More than 400 students and staff from across the district were honored on May 23 at Chapel Hill HS at the second of two district recognition events.
Superintendent Tom Forcella welcomed everyone to the event and Board Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford and Board Member Greg McElveen congratulated the honorees.
CHCCS and the Board of Education honor students and staff who earn first or second place at the state or national level, as well as anyone who earns a state or national award. There were 24 groups honored at this event. They were:
- Glenwood Gator Show Choir for its 17th consecutive overall win at the Show Choir Choral Festival
- two Culbreth MS teachers, Cindy Anderson, a Borchardt Award winner, and Jessica Porter, SAS Global Teacher Award winner
- Candace White, a third grader teacher at Glenwood Elementary, was named a 2013 Global Educator by VIF
- the Trash Terminators from Phillips MS who won the Siemens "We Can Change the World" challenge
- Smith MS students who qualified for the AIME based on their AMC8 exam scores
- 26 seventh grade students from Culbreth MS, McDougle MS, Phillips MS and Smith MS who earned Grand Recognition by Duke TIP
- the TSA Teams at McDougle MS, Phillips MS and Chapel Hill HS who placed first or second at the state competition
- the East Chapel Hill HS DECA students who placed first or second at the state competition
- the Carrboro HS and Chapel Hill HS SkillsUSA students who placed first or second at the state competition
- the Chapel Hill HS Women's Basketball Team for their second place finish in the 3A Championship
- Coach Sherry Norris who earned her 500+ coaching win during the women's basketball season
- Anthony Vanhook, a senior at Chapel Hill HS, for being named to the East-West All-Star Team
- Pegah Kamrani, a senior at East Chapel Hill HS, for her Individual State Title in the 4A 3,200 Meter Run at the State Championship Meet
- Ben Griffin, a junior at East Chapel Hill HS, for his Individual State 4A Golf Title
- the East Chapel Hill HS Women's Lacrosse Team for their 2A State Championship
- 27 Governor's School selectees from Carrboro HS, Chapel Hill HS and East Chapel Hill HS
- Paris Buedel, a freshman at Carrboro HS, for his National Security Language Initiative for Youth selection
- Katie Caruso and Ellie McWilliam-Grench, both sophomores at Carrboro HS, for being selected for the Kenedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program
- Chapel Hill HS students who placed first and second at the NC Chinese Essay Writing Contest
- Carrboro HS and Chapel Hill HS students who placed first or second at the NC Japanese Language Speech Contest
- 53 students from Culbreth MS, Phillips MS, Smith MS, Carrboro HS, Chapel Hill HS and East Chapel Hill HS who scored in the 95th percentile on the National French Exam
- 14 students from Carrboro HS, Chapel Hill HS and East Chapel Hill HS who scored in the 95th-99th percentile on the National German Exam
- 63 students from McDougle MS, Phillips MS, Smith MS, Chapel Hill HS and East Chapel Hill HS who earned gold medals on the National Latin Exam
- 51 students from Phillips MS, Smith MS, Chapel Hill HS and East Chapel Hill HS who scored in the 95th percentile on the National Spanish Exam
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