Twenty seventh graders from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools qualified for grand recognition in the Duke Talent Identification Program this year. To qualify for grand recognition, students must exceed a score of 660 math or 650 verbal or exceed a total score of 1270 on the SAT.
Category: Schools
School Brief: Hawbridge open house
Hawbridge School, a charter high school in Saxapahaw, will hold an open house and concert on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. The four-year public high school offers enriched curricula in environmental studies and the arts for students in grades 9 through 12. Students from any school district in North Carolina may apply to attend…
School Brief: Middle college open house
The Middle College High School at Durham Technical Community College will hold two open house events over the next week. The Middle College program allows 11th- and 12th-grade students to earn honors-level high school credit while taking college courses. Students considering enrollment and their parents are encouraged to attend the events.
Carrboro fifth grader hosts bilingual broadcast
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Carrboro Elementary School fifth-grader Sadie Frank doesn’t just have her own radio show — she hosts a radio show in both English and Spanish. Sadie hosts a weekly radio show on WCOM 103.5 FM and translates everything in English to Spanish in order to get through to a wider audience….
School Board Meeting
AGENDA The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board will meet tonight (Thursday) at the Chapel Hill Town Hall. Among the topics to be discussed are: •Middle School Redistricting •Over- and Under-crowded schools
School Brief: Superior symphony
The Chapel Hill High School Symphonic Band recently performed at the North Carolina Central District Band Festival. The group received a superior rating from three of the four judges and an excellent rating from the fourth judge.
School Brief: Visions art show
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will host the district’s annual Visions Art Show at the Lincoln Center next week. Three receptions will be held for visitors to view the show, which features selected student artwork created throughout the school year. The art will be on display in the hallways of the Lincoln Center until May 9.
School Brief: Governor’s school
Twenty-one students from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have been selected for the 2008 Governor’s School of North Carolina. Students selected from Carrboro High School are Aidan Burns-Fulkeron, natural science; Kenneth Jjombwe, drama; Jonathan Kylstra, natural science; Jamie Luca, art; Cassandra McMillan, social science; and Ian Thomas, art.
School Brief: Spaghetti dinner
The Carrboro High School Athletic Boosters will hold a spaghetti dinner on Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Café Commons at Carrboro High. The dinner includes spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert and drinks, and both dine-in and carry-out will be offered. NCAA March Madness will also be shown. The dinner will raise funds to…
School Brief: All-state band
Marijke Kylstra of Culbreth Middle School was selected to be in the Middle School All-State Band, which is comprised of the best middle school musicians in North Carolina. This is the second year Kylstra received this honor. Selected students will attend a clinic and perform at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem,…
School Brief: Student council
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools seeks applicants for the 2008-09 Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council. Positions are available for two students at East Chapel Hill High School who are members of the junior class, one student at Carrboro High School who is a sophomore and two juniors and one sophomore from Chapel Hill High School.
School Brief: Superior band
The Phillips Middle School Symphonic Band earned a superior rating at the North Carolina Central District Band Contest in Raleigh on March 20. The band performed three selections and was required to sight-read a selection after only five minutes of study. The band earned a superior rating last year as well. The band, which is…
School Brief: Holocaust talk
Holocaust survivor Marianne Roberts will speak to social studies classes at Chapel Hill High School on Friday from 2:05 to 3:05 p.m. Roberts fled the Third Reich and moved to the United States with her older sister when she was 18. Her story is documented in the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. Roberts will…
School Brief: Dropout award
The State Board of Education’s Globally Competitive Students Committee recognized the dropout prevention efforts of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools at its March meeting. The district was praised for decreasing its dropout rate by 29.6 percent. The district’s dropout rate fell to 1.12 percent in 2006-07 from 1.59 percent in 2005-06. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has…
Greenhouse renovation benefits elementary students
By Morgan Siem Carrboro Commons Writer Visitors to Frank Porter Graham Elementary School might notice a change of scenery at the “Home of the Lions.†Along the sidewalk of painted lion paws is the greenhouse, which until last week was in obvious disrepair. Now it is ready to welcome classes of young scientists after being…