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Chatham Schools to expand athletic opportunities for homeschoolers
PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Schools Board of Education met last Monday, June 3, for its monthly meeting. It announced an update to district policy on Extra Curricular Activities and … more
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Chatham schools get $265K digital learning grant
Chatham County Schools (CCS) has been awarded a $265,000 Digital Learning Impact Grant by the State Board of Education as part of North Carolina's Digital Learning Initiative. CCS … more
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Randolph Communications awards eight scholarships to local students
Randolph Communications has awarded scholarships to eight local high school students as part of its annual scholarship program. The scholarships, each valued at $1,000, aim to support the students’ educational pursuits and encourage them to make positive contributions to their communities. more
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Chatham Schools tout music, STEM programs
Chatham County was cited by the NAMM Foundation as one of America’s Best Communities for Music Education, an award revealed at the Chatham County Schools April 15 board meeting. The award … more
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Students work on assignments and listen to organizers as they sit inside the encampment protest in Polk Place at UNC Chapel Hill on Monday, ahead of a police sweep of the encampment Tuesday morning.
Protesters raise Palestinian flag on UNC flagpole
Midday on Tuesday, a confrontation between police and protesters at UNC Chapel Hill was broadcast live on national news networks CNN and Fox News, with objects being thrown at officers who were protecting a flagpole at the center of Polk Place. more
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Seated, Central Carolina Community College President Lisa M. Chapman, left, and Methodist University President Stanley T. Wearden with, standing L to R, Don Miller, CCCC Associate Dean of Advising and College Transfer; Kristi Short, CCCC Vice President/Chief Academic Officer; Suzanne Blum Malley, Methodist Provost and Keri Walters, Methodist Associate Provost for Student Success.
CCCC, Methodist University announce new partnership
A new agreement allows Central Carolina Community College students an assured entry pathway to Methodist University upon graduation from CCCC. more
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Kids get artfully messy at the 2023 ClydeFest.
ClydeFest arts festival set for April 14
The annual ClydeFest arts festival is celebrating its 22nd year, taking place Sun., April 14 at Pittsboro’s Chatham Agricultural and Conference Center. The festival, put on by the Chatham … more
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Chatham Schools considers supplementing teacher pay
A potential supplemental income plan to support the county's teachers was a major focus of the March 11 meeting of Chatham County Schools Board of Education. The recognition of teachers in the … more
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Chatham schools launch teletherapy program for students
Chatham County Schools are now providing students with free teletherapy, virtual mental health consults via a new partnership with Daybreak, a company that specializes in remote mental health care. more
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NSF awards $6.3M to CCCC
Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) will receive $6.3 million from the National Science Foundation’s Division of Advanced Technological Education. The grant will fund the creation of … more
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Chatham County Schools Superintendent Anthony Jackson
Chatham Schools consider AI use in classrooms
“We’re giving teachers… guidance on how to use it as an instructional tool and not necessarily as something that kids are going to use to cheat.” The district will also be reaching out to parents with additional information about how AI is being used as well as developments over the next few years. more
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Fifth-grader Helen Moose of George Moses Horton won by spelling the words “Yorkshire” and “asthmatic,” while Andrew Brandon of North Chatham Elementary finished second and Juliet Antley of Montcure finished third at the 2024 Chatham County Spelling Bee on Feb. 7, 2024. PJ WARD-BROWN | CHATHAM NEWS & RECORD
Chatham spelling bee champ clinches with ‘Yorkshire,' 'asthmatic’
BEAR CREEK — Fifth grader Helen Moose of George Moses Horton Middle School is the best speller in the county, nabbing first place in the 2024 Chatham County Schools District Spelling Bee at … more
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Chatham schools receive teacher recruitment pilot grant
PITTSBORO — Chatham County Schools is one of 20 North Carolina public school districts to receive a $50,000 pilot grant in 2024, aimed at enhancing teacher recruitment and retention. This … more
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Carnegie Hall building at 57th Avenue and Broadway in New York.
Northwood High junior to perform at Carnegie Hall
PITTSBORO — As the old joke goes, how do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. Thus we have Abigail Sabrina Wright, a junior at Northwood High School, has been … more
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Seaforth High School junior Kendall Anderson (picture attached, photo courtesy Rachel Horowitz, Seaforth High), earned a perfect score on her AP United States Government and Politics exam. She was one of only 48 students (amounting to just 0.01% of total exam takers) from around the world to earn every point possible on this particular exam.
Seaforth high school junior earns perfect AP score
Kendall Anderson, a junior at Seaforth High School, achieved a perfect score on her Advanced Placement (AP) United States Government and Politics exam, placing her among only 48 students globally to … more
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CCS Director of Nutrition Services Jennifer Ozkurt (left) and School Nutrition Operations Coordinator Renee Langley (right) joined fewer than 1,600 school nutrition colleagues across the country who have achieved this nationally recognized designation. Photo by John Wood
Chatham County Schools gain two certified Nutrition Specialists
PITTSBORO – Chatham County Schools announced the completion of School Nutrition Association (SNA) training by two child nutrition employees, who are now School Nutrition Specialists (SNS). … more
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Community members organize Christian school in Goldston
GOLDSTON —  When the bell rings calling youngsters back to class for the 2023-24 academic year, there’ll be a new school in Chatham County ready to welcome its initial group of … more
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