Chapel Hill High School Named Tomorrow’s Technician 2023 School of the Year

Chapel Hill High School has been named the 2023 School of the Year by WIX Filters and Tomorrow’s Technician magazine, recognizing the school as the best technical training school in the country. CHHS will celebrate the award on Thursday with a presentation of a $10,000 check at a ceremony featuring more than 100 students, teachers and administrators.

“Through lesson plans emphasizing the integration of traditional classroom and lab classes to hands-on participation in motorsports activities, Chapel Hill is an exciting example of how to successfully support education,” said Tina Davis, senior marketing manager for WIX Filters.

In addition to the $10,000 donation from WIX, Chapel Hill High will also receive WIX gear and host the corporation’s marketing unit. Thursday’s ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. in the school cafeteria and will last about 45 minutes. Visitors will need to present an ID at the main office.

“When I first got to Chapel Hill High School, we started out with about 35 kids,” said automotive instructor Robert Ballard. “Now we have a hundred kids in the program. We’re completely maxed out, offering all four levels of automotive that the state requires.

“Our program is able to work with many technical community colleges, including Wake Tech, Durham Tech, Forsyth, Alamance Community College and NASCAR Technical Institute. They bring in speakers, so we invite math classes, English classes and other programs to join us to see how the things they’re learning relate to automotive and how automotive relates to them.”

Chapel Hill High is the 15th school to win the School of the Year award. To read more about the win, click here.

Featured image via Moseley Architects

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Chapel Hill High School Named Tomorrow's Technician 2023 School of the Year

Chapel Hill High School has been named the 2023 School of the Year by WIX Filters and Tomorrow’s Technician magazine, recognizing the school as the best technical training school in the country. CHHS will celebrate the award on Thursday with a presentation of a $10,000 check at a ceremony featuring more than 100 students, teachers […]

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