Gene Galin for School Board

North Carolina has released the 2007-2008 4 year and 5 year high school graduation rates. The four year rate relates to the number of students who started 9th grade in 2004-2005 school year and graduated by this July (within 4 years). The five rate rate relates to student who started 9th grade in 2003-200 school [...]

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Project Graduation relies on a true community effort. Listed below are the final numbers for Project Graduation 2008 as of June 16, 2008:
Number of Donors - 127
Number of Volunteers - 67
Total Budget ­
Beginning Balance - $1,754.13
Deposits - $17,634.00
Expenses - $7,043.59
Cash Prizes ­-
General
$5,450.00
35 - $100
37 - 50
5 - 20
Grand Prize
6,000.00
End Balance - $894.54
Total value or other [...]

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Here are the awards received by students at Jordan-Matthews High School during its Senior Awards Night held on Thursday evening, May 29, in the school auditorium.
Demonica N. Alford - HOSA Senior Recognition, Honor Graduate, Upward Bound Leadership Award, Silk Hope Extension Homemakers Scholarship
Andrew Braxton Allen - Silk Hope Ruritan Scholarship, Honor Graduate, CCCC Trustees Scholarship
Adrian [...]

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[ June 19, 2008; 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] The Chatham County Board of Education meeting originally scheduled for Monday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the central office has been changed to Thursday, June 19, at 6:00 p.m. at the central office.

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The Chatham County Board of Education held a meeting on Monday, April 14, 2008, at the central office.
Board Chair Kathie Russell announced Robert Logan as the new Superintendent of Chatham County Schools.  Logan will begin working in the district in early May.  Until then, a transition team will act with leadership being with assistant superintendents [...]

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[ June 13, 2008 11:00 pm to June 14, 2008 6:00 am. ] Since 1990, Project Graduation has been an annual event for graduating seniors from all three high schools. Seniors and their guests enjoy a fun-filled evening with music, games and plenty of food in a safe graduation celebration that is alcohol and drug free. This year, several “carnival games” have been added to create a more [...]

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Like most high school seniors, Jordan-Matthews student Jakelin Bonilla has a big decision to make — where to attend college. But her choice between NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill has just gotten tougher, since she recently was notified that she has been awarded major scholarships at both schools.
Bonilla has been chosen as both a Park [...]

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Students from all three high schools in Chatham County Schools attended the State DECA Career Development Conference held in Greensboro February 28-March 1.
Chatham Central High School
The Chatham Central DECA chapter had sixteen attendees at the conference. Their chapter was recognized as a Superstar Chapter for having at least a ten percent increase in membership. Chatham [...]

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