Congratulations Class of 2015!

Nearly 900 students crossed the stage at four recent graduations. Carrboro High, Chapel Hill High and East Chapel Hill High each held ceremonies at the Dean Smith Center on Saturday, June 13. Phoenix Academy High held its ceremony at Extraordinary Ventures on Wednesday, June 10. Photos have been posted to the district's facebook page. We...

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Data Manager of the Year

Congratulations to Geoff Gentry, McDougle Middle School Data Manager, for being awarded Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 2014-15 Data Manager of the Year. This award is given annually to the data manager that has supported the district’s data managers above and beyond the job description. Besides striving to embrace the full functionality of PowerSchool, and using PowerSchool to meet McDougle Middle School’s information needs,...

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Lincoln Center on Summer Hours, June 15-Aug. 7 / Lincoln Center funcionará con horario de verano del 15 de junio al 7 de agosto

Lincoln Center Starts Summer Hours Lincoln Center will operate on Summer Hours from Monday, June 15 through Friday, August 7. During those weeks, Lincoln Center will be open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Registration at Lincoln Center will also operate at limited hours during that period: Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m....

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Dr. Forcella Named Regional Superintendent of the Year

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Tom Forcella was presented with a pleasant surprise at last night’s Board meeting. Dr. Neil Pedersen, Executive Director of the Central Carolina Regional Educational Service Alliance (RESA) and former superintendent of the same school district, showed up at the meeting and signed up to speak...

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Innovative Instruction: The Augmented Reality Sandbox

Would you like a quick glimpse at the kind of innovative lessons taking place in classrooms throughout Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools? Well check out this short video (one minute, twenty-two seconds): A team of four engineering students from East Chapel Hill High School have constructed an Augmented Reality Sandbox (ARS) to be used...

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Northside Rap Remix

So you think you can dance? Check out the moves put on display in this video by the Northside Elementary staff. ...

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Duke Energy Foundation Grant

The Duke Energy Foundation has granted the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation $11,000 in 2015 to support initiatives that emphasize science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as programs and scholarships that will contribute to the success of low-income students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.District...

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Information Session for School Board Candidates

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will hold an information session for anyone interested in running for the Board of Education on Wednesday, June 17 from 6-7:30 p.m. The session will take place at Lincoln Center, the district’s Central Office, located at 750 S. Merritt Mill Road in Chapel Hill. Four seats will be up for election in November....

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SNAColades 2014-15

The Special Needs Advisory Council (SNAC) created SNAColades to honor CHCCS staff who, through their hard work and creativity, make our children's school experience more meaningful. The following have been selected for this recognition based on the testimonials of the Exceptional Children (EC) community. Below each name is a quote from an appreciative parent.SNAColade Recipients 2014-15:Pre-K Intervention ProgramThea Wilson, Heather...

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