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The following is from the Johnston County Schools.
With prom right around the corner, Cinderella's Wardrobe is once again asking for donations.
The following is from N.C. State University.
The Wake County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged a Garner man with making a domestic threat that led to the 90-minute lockdown of Wake Tech Community College's main campus Tuesday morning.
Johnston Community College has scheduled the following classes. For more information, or to register, call Vic McCormick, director of continuing education, at 209-2595.
The Arboretum at Johnston Community College has scheduled the following workshops. To reserve a space, call Lin Frye at 209-2052 or Minda Daughtry at 209-2184.
Students at Dixon Road Elementary School are getting a lot more from their recycling lessons than learning how to separate plastics from cardboard.
In the midst of all the talk about proximity, choice and feeder patterns, a member of the Wake schools' assignment task force wants parents to keep one thing in mind.
Wake County saw a sharp drop in the number of magnet school applications this year, as a new assignment plan changes the way students attend the historically popular program.
Dean's List at Elon
The Clayton Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled the following classes at the Clayton Community Center, 715 Amelia Church Road, Clayton. For more information, call 553-1550.
Wake County's new student-assignment plan has gone live for most families.
Cummins Atlantic has donated a 6.7-liter diesel engine to Johnston Community College.
Another North Carolina standardized test goes extinct this year, with the federal government giving the state permission to drop a 10th-grade writing test that had been used to help determine school quality.
Bank of America has continued its support of Wake Tech programs for adults who are completing high school and want to continue their education. The financial institution has donated $30,000 for student scholarships.
Johnston County school leaders say they expect more high school students to sign up to earn college credit through classes at Johnston Community College.
Child-care training goes online
Cleveland Elementary has announced its Principal's List and Honor Roll for the first nine weeks of school.
