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Cherokee, Franklin combine to form Superband
Cherokee and Franklin High Schools combined forces to blow audiences away with their big sound at the annual Superband Concert at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center on Thursday, March 13. Students practice independently at their school starting in January,...
Saunooke named to the NCSBA Board of Directors
TW Saunooke, Yellowhill School Board Rep., has been elected to the North Carolina School Board Association (NCSBA) Board of Directors for a two-year term. This election was held in Greensboro in November 2013 during the NCSBA General Assembly. Saunooke is the first...
Bushyhead receives Language Scholarship
Hana Bushyhead , an EBCI tribal member, has received the Critical Language Scholarship, one of the most competitive scholarships in the country with an acceptance rate of just 10 percent. She will participate in the intensive language program in Himeji, Japan in May...
A legacy of generosity continues
Douglas Mantooth dedicated many years of service to the Cherokee High School Student Assistance Program, and he continues to serve after his death in December 2013. As part of the funeral arrangements his wife, Mary Mantooth, and the family requested in lieu of...
Gospel singing fundraiser held at CCS
Crowds were small, but spirits were high at the gospel singing fundraiser concert at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center on Saturday, March 8. This year’s concert brought in less than $50 for the Cherokee High School Student Assistance Program. The state...
Cherokee Central Schools revised calendar
March 7 – early release at 11:30am March 14 – early release (PD) at 11:30pm March 28 – early release, Sacred Path, 11:30am March 31 – April 4 – Spring Vacation April 18 – early release, Good Friday, 11:30am May 26 – Memorial Day holiday May 30 – early release,...
New Kituwah students learn about money, banking
For the past four months, students at New Kituwah Academy have been bringing money to school to deposit into their savings accounts, but they recently got a behind the scenes tour of where that money is kept. The tour is a part of the Kituwah Savings Program, a project developed by the Sequoyah Fund to start kids thinking about money and saving at an early age.
Four from Qualla Boundary inducted into SCC’s new leadership society
Surrounded by roughly 200 friends, family and supporters, 67 Southwestern Community College students – including four Qualla Boundary residents – became the first group inducted into Southwestern’s newly formed chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success on Feb. 18.
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