Monthly Archives: June 2009

Board Names Principals

At its June 16 meeting, the Board of Education named Timothy Locklair principal at Holly Springs High, Chip Mack principal of Davis Drive Elementary, Catherine Yanello principal at Wildwood Forest Elementary and Judy Dudley interim principal at Carver Elementary. Locklair … Continue reading

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WCPSS Students Earn Leadership Scholarship

Neel Mandavilli of Southeast Raleigh High and Ashlyn Young of Athens Drive High were awarded the NC Hugh O’Brien (HOBY) Student Representative Award by the Raleigh Jaycees. The two WCPSS students were among the 10 finalists selected from 226 NC … Continue reading

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Dr. Burns Reports: June 16, 2009

Superintendent Burns highlighted the accomplishments of the Class of 2009 and saluted the outgoing Chair of the Wake County Board of Education, Rosa Gill, in his June 16 report to the school board. Click here to listen to Dr. Burns … Continue reading

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Board Resolution Honors Outgoing Chair

Outgoing chair Rosa Gill was recognized by her fellow Wake County Board of Education members for her nine-and-a-half years of service including the past two as the board’s chair. Gill resigned from the board following the board’s June 16 meeting … Continue reading

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ParentVision: Helping Our Youngest Students on the Bus

Find out some of the steps we’re taking next year to keep kindergartners and first graders safe on the bus in the latest ParentVision video podcast!

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Enloe High Graduates Class of 2009

Enloe High graduated 570 students in the Class of 2009 today at the Raleigh Convention Center. This was Enloe’s 46th commencement ceremony. Each high school organizes its graduation ceremony and has the opportunity to practice with graduates in the Raleigh … Continue reading

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WCPSS Demographer publishes distance analysis for 2006-07

In a report looking at the 2006-07 school year, WCPSS demographer Maja Vouk found that 79.6 percent of the 128,260 WCPSS students in that year attended a school within five miles of their home. Of the 102,051 students attending school … Continue reading

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2009 WCPSS School Counselors of the Year

Three school counselors have been named the 2009 Wake County Public School System Counselors of the Year. They are: Margaret Ray-Nobles – Holly Grove Elementary School Jean Carter – Heritage Middle School Tammy Rhye-Butler – Middle Creek High School “These … Continue reading

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Graduation Celebrates Each Student’s Story

Millbrook High Principal Dana King says the graduation ceremony for the school’s Class of 2009 will be a celebration and recognition of each student’s achievement. King says Millbrook High has been working with students and the school community to mark … Continue reading

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Board Reviews Plans for PLC Wednesdays

Dr. Donna Hargens, the WCPSS Chief Academic Officer, talked in the Board of Education’s Student Achievement Committee meeting Tuesday about a draft policy on professional learning communities. Dr. Hargens talked about the importance of providing this time to teachers to … Continue reading

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