The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation has awarded four grants to fund projects at Phillips and Smith middle schools. With a matching grant from the Orange County Arts Commission, the foundation funded the revival of the literary magazine Skywriting at Phillips Middle School. The publication features poetry, short stories and artwork from Phillips students and…
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Elementary honors students
Playground Peacemaker, Cafeteria Champions among awards given Carrboro Elementary School celebrated Second Quarter Awards on Jan. 18. Students in grades K-2 met in the school’s auditorium to recognize both individual and class-wide special achievements during the second quarter of the school year. An assembly for students in grades 3-5 followed. Individual awards were given to…
School brief: Bandmasters
Ten Phillips Middle School students placed in the Central District Bandmasters Association auditions on Jan. 5 at Southwest Guilford Middle School. In the Symphonic Band division, four students placed, including Li Zhang, sixth-chair clarinet; Anna Quercia-Thomas, tenth-chair clarinet; Justin Morrell, fourth-chair trumpet; and Jon Aycock, third-chair euphonium.
School brief: Quiz Bowl victory
The Culbreth Middle School Sixth Grade Quiz Bowl Team placed third in the North Carolina Knowledge Master Open last week. Team members include Pranshu Bhardaw, Tom Clark, Varun Dalmia, Will Dozier, Anna Merritt, Calvin Wagner and Katie Wilson. The team competed against representatives from more than 330 schools from around the state.
School brief: Winter concert
The Phillips Middle School Winter Orchestra Concert will be held tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 in the Phillips Auditorium. All sixth, seventh and eighth-grade string students will perform in the concert, led by orchestra director Ann Daaleman. The concert is open to the public.
School brief: Alcohol awareness
The Drug and Alcohol Awareness Team and the Chapel Hill Police Department will sponsor a series of workshops on parent education awareness of teen alcohol and drug issues.
School brief: Healthy teen forum
The Parent-Teacher-Student Associations of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill High Schools will sponsor a Parenting Healthy Teenagers Forum on February 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Chapel Hill High School Hanes Auditorium.
Leaders committed to providing the extra help needed
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Ten years ago, Bishop Gene Hatley started thinking about a program run through the church to help educate the members of the African-American community. The program would reach out to children and adults who needed help with reading, math or other skills. Although Hatley – who serves as pastor of…
School brief: Mini College night
Carrboro High School will hold a Mini College Night on January 24 at 6:30 p.m. Participating colleges include High Point University, Western Carolina University, UNC-Charlotte, East Carolina University, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Central University, Salem College and others. The event will be held in the Carrboro High Café Commons.
School brief: Healthy teen forum
The Parent-Teacher-Student Associations of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill high schools will sponsor a Parenting Healthy Teenagers Forum on February 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Chapel Hill High School Hanes Auditorium.
School brief: PAGE meeting
PAGE-CHCCS, a parent advocacy group for academically gifted students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, will meet January 24 at 7 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Public Library. The group plans to discuss gifted education, advanced classes and other AG issues in the school district. Carol Horne, the district’s coordinator of Gifted Programs, will make a…
Board to discuss long-term plan
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer In its first meeting of 2008, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education will tonight (Thursday) examine the 2008-13 District Strategic Plan, which will help guide the school district through 2013.
School brief: Mini College night
Carrboro High School will hold a Mini College Night on January 24 at 6:30 p.m. Participating colleges include High Point University, Western Carolina University, UNC-Charlotte, East Carolina University, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Central University, Salem College and others. The event will be held in the Carrboro High Café Commons.
School brief: MLK closing
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Day. On Tuesday, district offices will reopen and schools will observe a teacher workday.
School brief: Healthy teen forum
The Parent-Teacher-Student Associations of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill high schools will sponsor a Parenting Healthy Teenagers Forum on February 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Chapel Hill High School Hanes Auditorium.