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State Library Announces 2012 Letters About Literature Winners
The North Carolina Center for the Book, a program of the State Library of North Carolina, within the Department of Cultural Resources, announces the 2012 North Carolina state winners in the Letters About Literature contest, an annual reading and writing competition for students in grades 4 through 12. “With almost 2,000 North Carolina students participating [...]
Read more8th Grade Student Anti-Litter Campaign Wins Local and State Awards
Six Exploris 8th graders recently won two awards for their class project, “Cigarette Litter Will Cost You, No Ifs, Ands, or Butts.” Last month the group was awarded the Harris Teeter Youth Award at the 2012 City of Raleigh Environmental Awards Ceremony. The group also won the state level award in the Disney Planet Challenge [...]
Read moreSeventh Grade Teachers Win Outstanding K-8 Educator Award
Congratulations are in order for 7th grade teachers Sonja McKay and Meredith Cheetham. Together, Sonja and Meredith were selected as the Outstanding K-8 Educators for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education by the N.C. Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center’s Board of Directors. This statewide recognition is typically awarded to a single teacher, but Sonja and [...]
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