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Cherokee Schools names new child nutrition director
Recently employed as the child nutrition director at Cherokee Central Schools, Janette Hammett’s seek for challenge and a way to use her education finally became a reality. Janette Hammett has been...
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Teen Black Light Dance at Cherokee Youth Center
By SKY KANOTT CHEROKEE YOUTH COUNCIL The Cherokee Youth Council is hosting a Teen Black light Dance Fundraiser on Friday, March 22 from 7-11pm at the Cherokee Youth Center. All teens between 12-17...
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March 21 at 6pm in the Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center. The Boards will discuss their MOA.
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Harrah’s Cherokee donation to help Cherokee Elementary students
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort has donated $25,000 to the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT). The sponsorship will be used to continue funding a Cherokee Elementary School...
View ArticleCherokee Central Schools clarifies use of eagle feathers during graduation
In regard to public inquiries over the use of eagle feathers (and other raptor series bird feathers) during graduation ceremonies at Cherokee Central, the Cherokee Central Schools Administration has...
View ArticleCherokee Elementary School sponsors Report Card Open House
By PAULA COKER CES PRINCIPAL Cherokee Elementary sponsored its 3rd and final Report Card Open House for the 2012/2013 school year on Monday, March 18. Approximately 150 folks came to school that rainy...
View ArticleCherokee Middle School sponsors Report Card Open House
By CANCE CARNES CMS PRINCIPAL Cherokee Middle Schools sponsored its 3rd Report Card Open House for the 2012/2013 school year. If you were unable to attend the open house, reports were mailed. Parents,...
View ArticleCHS students have opportunity to take ASVAB and ACT tests
By WOODREEN CALDWELL, EdS CHS PRINCIPAL Students at Cherokee High School have the opportunity to participate in the following assessments: ASVAB Test With thousands of different jobs for enlisted...
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CHS shop teacher instills life lessons
By SHAWN SPRUCE On a recent Friday afternoon, a hot rod Chevelle sits in a service bay at the Cherokee High School auto shop, hood raised. Students gather around the classic muscle car built nearly...
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Community invited to first “Grand March”
Cherokee Central Schools will host the Junior/Senior prom on Saturday, May 4 at Cherokee Central Schools. They are inviting the community to the first “Grand March” where you will see this season’s...
View ArticleCherokee Central Schools Public Forum
April 29 at 5pm in the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center. The forum, hosted by the Cherokee Central Schools Board of Education, is being presented by CCS Superintendent Walt Swan. The following...
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Jones-Bowman Fellows participate in NC State Powwow
Four EBCI college students who are Fellows in the Jones-Bowman Leadership Program and two invited EBCI guests participated in NC State’s 23rd annual Powwow in Raleigh on April 6. Jones-Bowman Fellows...
View ArticleLocal students inducted into SCC’s Alpha Beta Gamma
During the Spring Induction Ceremony on the Jackson Campus on Tuesday, April 2, twenty new members were inducted into Southwestern Community College’s Alpha Beta Gamma (ABG) International Business...
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TABCC donates to Cherokee High
Members of the Tribal Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (TABCC) presented a $2,000 check on Wednesday, April 17 to Frances Hess, Cherokee High School health occupations instructor, to help support...
View ArticleDr. Jill Biden to deliver commencement address at Navajo Tech
Dr. Jill Biden will deliver a commencement address this spring at Navajo Technical College in Crownpoint, NM. Dr. Biden, an educator for more than 30 years, continues to teach English full-time at a...
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¡Olé! It’s a sealant fiesta!
¡Olé!, is an old Spanish expression that is used when cheering or applauding an event. This expression was heard repeatedly during the recent “Sealant Fiesta” at Cherokee Elementary school. Third and...
View ArticlePark to hold National Junior Ranger Day on April 27
Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate the seventh annual National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April 27, from 10am – 2pm with special activities at all three of the Park’s visitor...
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Cherokee Middle goes blue
CMS students decorate hallways in support of Child Abuse Prevention Month PHOTOS By SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather Principal Chief Michell Hicks proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Month for...
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