Morris Grove Elementary School Principal Amy Rickard recently announced that the school’s mascot will be the gecko and the school’s colors will be navy blue and green.

Morris Grove will open on the corner of Dromoland and Eubanks roads in August. More than 150 students who will attend the school voted on the mascot and colors.

Chapel Hill High School student Amber Bivins served as a spokesperson for the National Students Against Violence Everywhere Youth Advisory Board at the group’s national conference in Raleigh on April 4. The conference focused on Internet safety, gang prevention, bullying prevention and dating violence.

The Phillips Middle Geometry and Algebra II Math Teams finished first in the Regional Mathematics Competition at UNC-Pembroke on March 13.

Ten students placed individually and will participate in the state competition on May 10. In algebra I, Alex Kelly placed first and Bernie Amaldoss placed seventh. Students Yu Wang, Daniel Liu, Sheila Deng, Alice Huang and Shreya Das finished first through fifth in geometry, respectively.

In algebra II, Nicholas Tae placed second, Avi Aggarwal placed third and William Holub-Moorman placed fourth.

Several Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students recently competed in the United Nations Contest, sponsored by the West Triangle Chapter of the United Nations Association.

First place went to a team from East Chapel Hill High School for their project entitled “United Nations Peace Keeping Reform.” Team members include Jason Elangbam, Jun Hong, Alexander Loyal and Joshua Loyal.

Second place went to Jiyoon Lee of Chapel Hill High School for her project “Silent Tragedy.”

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools recently launched a safety website.

The site provides information regarding the district’s pest-management notifications, the asbestos removal program, chemical hygiene, air quality and other safety issues.

The website is located at www2.chccs.k12.nc.us/education/dept/dept.php?sectionid=4736.

The Phillips Middle School Battle of the Books team finished second in the Piedmont area regional tournament on April 18 at Randolph Community College in Asheboro.

Fourteen area teams competed in the tournament. The team from Winston-Salem/Forsyth finished 10 points ahead of the Phillips team.

The Carrboro High Chorus and Orchestra will perform a concert on May 29 at 7 p.m.

The performance will include music from The Phantom of the Opera, as well Telemann’s Don Quixote Suite and Russian folk music.

Donations of $5 per adult are welcomed. The concert is at Culbreth Middle School.

Several students from Chapel Hill and Carrboro placed at the State High School Mathematics Competition last week at the School of Science and Math.

Those who placed were: Jeremy Hahn, Michaux Academy senior, third place; Andres Hertzberg, Chapel Hill High School junior, ninth place; Fei Fei Wang, Chapel Hill High School senior, 12th place; Zijing Gao, Smith Middle School seventh grader, 24th place; and Haoru Liu, East Chapel Hill High School sophomore, 28th place.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro district alumni were inducted into the Chapel Hill High School/Lincoln High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Inductees were Mike Earey, basketball; Dovonte Edwards, football; Robert Edwards, football; Lizzie Newton, lacrosse; Steve Scott, soccer; and Coach Joe Augustine, football. Dovonte Edwards plays football for the Detroit Lions.

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The Carrboro High School Spring Athletic Awards Ceremony will be held May 20 at 7 p.m.

The ceremony will celebrate the accomplishments of the baseball, men’s golf, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, women’s soccer, softball, men’s tennis and track and field teams.

The ceremony will be held in the Carrboro High School gymnasium.

by Emily Burns
Staff Writer
The Orange Community Housing and Land Trust’s first certified green home will be featured in the Home Builders Association’s 3rd Annual Green Home Tour this weekend.

The house, located at 104 Broad St. in Carrboro, boasts many green features, including a sealed crawl space, roofing made with recycled materials, EnergyStar appliances and energy-efficient bath fans, among others.

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The Saxapahaw Rivermill Farmers’ Market and Music Series will launch on Saturday in Saxapahaw on the banks of the Haw River.

Saturdays in Saxapahaw features musical performances, a farmers’ market, face painting, children’s arts and crafts and a kid’s parade. The Haw River Rounders will perform on Saturday. The festival runs from 5 to 8 p.m. every Saturday through the end of August. Admission is free, and donations are appreciated. Parking is available at the Saxapahaw General Store or the Collins Community Center. Dogs are not allowed. For more information, visit www.rivermillvillage.com or call (336) 675-7704.

The South Estes Farmers’ Market will hold its grand opening on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of University Mall.

The event will feature music by the Starlite String Band, cooking demonstrations, raffles every hour and more. The Farmers of Orange, one of the groups that petitioned the county to run the farmers’ market at the county’s new Public Market House in Hillsborough, launched the South Estes Farmers’ Market earlier this month.

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On May 3 and 4, the Homebuilders Assoication of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties will host its third annual Green Homes Tour, a self-guided tour of about 40 homes built with energy efficiency and environmental responsibility in mind. Participants may see what local builders are incorporating in the pursuit of sustainability. The tour lasts from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

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The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association has launched a new, searchable food guide on carolinalocalfood.org. Visitors to the website can find local farms, markets and other information about local food in North and South Carolina. Farmers and businesses may add their own listings.

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