Meyer Visits White House

Graig Meyer, director of student equity and volunteer services, spent Thursday morning, November 29, at the White House. Meyer was invited by the White House to join a delegation of community leaders from across North Carolina to discuss the fiscal cliff. Meyer  also met with staff from the White House Internship...

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Board of Education to Hold Public Hearings Regarding Redistricting Plans

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education will hold two public hearings on the proposed redistricting plans.  The hearings are official meetings of the district's Board of Education. The first public hearing is scheduled for Monday, December 3, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the Carrboro High School Auditorium. The second...

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Bivins Named Principal of Dual Language Magnet School

Dr. Emily Bivins, currently the principal of Carrboro Elementary, will be the principal of Frank Porter Graham Dual Language Magnet School beginning July 1, 2013.  The magnet school will be the first ever for CHCCS.  The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education approved the hire at its November 15 meeting. Bivins has...

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Board Approves 2013-14 School Year Calendar

The Board of Education approved the 2013-14 school year calendar at its November 1 meeting.  It meets the 1025 hours of instruction requirement within a 180 instructional day calendar.  There are 14 teacher workday, five of which are optional. The first day of school is Monday, August 26 for students in grades 1-12.  The last day of school for all students is Wednesday, June 11, when school will be dismissed two...

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ECHHS Field Hockey Team Wins State Championship

East Chapel Hill High School's Field Hockey Team captured its fifth consecutive championship, defeating Winston-Salem's RJ Reynolds High School 3-0.  It was the first time the team won a championship by more than one goal.  The goals were scored by Holly Dew, Caroline Kolk and Sydney Holman.  "I have never seen them play better,"...

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Mary Andrews - National Literacy Teacher of the Year

Mary Andrews is a dynamic teacher at Estes Hills Elementary, but also a cherished community volunteer. Now, she is the recipient of a large grant from the Random House, Inc. Foundation – the largest book publisher in the English-speaking world. Nominated by Nancy Zeman, a Board member for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation, Andrews was the first place winner for the nation and named Literacy Teacher of the Year. "Both...

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Financial Aid Night - November 19

East Chapel Hill High is hosting a Financial Aid Night for the district on November 19 from 6:30-7:30 in the auditorium. The College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) will conduct a financial aid presentation explaining the cost of attending college, financial aid basics, the free application for federal student aid, state and federal programs and CFNC resources.After the presentation there will be panelists from UNC-CH, NCCU,...

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FPG Meets Field Hockey!

Seven Atlantic Coast Conference field hockey team representatives from three different schools took part in an ACC Community Connections outreach event Thursday morning before the start of the 2012 ACC Field Hockey Championship. “I think the outreach program is important because in a region like the south where field hockey isn’t...

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United Way Campaign - Thanks To All Who Contributed!

The CHCCS United Way Campaign recently came to a close and we are pleased to announce that our 19 schools plus central office raised $28,787.56 this year. A few highlights of this year's campaign:- Estes Hills Elementary, McDougle Elementary, East Chapel Hill High and the UNC Hospital School showed the largest percentage increase in contributions versus the previous year;- Ephesus Elementary led all sites with 44 donors;- The...

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Board of Education Meets in Closed Session on Nov. 8

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education will meet in closed session regarding student matters on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 6 p.m. at Lincoln Center. Back to CHCCS webs...

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