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Class of 2024 Seniors Accepted to Over 49 US Colleges

By Teresa Fang / May 21, 2024 The Class of 2024 seniors were accepted to over 49 colleges in the United States to the Class of 2028 in the first admissions cycle since the fall of affirmative action prohibited colleges from considering race during the process. According to Dean of Counseling Lori Newnam, NCSSM Counseling Services worked with seniors from May 1-6 to complete their … Continue reading Class of 2024 Seniors Accepted to Over 49 US Colleges

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NCSSM-Durham Class of 2024 Graduates at the 43rd Commencement

By Teresa Fang / May 25, 2024 On May 25, 2024, seniors of the Class of 2024 graduated at the North Carolina School of Science and Math in Durham after receiving their diplomas on what Chancellor Roberts described as a “beautiful day.” Other speakers included Vice Chancellor for Student Life and Chief Campus Officer Terry Lynch, Gene Davis of the UNC Board of Governors, Provost … Continue reading NCSSM-Durham Class of 2024 Graduates at the 43rd Commencement

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Dean of Humanities Elizabeth Moose retires after 31 years at NCSSM

By Elizabeth Moose / May 20,2024 Dean of Humanities Elizabeth Moose will retire at the end of this academic year after thirty-one years of service to NCSSM. We asked her to reflect on her long career and what message she would like to share with the NCSSM Classes of 2024 and 2025. Teaching and working here at NCSSM for the past thirty-one years has been … Continue reading Dean of Humanities Elizabeth Moose retires after 31 years at NCSSM

How to Newspaper from High School to College, with Sellers Hill ‘20

By Teresa Fang / May 24, 2024 ‘20 alum Sellers Hill’s rise to the 151st president of The Harvard Crimson reflects a student journalist’s take on the student journalism world and an age of renewal. He started as an editor for The Stentorian. Several thousand student journalists – whether entering accidentally or not, in high school or collegiate – continue to serve their school newspapers. … Continue reading How to Newspaper from High School to College, with Sellers Hill ‘20

Knife Violence: A Prominent Issue in the United Kingdom

By Om Nair / May 24, 2024 In 2023, on a Sunday night in the midsts of North London, a gang of thugs burst into a rural chicken shop and slashed a young man with their machetes as customers (and other employees working behind the counter) fled during the attack. The young man desperately crawled under the counter, hoping to hide from the lively mob. … Continue reading Knife Violence: A Prominent Issue in the United Kingdom

Welcome Day Orients Incoming NCSSM-Durham Students to Club Fair by Classes of ’24 and ’25

By Teresa Fang / April 20, 2024 On April 20, 2024, the North Carolina School of Science and Math hosted their annual Welcome Day to orient the incoming NCSSM-Durham students, or the class of 2026. Along with starting their flight at NCSSM in the PEC, taking photos for IDs, and dorm tours, and Students and families were invited to participate in the school’s Club Fair, … Continue reading Welcome Day Orients Incoming NCSSM-Durham Students to Club Fair by Classes of ’24 and ’25

NCSSM Students Ask Questions For NASA Astronaut and Class of 1997 Alumni Christina Koch

By Teresa Fang / April 16, 2024 On April 12, 2024, the North Carolina School of Science and Math hosted a schoolwide assembly, as part of the school’s Space Week event which included eclipse-viewing, to talk to NASA astronaut and Class of 1997 alumni Christina Koch. After setting the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman with 328 days and participating in the … Continue reading NCSSM Students Ask Questions For NASA Astronaut and Class of 1997 Alumni Christina Koch

Do young people still care about local politics?

By Teresa Fang / April 8, 2024 Many young people lament the polarized national politics we are set to inherit. But are we worthy of lamenting when we don’t even care about local politics first? I am a product of what I know as journalism and Chapel Hill civics. I worry less about the health of US democracy than I do about the deteriorating health … Continue reading Do young people still care about local politics?

Zebracorns Restrategize for FIRST North Carolina District State Championship // Day 2

By Teresa Fang / April 7, 2024 Continuing the FIRST North Carolina District State Championship, held at the East Carolina University, on April 6, 2024, the Zebracorns Team 900 update their strategies, robot, and programming to get rid of small issues that could happen as the team competes to see who would qualify for the Worlds Championship in Houston, TX. In this broadcast, The Stentorian reporter Teresa … Continue reading Zebracorns Restrategize for FIRST North Carolina District State Championship // Day 2

Zebracorns FRC 900 of NCSSM Compete at FIRST North Carolina District State Championship // Day 1

By Teresa Fang / April 6, 2024 After winning the Impact Award at the 2024 Orange County District Event and competing at the 2024 FNC District UNC-Asheville Event, NCSSM’s FRC team, the Zebracorns, compete at the FIRST North Carolina District State Championship, held at the East Carolina University. April 6, 2024, was day 1 and included qualifiers. In this broadcast, The Stentorian reporter Teresa Fang … Continue reading Zebracorns FRC 900 of NCSSM Compete at FIRST North Carolina District State Championship // Day 1