Schools

Northwood High announces dates for schedule pick-up and parking permits
[Aug. 7, 2007] Northwood High School student schedules for the 2007-2008 school year will be available for pick-up beginning the week of August 6 through the 16 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Chatham Schools announce personnel changes
[Jul. 25, 2007] The Chatham County Board of Education held a regular meeting on Monday, July 23. Personnel changes were part of the closed session of the meeting.

Siler City Elementary is part of federal professional development grant
[Jul. 25, 2007] A five-year $1.4 million grant for the U.S. Department of Education will provide professional development for UNCG faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students in the Curriculum and Instruction (CUI) Department, as well as teachers in Chatham County and Asheboro City Schools about effective methods for teaching the growing number of English Language Learners (ELLs) in North Carolina's schools.

Replacement school buses arrive
[Jul. 20, 2007] On Wednesday, July 11, staff from the Chatham County Schools Transportation Department traveled to High Point to pick up seven new yellow school buses that will replace older buses in the district fleet. Five of the buses are Freightliner and two are International.

Sherrod received Outstanding Elementary School Mathematics Teacher award
[Jul. 11, 2007] Heather Sherrod, a third grade teacher at Siler City Elementary School, is the 2007 recipient in Chatham County Schools of the Outstanding Elementary School Mathematics Teacher Award.

Chatham Schools announce personnel changes
[Jul. 11, 2007] Beverly Browne will follow Gary Yoder as principal of J.S. Waters School. Browne spent four years as principal of Perry Harrison School and, during the 2006-2007 school year, was on loan to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction as an assistance team leader.

Yoder at J.S. Waters to retire
[Jul. 3, 2007] Gary Yoder, Principal of J.S. Waters School in Goldston, will retire August 1, 2007. He came to Chatham County Schools in 2002 after spending many years in public education in other states. Yoder spent two years at North Chatham as principal and three years at J.S. Waters as principal.

2007 Chatham Central Scholarship recipients
[Jul. 3, 2007] During its Commencement Exercises on Saturday, June 9, Chatham Central High School announced held a presentation of monetary awards.

June 18th Board of Education meeting summary
[Jun. 20, 2007] The Chatham County Board of Education held a meeting on Monday, June 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the central office board room. Chairman Norman Clark called the meeting to order, and the Board adopted the amended meeting agenda. The Board approved minutes from its May 14 meeting and the amended minutes from its May 29 meeting.

Chatham Board of Education meeting agenda - 6/18/07
[Jun. 18, 2007] The Chatham County Board of Education will meet in the central office boardroom for it's regular work session on Monday, June 18 th at 7:30 pm.

Perry Harrison School PTSA hosts 5K race
[Jun. 14, 2007] On Saturday, June 2, the Perry Harrison School PTSA hosted a 5K race and 1 mile fun run called "Run for the Mariners." About 50 runners participated in the event. All proceeds from the event will benefit the PHS PTSA, specifically to help fund an outdoor water fountain on the playground behind the school.

Chatham Central presents academic awards
[Jun. 11, 2007] Chatham Central High School presented it's year-end academic awards.

Preliminary soil study results of the Jack Bennett Road property
[May 7, 2007] The preliminary subsurface exploration findings are due to be discussed on the May 9th Board of Education meeting. The meeting is to be held in the central office board room and is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m.

Read-a-Roo visits North Chatham kindergarten class
[May 4, 2007] On Monday morning, April 16, students in Jennifer Halsey's kindergarten class received a surprise visit from Read-a-Roo and a news crew from UNC-TV. One student in particular, Gabriel Wright, was surprised to learn that he was the reason for the visit. His parents entered a book he wrote in the Reading Rainbow Young Author's Contest. The book, entitled The Fish and the Shark, was the first place winner for kindergarten in the state.