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'The relationship is mutually beneficial:' Mentorship program expands at CHCCS

By Henry Thomas | October 17

Designed to close the racial achievement gap in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, the Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate program has provided CHCCS students ...

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'Energy and excitement': Carrboro Elementary celebrates Walk & Roll to School day

By Sarah Clements | October 16

Walk & Roll to School Day is an annual event organized by the National Center for Safe Routes to School that encourages students across the country ...

Amanda Tonkin recognized for work as CHCCS school psychologist

By Gabrielle Rothstein | October 10

“I was totally surprised, I had no idea, but it feels really good.” Tonkin said. “It’s nice to know that people see that and appreciate it, it ...

Adam Searing breaks fundraising record, Jess Anderson $7,000 behind

By Ethan E. Horton | October 10

During her 2021 bid for reelection, Pam Hemminger raised a total of $30,709. Mayoral candidate Adam Searing has already raised $33,371, including $23,027 ...

Orange County's Schools Safety Task Force presents final report

By Lauren Zola | October 5

The BOCC approved the formation of the task force at a board meeting on Nov. 15, 2022. The task force met six times between February and June of this ...

New report shows increased participation, success in AP exams for N.C. students

By Caroline Horne | October 5

From last year, the number of students in North Carolina taking at least one AP exam increased by 11.2 percent, compared to the national average of a ...

'It really is one of the best': CHHS students in CTE program assist local stock car racing team

By Saudah Jannat | October 2

"Of course, the first time, they don't know what to do, they're looking at you for every answer," Joe Fitzgerald, a driver and co-owner at Southern Wake ...

Column: Local school board elections matter, too

By Emma Culley | October 2

"Every child and teacher deserves to feel supported and engaged at school. No matter how small or inconsequential you think your vote may be, don't skip ...

BOCC discusses capital needs assessment, budgets in meeting with school boards

By Defne Önal | September 27

Jessica Goodell and David Sturtz, representatives from Woolpert Consulting, presented their assessment on the public schools and gave recommendations ...

CHCCS Board of Education passes amended budget for last fiscal year

By Caroline Horne | September 27

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education passed a new recommended budget for last fiscal year to correct overspending. The board spent ...

Parents respond to CHCCS crisis prevention measures, secure mode

By Tori Newby | September 19

“The part that breaks my heart is just their experience of school being a potentially dangerous place, which I wish that it wasn't something they felt,” ...

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Culbreth Middle School hosts CHCCS Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff celebration

By Phoebe Martel | September 18

The Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff event featured folk dance performances, cuisine from different Hispanic cultures, an information fair and a Zumba ...

Astronauts answer CHCCS student questions from International Space Station

By Abigail Keller | September 18

Students at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools asked 19 questions total, ranging from, “What does it feel like at liftoff?” to, “How does the Space ...

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CHCCS reports record-high graduation rate in 2022-23 NCDPI school performance data

By Grace Whittemore | September 17

This graduation rate an increase from the previous year’s 94.5 percent and is higher than the state average of 86 percent. The district also reported ...

CHCCS students grapple with mental health effects of Aug. 28 shooting

By Maddie Policastro | September 12

Following the Aug. 28 shooting on UNC's campus, mental health specialists with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools discuss the best ways to support students, ...

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Column: CHCCS students deserved a better first day of school

By Katelin Harmon | September 7

"These students were just getting acquainted with their walk to class, making friends and building their own community on campus. The shooting that occurred ...

Hillsborough Elementary music teacher develops app to assess progress and teach music theory

By Defne Önal | September 5

Songcraft, developed by Hillsborough Elementary School's Adam Canosa, aims to give students another tool for practicing their musical instruments, as ...

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First day of school in CHCCS sees 'secure mode' lockdown after shooting at UNC

By Ethan E. Horton | August 29

"I've been teaching for 20 years, and this was a first," Guy B. Phillips Middle School teacher Kelly Fox said. "It made me nervous. But if there was a ...

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CHCCS increases pay, consolidates bus stops to address driver shortage

By Emma Hall | August 25

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is implementing pay raises and consolidated bus stops to allieviate its bus driver shortage. Andy Jenks, the chief communication ...

Bridging the Gap combats CHCCS racial achievement gap, supports descendants of enslaved people

By Ethan E. Horton | August 22

"I think that people broadly — because Chapel Hill is such a transient community — did not understand that history is present because these issues ...