The McDougle Elementary PTA will host a Fall Festival on October 27 from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. The festival will feature potato sack races, miniature golf, a cake walk, craft tables and more. In addition, a French bistro will offer cookies, cakes and other baked goods, while lunch food will be available in the cafeteria….
Category: Schools
School brief: BoE Forum
The PTA Council and the League of Women Voters will host a Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education candidate forum on October 15. All five candidates for the board plan to attend the forum. Members of the public may submit questions at the forum or in advance using a form available at www.ptacouncil.com. The forum will…
School brief: Azalea celebration
Smith Middle School has been selected by NC Beautiful to take part in the 22nd annual Azalea Celebration. The school will receive 20 azalea bushes to be used in its 2007 beautification projects. NC Beautiful’s Azalea Celebration rewards state community groups for improving their communities through creative landscape projects. The sixth-grade science classes will plant…
Coaches’ Reports: 10/11/07
McDougle Middle Cross Country (via Danae Whitaker) The Mustangs won both their meets against Phillips yesterday! Trinstin Van Ord, Emily Williams, Katey Furey, Erin McGibbon and Rachel Weaver were our top scorers for the Lady Mustangs. The score was McDougle 22, Falcons 38.
Blue ribbon mentors teach by example
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Chapel Hill-Carrboro’s Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate program could use a few good men. The program, which matches fourth-graders with mentors, needs male volunteers. BRMA fall training begins October 11, and thus far only women have signed up to become mentors. “We really need some male mentors,†said program coordinator Graig Meyer….
School brief: Name this school
The naming committee for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ 10th elementary school is accepting suggestions for the name of the school. Residents can submit nominations for names at www.chccs.k12.nc.us under the “Name this School†section until October 31. The school is under construction at the Twin Creeks Education Park near the intersection of Dromoland Road and…
School brief: Education race
The annual Walk and Race for Education will take place on October 20th. Thousands of students, parents and staff are expected to participate. Students will collect pledges to raise money for their schools, and individual teams or clubs will work to generate funds for their specific groups or projects. Schools typically raise $2,000 to $12,000…
School brief: CHS nominated
Carrboro High School has been nominated for the Gold Medal Building of America Award in the Carolinas and will be featured in the 2008 Real Estate and Construction Review. The magazine presents the award to honor the region’s most innovative, unique and challenging projects. In addition, the school is one of only two in North…
School brief: Vocal artists
Several singers from McDougle Middle School, East Chapel Hill High School and United Church of Chapel Hill participated in the inaugural Male Vocal Arts Symposium recently in Greensboro. Ninety-five singers from middle schools, high schools, colleges, universities, churches and community choirs across the state formed a choir to perform at the symposium.
School brief: ECHHS debate
The East Chapel Hill High School Speech and Debate Team finished fifth out of more than 130 teams at the Wake Forest University Speech and Debate Tournament, September 14-16. Several students won individual awards in different categories of the competition. Amit Rao finished third in congress; Ted Lee finished seventh in original oratory and humorous…
School brief: CHS ensemble
The Carrboro High School women’s ensemble, chamber choir and string orchestra will perform at the Carrboro High Arts Department’s inaugural concert on October 14. The groups will perform a wide variety of music, from gentle lullabies from the British countryside to high-speed ragas from India and Brazilian dance music. The concert will be held at…
District projections include three new schools
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools could see two new elementary schools and a new middle school in the next 10 years, according to the district’s updated 2008-18 capital investment plan, which was approved by the school board last week. The plan outlines the district’s anticipated capital needs through 2018, including new…
School brief: Carrboro High Open House
The Carrboro High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association will hold an open house on September 27 at 6:30 p.m. Parents will meet in the gym, then visit their children’s classes and teachers in order to learn about individual course expectations and requirements. The meeting in the gym will last about half an hour, while each class visit…
School brief: Strategic plan meeting
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will hold a meeting on September 27 to collect input for the district’s new strategic plan. In addition, school officials have created an online survey for community members to respond to three questions: What is the one area in which the district needs to improve in order to be considered a…
School brief: School improvement meetings
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education will meet with School Improvement Teams over the next month to review School Improvement Plans. All meetings will be held in the Lincoln Center Boardroom. The Hospital School, Glenwood Elementary, Scroggs Elementary, Frank Porter Graham Elementary and Estes Hills Elementary will deliver their presentations at the first session, which…