Congratulations!! (From Left to Right) Teacher of the Year - Emily Duncan Exceptional Children and Student Services Employee of the Year - Sonya Sutton Classified Employee of the Year - Gina Horton

Bill Melega is the 2018-19 winner of the PSF Reckford Teaching Prize.

Student-Led "Lift Every Voice" Presented at Chapel Hill High School

In celebration of Black History Month, each of the three large high schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools developed and presented student-designed programs, and on February 15 at Chapel Hill High School (CHHS), “Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of Black History and Future” provided a rich and powerful celebration of student and community voices.

Jennifer Walker of Chapel Hill High Named WRAL Teacher of the Week

Jennifer Walker, Cisco Academy teacher at Chapel Hill High (CHHS), received a pleasant shock at the end of her first period class on Friday, February 15. Lena Tillett, reporter from WRAL, opened the classroom door, followed by her cameraman, and announced to Walker that she had been chosen as Teacher of the Week.

CHCCS Students Continue to Raise Money to Send WWII Veterans to Normandy for D-Day’s 75th Anniversary

As part of their ongoing NC to Normandy campaign, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students and staff hosted a Greatest Generation event on Saturday, February 2 at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens.

Chapel Hill High Fencing Teams Win State Awards

Jared Elton, a senior at Chapel Hill High School (CHHS), joined the fencing club his freshman year, knowing only a “very rough outline of what went into the sport. Now the four years fencing have paid off for him, and this year became a banner year for both women and men’s teams in club fencing at CHHS. The women finished first in the state, and the men came in third.

CHCCS Students Excel at Learning through Languages Symposium

On Friday, February 1, the FedEx Global Education Center on UNC campus hosted nearly 100 high school world language students from across North Carolina for the Learning through Languages Research Symposium. Ten of the 36 teams in competition came from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, and although they didn’t sweep the awards entirely, they made a grand showing.