District High School Students Excel in Learning Through Languages Symposium

The pairing of UNC and Duke in conversation often brings to mind the sports rivalry, but the frequency with which the universities collaborate in academic and research initiatives deserves more of a spotlight. A group of CHCCS high school students and teachers benefited from one of those collaborations recently by participating in the Learning...

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Joal Broun Sworn In at December 19 Meeting

Joal Broun was sworn in at the Board of Education's December 19 meeting. Joal has been on the Board since March 2016, when she was appointed to fill a vacancy. Being re-elected in November, she will now serve a four-year term. Joal has lived in Orange County for over twenty-four years. She has spent her career as an attorney, currently serving...

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Make Plans to See Resilience - January 25

Save the date for a showing of the documentary, Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope. Orange County Strong and coalition partners will be showing this film on Thursday, January 25 at the Whitted Building (300 West Tryon Street) in Hillsborough. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the film starts at 6 p.m. A panel...

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Estes Hills Elementary Students “Shop with a Cop”

While most of their classmates were working on math or reading Tuesday morning, 50 energized Eagles from Estes Hills Elementary boarded activity buses to “shop with a cop.” Led by a pair of Orange County sheriffs on motorcycles, the students were treated to a full motorcade, blue lights flashing, all the way to the Walmart in Hillsborough....

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German Teacher at East Chapel Hill Has "Big Plans"

Hip hop, classical music, world language instruction, and a high energy concert in Raleigh all added up to a major reward for East students studying German this fall. In October, the Bavarian band, EINSHOCH6, played a show for North Carolina high school students at Broughton High, and the attendee reviews were outstanding. Barbara Roeder,...

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Winter Break Dec. 22-Jan.1 / Vacaciones de Invierno 22 de dic. al 1 ero de enero

Schools and Offices Closed for Winter Break District schools and offices will be closed on Friday, December 22 through Monday, January 1 for Winter Break.  School will resume as usual and district offices will be open on Tuesday, January 2.  Please note that Thursday, December 21 is a full school day. Escuelas y oficinas estarán...

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Weather Cancelations for December 8 & 9

Due to uncertain weather conditions, all activities scheduled for Saturday, December 9 have been canceled. Regarding evening events on December 8, many have already been canceled or postponed. Those that are already underway will be concluding by 7:30 p.m. Second basketball games will be canceled and rescheduled. ...

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CHCCS Welcomes New Board Members, Chair, Vice Chair

New Board Members Sworn In Chair and Vice Chair elected The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, at its December 7 meeting, welcomed Mary Ann Wolf and Amy Fowler as they were sworn in as our newest board members. James Barrett, re-elected, was also sworn in. Joal Broun, also re-elected, was unable to attend, but will be...

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Chapel Hill High - Top Construction Priority

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education met Thursday night at Smith Middle School to discuss next steps to addressing facility renovation and potential capacity needs in the district.  Given the limited amount of available funding and the significant increase in construction inflation (driven by natural disasters...

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North Carolina School Report Cards

Earlier this week, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released school report cards for all public schools in the state. Data for 2016-17 can be found at NC School Report Cards, a completely redesigned (and more user-friendly) website. North Carolina’s school report cards are an important resource for parents,...

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Carrboro High Global Cultures Students Experience History in Alabama

“Waking up at 3:30 a.m. certainly isn’t my favorite thing to do on a Sunday morning, but it was definitely worth it for this trip.” So said Ana Leigh, one of the 42 Carrboro High School students in Matt Cone’s Global Cultures classes who traveled to Alabama the weekend before Thanksgiving.       The experience...

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