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Service and Scholarships | Laurel Magazine | Highlands NC
20+ min ago (309+ words) Written by: Donna Rhodes L to R: Claire "Birdie" Sherwood, University of South Florida; Cayden Pierson, UNC Chapel Hill; Coby Bloedow, NC State; Hunter Conner, UNC Chapel Hill; Jaylin Raby, UNC Chapel Hill; Claire Worley, UNC Chapel Hill; Isaiah Vilardo, North…...
Summer Reading Student Approved | Laurel Magazine | Highlands NC
35+ min ago (352+ words) Written by: Anna Norton, The Literacy and Learning Center The lush, carefree days of mid-summer sometimes also usher in a common challenge: the "summer slide." This well-documented phenomenon occurs when students lose significant academic ground, particularly in reading, during the…...
Stage & Screen Summer | Laurel Magazine | Highlands NC
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (248+ words) Written by: Marjorie N. Deal This July, the Highlands Performing Arts Center expands its commitment to arts education with a two'day summer theatre camp designed to introduce young performers to the worlds of both stage and screen. Offered through PAC Outreach,…...
Summer Camp at BGCP | Laurel Magazine | Cashiers NC
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (268+ words) Written by: Luke Osteen Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau summer camp program is operating at three sites: The Cashiers Club, Highlands Club, and the Abell Teen Club. The program is open to youth entering first through 12th grade. This summer…...
A Curious July at CLE | Laurel Magazine | Highlands NC
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (438+ words) A Curious July at CLE Laurel Magazine A Curious July at CLE CLE's July lineup brings bees, brews, and a breathtaking Everest story to the Plateau, offering three programs that spark curiosity and celebrate lifelong learning. Summer is in full…...
A Midsummer Snowfall
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (312+ words) Written by: Luke Osteen On July 28, Toast to the Trees returns as the glamorous summer prelude to Summit Charter School's Festival of Trees, setting the tone for the season with all the elegance and imagination guests have come to expect....
A Night with the Medallions | Laurel Magazine | Highlands NC
4+ week, 2+ day ago (159+ words) Written by: Anna Norton, The Literacy and Learning Center The Literacy & Learning Center is bringing the rhythm back to Highlands, so get ready to practice your Carolina Shag'the Swingin" Medallions are coming back to town. This year"s event marks…...
Toast to the Trees | Laurel Magazine | Cashiers NC
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (165+ words) Written by: Luke Osteen Summit Charter School's Festival of Trees has become one of the Plateau's most sparkling expressions of community spirit. It's a celebration where philanthropy, style, and holiday enchantment come together in support of Summit Charter School. Since…...
A Milestone Season at Summit | Laurel Magazine | Cashiers NC
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (201+ words) Written by: Laura Lamont, Summit Charter School This past spring marked a meaningful moment in Summit Charter School's story " one that speaks not only to growth, but to the steady, community-rooted effort that made it possible. In May, Summit graduated…...
Learning Through Joyful Play | Laurel Magazine | Cashiers NC
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (190+ words) Cashiers Valley Preschool not only values academic learning but also embraces the importance of play in developing young minds. Play is essential for young children's development in all learning domains such as social, emotional, gross motor, fine motor, language and…...