Testing is something that has brought students together in recent years, especially as more and more emphasis is put on students’ end of grade test scores, not only for the students but for the schools as well. Students like the 4th grader Sara Rusi struggle with the environment of testing in the classroom. As she described […]
“Make a Crane and Save Lives”
May 31, 2015 by
Cullowhee Valley School 4th graders in Ms. Christin Wilson class are doing a charity fundraiser from June 1 to 11 at the school. In the campaign “Make a Crane and Save lives”, for 25cents anyone can come in and learn how to make a paper crane from our paper crane masters and save lives. “It […]
Effects of poverty on WNC children’s education
May 31, 2015 by
“Growing up in a family living in poverty or near poverty negatively impacts a child’s health throughout his or her life,” according to NCChild’s 2014 Child Health Report Card. In the same report it also says that “education and health outcomes are also tightly intertwined; success in school and the number of years of schooling impact health […]
WCU campus to expect big changes in the near future
April 30, 2015 by
Many had questions on the status of some of the plans being put into action at WCU, so a university wide forum was held to sort some things out. Chancellor, Dr. David Belcher, the Provost, Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar, and Vice Chancellors, Dr. Tim Metz and Michael Byers were at a forum on April 27 in the University Center […]
Students say goodbye to two local favorites
April 29, 2015 by
Two local establishments have closed their doors, one for a little bit, the other for good. As of midnight on April 27, the Cullowhee historic establishment “Bob’s Mini Mart” and “Nick and Nate’s” in Sylva closed down. Due to the fire that plagued Subway, Rolling Stone Burrito, and Mad Batter last year, there were continuous […]
The weather won’t keep the locals down
April 27, 2015 by
The weather called for a 92 percent chance of rain, but the people of Sylva still brought out their guitars, grills and their mountain attitudes on Saturday, April 25, to celebrate Earth Day. The Greening up the Mountains festival is a local tradition, that’s been running for 18 years, in Sylva to celebrate the coming […]
