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School Board Filing Period Re-Opens from Oct. 2-6
When long-time Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board member, Annetta Streater resigned her position in early September, a new opportunity to file for school board candidacy arose. Although the regular...
View ArticleOff to a Flying Start
It’s been exactly a month since our students took their seats in their new classrooms and started the 2017-18 year. Seems like a lot longer, doesn’t it? I spent the first two days visiting each of the...
View ArticleRoy Wilkins Featured in Public Service Announcement for Living Wage
CHCCS is pleased to have our very own Roy Wilkins, custodian at Ephesus Elementary, featured in a recent public service announcement promoting the importance of the Living Wage.Thanks to Roy, and all...
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FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER at Culbreth Middle School
On many weekday mornings at Culbreth Middle School, a cozy room called the Family Resource Center opens its doors to school and community visitors. The inviting environment looks less like a school...
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Music Mentors
Every Tuesday afternoon, soon after the 7th period bell rings at East Chapel Hill High, a group of more than 20 Wildcat musicians journey over to Phillips Middle School. Some carpool, some take the...
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Special Board Meeting - Wednesday, October 11
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education has called a special meeting to take place at Glenwood Elementary (2 Prestwick Road - Chapel Hill) on Wednesday, October 11 at 6:30 p.m.The...
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“Hope for Houston” at Carrboro High School
Within days of Harvey’s crippling blast through Houston, a group of students and staff at Carrboro High created a committee to organize support for affected students and teachers in Texas. They called...
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International Welcome Center - Above and Beyond
On any given weekday, no matter the month, the CHCCS International Welcome Center at Lincoln Center can be bursting at the seams with activity. Housed in a trailer with a brightly colored sign, the...
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John Williams - CHCCS Principal of the Year
Phoenix Academy High School Principal John Williams was named the 2017-2018 Principal of the Year by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. The announcement was made today by Superintendent Pam...
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Table Top Conversations
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools operates under the direction of a strategic plan. The existing five-year plan is now in its final year. As we work hard to finish strong, we are concurrently in the...
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Say Something
“Kids are the eyes and ears of a society.” This is the message and focus that Nicole Hockley and other Sandy Hook parents bring to their anti-violence work in American schools through the nonprofit...
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Teacher Workday, Nov. 7 & Parent Conferences, Nov. 7-8 / Día de trabajo para...
Teacher Workday ScheduledTeacher Workday and Parent Conferences ScheduledTuesday, November 7 is a Teacher Workday. It is also the first of two days scheduled for district Parent/Teacher Conferences....
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Sensei Yoshimi Aoyagi
To step into Yoshimi Aoyagi’s trailer at Chapel Hill High is, by one student’s description, “to step into a bubble.” During first period, 26 students stay alert and focused as they write, listen and...
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Strategic Plan Survey
We are in the process of creating a new strategic plan that will guide the work of our school district for the next three years. Our Strategic Planning Committee is requesting your input on a very...
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Veterans Day Holiday, Friday, Nov. 10 / Día de los Veteranos, viernes, 10 de...
Schools and Offices ClosedAll schools and district offices will be closed Friday, November 10 in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.Escuelas y oficinas cerradasLas escuelas y oficinas del distrito...
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PATHSS-Bridge
Five excited CHCCS high school students arrived on the UNC campus on Wednesday, November 1, heralding the launch of this year’s PATHSS-Bridge cohort (Project Achieve for Transitioning High School...
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CHCCS Now Owns Fire Truck
When the Chapel Hill Fire Department had trouble recruiting new firefighters, they teamed up with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools to start the firefighting academy. The Fire Department took a...
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Seawell Student Inspires Others in Her Published Book
A few years ago, Seawell Elementary School student Paige Sullivan was happily attending school in Kannapolis, North Carolina, spending lots of time with extended family and lifelong friends, involved...
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Thanksgiving Holiday, Nov. 22-24 / Festivos de Acción de Gracias, 22-24 de...
Thanksgiving Holiday, Nov. 22-24The CHCCS Thanksgiving Holiday for 2017-18 is Wednesday through Friday, November 22-24. Schools and district offices will be closed all three days. Schools will resume...
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Signing Day
The period for student-athletes to sign national letters of intent with colleges and universities opened last week, and CHCCS had a sizable number of students announce their school plans.We want to...
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