Below is an email I sent to the county commissioners and planning board members following the March 16th County Commissioner meeting. I sure hope the commissioners re-schedule the public hearings that they had cancelled.
Month: March 2015
Northwood High School presents “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” this weekend
The kids from Northwood will be heading back to the 60s once again this year for their annual Spring Musical. But instead of dancing in Baltimore in Hairspray, they’ll be climbing the corporate ladder when they present Frank Loesser’s 1961 classic satire, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
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Video: Brotherhood of Man
Video: I Got To Stop That Man
Register for Chatham County Senior Games by April 6
Chatham County Senior Games will be held in various locations throughout the county April 17 thru May 1, 2015. Event sites include: Bray Park, Carolina Meadows, Carolina Preserve, Duke Center for Living at Fearrington, Fearrington Bocce Courts, Paul Br…
Visual arts instructor Leslie Burwell named Northwood High School’s Teacher of the Year
This is Leslie Burwell’s thirteenth year directing Visual Arts at Northwood High School and her fifth year as chair of the arts education department. In addition to teaching, she serves as the faculty advisor for Northwood’s National Art Honor Society …
The Chatham County “Property Rights Death Squad” is picking a fight
I’ve had the unfortunate opportunity to attend meetings of the new Chatham County Planning Board AKA “The Property Rights Death Squad.” The new County Planning Board with new members appointed by the recently elected Democrat County Commissioners, plan…
Register for Chatham County Senior Games by April 6
Chatham County Senior Games will be held in various locations throughout the county April 17 thru May 1, 2015. Event sites include: Bray Park, Carolina Meadows, Carolina Preserve, Duke Center for Living at Fearrington, Fearrington Bocce Courts, Paul Br…
2015 March Madness schedule for the Sweet 16
March Madness continues Thursday and Friday with the Sweet 16 playing in 8 games. The Triangle has three ACC teams playing over the next two days. UNC (seeded #4) will play Wisconson (seeded #1) in Los Angeles at 7:27 pm EDT. On Friday, No. 1 Duke will…
Student data mining system raises privacy concerns
North Carolina public schools are developing a multimillion-dollar student data mining system intended to compile and analyze reams of information to improve educational outcomes. But critics say it poses a “creepy” potential to engineer the work force and easily could fall prey to a variety of “malicious” abuses. Known as the P-20W system, the program captures student data from pre-K through graduate school and follows individuals into their work years. The Department of Public Instruction is collaborating with the UNC system, North Carolina Community Colleges System, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, the state Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Commerce to gather, manage, and analyze the information.
Chatham County Schools teachers achieve national board certification
Chatham County Schools is thrilled to announce eight new recipients of National Board Certification. Teachers undergo a rigorous process of planning, reflection, and assessment in order to achieve certification. The Chatham County School district is pr…
Chatham County school kindergarten registration going on until March 27
You may pick up a kindergarten registration packet from the school in your attendance area between March 16 and March 27. Your child’s presence is not necessary for registration.