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Education
Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Forsyth County Sheriffs Office (FCSO) and Chris Paul Family Foundation, 500 students at North Hills Elementary School (NHES) received a brand new pair of shoes last week.
After listening to the cries from the community for nearly four years and listening to nearly 30 different individuals call for a mandatory African American History course during the Board of Education meeting earlier this week, the board voted 7-1 not to make the course a requirement.
Interim President William L Roper, University of North Carolina System, recently presided over the installation of Elizabeth City State University Chancellor Dr. Karrie Dixon.
At a place in time where infants can operate the latest version of the iPhone before they can spell their names and seeing children playing outside is rare, My Little Genius’ Child Development Center is looking to go back to the basics when it comes to education of our youth.
During the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8, the board unanimously approved a contract with Larry Barron Jr. to provide poetry workshops for students at Parkland Magnet High School.
With budget cuts and teacher shortages, music and arts programs in Forsyth County schools lack the support needed for students. But music classes at Diggs-Latham Elementary School in Winston-Salem received the gift of music through a donation of more than 100 musical instruments and a check for $2,000 during an assembly on Sept. 27.
Members of the Delta Chi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated spent National Voter Registration Day canvassing the campus of WSSU registering students to vote.
Last week two dozen local high school students came together to discuss issues of race within their schools and community during the annual Race Relations Forum hosted by the City of Winston-Salem’s Human Relations Department and moderated by representatives from the Youth Council.
To get more acclimated with the district last week, Dr. Angela Pringle Hairston kicked off a community listening tour at Old Richmond Elementary School.
