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East Chapel Hill High Senior Named Regeneron Scholar
Rohan Deshpande, an East Chapel Hill High senior, was named one of the top 300 Scholars in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search competition. The Regeneron Science Talent Search is the nation’s...
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Delayed Opening Scheduled for February 15The 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...
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CHCCS Announces 17 Candidates for U.S. Presidential Scholars
Last month the candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program were announced, and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools can claim 16 students in the general category, as well as Nadiya Farrington as...
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Chapel Hill High CTE Student Advances in National Competition
Nadiya Farrington loved art and math as a young child, but it wasn’t until she took a class on Career Explorations at McDougle Middle School that she discovered architecture as a path to blending her...
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School in Session on Feb. 19 - NO Holiday / Escuelas en sesión el 19 feb. -...
February Holiday CanceledThe holiday scheduled on Monday, February 19, has been canceled and this day is now a regular school day. This is to make up for the snow day on January 5.Día festivo de...
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CHCCS Student Artists Exhibit at FRANK Outreach Gallery
Ori and Valen Moore, brothers who attend Seawell and Rashkis Elementary Schools, are veteran prize-winners in past Reflections competitions, but they had never had the opportunity to greet the public...
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Bus Drivers Needed for CHCCS / CHCCS necesita conductores de autobús escolar
Community Outreach for Transportation DepartmentThe CHCCS Transportation Department is experiencing a severe shortage in drivers. Many factors contribute to this, including low unemployment, illness...
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Glenwood Hosts African-American Read-In
Like many of the other elementary schools in the district, Glenwood celebrated African-American History Month by hosting a Read-In with guest readers, who all shared storybooks, poems and biographies...
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Carrboro ES Dismissing at 11 a.m. & No After-School on Feb. 21 / Los...
Power Outage Closes CES Early on Feb. 21Power is out at Carrboro ES today due to an issue with an underground line. Duke Energy indicated the repair will take the duration of the day and will require...
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Counselors Visit Firefighting Training Center
The day started unlike any previous Friday for several Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools counselors as they checked into the firefighting lab at Chapel Hill High and received their “gear” for the...
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Smith and Phillips Middle Schools Qualify for MathCounts State Finals
On Friday, February 16, the Smith Middle School MathCounts Team competed against 20 other schools and 160 students in the Orange-Durham Chapter MathCounts Competition. The event was held at the...
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Strategic Plan Update
One of the many opportunities bestowed upon the new superintendent as she opened the 2017-18 school year was the creation of a new strategic plan. The current five-year plan, launched in 2013-14, was...
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PetPals Serve as Comfort Therapy Dogs in Schools
Pandora the Poodle has become a Carrboro High School Jaguar, joining other PetPalsNC therapy dogs that have been matched with schools in the CHCCS district. Once a week, Pandora checks in to the office...
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Taking Risks Is What Learning Is About
By taking risks in classrooms, CHCCS educators are helping students stretch and grow in their learning. Taking a risk doesn’t always mean you’ll meet your goal, but so much can be learned from...
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Schools in Session & Start at Regular Time on March 15 / Escuelas abiertas y...
Delayed Opening Canceled on March 15Thursday, March 15, was originally scheduled as a delayed opening for the purposes of staff development. Instead, it is a full school day. Buses will pick up...
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CHCCS Women Divers Shine in State Championships
The popularity of Women’s High School Diving has quietly been rising in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, and in many regions across the country. Senior Alyssa Wang, state 3A diving champion for 2018,...
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What Risk Taking Can Lead to in a Classroom
Everywhere you hear the importance of learning from failure, taking risks and see what comes of them. Just a few years ago, taking a risk in a classroom could be as simple as Skyping with a class in...
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Schools Closing 2 Hours Early, March 12 / las Escuelas cerrarán dos horas más...
Schools Release 2 Hours EarlyDue to forecasted inclement weather, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are closing two hours early today, Monday, March 12. Elementary schools will begin dismissing...
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Schools Delayed on March 13 / Martes, 13 de marzo - apertura demorada de 2 horas
Schools on 2-Hour DelayDue to overnight freezing and dangerous roads, parking lots and sidewalks, CHCCS will operate on a two-hour delay on Tuesday, March 13 for students and staff.Martes, 13 de marzo...
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McDougle Dolphins Meet Quinoa (Keen-wah)
The mood was festive and bright on a chilly Thursday in McDougle Elementary School’s atrium, as class after class of Dolphins filed in, one or two at a time; they sat on the floor and learned about...
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