Fourth grade students at Silk Hope School presented a wax museum of famous North Carolinians on Friday, May 17, in the school’s multipurpose room. 
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Dr. Lori Carlin was named as the new Public Information Officer (PIO)/Arts Coordinator for Chatham County Schools at the Chatham County Board of Education meeting Monday, May 13.  Dr. Carlin is currently the Theatre Arts teacher at Northwood High School where she has been since 1997. She also served as Chatham County Schools High School & Arts Community Liaison during the 2012-2013 school year.
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Summer camp can be a life-changing experience for anyone, but especially for artists who have a chance to explore their creative passions.  For nine Jordan-Matthews High School students, that life-changing experience is just weeks away. 
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On Wednesday, May 8, Northwood Art Club students and Chatham County visual art teachers participated in a arts education session with local sculptors, Edwin White and William Moore.  
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Roddy Story, a social studies teacher at Northwood High School, has been selected as the 2013-2014 Chatham County Teacher of the Year. Superintendent Robert Logan made the announcement at Northwood on Wednesday, May 8. Story has been at Northwood High School since August of 2008. 
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 Principals Bobby Dixon, SAGE Academy, and Chad Morgan, Silk Hope School, recently completed the Distinguished Leadership Program (DLP), a year-long leadership development program for practicing school principals designed and provided by the North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principal’s Association in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and UNC-LearnNC.
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On May 7, the Moncure Panthers finished their soccer season by defeating the J.S. Waters Lady Cubs for the county championship.  
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Siler City Elementary School has entered the Seeds of Change® Share the Good grant program, a nationwide grant program offering organizations a chance to receive a $25,000 grant or one of 15 $10,000 grants to support and develop sustainable community based gardening and farming programs, and efforts to help teach people where their food comes from. Share the Good works to enhance the environmental, economic and social well-being of gardens, farms, farmers and communities. 
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Jordan-Matthews High School will hold their 19^th annual basketball camp in the Jordan-Matthews gym June 17-20. The camp is for rising second graders through rising ninth graders. The cost is $45, which includes a t-shirt. Students can register the first day of camp at the door.

Members of the Jordan-Matthews’ Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and 1,826 other North Carolina FBLA members attended the fifty-ninth FBLA State Leadership Conference, at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro on April 17-19. The finalists from the Triad Regional Conference participated in competitive events at the state conference.  
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Students from four Chatham County schools attended a performance by the North Carolina Symphony at Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh on Wednesday, April 24. Fourth grade students from Perry Harrison Elementary, Siler City Elementary and Virginia Cross Elementary and third grade students from North Chatham Elementary enjoyed the educational concert under the direction of William H. Curry. 
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High school students from across the county participated in All County Band on Saturday, April 27. Students from all three traditional district high schools learned a variety of pieces that they rehearsed all day Friday in preparation for a choral concert Saturday in the Jordan-Matthews auditorium.
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Northwood High School and Jordan-Matthews High School are ranked with some of the best according to U.S. News and World Report.   
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Through a partnership between Communities in Schools, Chatham County Together, and Chatham County Schools, 6,850 books have been donated and distributed to needy Chatham County elementary and middle school students. 
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High school students from across the county participated in All-County Chorus on Thursday, April 18. Students from all three traditional district high schools learned a variety of choral pieces that they rehearsed all day in preparation for a choral concert Thursday night in the Jordan-Matthews auditorium.
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Approximately 100 fourth grade students from Pittsboro Elementary School took a walking field trip to Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) Pittsboro Campus, on Wednesday, April 17 in recognition of Earth Day which is Monday, April 22. The trip was to visit the sustainable gardens and culinary arts programs and to relate theses visits with the fourth grade science curriculum. 
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The third Chef Challenge is coming to school cafeterias across Chatham County Schools the week of April 15^th. The event has been highly successful in the previous two years with cafeteria staff creating special meals for students and staff. Area chefs and The Abundance Foundation partner with Chatham County Schools for the Chef Challenge that works to encourage students to try new foods. 
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On Friday, April 12, Chatham County Schools and Vocational Rehab. sponsored a Transition Fair at Central Carolina Community College Pittsboro Campus.  High school students from Chatham Central, Jordan-Matthews, and Northwood attended.      
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Chatham County Schools Media Education Program along with McIntyre’s Fine Books and Fearrington Village hosted the twenty-fifth annual Young Authors Celebration for student writers in Chatham County on Wednesday, April 10.  The event, which was held at The Garden Terrace at Fearrington Village, kicked off with a reception at 6:30 p.m. 
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On Saturday, April 6, the Jordan-Matthews High School quiz bowl team defeated Western Harnett  in WRAL-TV's Brain Game and earned a spot in the Final Four. 
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A team from Jordan-Matthews High School finished third in the Raleigh regional competition on Saturday, March 16 earning Jordan-Matthews a trip to the state Quiz Bowl championship on April 13.
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Siler City Elementary and Virginia Cross Elementary are helping sponsor the Family Violence and Rape Crisis (FVRC) 5 Kilometer (3.1 mile) race on May 4th to support the agency’s efforts to help individuals and families in Chatham County heal from domestic violence.
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The North Carolina Association for Scholastic Activities (NCASA) held the third annual The Quill on demand writing competition on Saturday, March 2, at Lexington Senior High School. Northwood High School finished first among high schools with a final score of 91.  This was the first NCASA State Title for the school.  Team members are James Calhoun, Frances Beroset, Jacob Friedman, and Quinn Kerscher.
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Keep America Beautiful has announced Bonlee School as the North Carolina winner of Recycle-Bowl.
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Virginia Cross Elementary School will hold a PTA Thrift Sale on Saturday, March 9, from 8 AM until noon.
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Each year multiple schools in Chatham County Schools celebrate Read Across America that is scheduled near the March 2^nd birthday of author Theodor Seuss Geisel.       
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Chapters of SkillsUSA at Jordan-Matthews and Northwood recently participated in the Region 5 Leadership Conference at the Forsyth County Schools Career Center in Winston Salem.
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First round games will tipoff at 5:00 PM and will be on the campus of the higher seeded team.  The first round of the girls' tournament tipped off Monday, February 11.  The first round of the boys' tournament will be held Tuesday, February 12.
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Several students who won first place awards at the 2012 Chatham County Science Fair have been recognized at the regional level of competition that will ultimately lead to the state science fair. Six Chatham students placed at the NC Region 5 Science Fair held Saturday, February 9, at Forsyth Community College in Winston-Salem.       
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On Saturday, February 2, a team of J.S. Waters middle schoolers competed in the Triangle Science Quiz Bowl competition. The team, seventh graders Andrew Hallman, Felicity Gray, and Iain McMillan, and eighth grader Nick Oldham, placed third in the competition.
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Schools from across the western side of Chatham County that have Junior Beta Club chapters recently participated in the Twenty-First Annual North Carolina Junior Beta Club Academic Convention and competitions held February 4-5 in Greensboro.
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The Jordan-Matthews High School athletic department has announced its 2013 Hall of Fame inductees. The group will be honored between the girls’ and boys’ varsity basketball games in the school gymnasium on Friday, February 1.   
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On Friday, January 11, students from Jordan-Matthews High School presented a puppet presentation at Siler City Elementary School to kindergarten students.  
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Jordan-Matthews High School will host a Financial Aid Workshop on Tuesday, January 29, at 6:30 PM in its auditorium.     More...

Efforts are currently underway to upgrade the playground equipment at Perry W. Harrison Elementary School.       More...

Members of the Jordan-Matthews chapter of FBLA competed in a regional competition.  More...

The Chatham Central chapter of DECA and FBLA participated in two seasonal activities.

On Wednesday and Thursday, December 12 and 13, Chatham County Schools held its annual County Science Fair at Jordan-Matthews High School. Projects that won at the school level were judged and winners were announced during an awards ceremony on Thursday night. 
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The Northwood Dancers will present A Night of Comets, a Broken Angel, A Sky Full of Stars, and more during an annual winter dance concert to be held Friday, December 14, at 7:00 PM; Saturday, December 15, at 7:00 PM; and Sunday, December 16, at a 3:00 PM matinee in the Benjamin Lee Auditorium on the campus of Northwood High School.
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The Northwood High School Music Department will present its annual holiday benefit concert for CORA on Thursday, December 13, at 7:00 PM, in the Benjamin Lee Auditorium.  Concert attendees are asked to bring canned goods to support the CORA Food Pantry in lieu of a general admission cost. 
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 On December 11-13, students at Virginia Cross Elementary had a unique opportunity to shop for Christmas presents. The school held their PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) bookstore.  More... 

SAGE Academy won third place for its float in the annual Siler City Christmas parade held Thursday, December 5.    More...    

During the annual meeting of the Piedmont Triad Education Consortium in Greensboro on Friday, December 7, Bonlee School was honored as the 2012 Signature School for Chatham County Schools.  Superintendent Robert Logan was also recognized as the Regional 2012 Superintendent of the Year. He was selected by his peers in the Piedmont-Triad.
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On Friday, December 7, the second grade teachers at Pittsboro Elementary held a math morning for their students in which money was the theme.   More...

During the Chatham County Board of Education meeting on Monday, December 3, Dr. Donna James, Director of AdvancED in North Carolina, presented Board Chair David Hamm with an official plaque and banner for the school district to recognize its completion of AdvancED School System Accreditation from the AdvancED Accreditation Commission.
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The Northwood High School advanced course of study in foods group will host an international food gala in the school cafeteria on Saturday, December 8, at 4:00 PM.   
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Due to the upcoming resignation of Deb McManus from the Chatham County Board of Education following her election to the NC House of Representatives, the board has determined its process to fill the remainder of her term.   
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Area high schools, along with representatives from the College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC), will co-host a Financial Aid Night for parents and students who are interested in learning how to navigate financial aid opportunities on December 4th at Jordan-Matthews. 
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On Monday, November 19, ABC11 sports anchor Mark Armstrong spoke to students in Brian Smith’s seventh grade language arts class at Margaret B. Pollard Middle School.  More...

For the past month, the students, faculty and staff at J.S. Waters School have been participating against schools across the country in the Keep America Beautiful Recycle Bowl.
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Beverly Rhodes, a teacher at Bennett School, is the 2012 Chatham County Schools recipient of the Exceptional Children Teacher of Excellence Recognition.    More...
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Schools across the nation, including those in Chatham County, found ways to honor military veterans in honor of Veterans Day.     More...

Schools across the district participated in the annual Red Ribbon Week that emphasizes the dangers of alcohol and other drug use.
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The Northwood Marching Charger Band has performed and competed throughout the fall and has multiple upcoming holiday performances.
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A floriculture team from the Chatham Central chapter of FFA, an organization for agricultural education, competed in the national competition the week of October 23^rd.  
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Chris Blice, the principal of Northwood High School, is the 2013 Chatham County Principal of the Year.       
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The Northwood High School Theatre Arts Department is pleased to announce their fall production of We The People.  This non-partisan patriotic show was selected for its timely relevance during this election season. 
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On Thursday, October 11, chickens from the Northwood agricultural classes and FFA participated in poultry show at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh.
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On Friday, October 12, Dr. Jason Robinson, a representative from NASA who is also a middle school teacher in Tennessee, came to Bonlee School and helped third graders experience a variety of science concepts through hands-on activities.       
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Siler City Elementary and Virginia Cross Elementary schools hosted award-winning author Dr. Steven L. Layne on Monday, October 1, and Tuesday, October 2.  
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The Northwood High School Athletic Booster Club will sponsor a golf tournament at Chapel Ridge Golf Courseon Monday, November 12, which is a holiday in Chatham County Schools in observance of Veterans' Day.  More...

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Jordan-Matthews High School senior Josue Turcios has been selected as a 2012-2013 National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) Scholar.  
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Tony Messer, Chief Operating Officer for Chatham County Schools, has been awarded the Certified Administrator of School Finance and Operations (SFO) certification by the Association for School Business Officials International (ASBO International).  
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Superintendent Robert Logan held an annual employee convocation as part of the 2012-2013 school year kickoff week on Thursday morning, August 23, in the auditorium of Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City.  Peyton Holland, a 2004 graduate of Northwood High School who went on to become a valedictorian at N.C. State University, was the Convocation keynote speaker.  
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On Tuesday, August 21, Chatham County Schools celebrated the fact that Margaret B. Pollard Middle School is the first LEED Gold middle school in the state of North Carolina. The school earned the distinction for its green building features as well as ways teachers and students have been able to incorporate aspects into curricular study.  More...

Six Northwood High School students and their advisor attended the 53^rd North Carolina Association of Student Councils (NCASC) Summer Leadership Workshop on the campus of Mars Hill College during the week of July 9-13.      
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The 2012 high school graduation rate in Chatham County Schools for students who entered the ninth grade in the 2008-2009 school year is 81.4%. The 2012 state four-year cohort graduation rate is 80.2%. Both the state rate and the Chatham County rate increased from the previous year. The 2011 four-year cohort graduation rate in Chatham County Schools was 74.3% while the state rate was 77.9%. 
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Approximately 7,900 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade will study on seventeen campuses in Chatham County Schools beginning Monday, August 27.  
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The Northwood High School Marching Chargers are preparing for another season that will include showcasing the 80-member band and colorguard during home football games and weekend competitions.
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The state has released its 2011-2012 testing results. As part of its ABCs accountability model students in school districts across the state take end-of-grade and end-of-course tests at the end of each school year.
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During a meeting on Wednesday, July 25, the Chatham County Board of Education selected Dan Barnwell as the new principal of Bennett School. He will replace Chris Poston, who is moving to Pittsboro Elementary as its principal. Barnwell and principals announced at the last board meeting who are making summer moves will all do so on Wednesday, August 1.
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For the second year Camp CAUSE, a free summer camp for students in the Siler City area, is operating on the Virginia Cross Elementary School campus from July 9 through August 2.  The 2012 camp is serving rising third through sixth graders from Virginia Cross, Siler City Elementary, and Chatham Middle.
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Erin Staley, a rising eighth grader at J.S. Waters School placed fourth in the recyclable art competitive event during the National Junior Beta Club Convention held in Greensboro this June.  
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Several administrative changes will take place across Chatham County Schools for the 2012-2013 school year. Superintendent Robert Logan announced changes in leadership at three schools during the July 12^th Chatham County Board of Education meeting.
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Robert Logan, Superintendent of Schools in Chatham County, has been named the Piedmont Triad Educational Consortium (PTEC) Regional Superintendent of the Year.  
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Celebrating its fifth year, the Northwood High School (NHS) Arts Education Foundation proudly presented its annual college scholarships to five graduating seniors, in recognition of their achievements in the arts at Northwood. This brings the total NHSAEF scholarship awards to $25,000 since its founding in 2007. 
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High school chapters of FFA, an organization of agricultural students, from across the state of North Carolina competed in events during the  84^th annual state FFA convention in Raleigh during the week of June 18.  More...

The Chatham County Board of Education recognized three groups of employees during an annual banquet on Tuesday evening, June 19. Teachers of the Year, Teacher Assistants of the Year and 2011-2012 retirees from individual schools were the special event honorees.  (Paulette Grumble, Educator Emeritus, is pictured.)
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During the 2011-12 school year at Perry Harrison Elementary School piloted a social thinking curriculum in grades one through three called Teach Social First.  More...

As the school year ended, students and staff at Siler City Elementary School donated swiss chard, dill, radishes, potatoes and green beans they harvested from their school garden to the West Chatham Food Pantry.  More...

Thanks to a partnership between Chatham County Schools, the Chatham Education Foundation (CEF), and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, six teachers in Chatham who were pursuing National Board for Professional Standards certification during the 2011-2012 had individualized mentor support.

Northwood High School celebrated Be Active NC Friday, May 25th with its Be Active (BANC) Field Day celebration that consisted of 48 different games and activities and involved all Northwood students, faculty, and staff.   More...

On Tuesday evening, June 5, Jordan-Matthews High School held its scholarship presentations for the Downtown Athletic Club (DAC) Scholarship.  More...

Fourth graders at Silk Hope School researched famous North Carolinians and, on Thursday, May 31, created a wax museum at the school during which students and staff visitors could learn about the person they chose. One student chose Silk Hope native Greg Harris, a former major league pitcher.
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Chatham Central Wrestling has finished 6^th, 7^th  and 10^th in the State the last three years. We will return 8 All Conference wrestlers for next season and have had a two time state champ and a three time state champ over the last three years. Camp will be from June 18th-20th.  Cost per person is $30. [Download brochure]

The Pittsboro Elementary edible garden project will benefit from a Toolbox for Education $2,319 grant from the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF).
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Jordan-Matthews has announced its eighteenth annual summer basketball camp.    More...

John Winecker, a middle school science teacher at J.S. Waters, has been selected to receive a Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) Promoting Innovation in Science and Mathematics (PRISM) grant in the amount of $3,000.00 for his "Microscopes Make Learning Fun!" project.
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Five Jordan-Matthews students will have the opportunity to pursue their artistic dreams this summer with the help of the Jordan-Matthews Arts Foundation.  More...

Northwood High School held a safety awareness assembly in the school auditorium and a mock two-car crash in its bus parking lot on Friday morning, May 18, ahead of the school prom that is scheduled for Saturday night.    More...

On Friday, May 11, Superintendent Robert Logan announced JoAnn Norwood, a social studies and science teacher at Margaret B. Pollard Middle School, as the 2012-2013 Chatham County Teacher of the Year.

The Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange, & Chatham Counties named Garland Bray, the carpentry teacher at Chatham Central High School, its 2012 Teacher of the Year.  
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On Monday, April 30, SAGE Academy students experienced a treat when Shakespeare To Go presented Macbeth in the school media center. 
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Students in the Chatham Central High School Culinary Arts program participated in the Wake Tech Community College Culinary Arts Showcase on Tuesday, April 24, at the Raleigh Convention Center.  
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Colleen D’Angelo, a third grade teacher at Pittsboro Elementary School, was a winner in the fifth annual “Win with Classworks” national contest. The contest, which ran from March 5 to April 6, is hosted by Curriculum Advantage, Inc., developer of the award-winning K-10 Classworks® comprehensive instructional improvement system.
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Following a study on ancient Greece, students in Alissa Schmidt’s social studies class celebrated by participating in their own Olympic games. 
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The J.S. Waters School chapter of the Junior Beta Club inducted seventeen new members during an annual ceremony on Friday April 20.  Fellow students, staff, and family members were in attendance to see these middle school students join the other nineteen members of the chapter. 
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Students from across Chatham County Schools are participating in All-County music events this week. All-County Chorus is being held at Jordan-Matthews Thursday, April 26, for high school students. All-County Band will be held for middle school students at Chatham Central Friday and Saturday, April 27 and 28. 
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The Pittsboro Elementary School PTA invites everyone to its Spring Arts & Craft Fair Saturday May 5, 2012 from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM in the school multipurpose room.    
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The Chatham County Schools Media Education Program along with McIntyre’s Fine Books and Fearrington Village hosted the twenty-fourth annual Young Authors Celebration for student writers in Chatham County on Tuesday, April 17.   More...    

Chatham Middle School will present The Wizard of Oz in the Jordan-Matthews High School auditorium on Thursday and Friday, May 3 and 4, at 7:00 PM and in a matinee performance on Saturday, May 4, at 2:00 PM. Admission prices will be $5 for adults and $2 for students. The public is invited to attend. 

Twenty Chatham County Schools middle school science teachers recently received training through grant funding.   More...

On the evening of March 9. the SkillsUSA Club at Jordan Matthews High School hosted a talent show in the school auditorium. Various individuals and groups performed.  More...

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Superintendent Robert Logan announced today Chatham County Schools was granted District Accreditation from the AdvancED Accreditation Commission, the national commission that confers the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) accreditation seal. This means that the district and all of its schools are accredited, and that Chatham County Schools is recognized across the nation as a quality school system.
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On Monday, March 19, 2012, Michelle Tobar, a senior at Jordan-Matthews High School, received a $500.00 youth scholarship from the Most Excellent Prince Hall Grand Chapter of Holy Royal Arch Masons; North Carolina Jurisdiction.  
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Brianna de la Houssaye, an eighth grader at Silk Hope School, has won first place in the Biological Science Junior Division of the NC State Science and Engineering Fair. 
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The Abundance Foundation’s annual Chatham Chef Challenge brings high-profile chefs into schools to help create healthier school lunches in Chatham County Schools. The purpose of the Chef Challenge is to increase consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables by students in grades pre K-12 while supporting GAP-certified local farms when possible. 
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High school students from Chatham County were among the 2,000 students and club advisors to attend the fifty-eighth annual FBLA State Leadership Conference held March 22-24 in Greensboro. The conference for business students included an opening ceremony with a motivation speaker, various workshops, regional voting rallies, competitions, and an awards ceremony.
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The 47-member Northwood Concert Band traveled to Cedar Ridge High School on Thursday, March 22, for the annual music performance adjudication sponsored by the NC Central District Bandmasters Association.
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The Chatham Middle School chapter of Junior Beta Club will sponsor a parent/teacher basketball game on Thursday, March 29, at 6:30 PM at the Jordan-Matthews High School gymnasium with proceeds benefitting the West Chatham Relay for Life.   More...

The Jordan-Matthews chapter of DECA, an association of marketing students, had a successful weekend recently at their state competition taking home four first place finishes, one second place finish, 1 third place finish and other overall finalists.
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Chatham County Schools is a candidate for AdvancED District Accreditation. Though the district has been accredited for many years, 2012 marks the first time the school system has undertaken a single year district-wide accreditation. 
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Eighth grade students from Horton Middle School kicked off the Haw River Assembly’s 22nd annual river clean-up on March 13 by removing trash from Robeson Creek in Pittsboro. Jamie Callicutt, eighth grade Horton science teacher, brought four groups of students with a total of 79 students. 
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Virginia Cross Elementary will be having a Thrift Sale/Book Fair on Saturday, March 24, from 7:30AM-11:00AM. The Thrift Sale will be held in the school cafeteria while the Book Fair will in the media center. Virginia Cross Elementary staff member donated the items for the sale. Proceeds will benefit the local PTA Thrift Shop program and will support the Virginia Cross Elementary PTA specifically. Contact Wendy Cabler with any questions concerning this event at (919) 742-4279.

This is an official statement from Chatham County Schools regarding confirmation the district has received about final closure to the issue of a state auditor's report involving the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and Chatham County Schools. The audit report was released in December of 2011. Statement...

Join the Cat in the Hat and Horton the elephant as they journey through the imagination of Dr. Seuss when Northwood High School presents Seussical March 29–31. Seussical is a show about friendship, the value of imagination, and the benefits of hard work. The show opens on Thursday, March 29, at 7:00 PM and runs both Friday (3/30) and Saturday (3/31) as well. Please contact Dr. Lori Carlin to purchase a ticket or for more information.   More...

On Thursday, February 23, Rod Story, a fourth-year social studies teacher at Northwood High School, received the State Social Studies Teacher of the Year award given by the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies. When he was a student at UNC Chapel Hill, he student taught at Northwood.   More...

Jordan-Matthews High School SkillsUSA Club attended the regional SkillsUSA competition on Thursday, February 16 at the Forsyth Technical Community College Transportation Center in Winston Salem. 
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Siler City Elementary students in Wendy Copelan's fifth grade AIG (Academically and Intellectually Gifted) class presented a holocaust survivors’ museum on Friday, February 24, in the school's multipurpose room.
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Chatham County Schools had seventy-four school bus drivers who received Safe Driving Award certificates from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction during the annual state school bus driver appreciation week held February 13-17.  A Bus Driver of the Year from each school was also named.  More...

On Thursday, February 16, members of the Northwood High School chapter of SkillsUSA attended and competed in a regional competition.   More...

After seventeen years, a Middle School Basketball Tournament returns to Chatham County.   The tournament will be held the week of February 13-17.   More...

Students from Chatham County Schools participated in All-State Chorus Festival in late January. Following several rehearsals, there was a concert on Saturday afternoon, January 28, at War Memorial Auditorium in Greensboro.    More...

Chatham Central High School has implemented a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program in the 2011-2012 school year.    More...

Looking for a fun way to celebrate Valentines Day with someone special?  Head to Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City on Saturday, February 11, for the inaugural Black & White Benefit to support school arts programs. 
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Chatham County Schools sponsored its annual County Science Fair Wednesday and Thursday, February 1 and 2, at Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City. 
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As Chatham County Schools faces a budget shortfall, the district is asking residents to weigh in on issues surrounding educational programs and school operations. As part of a series of planned and systemic communication initiatives between the district and key stakeholders, a Budget Priorities Survey will be launched on Thursday, February 2, 2012. Parents, teachers, staff and community members will be invited to share both their perceptions, as well as suggestions on how to make Chatham perform to even higher standards in the face of shrinking financial resources.
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Budget Survey Letter to Parents:  English (pdf)  |  Spanish (pdf)
Budget Survey Letter to Community:  English (pdf)  |  Spanish (pdf)

The Chatham Education Foundation (CEF) invites Chatham County public school teachers and certified personnel to apply for funds to support individual or group professional development activities.
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An effort called Project Child Find is underway in Chatham County Schools to identify children and youth ages three to twenty-one who have disabilities and require special education and other related services. 
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Twenty-five fourth and fifth graders at North Chatham School were recognized for completing a conflict resolution training program during a ceremony on Wednesday, January 18. 
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Chatham County Schools is sharing the results of a survey addressing its revised Mission, Vision and Core Belief statements...
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