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Superintendent addresses staff
Cherokee Central Schools interim superintendent Dr. Scott Penland addresses faculty and staff in the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center on the morning of Monday, Aug. 5. Dr. Penland outlined three...
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Dig into Reading Top Readers
Tia Panther Alexandria Herndon The Qualla Boundary Public Library has named its two top readers in this summer’s Dig into Reading program. Alexandria Herndon was the top reader in the teen category...
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Cherokee Bruce Anderson, Wahnetah Bernhisel, Jacob Bigwitch, Amanda Buchanan, Hildegarde Crowe, Cody George, Tasha Martinez, Jessica Owl, Corinthain Rattler, Tierra Rattler, Charlene Rodriguez, Anthony...
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Wellness Kick-off held at Cherokee Elementary
Brian Standingdeer, a first grader at Cherokee Elementary School, practices his dribbling at the annual Wellness Kick-off held in the CES gym on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event, hosted by the Cherokee...
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Trout Derby winners and more photos
The 12th Annual Talking Trees Children’s Trout Derby had more than 2,000 children registered along with close to 400 volunteers. The winners of the various age groups are as follows (Photos by Lynne...
View ArticleCherokee Central Schools 2013-14 School Calendar
Sept. 2 – Labor Day Holiday Sept. 20 – Early Release Sept. 27 – Early Release – Sacred Path Oct. 1 – Early Release – Indian Fair Parade Oct. 2 – Indian Heritage Day Oct. 11 – End of Quarter...
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Jones-Bowman Fellows attend Retreat
Students in the Jones-Bowman Leadership Award Program are shown (left-right) front row – Jerea Jackson, Dakota Brown, Kayla Smith, Savannah Hicks, Samantha Smoker, Kristie Hyatt; back row – Tim...
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QuestBridge: Bridging the gap for Native students
With the end of the “dog days of summer” clearly here, all thoughts are moving in the direction of the start of another school year. It’s time to move away from summer opportunities and turn our focus...
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Cherokee residents receive recognition at WCU
CULLOWHEE – Two residents of Cherokee were among Western Carolina University students who received academic awards or were recognized for participating in research exhibitions during the 2012-13 school...
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Cherokee Elementary makes AYP rating for ’11-12
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Cherokee Elementary School has met the AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) rating approval and has been certified by the BIE (Bureau of Indian Education) for the...
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Student Opportunities: The Net Generation goes to college
Those of us born between 1977 and 1997 represent the generation known as the Net Generation. We’ve grown “side by side” with our over-achieving sibling called technology. We use laptops, smart phones,...
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Entrepreneurship Project slated for new school year
By SHAWN SPRUCE Google, the world’s most popular website, defines an entrepreneur as a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, taking on financial risk to do so....
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Conley set to release another novel
Robert J. Conley, the Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University and the author of over eighty publications is about to release yet another novel, The Brothers,...
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Chief Hicks reads at book release event for “Let’s Talk Turkey”
Principal Chief Michell Hicks reads “Let’s Talk Turkey”, the eighth book in the Cherokee Children’s Book Project, to a group of children at the Qualla Boundary Public Library on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Chief...
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Student Opportunities: Weird, wacky, and wonderful ways to finance your...
With a little effort and an open mind, students can find creative and fun ways to cover expenses and meet the financial obligations of higher education. A quick search of the web can lead students...
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Spero Manson to deliver native health lecture Sept. 4 at WCU
CULLOWHEE – Spero M. Manson, the Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry and head of the Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health at the University of Colorado at Denver,...
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Student Opportunities: Etiquette and your Education
This may be my least popular article to date with students, but it actually might end up being one of the most important. The fact is, etiquette, or the lack of it, can impact your educational...
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CHS students partner with App State on course
Jalon Lossiah (seated) reads to 2nd graders from Ms. Littlejohn’s class at Cherokee Elementary School on Friday, Aug. 23 as E.J. Carroll and Darren Swayney look on. The 2nd graders are shown...
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