Monthly Archives: September 2009

Panther Creek High teacher traveling to Bangladesh

Panther Creek High School teacher Steven West was selected from approximately 400 teachers from 45 US states to take part in a US State Department visit to Bangladesh in 2010. West was awarded a grant for the Teaching Excellence and … Continue reading

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Grimes Droessler Honored

Elizabeth Grimes Droessler, WCPSS Arts Education Senior Administrator, has been honored as a North Carolina Art Education Association Friend of the Arts. Grimes Droessler will receive her award at the NCAEA Conference in Winston-Salem on October 23. She has been … Continue reading

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WCPSS 20-day count: 139,599

Wake County Public School System student enrollment increased to 139,599 on the 20th day of the 2009-10 school year, 1,893 students more than last year. The 20th day enrollment is a snapshot of one day’s school enrollment that is annually … Continue reading

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Professional Learning Teams at Baileywick Elementary School

This article is written by Carol Chalk, the Instructional Resource Teacher at Baileywick Elementary Having a common, designated time for all Professional Learning Teams at Baileywick to meet has proven to be an amazing addition for our teachers this year! … Continue reading

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Student Drum Ensemble to open International Festival

Students from East Millbrook Magnet Middle School will open the North Carolina International Festival at the Raleigh Convention Center Oct. 2-4. The students are members of the school’s Taiko Japanese Drum Student Ensemble. They are the opening performance for the … Continue reading

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Apex Middle School Celebrates Constitution Week

During Constitution Week Sept 14-18, Apex Middle School had VIP guests all week reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and teaching the students about the Constitution through announcements. The visiting guests included Apex Town Councilman Mike Jones Wake County Board of … Continue reading

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Strengthen Elementary Reading Skills

Our elementary school teachers are using a new screening process to better identify student reading skills. Dr. Sherri Merritt who directs literacy instruction in the Wake County Public School System says teachers will be screening students several times during the … Continue reading

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ParentVision: “College Is Possible” Event for Latino Students and Families

The ESL Department, LEP Family Outreach Program, and LEP Coalition in collobaration with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Inc. will host a Town Hall Meeting, “College is Possible,” for middle and high school Latino students. The event is open to all … Continue reading

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Upcoming Business Event

Tammie Hall, coordinator for WCPSS Facilities Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program is encouraging businesses to celebrate “The Greater Raleigh Minority Enterprise Development Week” from September 28-October 2 and would like to share the information about the event. With Minority and … Continue reading

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Beginning the College Search

Thousands turned out for the Wake County College and Post Secondary Opportunities Fair held at the McKimmon Center at NC State University last Sunday. Eric Sparks of WCPSS Counseling and Students Services says representatives from 115 college, universities, organizations and … Continue reading

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