Knott resigns post to relocate to Virginia

Assistant to the Superintendent for Community Relations Stephanie Knott will leave the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in mid-July to assume a new position with the Loudoun County Public Schools in Ashburn, VA. Knott joined the district in this role back in 2005.  Knott's responsibilities have included community engagement...

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Klionsky appears on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"

Seawell Elementary Technology Specialist David Klionsky appeared on Wednesday's episode of the game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Klionsky won $11,250 during his appearance, which was taped back in October.  While on the show, Klionsky recounted Seawell's send-off for him. Klionsky was selected to appear on the show following a written test, an interview and an on-camera test. Klionsky sponsors a Scrabble...

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Phoenix student wins essay contest

Freshman Jesus Sabiel Garcia of Phoenix Academy has won the 9th grade category in Olive Garden's essay contest. Garcia will receive a $125 Olive Garden gift card and a $500 savings bond for his effort. Garcia worked on his submission with Matt Kotzen, his mentor in the Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocate program. Back to CHCCS webs...

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Board committee on electronic communication to meet

A Board committee discussing electronic communication used by the Board will meet on Thursday, August 2, at 6:30 pm in the Lincoln Center Boardroom. Back to CHCCS webs...

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Glenwood wins playground grant

Glenwood Elementary has been awarded a $15,000 playground grant in the Let's Play contest sponsored by KaBoom. KaBoom notified the school yesterday that it had finished in the top five projects in their grant competition and would receive a $15,000 grant for a playground project.  The next steps of the project include selecting equipment for the playground, having it installed and celebrating the new play space. ...

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Mattocks named principal of Carrboro High

LaVerne Mattocks has been named the new principal of Carrboro High School for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Ms. Mattocks' hiring was approved by the Board of Education at the June 21 Board Meeting. Members of the Carrboro High School SIT team, as well as district administrative leadership, participated in the interview process. Superintendent...

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District announces Dual Language meetings and deadlines

On June 7, 2012, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education approved a plan to convert Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Elementary into a Spanish/English Dual Language Magnet School. The first phase of the plan will begin in the 2012-13 school year. During the 2012-13 school year, FPG will enroll two Dual Language kindergarten classrooms and two first grade Dual Language classrooms.  Selection into the kindergarten...

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CHS wins state AA Wells Fargo Cup

The Carrboro HS Jaguars won the 2012 Well Fargo Cup for the State AA Classification. Athletic Director April Ross calls the award "a special tribute to our student athletes, coaches, parents, athletic boosters and community support." She also acknowledges the the Class of 2012 and alumni who were instrumental in building a great foundation...

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Culbreth students engage in challenge-based learning

Students on Culbreth's Explorer team took part in an extensive challenge-based learning project. This year's challenge was design. Students were challenged to redesign a space to be more useful, beautiful or green.The students' efforts culminated in numerous upgrades to the school's facilty.  Check out before and after photos...

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District creates video on priorities for 2012-13

Superintendent Tom Forcella today released a video message to CHCCS staff members to wish them a wonderful summer, thank them for the efforts of the past school year and outline new directions for 2012-2013.  View the video on YouTube: Back to CHCCS webs...

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Smith MS principal encourages students

Philip Holmes, the principal at Smith Middle School, strove to inspire his students at the eighth grade promotion ceremony at the school on June 8. In his remarks, Holmes reminds the rising freshmen that, "your GPA, class rank, SAT score and number of AP courses you take are important, but they are not, and never will be, who you are as a person."  The students responded by standing, clapping and cheering. As he wrapped...

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Books on Break gives away books to students

Over 4,500 books were given to more than 550 CHCCS students in grades K-8. Many happy children will be reading lots of wonderful books this summer; books they chose themselves. Remember to encourage all students to read, read, read over the summer break. The Books on Break is in its second year and is coordinated by the Volunteers...

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Phoenix Academy HS celebrates Spring Graduation

Posted by CHCCS on Wednesday, Jun 13th, 2012. Eight students graduated from Phoenix Academy HS on June 8. The graduation celebration was held at Carrboro HS in the auditorium at 5:30 p.m. The graduates are: Asia Ashley, Amanda Bynum, Peter Dreher, Michael Gatewood, Kevin Griffith, Caleb Irving, Jassiel Salazar-Salcedo and Daquwan...

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Emerson named CHCCS Data Manager of the Year

Terri Emerson was named the CHCCS Data Manager of the Year for 2011-12.  The award is presented to the district's data manager who has supported the other district data managers and who goes above and beyond his/her own duties. Emerson is the data manager at FPG Elementary.  She collaborates with the FPG staff to insure she has...

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Three CHCCS high schools win Wells Fargo Conference Cups

Wells Fargo, along with the NC High School Athletic Association, announced the standings in the Wells Fargo Conference Cup competitions for the 2011-12 sports season.  The award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state's four competitive classifications. Carrboro High won the Carolina 12 1-A/2-A cup.  Carrboro HS holds the top spot in the...

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Phillips GSA recognized by NC LGBTQISA

The Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at Phillips Middle School was recognized on May 27 at the iNSIDEoUT annual awards banquet.  Seven students from Phillips attended the event and accepted the award for the school.  They were joined by their parents and their Phillips MS GSA sponsors, Anne Brashear, Sandra Martinez-Zuniga and Patricia Saylor. The Phillips MS group was recognized, along with a group of students from Carolina...

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East Chapel Hill High's ESL class featured on CNN

Gregory Cain's ESL class at East Chapel Hill High School was featured on CNN's Student News and received a "shoutout" in a news clip. The students show a high level of engagement when the class watches the 10 minute Student News segment several times a week.  The show is ideal for second language learners and is very visual, featuring...

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CHCCS holds graduation ceremonies

Carrboro High, Chapel Hill High and East Chapel Hill High conducted commencement exercises on Saturday, June 9, at the Dean Smith Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  More than 800 students turned their tassels and received their diplomas at the three ceremonies.  View pictures from Saturday's graduations on flickr: Back to CHCCS webs...

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BRMA holds graduation celebration

On Sunday June 3, Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate (BRMA) held its 10th Annual Graduation Ceremony, a celebration of six high school seniors who will graduate from the program. The event took place at Carrboro High School at 3pm. The graduates have been involved with BRMA since 4th grade and described the impact of the program...

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