Battle of the Books teams representing the four middle schools in our district faced off on March 7 to determine the district champion for 2007-2008. First place went to Phillips Middle, who will now represent CHCCS at the Piedmont Regional Battle of the Books at Randolph Community College in Asheboro on April 18. Team members…
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School Brief: Latin workshop
Smith Middle School Latin teacher Great Moseley has been selected to attend the Classical Summer School program at the American Academy in Rome and Cumae, June 16 through August 9. The first part of the workshop will take place in Rome, while the “Vergilian Society†portion will be held in Cumae. As a participant, Moseley…
Middle School redistricting planned for fall
By Susie Dickson Staff Writer One hundred Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools middle school students could be moved to different schools under a proposed redistricting plan that will be considered by the school board in a work session tonight (Thursday). The proposed redistricting plan includes changes that would shift the Chinese-English dual-language program to McDougle Middle…
School Brief: Teacher breakfast
The fifth annual Teachers’ First Breakfast will be held May 2, from 6 to 8:30 a.m. at Squid’s Restaurant. Students, parents and others can honor teachers and other staff members with breakfast or a rose. The breakfast will kick off Teacher Appreciation Week.
School Brief: CHHS benefit
A benefit concert to support “Smiles for Tiles†will be held April 13 at Cat’s Cradle. The concert will raise money to test the ceiling tiles at Chapel Hill High School to determine if latex paint makes the tiles more flammable. Students at Chapel Hill High have painted ceiling tiles over the past 14 years,…
School Brief: Young leaders
John and Matthew Uehling of Culbreth Middle School attended the National Young Leaders State Conference March 6-9 in Spartanburg, SC. They were joined by 130 other eighth- and ninth-grade students from North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The Congressional Youth Leadership Council conducted the conference.
School Brief: Musical comedy
Chapel Hill High School students will present the musical comedy How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, April 24, 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. The comedy satires big business and all it holds sacred as it follows the antics of a window washer who climbs the corporate ladder.
School Brief: Tech awards
Members of Technology Student Association chapters at McDougle and Smith middle schools and Chapel Hill and Carrboro high schools participated March 7 in the Central/Southwest Regional TSA Conference at Richmond Senior High in Rockingham. A number of students from the four schools won competitions in various categories. Winners from McDougle Middle include: Chris Rupert, third…
School Brief: German Day
Five students from Carrboro High School received awards at the German Day competition at Elon University on March 6. Ilana Schmidt placed first in Extemporaneous Speaking for Heritage Speakers, while Hailey Johnson, Samuel LeBlanc and Eric Taylor finished second in the Level 1 Culture Quiz Bowl Team and Alexa Holloway finished third in the poster…
School Brief: Jacket contest
The Chapel Hill High School Apparel Department II students recently competed in the “Best Made Jacket Contest,†sponsored by Mulberry Silks and Fine Fabrics Store. Students made lined jackets, which have been on display at Mulberry Silks for the past month. Customers were invited to vote on their favorite jacket.
School Brief: Belgian exchange
Thirty Belgian students and six chaperones will be staying with Chapel Hill and Carrboro families from March 22 to April 2 as part of a Smith Middle School international exchange program. The students hosted Smith students last spring as part of the European Union grant that Smith Middle School received.
School Brief: Best essays
The Orange County Human Resources Commission recently announced the winners of the Human Relations Month essay contest. Tristin VanOrd won first place, while Alex Cecil and Jenny Jin both won third place. The winners, selected from 170 entries, are all taught by Nancy Kindem of McDougle Middle School. The students read their essays at the…
School Brief: Musical crew
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students recently took part in the 2008 North Carolina Eastern Regional High School Orchestra. Students selected for the orchestra include: Taylor Marlow and Margaret Neville, Carrboro High School; Audrey Baron, Rebecca Clemens, Caitlin Collins, Paula Espinosa, Grace Haaland, Susan Lee, Irene Li, Nick Lloyd, Jenny Lu, Will Myers, Sara Outing, Fei…
School Brief: History bowl champs
McDougle Middle School’s North Carolina History Bowl team won the regional competition at the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Historic Site on Feb. 20. Team members include Chris Chiesa, William Knapp, Chris Rupert and Hugo Sowder. They will compete in the North Carolina History Bowl State Competition on May 14. The team is coached by Louise Peters…
School Brief: Tiger fundraiser
The Chapel Hill High School annual Tiger Open Golf Classic fundraiser will be held April 5 at the Challenge Golf Club in Graham. The 18-hole scramble tournament will include novelty contests, a raffle, prizes and food. Proceeds from the event will help fund a major upgrade of the school’s conference and state championship trophy display…