Education
Guest column: The thing about charter schools
By Mary Kaufmann Salisbury High School In the past decade, there has been a sharp increase in the number of charter schools established in North ...
By Mary Kaufmann Salisbury High School In the past decade, there has been a sharp increase in the number of charter schools established in North ...
Communities in Schools SALISBURY — Jennifer Myers, an associate at the Salisbury office of Thrivent Financial, was looking for a worthwhile Christmas project for her ...
Pfeiffer University MISENHEIMER — Carolina Farm Credit’s Corporate Mission Fund has provided a $5,000 grant award to Pfeiffer University’s hunger relief garden. The grant was provided ...
Millbridge Elementary The following students were named Good Citizens for the month of December: Kindergarten: Nicole Gutierrez-Marin, Jonah Craig, Ava Nail, Hudson Sechler, Allison Ferguson, ...
High Point University HIGH POINT — Four-year-old Payton Aust and her sister, 3-year-old Taylor, piled into a train car aboard the Polar Express and traveled ...
By Angelia Fleming and her eighth-grade AIG students North Rowan Middle School CLEVELAND — As North Rowan Middle School’s eighth-grade AIG class continues its journey to ...
Catawba College SALISBURY — Two Catawba College students are nurturing their entrepreneurial spirits thanks to ventures they developed at Catawba’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Experiential Development ...
Davidson County Community College THOMASVILLE — Davidson County Community College emphasizes international education and embraces opportunities to host international students and scholars on campus. Through ...
Catawba College SALISBURY — Four individuals were honored by Catawba College at the 2017 Church and College Dinner hosted on campus by the Lilly Center ...
Catawba College SALISBURY — In the last week of fall classes, a dozen Catawba College biology and environment and sustainability majors blew off steam with ...
Shive Elementary School The following students have been recognized as December Good Citizens for the character trait “generosity.” Each student received a certificate, a Star ...
North Carolina Research Campus KANNAPOLIS — For an eager culinary arts student, the challenge was intriguing: Find a palatable culinary use for watermelon concentrate. Samuel ...
Davidson County Community College THOMASVILLE — Publix Super Market Charities, a foundation established by grocery store founder George Jenkins, made a $3,000 donation that will ...
East Rowan High choral concert The East Rowan choral department will present its Holiday Concert on Monday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. in the school ...
Livingstone College SALISBURY – Al Heggins, the African-American woman elected mayor of Salisbury, will be the keynote speaker at Livingstone College commencement Friday at Varick Auditorium. A ...
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College SALISBURY — The Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board of Trustees announced a new board member at a recent board meeting. Marjorie Benbow was ...
Smart Start Rowan SALISBURY — Smart Start and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library are working together to bring books to North Carolina’s youngest children through funding provided ...
Livingstone College News Service SALISBURY — While other high school students were stressed about what to wear to school the next day, Precious Sidbury of ...
Communities in Schools SALISBURY — Communities in Schools of Rowan County is one of 18 nonprofit education service providers to be awarded a state grant. The ...
High Point University HIGH POINT — After receiving thousands of applications and a high volume of strong candidates for new graduate health care programs, High ...
Salisbury Academy SALISBURY — As Salisbury Academy’s third-grade Christmas carolers began to sing at a recent visit to the apartments at Trinity Oaks, the holiday ...
Catawba College News Service SALISBURY — Catawba College alumna and trustee Darlene Landis Ball of Salisbury was honored by her alma mater as the 2017 ...
Lenoir-Rhyne University HICKORY – Ten undergraduate students from Lenoir-Rhyne University are participating in a course that yields insights into how companies have turned managerial and ...
North Rowan Elementary The following students made the All A honor roll for the first quarter: Fifth grade: Angelee Alvarado, Chance Bryant, Dasia Elder, Jackson ...
By Angelia Fleming and eighth-grade AIG students at North Rowan Middle School North Rowan Middle School CHINA GROVE — What happens when 24 students are challenged ...
Pfeiffer University MISENHEIMER — Pfeiffer University student Mandee Schaub has been recognized for outstanding leadership and service by North Carolina Campus Compact, a statewide network ...
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” is playing at the Norvell Theater, 135 E. Fisher St. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Dec. ...
Home over the holiday break with a need to get some additional credit hours under your belt? Catawba College offers a variety of online, three-credit-hour ...
In a Sunday NBA slate that features a lot of compelling matchups, the Denver Nuggets versus the Orlando…
There are four games on the college basketball schedule on Sunday that feature a ranked team. That includes…
The UAB Blazers (11-7, 4-1 AAC) face the Charlotte 49ers (7-11, 0-5 AAC) in a clash of AAC…
Sunday’s game that pits the No. 18 Memphis Tigers (13-4, 3-1 AAC) against the Charlotte 49ers (7-11, 0-5…
The Brooklyn Nets and Oklahoma City Thunder take the court in one of seven compelling games on the…