Browse past news stories for Ligon Middle School in Raleigh, NC.

• Dollars build taller wall than race in schools (The News & Observer)
  posted on November 1, 2009 at 01:29:03 pm
  Many of Wake's neighborhoods are racially integrated, but an economic dividing line remains.
• Broad perspective (The News & Observer)
  posted on October 11, 2009 at 06:02:36 am
  I graduated in the spring. For the last seven years of my schooling, I was bused from Apex to Raleigh to attend Ligon Middle School and Enloe High School. It was worth it.
• A lesson in hate (The News & Observer)
  posted on October 10, 2009 at 06:02:36 am
  As a product of the Wake County Public School System of more than 10 years ago, I applaud the election of new members to the Wake County school board who are against busing students in the name of diversity.
• Black voices quiet (The News & Observer)
  posted on October 3, 2009 at 06:01:31 am
  If busing opponents win Wake County school board elections, classroom diversity efforts could be abandoned.
• Free backpacks, supplies at Ligon (The News & Observer)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 06:00:24 am
  Ligon Middle School students in need of school supplies can get them free Saturday, thanks to a small Raleigh church.
• New principals set for 4 Wake schools (The News & Observer)
  posted on June 18, 2009 at 06:02:59 am
  Four Wake County schools will get new principals.
• Texas Boy Wins National Geographic Bee (Kansas City InfoZine)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 10:55:28 am
  By Lapraya McCoy - At age 13 Eric Yang knows a bit about geography.
• Indo-American boy comes 2nd in NGC Bee contest, takes home $15k (Express India)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 07:40:01 am
  Arjun Kandaswamy, a 14-year-old boy of Indian origin in Oregon, has won second place in the annual National Geographic Bee geography contest.
• Gerald Grant on Wake's school success (Independent Weekly)
  posted on May 20, 2009 at 08:23:50 pm
  Hope and Despair in the American City: Why There Are No Bad Schools in Raleigh (Harvard University Press, 2009) is a tale of Northern cities, in particular author Gerald Grant's native Syracuse, N.Y., where failing schools torpedo all attempts at urban revitalization.
• Raleigh boy third in National Geographic Bee (WRAL.com Raleigh)
  posted on May 20, 2009 at 05:03:49 pm
  A Raleigh seventh-grader took third place Wednesday in the 2009 National Geographic Bee held in Washington, D.C.
• Ligon student advances to National Geographic Bee finals (The News & Observer)
  posted on May 20, 2009 at 06:00:51 am
  A Raleigh seventh-grader has advanced to the final round of the 2009 National Geographic Bee.
• Contest Draws 180 Competitors (The Southern Pines Pilot)
  posted on May 15, 2009 at 09:20:00 pm
  One hundred and eighty middle and high school students from Charlotte, Raleigh and Lumberton competed for individual and team titles in the 2009 Mathematics Contest Thursday, March 19, at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Several Moore County students participated in the event.
• Shakespeare performance wins honor for student (The News & Observer)
  posted on May 15, 2009 at 06:19:21 am
  Captivating audiences with a performance of a sonnet and monologue from Shakespeare, Logan Sutton, a student of Sue Scarborough at Enloe High School, is one of 10 finalists at the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition.
• WCPSS Teacher Offers Valuable Summer Course to Earn Extra Income and Help Others (MyNC.com)
  posted on May 5, 2009 at 12:38:35 pm
  Middle school teacher Edris Ryan has taught children for more than 20 years, but this summer will be her first time teaching a room full of adults as a Lifelong Learning Instructor. Ryan is one of several self-made entrepreneurs seizing opportunities during the national economic recession to earn extra income by providing other professionals with valuable skills from her years…
• News from the Triangle's arts scene (The News & Observer)
  posted on April 26, 2009 at 06:09:44 am
  If you haven't had a chance to see the documentary about the 2006 art installation in downtown Durham that involved 200 volunteers and drew thousands of spectators, it's playing at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Fearrington Village Barn in Pittsboro as part of Chatham Arts' 100 Mile Film Series.
• Students compete in academic meets (The News & Observer)
  posted on April 8, 2009 at 06:13:44 am
  Shantan Krovvidi, a seventh-grader at Ligon Middle School in Raleigh, won the 2009 N.C. Geographic Bee held at Wake Technical Community College on Friday.
• Turning grief into action (The News & Observer)
  posted on March 11, 2009 at 06:47:35 am
  Sarah Huck and Kris Marceno had been friends since the first grade at Wiley Elementary School.
• Wake schools fill 3 administrator jobs (The News & Observer)
  posted on February 18, 2009 at 07:39:19 am
  The Wake County school board announced Tuesday the appointment of two new principals and an assistant superintendent.
• Wake names two new principals (The News & Observer)
  posted on February 17, 2009 at 11:33:14 pm
  The Wake County school board announced today the naming of two new principals and an assistant superintendent.