger has submitted her resignation as chair of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, effective Dec. 1, to fill a seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners.
Carrboro High School faces grief with collective effort
Jasmina Nogo Courtesy of the Carrboro Commons Counselors at Carrboro High School assist their students in times of grief, crisis and confusion. Although there isn’t a formal grief counseling program yet, the first student-support group will meet on Tuesday. The tragic death of Chapel Hill High School student and football player, Atlas Fraley, only two…
Nurse honored
School brief: Gifted education
Parents of students who will take advanced classes in Chapel Hill-Carrboro high schools or who were identified for gifted education services in the eighth grade are invited to attend a meeting to discuss the High School Differentiated Education Plan.
School brief: Field advertising
Advertising space is available on the Chapel Hill High School athletic fields.
School brief: SEPTA meeting
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Special Education Parent-Teacher Association (SEPTA) will hold a meeting on Oct. 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Library off Estes Drive.
School brief: Scholarship talk
Sam Lim, founder of scholarshipjunkies.com, will speak to parents and students about scholarships on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Hanes Theater at Chapel Hill High School.