This story was originally published in The Sylva Herald. Bob Dinsdale, former assistant principal at Smoky Mountain High School, has been appointed to direct the Catamount School, the new “lab school” partnership between Western Carolina University and Jackson County Public Schools. Dinsdale, currently assistant principal at Asheville High School, will be the chief administrator for the Catamount […]
Forums set for Catamount School
March 9, 2017 by
This story was written by Austin McDowell, originally published in The Sylva Herald. Parents interested in enrolling their children in an innovative, new school through Western Carolina University can ask questions in an upcoming forum. The event is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, March 16, in the University Commons Catamount Room on WCU’s campus. A second […]
Bill would allow guns at both WCU and SCC
March 9, 2017 by
This story was written by Haley Smith, originally published in The Sylva Herald. If approved, new legislation would give people with concealed-carry permits the legal OK to bring handguns with them when visiting or taking classes at Western Carolina University and Southwestern Community College. The prospect isn’t sitting well with the 17 police chiefs in the UNC […]
What is an eclipse?
March 9, 2017 by
There are four types of solar eclipses – partial, annular, total and hybrid: • The outer shadow cast by the moon, also called the penumbra, shows a partial eclipse. • Annular eclipses occur when the moon doesn’t cover the sun entirely, leaving a “ring of fire” around the moon. • The rare celestial phenomenon that […]
WCU instructor to give lesson on traditional Latino remedies
March 7, 2017 by
A WCU Communication instructor, Michael Caudill, will be giving an in-depth lesson about Latino folk medicine and how it relates to western health care. Caudill, who had extensive work at Los Angeles County Hospital in California and George Washington Hospital in Washington D.C. will be giving a video presentation on “curanderismo,” a spiritual form of medicine […]
“Catamount School” raises new questions and curiosity
March 3, 2017 by
Western Carolina University and Jackson County public schools are teaming up to bring a new and ambitious program to the public school system. The new initiative, dubbed “Catamount School” by the North Carolina legislature, will start this August and is aimed at districts where schools are identified as low-performing. Catamount School will serve students as a […]
