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Sanderson teacher earns scholarship to study in Peru
Sanderson High teacher Sherrie Dixon will be among a group of teachers traveling to Cuzco, Peru for two weeks in July to study Spanish and Andean literature at Academia Latinoamericana. Dixon received...
View ArticleGreen Hope students win at national computer competition
Green Hope High students Alex Bainbridge and Nina Joseph earned the title of U.S. Certiport Microsoft Office Specialist Champions at the national competition this week in Utah. Bainbridge and Joseph...
View ArticleWCPSS students attend conservation workshop
Five Wake County high school students will attend the 2013 Resource Conservation Workshop (RCW) at N.C. State University. Hannah Medford of Enloe Magnet High, Avery Mukherjee of Heritage High, Grant...
View ArticleCary High student named 2013 Adobe Certified Associate National Champion
Cary High student Will Tredway has been named one of three United States National Champions for the 2013 Adobe Certified Associate World Championship. Tredway took an Adobe Academy class at Cary High...
View ArticleHolly Grove Middle teachers in China
Holly Grove Middle sixth-grade teachers Amy Smith and Debbie Baize have been selected by the Global Classroom Alliance to travel to China this summer to teach in English immersion summer camps. They...
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Wake Assistant Superintendent selected for leadership program
Todd Wirt, the Wake County Public School System Assistant Superintendent For Academics, has been selected as one of the inaugural class of Aspiring Superintendent Fellows, the non-profit Strategic...
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Apex High academy named best in the nation
The Academy of Information Technology at Apex High School has earned the National Academy Foundation’s Sanford I. Weill Academy of Excellence Award. The award recognizes the National Academy Foundation...
View ArticleTwo WCPSS graduates earn college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation awarded two Wake County Public School System graduates college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships. Allyson D. Weglar, a Green Hope High graduate, earned a...
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Green Hope student earns third place in world computer competition
Green Hope High student Nina Joseph earned third place at the world competition of the U.S. Certiport Microsoft Office Specialist Championships in Washington, D.C. Joseph competed in Excel 2010. Her...
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Cary High student earns honors at Photoshop World Competition
Cary High rising senior Will Tredway won fifth place in the first Adobe Certified Associates World Championship Photoshop Competition held in Washington, D.C. this month. The global competition...
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Dillard Drive Elementary and Middle selected for Home Depot award
Home Depot selected Dillard Drive Elementary and Middle schools to receive its prestigious Adopt a School Choice award. Home Depot helped Dillard Drive Elementary to update their outdoor classroom,...
View ArticleKnightdale High Environmental Studies Academy earns grant
The Knightdale High Academy of Environmental Studies received a $2,000 Living to Serve grant from the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization. Students in the Knightdale High Academy of...
View ArticleGuthrie named to Hall of Fame
Bobby Guthrie, retired WCPSS senior administrator for athletics, has been selected for induction into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Guthrie excelled as a teacher and...
View ArticleDavis Drive teacher wins 2013 Win Music For Your School Contest
Davis Drive Middle music teacher Johanna Rogers has won the 2013 Win Music For Your School Contest. Carl Fischer Music, D’Addario Strings,and Yamaha chose Davis Drive Middle School as a winner of the...
View ArticleSE Raleigh teacher earns art educator award
Southeast Raleigh Magnet High teacher Kimberly Kuchon has been named the NCAEA Rookie Art Educator of the Year for 2013-14. The North Carolina Art Education Association annually honors a beginning...
View ArticleWCPSS names Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year finalists
The Wake County Public School System has selected the finalists for the 2013-14 Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year awards. WCPSS principals and assistant principals nominate the finalists...
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Fuquay-Varina High teacher shares best practices at national clinic
Fuquay-Varina High teacher Charla Tedder Parker, the National High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year, shared her expertise at an institute for 200 Virginia teachers. Her session was on...
View ArticleState honors nine Title I schools for student performance and progress
The NC Department of Public Instruction recognized nine Wake County elementary schools as Title I Reward Schools for 2013-14. Carver Elementary, Dillard Drive Elementary, Forestville Road Elementary,...
View ArticleNCHSAA honors seven WCPSS high schools for sportsmanship
Seven of the 20 WCPSS high schools that participated in athletics for the 2012-13 school year were ejection-free. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association recognized Cary, Fuquay-Varina,...
View ArticleWake Forest High athletes help stranded motorist
Three Wake Forest High athletes stopped on a rainy night to help a stranded motorist. They didn’t realize they were helping Millbrook Magnet High Head Soccer Coach Matt Edwards. Edwards shared a note...
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