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Teacher of Year 'like magic' in classroom
CONCORD, N.C. -- When Mariko Weinhardt teaches, it is like magic, said Brooke Moore, one of her fourth-grade students at Carl A. Furr Elementary School.
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Furr educator named district's Teacher of the Year
Mariko Weinhardt, a fourth-grade teacher at Carl A. Furr Elementary School, was named the 2012-13 Teacher of the Year for Cabarrus County Schools on Wednesday.
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Students put talents on display at Festival of the Arts
A festival that has been said to show how the arts can bring people together for a common purpose will take the stage Friday.
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Kannapolis keeps current school board members
Voters decided to keep the incumbents for the Kannapolis City Board of Education. Doris Buchanan, 80, Charles Mitchell, 74, and Todd Adams, 43, were all reelected to the board on Tuesday.
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On the menu: Nickel hike in Cabarrus school lunch
The Cabarrus County Board of Education will likely approve a five-cent school lunch price increase for the 2012-13 school year during its business meeting next week. If approved, it would be the first lunch price increase in at least four years, board members said.
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Kannapolis school board candidates discuss priorities
They have different backgrounds and their own reasons for running, and next week, voters will decide which of the four candidates will fill the three open seats on the Kannapolis City Board of Education.
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KCS names new Jackson Park principal
The Kannapolis City Board of Education has appointed Nicholas Carlascio to become the new principal of Jackson Park Elementary School, effective July 1.
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Mount Pleasant High to present 'Oliver!'
One of the most well-known musicals will come to the stage at Mount Pleasant High School this weekend and next weekend.
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Friends of the Library ask Cabarrus to preserve funding
No one has said exactly which portion of the Cabarrus County budget will be cut this year, but Friends of the Library members decided not to wait to voice their opinion.
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Kannapolis, Concord students get hands-on with health sciences
Students from A.L. Brown and Concord high schools were gloved and gowned for surgery at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences on Thursday.
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Concord High choirs to perform in WTVI's competition
Concord High School choirs will perform on WTVI's My School Rocks Choral Competition and fundraiser at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
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Kannapolis schools approve budget request
Kannapolis City Schools is planning to emphasize the point that most of the capital outlay funds it is asking for are for one-time only, as it plans to present its budget request to local government officials.
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Cabarrus seventh-graders get fast science lessons from drag racer, astronaut
Northwest Cabarrus Middle School student Ethan Bemis said he never thought space exploration and drag racing could be so similar.
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Commissioners weigh Harrisburg subdivision's impact on schools
Cabarrus County commissioners at this week’s meeting weighed the impact of a proposed 230-home Harrisburg subdivision on the area’s schools.
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Cabarrus board questions school gym expense
Cabarrus County commissioner Jay White questioned whether it’s fair to improve the Northwest Cabarrus gymnasium when other schools need heating and air conditioning unit replacements.
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After tough 2011, Cabarrus schools grateful for flat budget
Cabarrus County Schools is planning for a flat budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year, staff for the system said Monday.
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Comic relief: Hickory Ridge cast has fun with 'Urinetown'
Cast members of the Hickory Ridge High School’s production of “Urinetown: The Musical,” advised playgoers not to be misled by the name of the show.
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Trustees hear about Early College, other news
The Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) Board of Trustees met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, where it heard about its Early College programs and an online course that won an award and discussed investing endowment funds, among other items.
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Cabarrus schools consider GPS trackers on buses
Administrators for Cabarrus County Schools recommended Thursday adding automatic vehicle locators in each of the system’s buses as a way to improve efficiency and save money.
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Cabarrus library gets kids, families reading early
The goal of the program, which is offered throughout the year, is to increase the number of times children are read to and give parents the tools to prepare their children for kindergarten, said Kimberly Clay, family literacy coordinator for the Cabarrus County Public Library.
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Kannapolis students show off iPad as academic tool
The almost 200 people who attended Kannapolis Education Foundation’s first fundraising breakfast on Friday learned that iPads can be used for controlling a robot, playing instruments and helping students to communicate.
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ALB staff says still working on dropout numbers
A.L. Brown High School Principal Kevin Garay said this week that the school is continuing to work on addressing dropout prevention as much as it can.
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Northwest Cabarrus gym gets go-ahead
Cabarrus County Board of Education unanimously passed a motion that will allow the school system to fund and begin construction for the $2.6 million Northwest Cabarrus High School gymnasium addition without asking the county commissioners for additional funding for it.
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A.L. Brown takes aim at dropout rate
Kannapolis City Schools was also listed in the state’s February report as having one of the highest high school dropout rates in the 2010-11 year.
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Concord High artists rake in awards
This year has been a good one for the art department at Concord High School.
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