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Apex H.S. DECA students raise awareness about problems in Africa

Apex High School students are working with fellow students in China to raise awareness of famine and genocide in Africa.

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ATLAS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Drop in magnet interest noted

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HOLLY RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Report has 1st teacher grades

For years, parents have judged schools on student test scores.

Plan sets off storm at charters

Charter schools are supposed to provide additional public school options for families, but they could become less attractive under Wake County's new student assignment plan.

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APEX MIDDLE SCHOOL

Tomasevich blows dust off research stereotype

Gone are the days of stuffy libraries, dusty books and massive encyclopedias. Abundant information and research sources require new skills from students and librarians.

Seldin a 'true believer' in Montessori philosophy

A bilingual arts and sciences Montessori preschool called Renaissance Montessori opened in November 2011 in Cary serving ages 2 through 6.

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CHOICE STUDENT ASSIGNMENT PLAN

10th-grade test replaced with ACT

Another North Carolina standardized test goes extinct this year with the federal government giving the state permission to drop a 10th-grade writing test that had been used to help determine school...

School Notes: Jan. 4

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School plan sparks discord

The complaints about Wake County's new student assignment plan continued Tuesday from parents whose children won't get the promised vision of neighborhood schools.

School Notes: Dec. 28

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Spirit of giving alive and well at elementary schools

From Fruit Cup Fridays to Veggie Wednesdays and Protein Mondays, students at Adams Elementary in Cary got a lesson in nutrition but also saw their food donations add up throughout November.

School Notes: Dec. 21

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Composer in the classroom

Violin One, you can bring out that part more," said Cary High School Choral Director Edward Yasick as he lifted his baton to rehearse "O, Inexpressible As Sweet" again.

School Notes: Dec. 14

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Hybrid math is on the way

The days of Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry could be numbered in Triangle schools, but they would be replaced by a new trio of what's supposed to be tougher and more in-depth math courses.

School Notes: Dec. 7

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