Siler City, NC – Jordan-Matthews High School English teacher Lily Rosene has been named Chatham County Schools’ Beginning Teacher of the Year. “I am so overwhelmed with feelings of joy and support today,” Rosene said Wednesday when the news was…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson is launching a Relationships Matter: Superintendent’s Listening and Learning Tour, a series of in-person and online meetings that will give residents the opportunity to express their opinions of the district’s strengths,…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education on June 7, 2021, approved Donna Barger as the principal of Jordan-Matthews High School, in Siler City, N.C., effective July 1, 2021. In January, Barger began serving as the interim principal…
Siler City, NC – This Jet has plenty of fuel. Jordan-Matthews High School senior Shane Conroy put in the work and earned a Park Scholarship, a four-year ride worth around $112,000, to North Carolina State University. “Right now, I’m planning…
Pittsboro, NC – Here are the 2021 graduation dates and times for the Chatham County School system high schools. Chatham School of Science & Engineering, May 27, 7 p.m., indoors at Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center Chatham Central High…
Bear Creek, NC – Chatham County Schools have officially accepted North Carolina’s First in FAFSA Challenge to help send more local high school seniors to college. Chatham Central High School and Jordan-Matthews High School are competing against each other and…
Chapel Hill, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) finalized and released the playoff brackets for the 2020-21 Men’s Soccer Championships. The tournament will have four classifications of play with five playoff rounds each. Each classification will…
By Gene Galin Chapel Hill, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released a final draft of its high school sports realignment plan on Feb. 17 for the upcoming 2021 through 2025 school years. According to the final…
MILLSBORO – Mountaire Farms, the nation’s sixth largest chicken producer, recently awarded 32 students with $2,500 scholarships to help them pay for college. Sixteen of the students are from North Carolina. Children and grandchildren of employees, growers, and grain suppliers…
Towson, MD – The Carson Scholars Each year the CSF recognizes a select group of high achieving students in grades 4–11 who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement (maintaining at least a 3.75 GPA) and humanitarian qualities. Students receive a $1,000 college scholarship…