Community News
CMS Early Dismissal Policy explained
SUBMITTED By GAIL WACHACHA Parents and students, the school day at Cherokee Middle School begins at 7:55 a.m. and ends at 3:10 p.m. Attendance is taken for each class. Therefore, if you leave early you will be marked with an unexcused absence for each...
Youth represent Tribe at Ag Conference
Photo courtesy of Sky Kanott Jacob Long and Faith Long, shown with Cherokee Youth Council program manager Sky Kanott (center), represented the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at the five-day Intertribal Agriculture Council Conference in Las Vegas, NV. The EBCI...
Cherokee Central Schools schedule changes
'- Monday, Dec. 19 - Full Day - Tuesday, Dec. 20 - Full Day - Wednesday, Dec. 21 - Dismissal at 1pm - Thursday, Dec. 22 – Dismissal at 11:30am
Tia Panther: A Girls on the Run Success Story
Tia Panther is a smart and cautious fourth grade student at Swain East Elementary School. She is a member of Girls on the Run, and has participated in two sessions.
Cherokee Tribal Child Care Services’ Thanksgiving Schedule
The Cherokee Tribal Child Care Services will dismiss early on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Children should be picked up by 11:45am. There will be no bus runs on that day. They will also be closed on Thursday, Nov. 23, Friday, Nov. 24 and Monday, Nov. 28 (In-Service...
Flash Workout ‘Move Your Body’ keeps students moving at Job Corps
Pop music star Beyonce recently partnered with First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to create the Let’s Move! Flash Workout. The Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center in Cherokee has embraced the Let’s Move! concept, and launched a...
Birdtown Youth Pizza Party
New Kituwah working on developing Charlotte’s Web into Cherokee language book
The New Kituwah Academy is currently working on a project to translate the classic children’s book Charlotte’s Web into the Cherokee language.
Call
(828) 359-6262
Address
801 Acquoni Road • Cherokee, NC 28719
Hours
Mon – Fri • 7:45am – 4:30pm