Rashkis has field days--one per grade level--to celebrate the end of the year so that every student can participate in running events, team relays as well as individual stations. 

Rashkis has had field days for nine years since the school opened.  They are days Rashkis students and staff look forward to arriving. 

Michelle Wood, PE teacher, organizes the races and events and then parent volunteers run them once the day begins.  Each student leaves his or her field day with multiple ribbons to celebrate success and fun.

Twenty Chapel Hill High School student-athletes will play college sports in the fall.  The students were honored at the school's third annual College Bound Student Athlete Celebration on Tuesday, May 15.

The students and their respective sports and colleges include:  Aaron Weber, Men's Tennis at Elon University; Alexa Mendes, Swimming at Duke University; Allie Krasnov, Swimming at Loyola University; Amoris Thompson, Football at NC Wesleyan; Denzel Ingram, Men's Basketball at UNC-Charlotte; Haley Wilson, Women's Lacrosse at Queens University; Jessica Barfield, Field Hockey at Dartmouth University; Joey Duronio, Swimming at Kenyon College; Katelyn Layden, Volleyball at Campbell University; Katy Weinberg, Equestrian at Davidson College; Lila Scott, Women's Basketball at Guilford College; Liza Schimmelfing, Volleyball at Queens University; Lydia Renn, Swimming at College of Charleston; Mark Morton, Men's Lacrosse at Berry College; Mitchell McLeod, Cross Country and Track and Field at Appalachian State University; Montrell Carty, Football at NC Central University; Paul Whitford, Men's Lacrosse, Queens University; RJ Quick, Football at Winston Salem State; Roscoe Burnette, Football at NC Wesleyan; and Stephen Winsor, Men's Lacrosse at University of Maryland Baltimore County.

Phillips Middle School took part in the "Goslabi Challenge" as a fundraiser for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).  Students agreed to eat a teaspoon of wasabi and obtained sponsors for doing so.  The challenge was created by Darius Weems, a 15 year-old living with DMD. Weems visited the school on Monday.  View this video of the students eating wasabi:

Culbreth Middle School was yesterday's Cool School of the Day on NBC 17. Learn more about the AVID program's service project in this video tribute:

The Volunteers and Partners Office has published its spring 2012 Volunteer Spotlight.  This newsletter, published twice each year, highlights the outstanding accomplishments of volunteers in district classrooms.  It also profiles educators in our district who make effective use of volunteers in their classrooms.  The 13th edition of the Volunteer Spotlight is attached.