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[Graduation 2025] Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Graduates
Southpoint Access congratulates the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability’s Class of 2025 on reaching this important milestone. This year’s graduates reflect a broad range of academic, athletic, artistic, and community achievements, marking the culmination of effort, growth, and perseverance. Their time at Southern has prepared them for diverse paths ahead, and their accomplishments are…
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[Graduation 2025] Jordan High School Graduates
Southpoint Access congratulates the Jordan High School Class of 2025 on reaching this important milestone. This year’s graduates reflect a broad range of academic, athletic, artistic, and community achievements, marking the culmination of effort, growth, and perseverance. Their time at Jordan has prepared them for diverse paths ahead, and their accomplishments are a testament to…
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South Durham High Schools Celebrate Millions in Scholarship Wins
Students from South Durham high schools are celebrating impressive scholarship awards as part of Durham Public Schools’ Class of 2025, contributing significantly to the district’s record-setting $72.2 million in total scholarships earned this year. Leading the pack district-wide is Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, where graduates earned a remarkable $23,022,334 – more than any…
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Durham Superintendent Grateful for County Funding
The Durham Board of County Commissioners on Monday unanimously approved a $1.04-billion budget – including nearly $16 million in increased funding for Durham Public Schools, as well as pre-kindergarten programming at Murray-Massenburg Elementary School. “On behalf of our entire school district – our students, educators, staff, and families – I want to extend my sincere…
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Hope Valley PTA Bids Farewell to Principal Miller, Approves Officers
Melissa Price-Kromm, one of Hope Valley PTA’s co-vice presidents, on Wednesday offered a remembrance of Principal Jed Miller, who left Hope Valley Elementary School in May. He has been succeeded by Ingrid Whitaker. “Over the years, Mr. Miller has helped shape not just minds but lives,” Price-Kromm told the crowd gathered for Wednesday’s end-of-the-school-year pizza…
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Durham Middle Schoolers Perform at Kings Dominion
Students from Neal Middle School traveled to Kings Dominion in Virginia on May 31 to participate in the 2025 Festival of Music. The chorus members, led by director Deonte Whitehead, performed two songs – Come to the Music by Joseph Martin and Homeward Bound by Martha Keen – for judges and received excellent marks for…
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Rogers-Herr Middle School Awarded $20,000 Grant for Technology and Learning Tools
Rogers-Herr Middle School has received a $20,000 grant from The Forest at Duke to expand access to digital educational tools and technology across all subject areas. The funding will support a range of classroom enhancements aimed at enriching student learning and ensuring equitable access to modern instructional resources. The grant will be used to purchase…
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W.G. Pearson Elementary Earns $5,000 Library Grant
W.G. Pearson Elementary School has received a $5,000 grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries, joining 219 other schools across 38 states awarded funds this year. The grant, awarded through a competitive application process, was secured by W.G. Pearson Media Coordinator Ann Ayers. The funds will be used to help update and diversify…
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Jordan High Celebrates 20 Years of Theater
Theater students at Jordan High School on Friday will perform and direct a musical showcase that pays tribute to the past two decades of the school’s theater department. “Student technicians will be designing the lights, sound, and MCing the event,” said Olivia Bellido, Jordan’s theater and technical theater teacher. “We are inviting alumni from all…
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