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Speaking of Schools Teacher Feature: Michelle Wood, Megan Thacker McDonnel and Seema Anand

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Mar 27, 2023 | Speaking of Schools

97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell visited with three area teachers on Monday, March 27th for this month’s Teacher Feature. Veteran PE Teacher at Rashkis Elementary Michell Wood, Gifted Education Specialist at McDougle Elementary School Megan Thacker McDonnell, and Gifted Education Specialist at Culbreth Middle School Seema Anand all shared their experiences.

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Speaking of Schools: Director of Employee Recruitment for CHCCS, Ashauna Harris

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Mar 21, 2023 | Speaking of Schools

Senior Executive Director of Employee Recruitment, Learning, and Retention at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Ashauna Harris spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, March 21st. She discussed the challenges around recruiting and maintaining school staff, and what CHCCS does differently.

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Speaking of Schools: Cindy King and Carrie Little of Chatham County Schools

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 27, 2023 | Speaking of Schools

As pre-K programs are enrolling for Chatham County Schools, Pre-K Instructional Facilitator Cindy King and Executive Director of Federal Programs Carrie Little join 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to talk about early childhood education.

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Speaking of Schools: Myles Jackson, Nevaeh’ Hodge and Anna O’Connell

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 27, 2023 | Speaking of Schools

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Speaking of Schools: Vice Chair of CHCCS School Board George Griffin

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Feb 20, 2023 | Speaking of Schools

Vice Chair of the CHCCS School Board George Griffin joined 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, February 20th. He discussed the district’s ongoing issues with bus routs, priorities for the upcoming budget, and more.

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Speaking of Schools: ECHHS Teacher Christine Sudzina Schut

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Jan 30, 2023 | Speaking of Schools

East Chapel Hill High School Teacher Christine Sudzina Schut spoke with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell. Also joining the conversation was Sarita Allen and Christine Cotten from the Public Schools Foundation.

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Speaking of Schools: CHCCS Superintendent Dr. Nyah Hamlett

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Jan 23, 2023 | Speaking of Schools

Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Dr. Nyah Hamlett spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, January 23rd. She discussed the N&O article that questioned her doctoral dissertation, gave a school health update, and discussed the idea of eliminating class rank.

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Speaking of Schools: Chapel Hill High School Concert Choir

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Dec 12, 2022 | Speaking of Schools

Chapel Hill High School Director of Choirs John Benton, and 11th grade choir students Analise Ambrozic and Peyton Battle spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, December 12th. They discussed a recent trip to New York City.

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Speaking of Schools: Nicholas Winstead, Joanne McClelland and Jodeci Farrington

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Nov 28, 2022 | Speaking of Schools

97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell visited with three educators from CHCCS AVID Program–Lead Gifted Ed. Specialist and Lead High School AVID Coordinator Nicholas Winstead, veteran AVID teacher Joanne McClelland, and AVID Alum Jodeci Farrington from Sewell Elementary School. They discussed the AVID program.

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Speaking of Schools: Chapel Hill High Automotive Instructor Robert Ballard

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Nov 15, 2022 | Speaking of Schools

Chapel Hill High School Automotive instructor Robert Ballard spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, November 15th. He discussed being a finalist for a recent CTE Award, teaching automotive classes to high schoolers, and more.

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