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Statewide Football Rankings: Rolesville, Providence Day lead the preseason HSOT Top 25
HighSchoolOT has released its preseason football rankings for the 2024 North Carolina high school football season. HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina's six area codes. The area code rankings have already been released and can be found at...
Swimmer bit by shark at Hilton Head Island's Burkes Beach
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Download the WJCL app for breaking news alerts:Apple, Google Play. A Statesboro man is recovering after a shark bit him at Hilton Head Island's Burkes Beach. "I was just out wading in the water about chest deep and out of nowhere, I just felt...
What is the coolest thing made in NC? The NC Chamber wants to know
RALEIGH, N.C. — For the fifth year, the NC Chamber is asking the public to name the "Coolest Thing Made in NC." The nominating period is officially open for the popular contest, which spotlights North Carolina's technology-driven manufacturing industry. The public-driven contest recognizes two winners: one for businesses with...
NCDOT Adopts Traffic Signal Policy For Improving Pedestrian Safety
RALEIGH – As new pedestrian signals are installed or existing ones are upgraded, the N.C. Department of Transportation is programming them with an enhanced safety feature. NCDOT is adding what is called a “leading pedestrian interval,” or LPI, to its traffic signals, giving pedestrians a head start of three to seven seconds to enter the marked crosswalk before motorists on the parallel direction get a green light. This interval allows pedestrians to better establish themselves in the crosswalk to drivers who must yield to them before making a left or right turn.
Women's Lacrosse to host Prospect Day & Clinic
HICKORY, NC - Head Coach Shannon McHale and the Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Lacrosse team will be hosting their annual Prospect Day and Clinic on September 15th, 2024. The camp will include skills, drills, small sided games, and an optional campus tour. The check in time will be at 9:45 a.m., with the clinic taking place from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. It costs $75 to attend (includes t-shirt) and will take place at Moretz Stadium on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne. Any female in the class of 2025-28 is welcome to attend.
School choice keeps changing, but it’s never been simple
This story first appeared in Ann Doss Helms' weekly education newsletter. Sign up here Sign up here to get it to your inbox first. When you listen to North Carolina’s lawmakers, it can seem like school choice is a starkly partisan issue: Democrats support public education, while Republicans value choice and competition.
To increase retention, NC HBCUs are hiring student “success coaches”
A growing number of Historically Black Colleges and Universities are hiring student success coaches to increase retention. The initiative is part of a collaboration between the United Negro College Fund and a coaching organization called InsideTrack. The partnership currently has two student success training cohorts that include 25 HBCUs across the U.S.
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