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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

NC FBLA State Leadership Conference – March 21-23, 2024

By NCSSM Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) A couple of weeks ago, NCSSM-Durham FBLA traveled to Greensboro to compete in the North Carolina FBLA State Leadership Conference on March 21-23, 2024. Students competed among 70 schools and over 4,000 high school students from across the state. This 2-night, 3-day long conference is one of the biggest events NCSSM FBLA competes in over the course … Continue reading NC FBLA State Leadership Conference – March 21-23, 2024

Life After NCSSM: Alumni Insights

By Khushi Bhatt / March 20, 2024 As students, it’s natural to get caught up in the day-to-day grind of classes, exams, and extracurricular activities, often forgetting to envision our lives beyond the confines of NCSSM. Recently, I had the privilege of speaking with Kamal Kolappa, a graduate of the Class of 1998, who shared his journey after his time here at Science and Math. … Continue reading Life After NCSSM: Alumni Insights

History of Watts Hospital

By Suchetana Kona / September 1, 2023 Was Ground Reynolds really a morgue? Was Beall a psychiatric ward? As students get accustomed to NCSSM, they  have probably heard from their seniors about the purpose of the rooms they lived in before the school was established. Watts Hospital was opened in 1895 to account for the lack of hospitals in Durham, with its increasing population. During … Continue reading History of Watts Hospital