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GAP program fills a hole for ‘hands-on’ experience
By Kevin Spradlin PiedmontPostNC.com * GAP Facebook page * GAP website GREENSBORO – It sounds almost too good to be true, and there does not seem to be a drawback,…
GCS students perform well on ‘Nation’s Report Card’ debut
Reading and math scores rank among the top large districts GREENSBORO — Fourth- and eighth-graders in Guilford County Schools are performing better than, or as well as other large city districts nationwide…
‘It’s a really cool program’
Growing gardens in the classroom offers a slew of hands-on lessons By Kevin Spradlin PiedmontPostNC.com * ReBuildUp Facebook page * YouTube video: Stokesdale students post their first win STOKESDALE —…
Teens, teammates to stage 5K run to crush cancer
Co-race director’s father was diagnosed in Spring 2017 By Kevin Spradlin PiedmontPostNC.com * Online registration * Event Facebook page GREENSBORO — For Northwest Guilford High School junior Meredith Sinkler, Spring…
Northern community huddles up for Ashton
Vikings 3rd-grader diagnosed with leukemia – how you can help By Kevin Spradlin PiedmontPostNC.com * Donate here If the first 24 hours are any indication, the online campaign to raise…
School board forgives 2 bad weather days
Last day of school will be June 12 GREENSBORO — The Guilford County Schools Board of Education agreed to waive two planned inclement weather make-up days for all schools. In a…
Burns earns $260K scholarship to Northeastern
The Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity announced today that one of its College Planning Cohort students, Otis Burns, who attends Northern Guilford High School, has been selected as a Northeastern University Torch Scholar. The…
‘March For Our Lives’ teaches hands-on civics
By Stephanie Carson Public News Service – NC ASHEVILLE — In an unprecedented demonstration of civic engagement, hundreds of thousands of young people and other activists will demonstrate Saturday in March…
Brown Summit school ceremony set for March 29
BROWNS SUMMIT — A ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, March 29 to install a commemorative historic marker for Brown Summit Middle School. The ceremony is located at 4720 N.C. 150…
GCS board adopts resolution on school shootings
Board opposes arming teachers, calls on lawmakers to act GREENSBORO — The Guilford County Board of Education called on lawmakers to strengthen laws and devote more resources to prevent further…
Quest for 41: ‘It is the journey that matters’
Hamlet man completes trek to all NC state parks “A fun yet challenging adventure” ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C., Nov. 13, 2016 — Hammocks Beach and Fort Mason state parks comprised the…
Miners add 57 to National Honor Society roster
By Kevin Spradlin Potomac Valley Herald FROSTBURG — Toss aside the negative, Master Rick Rando suggested. The guest speaker for the ninth induction ceremony for the Mountain Ridge High…
Students learn it’s ‘all about the cache’
By Ashley-Michelle Thublin Richmond County Schools Richmond County students went on a high-tech treasure hunt as part of the district’s “All about the Cache” TechyKids Summer Camp. This week, students…
Students bring 3D tech to medical community
By Ashley-Michelle Thublin Richmond County Schools Related PDP coverage * June 2014: Grassroots tech camp features a lotta brainpower * July 2014: Summer of Kainotomia, part two ROCKINGHAM — For…
RCC staff help students find path through financial aid maze
HAMLET — Richmond Community College is holding a FAFSA Day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 to help current and prospective students get the money they need to…
Leak Street kids visit PDP
By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com ROCKINGHAM — Eighteen students with the Summer Food and Fun Program at Leak Street Education Cultural Center visited The Pee Dee Post on Wednesday morning in downtown Rockingham….
Celebrate Dr. Coe’s birthday at Town Creek Indian Mound
MOUNT GILEAD — There’s a party at Town Creek Indian Mound thrown by the staff and everyone is invited. Come celebrate the birth of the “Godfather or North Carolina Archaeology,” Dr….
This Day in NC History: Bo time began in 1977
On July 6, 1977, the first Bojangles’ Famous Chicken ‘n Biscuits restaurant opened in Charlotte. The quick service restaurant was founded by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas. It was a walk-in location…
RCC’s dialysis tech program meeting demand
HAMLET — The stats for kidney disease are staggering: One in three American adults is currently at risk for developing kidney disease. Once the kidneys fail, dialysis or a kidney…
Pinto takes 1st at Junior Beta Club Nationals
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rockingham Middle School student Nicholas Pinto took first place in the Social Studies championship as part of the National Junior Beta Club competition in Nashville. Fellow Rocket…
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