Chatham County Schools

☀️ We're proud to announce our 2025-26 Educator of the Year Award Recipients: Mary Margaret Dark, Chatham Central High School Lindley Andrew, George Moses Horton Middle School Adam Lutterloh, Northwood High School Nikki Emerson, Moncure School Amy Seitz, Siler City Elementary School These exceptional individuals have been selected for their unwavering commitment to students, innovation in the classroom, and dedication to advancing excellence in education across our schools. #OneChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

Today we honor our school nurses! Thank you for your compassion, care, and commitment to keeping our students healthy and ready to learn. #OneChatham #NationalSchoolNurseDay

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

🐠 North Chatham Elementary’s performance of Finding Nemo was o-fish-ally amazing! The student performers put on the show in front of their peers yesterday and did a superb job. Two fins up! #OneChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo from Chatham Middle! Yesterday, the community celebrated Cinco de Mayo with student performances, the Torta House, Pelican Snoballs and more! #OneChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

We invite you to read Superintendent Jackson's letter of gratitude to our teachers this Teacher Appreciation Week at https://bit.ly/ccs_teacher_appreciation_2025!

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

Dear Educators, May 5, 2025 As we recognize Educator Appreciation Week 2025, I want to take a moment to offer my heartfelt thanks to each of you for the extraordinary work you do every day. Your dedication to our students, your resilience in the face of challenges, and your commitment to excellence are at the heart of what makes Chatham County Schools such a special place. In classrooms, halways, cafeterias, offices, and buses-your presence and influence are felt deeply. You are shaping futures, uplifting communities, and fulfilling the promise of One Chatham for every student in every school. From the smallest gesture ot the grandest event, your value ot our school system, your students, their families, and our entire community can never be sufficiently captured. Thank you for choosing education as your vocation, and thank you for choosing Chatham as your location. With you—and because of you—we are ONE Chatham for ALL students. This week is about you. It is a time to pause and acknowledge the difference you make-not just in test scores or lesson plans, but ni the lives of children who look ot you for knowledge, encouragement, structure, and compassion. You remind them that they matter and that their dreams are possible. And in doing so, you remind al of us why education is one of the most noble and transformative professions there is. Your impact goes far beyond the classroom. You are building the foundation of our society. Your work makes all other work possible. On behalf of the Chatham County Board of Education and with the deepest respect, I thank you. I hope this week brings you the recognition, gratitude, and celebration you so greatly deserve.

☀️ It's TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK! We cannot do what we do in our schools without our TEACHERS! We love every one of you and what you do for our students. Thank you. #OneChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

Our Chatham Grove Elementary School Choir performed the National Anthem at tonight's Durham Bulls game! #ONEChatham #PlayBall

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

Our Chatham Grove Elementary Schools Choir performed the National Anthem at tonight's Durham Bulls game! #ONEChatham #PlayBall

Waiting outside with a Chatham Grove Elementary choir student and family - excited for them perform the National Anthem and for the Durham Bulls to play ball! #ONEChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

CCS Chatham Grove elementary family at Durham Bulls game

✍️ The Young Authors Ceremony was a page-turning success, full of proud families, creative students, and amazing stories! Congratulations to all the Young Authors Program winners, and a standing ovation to every young writer who submitted their work. #OneChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

Congrats to our April Power of One award winner, Ms. Melinda Chase at Chatham Central High. Her nominator said: "Ms. Melinda Chase is our CCHS cafeteria manager and she truly embodies the Power of One. She is always willing to pivot so that we can serve our students and always meets the needs of our school. Ms. Chase greets everyone with a friendly smile and the cafeteria always has a welcoming atmosphere. You can often find her in the line serving students and some just stop by to say hey! She goes above and beyond to build relationships with students and staff and has worked hard to train her new team this year. We are so fortunate to call her ours!" #OneChatham #BearDown

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

📚 Join the Young Authors Culminating Ceremony livestream tonight at 6:00 PM! #OneChatham 🔗: https://www.youtube.com/live/32hl04aBuWA

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

Congrats to our April Champions of Character Winner - Clara Jane (CJ) White from Perry Harrison Elementary! The character word for April was respect/compassion. Her nominator said: "CJ is a model of Respect and Compassion. Without prompting or personal gain she spent months crafting creatively designed homemade "Stanley cups" for every staff member at Perry Harrison School as a gift of respect and appreciation for the years she has spent here as a student. She was careful to include the entire staff, noting appreciation for all members of the team, support staff to teachers and school leaders. She showed grit and determination to stick with such a huge undertaking, and compassion beyond her years by including not only her own teachers, but appreciation for the whole community who work together as a team to keep our school running smoothly. This project was huge, but it was only one example of how CJ carries herself. She is kind, thoughtful, inclusive, and compassionate to her fellow students, respectful to staff and peers, and a model student in our community. We are very proud to call her a Mariner. " #OneChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

Today was all about the future at Chatham Central! We’re so proud of our seniors at CCHS and across the county as they celebrated College Commitment Day! #OneChatham #Classof2025

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

🦅📚 Books on Break swooped into Silk Hope School, and our Eagles soared straight into stories! Every K–5 student had the chance to choose 4–5 free books to take home and keep, and just in time for summer. Mr. Gary Leonard, Chair of the Chatham County Schools Board of Education, also joined in to volunteer alongside the Chatham Education Foundation team, making it a truly special day for our students. #OneChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

Bennett and Bonlee School students are diving into the dollars at today's Coastal Credit Union Financial Literacy Workshop, learning how to budget, save, and spend wisely! #OneChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

The stories are in, and our young authors are ready to shine!🌟 📚 Over 460 submissions from K–8 students across Chatham County, with 340+ created in BookCreator! 🎉 Don’t miss tomorrow's, May 1, 2025, Young Author's Culminating Ceremony as we celebrate student creativity from all 14 schools. 📲 Explore the Student Showcase by scanning the QR code or visiting: bit.ly/YoungAuthors25 #OneChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

We're proud of our students Christian Ayala (Jordan-Matthews '24) and Elliot Belford (George Moses Horton Middle) for representing Chatham County Schools so well at the Communities in Schools Annual Breakfast. Belford even handed out cookies to guests, made by the Chatham County CookingMattersForTeens Young Chefs from GMH. #OneChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

🎨 There are definitely some resident Picassos at Siler City Elementary! Look at the amazing art created by our 3-5 graders for the SCE Art Show. Our students are ink-credible. #OneChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

📚 Books on Break is back! Each year, Chatham Reads, a partnership between the Chatham Education Foundation and Chatham County Schools, hosts free book fairs called Books on Break. Every student in Kindergarten through 5th grade at the following schools will get to choose 4–5 books to take home and keep forever: Bonlee School, J.S. Waters School, Moncure School, Pittsboro Elementary, Virginia Cross Elementary, Silk Hope School, and Siler City Elementary! Parents and guardians, please check your child’s bag for a flyer with helpful tips on how to keep your reader motivated all summer long. #OneChatham

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools

🎨 High school artists from across the district came together for the One Chatham Arts Day last week! Students from all four high schools came together for a special day of artistic exploration by learning how to etch jewelry with real metal tools and felted wool. Thanks to our amazing clinicians Melanie Jackson and Kristi Eskelund for helping our students explore new art mediums!

8 months ago, Chatham County Schools