Culbreth Greenhouse Becomes a Classroom

Mohammad tended to the plants with the quiet, serene focus of a natural gardener, while Arnaud claimed, “All you need to say is it puts a smile on my face to be in the greenhouse.” They are two of the six 8th grade students in Billy Giblin’s reading class at Culbreth Middle School who have participated in an informal pilot experience that...

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TSA Chapters Excel in STEM

Leaders of the Technology Student Association (TSA) chapters at five of our schools recently took nearly 80 students to Greensboro for two days to participate in the 39th annual NCTSA State Conference. They engaged in STEM- (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and leadership-based competitions, and learned much in the process. They did...

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District Staff Receive SNAColade Awards

SNAColades 2017/18 Note from SNAC: The Special Needs Advisory Council (SNAC) created SNAColades to honor Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' teachers, staff and administrators who, through their hard work and creativity, make our children's school experience more meaningful.  The following have been selected for this recognition based...

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Chapel Hill Tigers - 3A State Girls Soccer Champs!

Congratulations to the Chapel Hill Tigers for clinching the 3A state girls soccer championship on Saturday night. It was a long, hard fought battle against a very strong opponent, coupled with a delayed start and a 35-minute in-game delay due to lightning. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers beat Cox Mill 1-0 in a game that took over...

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Last Day of School, June 8 & 2-Hour Early Release / Último día de escuela, 8 de junio, y salida temprana de 2 horas

Last Day of School Has 2-Hour Early Release for Students The last day of school for CHCCS students is Friday, June 8.  Students will be released from school two hours early that day.  Have a safe, restful summer! Último día de escuela, 8 de junio, y salida temprana de 2 horas Los estudiantes salen 2 horas más temprano el último...

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Smith Team Wins C-SPAN Video Award

Thursday was a big day at Smith Middle School. Jenae Green of C-SPAN stopped by to present three very special students with a StudentCam certificate of merit. Eighth-graders Caroline Chen, Calvin Hinkle and Olivia Xiao finished in third place nationally in C-SPAN's annual student video documentary competition, StudentCam. A ceremony was...

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Now Is the Time to Reflect on Our Year

As the school year comes to a close, it’s time to take a look back and see whether CHCCS educators took up my charge from our August Convocation: Did you make your classroom fun? Did you take risks?  Did you encourage others - and yourself? From what I’ve seen as I walk through the schools every week, I see a lot of teachers integrating...

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East Chapel Hill High Names Brian Nunn Head Football Coach

The Wildcats have a new head football coach. Brian Nunn comes to East Chapel Hill High from Covington, Georgia where he most recently served as wide receiver coach, head JV coach and head track and field coach. He also has experience as an offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. Additionally, Nunn was a middle...

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CHCCS Hosts First Family Engagement Summit

The planning began in June 2017, led by Roslyn Moffitt, Director of Title I/ Family and Community Engagement, and developed by a team of CHCCS staff from across departments and schools. The vision was to present a free educational and community- building summit for all families associated with the district. On Saturday, April 14, at Culbreth...

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Morris Grove Elementary Dedicates a Month to Wellness

For the fourth year in a row, April was Wellness Month at Morris Grove Elementary, and the focus was on health lessons and activities for both students and staff. In the hallways, posters outlining the Road to Better Health reminded Geckos about the most important steps to building healthy bodies and minds.     One of the favorite...

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Signing Day

Student-Athletes at East Chapel Hill High made their college intentions known on Monday, May 14 at their signing day. The list below shows the name of each student, the college s/he will attend and the sport in which the student will participate. Basketball Justin Tucker - Swathmore College in Pennsylvania Lacrosse Maya Levin - Mary Washington Kyndra...

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Middle School 101

Middle School 101 is a program offered by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools to ease the transition from 5th to 6th grade by providing students the opportunity to navigate their new schools and learn some of the procedures of Middle School. Middle School 101 is open to all incoming 6th graders. The program operates as a middle school transition...

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CHCCS High Schools Earn High Rankings

U.S. News & World Report recently released its 2018 edition of Best High Schools. The rankings evaluate more than 20,500 public high schools nationwide to identify schools that best serve all of their students – including historically underserved populations – and assess the degree to which students are prepared for college-level coursework. East...

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A Fun Classroom Can Happen at All Levels

Having fun in the classroom sounds like a simple thing to do, but don’t let that fool you.  It can be difficult finding ways to make a lesson fun that don’t take away from a student’s learning.  Know this: it can be done and at all levels of education - elementary, middle and high school.  A fun day of learning doesn’t necessarily...

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Budget and Finance Office Awarded Highest Form of Recognition

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The award was presented to the school district's Finance Office for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate...

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Northside Teacher Goes NASA

Sandy Athey, a teacher at Northside Elementary, was recently invited by NASA to attend a behind-the-scenes tour of Kennedy Space Center and the launch of TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and Falcon 9 Rocket as a social media correspondent. The Public School Foundation generously provided a grant to cover expenses. The News &...

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Memorial Day Holiday, May 28 / Día festivo de Conmemoración, 28 de mayo

School and District Offices Closed for Memorial Day Monday, May 28, CHCCS schools and district offices are closed in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.  School will resume as usual and district offices will be open on Tuesday, May 29. Las escuelas y oficinas del distrito están cerradas para el Día de Conmemoración El lunes, 28...

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Two Carrboro High DECA Students Compete at Internationals

In April, for the first time ever, two district students competed at the DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC). Kirby Thornton and Leanne Joyce of Carrboro High School traveled to Atlanta for the three-day 2018 competition. DECA advisor and Marketing Education teacher, Julie Francis, traveled with them. When they returned,...

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Chapel Hill High and the National Spanish Exams

CHAPEL HILL HIGH SPANISH STUDENTS SCORE WELL Congratulations to the many, many Spanish students from Chapel Hill High who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2018 National Spanish Examinations. In all, 378 students took the exams, which assesses reading, listening, vocabulary and grammar comprehension. Students...

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Scroggs Art Teacher Receives Fulbright Award

A huge congratulations goes out to Sarah Cornette, the art teacher at Scroggs Elementary, who has received a Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching grant to Greece from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Sarah is one of approximately 35 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad through the...

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Northside's Amy Brande Named 2018 Lara Jane Parker Award Recipient

Congratulations to Amy Brande, a K-2 Adapted Curriculum Teacher at Northside Elementary, for being named a 2018 Lara Jane Parker Award recipient. A graduate of East Carolina University, Amy is a talented teacher who applies evidence-based practice to her classroom instruction. She pursues additional training, and shares what she learns with...

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