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The Carrboro CiTizen Schools Thursday, sepTember 18, 2008 7
Service awardSueBattle,amentorwiththe
Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocateprogram, has been awarded a2008NorthCarolinaAwardforOutstandingVolunteerService.
BattlehasservedasamentorwithBRMAfor11yearsfortwodifferent students. Her most re-centmenteegraduated fromthedistrictinthespringandisnowafreshmanatEastCarolinaUni-versity.
BattlewillreceiveacertificateandletterfromGov.MikeEasleyatameetingoftheOrangeCoun-tyBoardofCommissioners.
Teen centerStreet Scene Teen Center
provides a safe environment formiddleandhighschoolstudentsfrom 3 to 7 p.m. on regularschooldays.
The center also operates onFridays and Saturdays from 7to11p.m.Thefacility isalwaysstaffed by two adults, who seekto engage students in designing
the programming. Chapel HillParks and Recreation supportsthis initiative, which also servesas a project for the Chapel HillYouthCouncil.
Noodles donatesNoodles&Company, anew
restaurant on Franklin Street,will donate 100 percent of salesfrom Chapel Hill High Schoolsupportersduringitsgrandopen-ingonSept.26totheChapelHillHighAthleticBoosterClub.
The grand opening will beheldfrom5to8p.m.attheres-taurant at 241 W. Franklin St.,theformerlocationoftheWickedBurrito.Don’tforgettomentionthatyouaretheretosupporttheChapelHillHighSchoolathleticprogram.
AnyonewhopresentsaNoo-dles receipt at the Chapel HillHigh home games on Sept. 26will receive free popcorn. Themen’svarsitysoccerandfootballteamswillplaygamesthatnightat5and7:30,respectively.
HawbridgeProspectivestudentsandfam-
iliesareinvitedtoanopenhouseandfreeconcertfrom2to4p.m.on Saturday at the HawbridgeSchool.
The free public charter highschoolemphasizesenvironmentalsciencesandthearts.Theschoolis open to any studentwho is aNorth Carolina resident. Moststudents are from Orange, Ala-mance, Durham and Chathamcounties.
The open house will featureameetingwithteachersandstu-dents, a lookat studentartworkandaconcert.
For more information, visitwww.hawbridgeschool.orgorcall(336)376-1122.
Board meetingThe Chapel Hill-Carrboro
City Schools Board of Educa-tionmeetstonight(Thursday)at7p.m.attheChapelHillTownHallonMartinLutherKingJr.Boulevard.
The board will consider sev-eral policies, including one onstudentsubstanceabuseandan-other regarding board memberopportunities for development.Inaddition,theboardwillholdaworksessiontoreviewapolicyontheN.C.AddressConfidenti-alityProgramandananimalsinschoolspolicy.
Forthecompleteagenda,visitwww.chccs.k12.nc.us.
College fairChapel Hill-Carrboro City
Schools and Orange CountySchools will hold their annualcollegefaironTuesdayfrom6:30to8:30p.m.attheDeanSmithCenterontheUNCcampus.
Anumberofcollegerepresen-tativeswillbeavailabletoanswerquestionsabouttheirschools.Theevent is targeted toward juniorsandseniors,butallarewelcome.
Shop for a causeTheChapelHillHighSchool
chapterofStudentsAgainstVio-lence Everywhere/Destructive
Decisions (SAVEDD) will par-ticipate in Macy’s “Shop for aCause”eventonSaturday.
Students will sell shoppingpassesfor$5thataregoodfor20percentoffmostitemsinthestorethatday.Inaddition,thosewhobuypassescanregisterfora$500Macy’sGiftCard.Allofthepro-ceedsfrompassessoldbyChapelHill High students will benefitChapelHillHighSAVEDD.
To purchase a pass, contactJimWiseat929-2106,ext.1270or [email protected] will also sell passes attheMacy’sstoreattheStreetsatSouthpointfromnoonto4p.m.onSaturday.
CHHS PicnicChapelHillHighSchoolwill
presentPicnic,thePulitzerPrize-winningdramabyWilliamInge,Sept.25to27attheHanesThe-atreatChapelHillHigh.
The show will start at 7:30p.m. each night. Tickets $8adults,$5students.Forreservedseating,call929-2461.
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School Briefs
Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Lunch Menus
Sept 19 — 25
ELEMENTaryFriday — Cheese pizza; sausage pizza; sloppy Joe on a bun; Garden salad w/ dressing; Green beans; applesauceMonday — Chicken nuggets w/Wheat roll; beef Taco w/salsa, Cheese, Lettuce & Tomato; spanish rice; sweet yellow Corn; Fresh apple halvesTuesday — pork egg roll; mozzarella Cheese sticks w/marinara dipping sauce; “Fun on the run”; brown rice pilaf; asian mixed Vegetables; Chilled apricotsWednesday — Cheese pizza; pepperoni pizza; Chicken salad w/Wheat Crackers, Lettuce & Tomato; Carrot & Celery stix; steamed broccoli; Fresh bananaThursday — ham & Cheese sub; Turkey, dressing & Gravy w/Wheat roll; “Fun on the run”; Lettuce & Tomato salad; sweet potato w/apples; seasoned Lima beans; Chilled pears
MiddLE & HigHFriday — Whole Grain spaghetti w/meat sauce & Garlic bread; Corn dog; California mixed Vegetables; sweet yellow Corn; Fruit CobblerMonday — double Cheeseburger on a bun; Fishwich; Lettuce & Tomato salad; Tater Tots; peas & Carrots; Fresh appleTuesday — Three Cheese baked rotini w/Garlic bread; Chicken Fajitas w/salsa & sour Cream; Vegetable rice; steamed broccoli; Fresh orangeWednesday — Chicken patty sandwich; baked potato w/meat & Cheese w/Wheat roll; Traditional mixed Vegetables; pineapple Tidbits; Chocolate puddingThursday — baked bbQ Chicken w/Wheat roll; Grilled Cheese sandwich; baked beans; Collard Greens; Fresh orange
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By Mary LidE ParkErStaff Writer
What started out as a one-room schoolhouse 10 years agois now a full new building forPhoenixAcademy.
On Thursday at 9 a.m.,PhoenixAcademy,thealterna-tivehighschoolintheChapelHill-Carrboro City Schoolssystem, will celebrate with aribbon-cutting ceremony theopeningofitsnewfacilitiesaswellas10yearsofsuccess.Val-erie Foushee, a county com-missioner and a member ofthe school board that startedPhoenixAcademy,will be thekeynotespeakerattheevent.
FousheesaidPhoenixAcade-mywasoneofthebestprogramsimplementedduringhertimeontheboard.
In1998,theschoolboardde-cidedtocreateafacilityforkidswhowereatriskofdroppingoutofhighschoolduetolong-termsuspension. Long-term suspen-sion isdefinedasmissing45ormoreschooldays.
Until this year, PhoenixAcademy was housed in threetrailersintheparkinglotofLin-colnCenterat750MerrittMillRd.Over the summer, abuild-ing behind the Lincoln Centerwas renovated to accommodatethePhoenixstudents.
There are 41 students cur-rentlyenrolledatPhoenix.MorestudentswillbeacceptedduringtheyearinOctober,JanuaryandMarch. Five teachers, a guid-ancecounselorandtheprincipalmakeupthestaff.
Burmadeane George, theprincipal of Phoenix Academy,says her job is “one of the bestkeptsecretsintown.”
“People think, ‘Man, this a
tough group,’ and yeah, they’retough—but they’re also sensi-tive,”shesaid.
George said what she lovesabout the Chapel Hill-CarrboroCitySchooldistrictistherigorofthecurriculum,whichalsoappliestothecurriculumatPhoenix.
She said theonlydifferencesbetweenPhoenix and theotherhighschoolsarethesmallerclasssizesandablockschedule.
“No one wants to go to aremedial school,” she said.“When kids go back, they’vemetthesamestandardsasev-eryoneelse.”
But not all students returnto their former high schools.Montez Edwards is a 17-year-old senior who transferred toPhoenix from Chapel HillHigh last year. Edwards saidhe has struggled academically
sincemiddleschool,andwhenheenteredhighschoolitonlygotworse.
“Itoldmymama,‘I’mgivingup — it’s too hard.’ It was mygrandmother that kept pushingme. Mrs. George won’t let megiveupeither.”
EdwardswillgraduatefromPhoenix Academy this springbut his diploma will be fromChapelHillHigh.AllstudentsatPhoenixhaveschoolliaisonsthat provide them with news-lettersandschedulesofeventsto keep them connected withtheirformerhighschools.Stu-dentsatPhoenix stillhaveac-cess to the resources at theirhighschoolsaswell.
George said that many havethefalseimpressionthatPhoenixisaschoolfor“violentkids.”
“We don’t take violent stu-dents,” she said.“Mostkidsarehereforacademicstruggling,notformisbehavior.”
Georgeandthefacultymem-bersconstantlyengagewiththestudents to make sure they arelearning and staying on top oftheirwork.Georgeupdatespar-ents weekly about their child’sperformanceatPhoenix.
“It has a real family atmo-sphere,” said George. “Otherprincipals get to do a lot ofpaperwork.Igettotalktothekids.”
Phoenix Academy celebrates new facilities, 10 years of success
phoTo by mary Lide parkerstudents at phoenix academy benefit from a smaller class size and a closer relationship with instructors.
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