Cherokee Central Schools hosted the North Carolina School Board Association (NCSBA) Region 8 District Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25. There were school board members from the surrounding 15 counties in attendance. This was the first time that CCS has hosted a NCSBA event. Cherokee Central School Board members are shown receiving the Exemplary School Board Service Award for the second year in a row. They were one of 4 schools in the region to receive this award. Shown (left-right) are: Wolfetown School Board Rep. Chelsea Taylor-Saunooke, Painttown School Board Rep. Charlotte Saunooke, School Board Chairman Dick Crowe, NCSBA President Shearra Miller, School Board Secretary T.W. Saunooke, and School Board Vice-Chairperson Gloria Griffin. (Photo by Shannan Sneed/EBCI IT)