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<title><![CDATA[Cabarrus school leaders evaluate SAT scores]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The average 2009 SAT score for seniors in Cabarrus County Schools was above the state average, but staff for the system say there is still work to be done. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Redistricting may affect up to 18 schools]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CONCORD — With four schools being built and overcrowding at others, the Cabarrus County Board of Education discussed redistricting options this week that will affect enrollment at 16 or 18 schools in the district for the 2010-11 year.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hickory Ridge celebrates statewide high school honor]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG — A member of the state board of education encouraged students and staff at Hickory Ridge High School on Thursday to tell it on the mountain and all over Cabarrus County about their latest accomplishment.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students learn dangers of texting and driving ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Students at Mount Pleasant and Northwest Cabarrus high schools participated in the North Carolina Highway Patrol's "Don't Text and Drive" program to learn the dangers associated with distracted driving.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cabarrus school board adjusts its travel policy]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[There has been some confusion about money for in-county travel for Cabarrus County Schools Board of Education members, but with a clearer policy, this should no longer happen, said chairwoman Holly Blackwelder.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mount Pleasant athletes raise awareness for breast cancer]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[MOUNT PLEASANT — Matt Barrier's cousin is a survivor of it. Tyler Kellis's friend at church is currently battling it. Hunter Carroll's grandmother died from it about a year ago.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cabarrus school board adjusts bus rate]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CONCORD — The Cabarrus County Schools Board of Education decided on Monday to make the activity bus rate $1 per mile but did not vote on it so it can be easily adjusted for any changes in fuel prices.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School system considers lowering activity bus rate ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CONCORD — The Cabarrus County Schools Board of Education is considering lowering the cost for transporting sports teams. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cabarrus schools stress flu prevention]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[In the first 13 days of academic year, Cabarrus County Schools saw a daily average of 27 students who called in sick, were told they had the flu or were sent home, said Jan Odell, school health director for the Cabarrus Health Alliance.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gov. Perdue visits Northwest Cabarrus High School]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Gov. Beverly Perdue visited what she called one of the best high schools in North Carolina in terms of technology, on Monday. Perdue spent almost an hour at Northwest Cabarrus High School visiting three classes, talking with students and meeting staff members.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:21:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students, parents react to Obama's school address ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The messages of not watching too much television and never giving up were ones several students at W.R. Odell Elementary School remembered from President Barack Obama's national address on Tuesday.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sheriff: Gang recruitment ramps up at beginning of school year]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[As a new school year begins, so does gang recruitment, the Sheriff's Office of Cabarrus County said. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lowe's Motor Speedway announces partnership with school systems]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[It was a pep rally complete with band members performing, miniature footballs tossed into the crowd and jerseys worn by the major players, but it was not to celebrate an upcoming football game.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:25:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Behind the mural: Artist explains Cox Mill art project]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/aug/31/behind-mural-artist-explains-cox-mill-art-project/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Artist Melony Kuyath explains a mural project that has spanned six years and seven months to complete. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Schools see growth, swine flu during first week]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[As the Cabarrus County Board of Education met on Thursday for its work session, members and school system staff said they were pleased with the outcome of the first week of school.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School officials overcome first-day jitters]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[For many, the first day of school is the day after a sleepless night. And that is not just for the students.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Concord High School marching band prepares for new year]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[As football teams and other sports teams prepare for the beginning of the school year, the marching bands are right there, too.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System leaders tour new high school]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CONCORD — Beautiful, interesting and utilitarian were words members of the Cabarrus County Board of Education used to describe the new Cox Mill High School. Several school system staff members toured Cox Mill for the first time on Monday.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students get acclimated with new early college high school]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CONCORD — Angie Vasquez, 14, had the first-day-of-school jitters this week that many students and even teachers experience. But Vasquez was not only starting her first day of high school, she was also beginning her college career.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cabarrus school systems working on budgets]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Staff for Cabarrus County Schools will examine recommendations for its 2009-10 budget, now that the state has approved its own budget, said Ronnye Boone, public relations director for the school system, on Thursday. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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