Education
Retiring Livingstone president honored for decades of service
SALISBURY — After 16 years as president of Livingstone College and 38 years total in higher education, Dr. ...
Education
STEM camps open at Pfeiffer
MISENHEIMER — STEM camps continue Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. at Pfeiffer University for rising kindergarten through ...
Education
RSS botches tax withholding on teacher supplements, summer contracts
SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools sent emails to staff Wednesday saying there are tax withholding errors on recent payments, ...
Education
RCCC program chair Amy Mahle named to national leadership post
SALISBURY — Amy Mahle, program chair of the Rowan-Cabarrus occupational therapy assistant program, has been elected to serve ...
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Essie Academy plans to start next school year in former bank, expand enrollment
SALISBURY — A local private school is moving just outside of downtown Salisbury as it prepares to start ...
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Summer meals roll back to pre-pandemic operations
SALISBURY — In 2020, school nutrition went for a ride. Rowan-Salisbury Schools delivered tens of thousands of meals ...
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Nehemiah Enrichment Academy is using small scale to make big changes
SALISBURY — Classroom size is a common topic in education Whether they are on the administrative size and ...
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RCCC students capture accolades at SkillsUSA competition
SALISBURY — Seventeen students from Rowan Cabarrus Community College placed in the 2022 SkillsUSA North Carolina conference held ...
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Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 909 awards scholarships
The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 909 of Cabarrus County has awarded its Gregory Scheffer scholarships. Stephanie Lemmons ...
Education
Rowan Museum hosting history day camps
SALISBURY — Rowan Museum kicked off its history day camps this month with a dive into history at ...
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ShoutOuts
Collegiate Honors Julio Gonzalez Gonzalez, of Salisbury, graduated from Lehigh University with a bachelor of science degree in ...
Education
RCCC holds event in Kannapolis for Juneteenth
KANNAPOLIS — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College observed Juneteenth with a special event Monday at the Dr. Carol S. Spalding ...
Education
Republicans holding focus on education gathering June 25
SALISBURY — On Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m.-noon, the Rowan Republican Party is hosting a Focus on ...
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Rotary Club awards $68,000 in scholarships
SALISBURY — Each year the Salisbury Rotary Club provides scholarships to graduating seniors who are attending Rowan-Cabarrus Community ...
Education
Livingstone College makes Juneteenth a paid holiday for employees
Livingstone News Service SALISBURY — Livingstone College has officially incorporated Juneteenth into its academic calendar as a paid ...
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RSS summer enrichment ‘a second opportunity for students to shine’
SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ regular summer programs run through June 23, and the district is trying to make ...
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ShoutOuts
DAR Good Citizens The Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American ...
Education
Smart Start Rowan Summer Carnival
By Susan Shinn Turner For Smart Start Rowan SALISBURY — You could almost hear the sounds of the ...
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Education briefs: Gray Stone hosts summer STEM camps
MISENHEIMER — Gray Stone Day School recently hosted two summer STEM camps for rising sixth and seventh graders. ...
Education
RSS curriculum audit recommends dropping overlapping resources
SALISBURY — A new curriculum audit commissioned by Rowan-Salisbury Schools recommends the district drop some of its curriculum ...
Education
RSS approves activity bus mileage increase, software contracts
SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools plans to increase its activity bus fees incrementally rather than hitting schools with a ...
Education
RSS signs off on $1.8 million window project at Salisbury High
SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education has signed off on an expensive project at Salisbury High ...
Education
Local graduates fund scholarship for minority students
SALISBURY — Funding a scholarship is not high on the to-do list of most fresh college graduates, but ...
Education
Andrew Smith appointed state assistant superintendent
SALISBURY — Andrew Smith, chief administrative and strategic planning officer for Rowan-Salisbury Schools, has been named to a ...
Education
Millbridge Elementary yoga club is an outlet for students
CHINA GROVE — Christa Graff saw students in her school feeling the pressure of the pandemic, so she ...
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ShoutOuts
Collegiate Honors Landon Ketchie, of Salisbury, was named a Dean’s Scholar at Piedmonet University for achieving a perfect ...
Education
Livingstone College to honor Jenkins with retirement gala
SALISBURY – Retiring Livingstone College President Jimmy Jenkins and First Lady Faleese Moore Jenkins will be honored June ...
Education
Boys and Girls Club looking to expand to Rowan County
SALISBURY — A local branch of a major nonprofit could make an impact on hundreds of local kids ...