Phillips Middle School Orchestra Makes Beautiful Music with Banda Magda

Brooklyn-based Banda Magda recently held a three-day workshop with eighth-grade orchestra students at Guy B. Phillips Middle School. The workshop taught students about global music and how different styles can come together. The group worked with Phillips students on October 27-29. In addition to the workshop, the ensemble performed with...

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Hanging Out With Ricky Martin!

The Mariposas group at Frank Porter Graham Bilingue was founded last year with 15 girls. This year it has doubled in size to 30 girls and now includes middle schoolers from Culbreth and McDougle Middle Schools. The goal of the group is to use Latino culture, traditions and identity to teach academic motivation, social/emotional health,...

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Estes Hills First-Grader Receives Letter from President Obama

Estes Hills Elementary first-grader Sanaa received a special delivery from the White House this week after writing a letter to President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama last spring.As a student in Ms. Claire Ross’ kindergarten class last year, Sanaa wrote an essay about President Obama. The class had been studying opinion writing,...

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Teacher Workday, November 3 / Día de trabajo para maestros, 3 de noviembre

Teacher Workday Scheduled There is a Teacher Workday scheduled for Tuesday, November 3. ...

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Morris Grove has Spirit...Yes, They Do!

Morris Grove Elementary won the 2015 Walk for Education Spirit Award...Congratulations Geckos! The school will receive a check for $200 at the Walk for Education check presentation during the Board of Education meeting on Thursday, November 5. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the Lincoln Center Board Room. ...

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Week of Action

Students representing MSAN (Multicultural Student Achievement Network) and CORe (Changing Our Reality every day) recentlyjoined Dignity In School's Week of Action with the goal of bringing awareness to the national issue of school pushout. Students at Carrboro High School participated in a student survey about bullying, student code of...

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Students Teaching Students

The Smith Middle School Cyclones volleyball team recently held an after-school clinic at Seawell Elementary. Middle school student-athletes taught their elementary counterparts the basic skills of passing, setting and serving.  They had lots of fun while promoting their sport....

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Community Book Read

Parent University and the Community-Parent Advocacy Network are sponsoring a community book read. They will utilize "It's The Little Things" by Lena Williams to examine equity and the impact of microagressions within the CHCCS district and surrounding communities. This is a great way to engage in the discussion of equity with parents. Refreshments...

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End of First Quarter, Oct. 23 / Final del Primer Trimestre, 23 de octubre

Report Cards Issued and Parent-Teacher Conferences Scheduled Report cards for the First Quarter will be sent home in the coming days. Middle school students take their report cards home on October 27 and high school students take their report cards home on November 2. The first Parent-Teacher Conferences for the year are scheduled on...

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National School Lunch Week

CHCCS will be celebrating National School Lunch Week (#NSLW) October 12-16, 2015 in all our school cafes. Every school cafe in our district cooks on-site. This year you'll find we've increased scratch cooking, bought more fresh local food than ever before, and added new, exciting menu items. From the Garden Bar in all elementary schools,...

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International Walk to School Day

International Walk to School Day took place on Wednesday, October 7. It is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and biking to school on the same day. It began in 1997 as a one-day event. Over time, this event has become part of a movement for year-round safe routes to school and a celebration with record...

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Laverne Mattocks - 2015 Principal of the Year

Laverne Mattocks, Principal of Carrboro High School, was named Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 2015 Principal of the Year earlier today. Superintendent Tom Forcella and other district leaders were on hand to make the presentation at the school.Mattocks has been with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools since 2009, and at Carrboro High School...

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October is National Principals Month

Principals are among the hardest working people in our community, and they set the academic tone for their respective schools. It is their vision, dedication, and determination that provide the mobilizing force for achieving student success. As the picture shows, they love to have fun, too! Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is fortunate...

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