Local Students Win Essay Contest

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PNC Bank recently honored three local high school students for their winning entries in an essay contest... Read More → Local Students Win Essay Contest

Forsyth Co. STARS Program Aims to Break School-to-Prison Pipeline

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The “Students Taking Action and Reaching Success” or STARS program aims at breaking the... Read More → Forsyth Co. STARS Program Aims to Break School-to-Prison Pipeline

Students Love of Libraries Turns into a D.C. Lobbying Trip

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Three students with an intense love of reading and libraries served as library lobbyists earlier this month,... Read More → Students Love of Libraries Turns into a D.C. Lobbying Trip

Students Compete in Inaugural N.C. Cooking Competition

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Eight high schools from around the state sent students to Durham on Monday to compete in the N.C. ProStart... Read More → Students Compete in Inaugural N.C. Cooking Competition

Guilford, Henderson, Polk, Transylvania, and Buncombe Schools Recognized

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Two Guilford County elementary schools  were among 78 across North Carolina recognized as Title I... Read More → Guilford, Henderson, Polk, Transylvania, and Buncombe Schools Recognized

Two Moore County schools win awards in N.C. DOT Model Bridge Building Competition

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Two Moore County schools won awards Friday in the finals of the state Department of Transportation’s... Read More → Two Moore County schools win awards in N.C. DOT Model Bridge Building Competition

Garner Student Director Wins District Award for Anti-Bullying Video

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Johnson Hansen said he knows what it’s like to be bullied. He even has a few friends who have been... Read More → Garner Student Director Wins District Award for Anti-Bullying Video

$1.25 Million Awarded to Schools for STEM Labs

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Fifteen schools across the East will soon be getting new STEM labs. The grant made possible by the... Read More → $1.25 Million Awarded to Schools for STEM Labs

Young Einsteins Experiment with Soda, Flight and Water

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Matthew Fargher was in class fiddling with a paper airplane when he launched an idea for his science fair... Read More → Young Einsteins Experiment with Soda, Flight and Water

Chatham County Schools Hosts 26th Annual Young Authors Celebration

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Chatham County Schools Media Education Program along with McIntyre’s Fine Books and Fearrington Village... Read More → Chatham County Schools Hosts 26th Annual Young Authors Celebration