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Top youth volunteer

New York Giants quarterback and 2012 Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning congratulates CHHS senior Kristen Powers (center) and Nathaniel Stafford (right), formerly of Smithfield, on being named North Carolina’s top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Photo courtesy of Prudential FinancialChapel Hill High senior Kristen Powers was honored at the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards 17th-annual state awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., as one of the top two youth volunteers of 2012.
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CHS athletics silent auction

The Carrboro High School Athletic Booster Club is sponsoring a silent auction to raise money for the school’s athletic capital-improvement program.
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Annual Recognition Reception honors teachers

At the district’s Annual Recognition Reception held on May 11, Kim Mellor was named District Teacher of the Year.
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Phoenix Rising 2012

Phoenix Rising 2012, presented by Phoenix Academy High School, will be held on Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Gym on the school’s campus.
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Middle College students receive diplomas

Fourteen Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students who participated in the Middle College High School program at Durham Tech will receive their diplomas Friday.
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School board to consider dual-language changes

After more than a month of collecting feedback on recommendations about the future of the district’s dual-language program, the team that crafted the plan is ready to present its final recommendations tonight (Thursday).
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Dual-language concerns still dominate school board meeting

Another Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meeting, another hour dedicated to dual language.
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Elementary 11 construction begins

On April 30 the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education broke ground at the elementary school 11 site in the Northside neighborhood.
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Japanese contest winners

Four high school students from Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools placed among the top finishers at the 10th-annual N.C. Japanese Language Speech Contest held at N.C. State University on Saturday.
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Students place in state math finals

After placing in the top 10 percent at regional qualifying events, math students from Phillips Middle School participated in the State Math Finals at UNC-Greensboro on April 26.
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Jazz ensembles earn superior ratings

The jazz ensembles from Carrboro High and Chapel Hill High earned superior ratings at the N.C. Music Educators Association Jazz Band Performance Adjudication.
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Book Room fundraising campaign

In an effort to give back to the PTA Thrift Shop, Chapel Hill High is conducting an online fundraising campaign to fund the Book Room in the new Carrboro thrift shop.
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Students win NAACP scholarships

Five CHCCS students were awarded NAACP Youth Scholarship Awards at the annual Freedom Fund Banquet on April 28.
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East orchestra performs at UNC-G

The East Chapel Hill High School Orchestra performed at the UNC-Greensboro Orchestra Concert on April 24.
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Science Olympiad teams bring home honors

Three CHCCS Science Olympiad teams competed in the State Science Olympiad Competition at N.C. State University and earned top honors.
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