Susan Meyer at Culbreth Middle School Wins Top Teaching Award

If you dare to tell Susan Meyer’s Latin students that the language they’re studying is “dead,” be prepared to hear an energized defense of their favorite class at Culbreth Middle School, in addition to a list of reasons why Latin is relevant and dynamic. Magistra Meyer’s creative, unorthodox strategies for teaching Latin have not only produced a legion of devoted fans, but recently, the top national award in precollegiate Classics teaching.

Author Kwame Alexander Visits East Chapel Hill High School

Kwame Alexander has been writing poetry since he was 12 years old, and his first poem was for his mother, on Mother’s Day. On Thursday, October 18, an overflow crowd at East Chapel Hill High School, plus an online audience from other middle and high schools, listened to Alexander recite that first poem as part of his Public School Foundation-funded reading and talk.

Elementary Schools Host Bring a Guest to Lunch Day

The first Child Nutrition event of the school year, Bring a Guest to Lunch Day, has become a cherished tradition. The 11 CHCCS elementary schools all participate, with some schools hosting more than 75 parents, grandparents and other adults on the designated day.

District Launches New Tip Line

The Tip Line link can be found on the front page of the new district website in the "Quick Links" section and on the front page of each individual school website.

Stefanie Mazva-Cohen Strives to Help All CHCCS Students

Stefanie Mazva-Cohen, school social worker at Culbreth Middle School, embodies the prized qualities for mental health professionals: resourcefulness, open-mindedness, empathy and a broad life experience. At the school district’s annual recognition reception in May, she received the CHCCS 2017-18 Exceptional Children Student Services Staff of the Year Award.

Molly Caudill is the 2018 Culbreth Teacher of the Year!