Five CHCCS Educators Selected as Emerging Leaders

NC Phi Delta Kappa (NCPDK) recently selected twenty North Carolina educators to participate in the NCPDK Emerging Leaders Program, to be held November 11 - 13, at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The cohort includes teacher leaders, instructional coaches, assistant principals,...

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National MSAN Conference Hosted in Chapel Hill

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools hosted the national MSAN (Minority Student Achievement Network) Conference at the Sheraton Hotel, October 12-15, 2016. This year’s theme, “Every Step Leaves a Trail,” focused on student equity, advocacy and voice. Thirteen students worked for more than a year planning logistics, selecting speakers,...

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Rashkis Elementary Farmers Market

Exploring new flavors and fresh, local foods were on the menu at Rashkis Elementary School in the café and courtyard on Thursday, October 20. Students enjoyed an opportunity to participate in a pop-up Farmer’s Market at their school, sample new foods, talk with a Chartwells K12 Chef and select a made from scratch lunch in the café. Chartwells...

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Pumpkin Auction at Morris Grove Elementary

The Pumpkin Auction is here! For the past six years, the fifth-grade Art Club at Morris Grove Elementary has hand-painted artificial pumpkins to auction as a means of raising money for The United Way. This year, however, the proceeds will be divided equally between the United Way, the Art Club, and the fifth-grade Sound to Sea scholarship.   Over...

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New American Flags at All CHCCS Middle Schools

CHCCS middle schools recently received a donation of 108 brand new American flags, along with mounting brackets, from our friends at WoodmenLife. Jon Corcoran, a representative of the company and parent of three CHCCS students, worked with the school principals to organize the donation, calculate the number of flags needed, and make the deliveries...

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Teacher Workday, Nov. 8 & Parent Conferences, Nov. 8-9 / Día de trabajo para maestros, 8 de nov. & Conferencias de padres, 8-9 de nov.

Teacher Workday and Parent Conferences Scheduled Tuesday, November 8 is a Teacher Workday.  It is also the first of two days scheduled for district Parent/Teacher Conferences. Conferences on November 8 are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on November 9 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Please contact your student's school to schedule your conference....

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CHCCS Earns Top SAT Scores in North Carolina

The 2016 SAT scores have been released and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools had the highest scores and the highest percentage of student participation in North Carolina. To see all North Carolina school systems and individual high school scores click here. CHCCS had 76.3 percent of its senior class take the SAT (this is the highest percentage...

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Delayed Opening, Oct. 20 / Fechas para apertura demorada de las escuelas, 20 de octubre

Delayed Opening Scheduled for October 20 The district has approved a plan for schools to operate on a Delayed Opening schedule eight Thursdays during the 2016-17 school year.  Schools will open two hours late, allowing teachers to use the time for collaborative planning or professional development. On these days, buses will run two...

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Beverly Rudolph Named CHCCS Principal of the Year

Culbreth Middle School Principal Beverly Rudolph was named the 2016-2017 Principal of the Year by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.  The announcement was made today by Interim Superintendent Jim Causby during a school assembly. Rudolph was selected for the honor by her peers for the numerous accomplishments she has made during...

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Katie Caggia Named Glenwood Elementary Principal

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, at its meeting on October 6, approved Katie Caggia as the new principal at Glenwood Elementary.  She replaces Dr. Darlene Ryan, who is now serving as the district's Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Caggia is currently at Estes Hills Elementary, where she serves...

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Carrboro High Student Taking Care of Pediatric Patients Nationwide

Leanne Joyce, a junior at Carrboro High School, is the founder and president of the 501(c)(3) Positive Impact for Kids. She was born with a heart condition narrowing her aortic valve. Formerly a nationally ranked jump roper, competitive swimmer and gymnast, she was unexpectedly told by her cardiologist, at age 12, to immediately stop sports...

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Dr. LoFrese's Plain Talk Bond Video

Drawing of the reconstructed Lincoln Center Campus featuring a Pre-K center on the first floor, adminstrative officeson the second floor, and a new Phoenix Academy withmore than twice the capacity of the current school. By now you have probably heard about the upcoming school bond referendum. Well, Assistant Superintendent Todd LoFrese...

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Walk for Education, October 15 / la Caminata por la Educación, 15 de octubre

Walk for Education Takes Place on Oct. 15 The annual Walk for Education will be held on Saturday, October 15 and this year's theme is Walking the Walk.  Last year's Walk had about 3,000 participants and raised more than $115,000 to support CHCCS schools.  Since its inception in 1984, the Foundation has distributed more than $5 million...

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