The Reality of Money
How many adults wish they could have learned about the reality of money, before they set forth into the world (or as Millennials say, before they began adulting)? With guidance and resources from...
View ArticleOverview of CHCCS Facility Needs
Assistant Superintendent for Support Services Todd LoFrese will provide an overview of the district's facility needs, financial challenges with our two bond funded projects (Lincoln Center and Chapel...
View ArticleChapel Hill High CTE Student Competes in Abu Dhabi
In mid-October, when many seniors were losing sleep as the panic over college application deadlines took hold, one Chapel Hill High senior was spending eight hour days at a computer in Abu Dhabi,...
View ArticleThree State Championship Teams
For our student-athletes, the school year begins long before the first class bell ever rings in August. The sweating, the training, the fatigue, the soreness...in some cases is a year-round...
View ArticleHow Are We Thankful Throughout the School Year?
This is the time of year when people across America ask themselves, “What am I thankful for?” and reflect and share those answers with others. So when I ask myself that question, do I answer as a...
View ArticleEast Chapel Hill High Students Win Award at iGEM Jamboree
Instances of academic achievement and innovation among CHCCS students persist at such a high level that it’s unfortunately too easy to take specific efforts for granted - “ah, another award, another...
View ArticleDelayed Opening, Dec. 7 / Fechas para apertura demorada de las escuelas, 7 de...
Delayed Opening Scheduled for December 7The district has approved a plan for schools to operate on a Delayed Opening schedule eight Thursdays during the 2017-18 school year. Schools will open two...
View ArticleBond Project Update and Capital Funding Needs
Rendering of the reconstructed Chapel Hill HighOn Monday, November 27, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Todd LoFrese offered a community update on facility needs, specifically projects related to the 2016...
View ArticleMayor Hemminger Visits McDougle Elementary
Third grade students at McDougle Elementary School are diving into the subject of Local Governments this month, so what better way to learn about municipal leadership than to hear from the Mayor...
View ArticleCarrboro 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...
View ArticleNorth 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...
View ArticleWinter Break Dec. 22-Jan.1 / Vacaciones de Invierno 22 de dic. al 1 ero de enero
Schools and Offices Closed for Winter BreakDistrict schools and offices will be closed on Friday, December 22 through Monday, January 1 for Winter Break. School will resume as usual and district...
View ArticleChapel 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....
View ArticleCHCCS Welcomes New Board Members, Chair, Vice Chair
New Board Members Sworn InChair and Vice Chair electedThe 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...
View ArticleWeather 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...
View ArticleGerman 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,...
View ArticleEstes 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...
View ArticleMake 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...
View ArticleJoal 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...
View ArticleDistrict 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...
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