Busta’s Person of the Week: Every teacher, student and parent should know Dr. Dawn Tafari
Education
The Winston-Salem Street School honored 11 students who made the first and second quarter honor rolls on Thursday, March 15, at a luncheon held at Tart Sweets Cakery & Sweet Treats Café.
The North Carolina General Assembly is considering a bill that would make it a requirement for high school students to a pass financial literacy course before they graduate.
UNCF issues first ‘State of the HBCU’ address
For the third consecutive year, graduates of Winston-Salem State University’s (WSSU) Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program have received a perfect 100 percent first-time passage rate on their national licensure exams.
Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork Elementary School celebrated Black History Month through song, dramatic play, daily trivia, door decorations, a historically black college and university research presentation, a local radio personality visit, and a living wax museum.
For nearly 40 years the city’s Human Relations Department has partnered with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system to host the Human Relations Student Awards Banquet and this year the event was bigger than ever.
Last week Quamekia Shavers, president of the Young Democrats of Forsyth County (YDFC), visited students at Kimberley Park Elementary School. During her visit to several classrooms, Shavers discussed local and national historic figures and the importance of voting.
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education has approved a contract to hire Dr. Kenneth Simington as Interim Superintendent.
Earlier this week parents, staff, district officials, elected officials and others with invested interest in Ashley Academy for Global Studies (Ashley Elementary) came together to discuss plans for a new school.
